Thursday, November 10, 2011

seneca on Anger VS Lazarus- Appraisal theory of emtion


Lazarus apprisal theory is how we assess the events that cause arousal determines which emotion we experience, and how we reacted to what we have being through. 
there is 2 appraisals in this theory.
primry apprisal is a event personally relevant?  and this result is basic positive/ negative approach/ avoidance responses.
Secondary appraisal procide information about a person's coping option in a situation. for example people would think as : can i chang the situation to make it less threatening? or can i change the situation by how i feel?  And  the Lazarus' result have been support in many studies but these studies are often ecologically invalid.

The video Seneca on Anger have made many cases to help us to understand how  to change our emotion by our mind, to less the anger or to feel more positive.
Philosopher Seneca identified his belief about the source of emotions such as anger: we don't think enough about the things that could go wrong and therefore, we are surprised when they occur.  As a result of surprise we feel angry over our disappontment or feelings of helplessness - it is then that emotions are the strongest.

 If people can just have some bad preparation before everything happens so people can have less anger or disappiont than its suppose be. Because in this world , in your life, nothing is going be perfectly just as you have planed to be.

When we are putting these both of philosophy and Lazarus theory together, things become more clear and more reasonable.they have a same common is its all can help people to control our emtions instead of let people be mieserable for little things. it can help people think in a more positive and happily way. !

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