Emotions and Quality of Life
Psychologist and author Paul Ekman talks about the link between emotions and quality of life. Dr. Ekman says there are about ten enjoyable emotions, "...and most of us are organizing our lives in order to maximize one or more of these enjoyable emot...
Positive and Negative Emotions
Psychologist and author Paul Ekman talks about the lengths to which some people will go to experience emotions that are positive or to avoid those that are negative. "Without emotions," Dr. Ekman concludes, "our lives would probably be very dry...pr...
Emotions and Physical Reactions
Psychologist and author Paul Ekman talks about the physiological changes that accompany emotions. "We were able to...establish different patterns of changes in heart rate, skin conductants, skin temperature for fear, anger, sadness and disgust," Dr ...
Final Chapter: Reactions to an Impending Death Sentence
People's reactions to an impending death sentences do not always follow a predictable course. Emotions range from anger to denial to acceptance, moving back and forth. Fear is common - fear of pain, fear of being abandoned, fear of not having time t...
Prejudice and the Human Brain (Part Three)
Social psychologist Mahzarin Banaji continues her discussion of the brain's reactions to racially charged images. Dr. Banaji talks about what she calls the "profound sense of...tension and collaboration between the old brain and the new...about thes...
What Are Emotions?
Psychologist and author Paul Ekman talks about the characteristics of emotions. He also discusses how emotions are triggered, noting that, "...emotions are triggered without our being able to witness (the) process or really influence it very much."