Science behind emotions
T/F: Emotions are biologically contagious
True
How can you tell how someone is feeling if they don't tell you?
Body language and facial expressions
What is the name of the main girl character in the inside out series?
Riley
The feeling you get when something bad doesn't happen
T/F: Stress can shrink the brain over time
True
What are body signals/clues that connect to our emotions?
Physical changes or sensations that act as the body's raw data or early warning system before or alongside an emotional label
What are the names of the five original emotions in the first inside out movie?
Joy, Sadness, Disgust, Anger, and Fear
The feeling you get when your thoughts race and it's not always logical, but it is trying to protect you
Anxiety
Which almond-shaped cluster of nuclei located deep within the temporal lobe of the brain is famously responsible for detecting threats and processing fear?
the amygdala?
How can you tell, just by listening to your body signals, that you are starting to feel angry?
Clenched fists, tightened jaw, red, hot, sweaty, frown, heart pounding, and rapid breathing
What are the names of the four additional emotion characters added in the second inside out movie?
Anxiety, Ennui, Embarrassment, and Envy
The feeling of regret or worry after doing something wrong
Guilt
Which specific region of the brain acts as the "executive control center," helping to modulate, evaluate, and calm down the intense emotional impulses coming from the amygdala?
Prefrontal cortex
How can you tell, just by listening to your body signals, that you are starting to feel anxious/nervous?
Butterflies in stomach, sweaty, shakiness, internal temperature change, nauseous, frown, tense muscles, furrowed brown, and shallow breathing
What is the moral of the story in inside out one?
You can't get rid of negative feelings, that only makes things worse
The feeling you get when you are experiencing satisfaction and neutrality
Content
What does the "facial feedback hypothesis" claim about the connection between our face and our internal state?
Changing your facial muscles can actively influence and slightly modify our emotional experience
How can you tell, just by listening to your body signals, that you are feeling disappointed?
heavy sensation, stomach "drops", slumped/slouched posture, shallow/slow breathing, and low energy
What is the moral of the story in inside out two?
Anxiety is important to our functioning, just like all the other emotions, and it needs a little extra care to not override the whole system
The feeling when you are completely overcome, buried, or unable to cope because you have received too much of something.
Overwhelmed