Core Concepts
This perspective of emotions help increase chances of survival and solving problems
functional perspective of emotions
This function helps build closeness, harmony, and connection
the affiliation function
This function helps maintain status, identity, or separation from others.
distancing function
shared emotions strengthen this among group members.
group identity
Emotional expressions affect not only the expresser and receiver but also this
third-party observers
These are the two main social purposes emotions serve
affiliation and distancing
Emotional expression tends to increase with higher levels of this in relationships
intimacy
This approach emotion often pushes people to confront others or demand change.
anger
This theory says part of self-esteem comes from group membership.
Social Identity Theory?
TRUE OR FALSE: Early experiences do not shape how children express feelings, manage stress and form relationships.
False
Emotions help people respond to this type of survival challenge involving relationships and social standing.
social survival
This strengthens emotional involvement in close relationships, while doing the opposite can increase stress and weaken connection
emotional expression
Feeling pleasure at someone else’s misfortune is called this.
schadenfreude
This process begins early when caregivers soothe or engage infants emotionally.
emotional socialization
Caregivers influence children’s emotions through, their own emotional expressions, and these two other means.
Reactions to children’s emotions AND conversations about feelings
This term refers to the underlying goal emotions serve, not what they actually do in a situation.
a social function
Negative emotions can support affiliation by doing this for others.
signaling need or eliciting support
This emotion signals rejection and often leads to social exclusion.
contempt
Copying another person’s emotional expression to strengthen bonding is called this.
emotional mimicry
Emotional socialization helps build these two things in children
emotional regulation and social competence
his describes the difference between the purpose emotions are meant to serve and what they actually do in real social situations
social functions vs social effects of emotions
Emotional expressions are most effective when they are appropriate, sincere, and this.
contextually justified
Distancing emotions can protect people by helping them do this with harmful relationships.
detach or create boundaries
Intergroup relations improve when anger targets this rather than group character.
behavior
When someone expresses gratitude, third-party witnesses may become these three things
More helpful, affiliative and view people more positively