What Is an Expressed Emotion?

Emotional expression is to accurately and effectively show your value relationship to others in order to obtain effective cooperation with others. By identifying the emotional expression of others, you can understand the value relationship of others in a timely, accurate and effective manner, so as to better conduct with others. Cooperation.

Emotional expression

With the continuous development of social division of labor, the mutual cooperation between people is becoming more frequent and complex, and the interest relationship between people has become closer and more variable. This requires everyone to express their emotions on the one hand To promptly, accurately, and effectively show their value relationships to others in order to obtain effective cooperation from others; on the other hand, to understand the value relationships of others in a timely, accurate, and effective manner by identifying the emotional expression of others, so as to better Collaborate with others. The subjective purpose of emotional expression is to show others their own abilities, status, and value needs, in order to get help from others, win cooperation from others, gain understanding from others, and win respect from others.

The expression of human emotions originally originated from a natural manifestation of a person's physiological response to the valued things they were in contact with. Once human emotions are generated, it will evoke various physiological responses such as respiratory response, cardiac response, vascular response, gastrointestinal response, endocrine response, exocrine response, etc., and spontaneously through physiological indicators such as skin voltage, blood pressure, heartbeat, glandular secretion It appears that most of them belong to unconditional reflection, and the regulating and controlling effect of will on them is very limited. The objective purpose of these physiological reactions is: on the one hand, it can enable people to form the necessary physiological, behavioral, and spiritual pre-prepared states in advance, and on the other hand, they can correctly guide physiological, behavioral, and mental activities in the matter. It enables people to make correct conclusions about changes in the value relationship after the fact, and to sum up experiences and learn lessons in time to form the necessary preparatory state for the emergence of the next similar thing. This physiological response produced by emotion is the most primitive, simple, direct, and most natural form of emotional expression.

In the process of production activities and social exchanges, in order to better cooperate and divide labor, we must understand the value relationship between each other in a timely and accurate manner, which mainly includes three aspects: the value relationship (capability, Occupation, physical condition, social status, etc.); the other's attitude towards the same thing (agree, disagree, neutrality, etc.); the other's attitude towards themselves and related things (like, hate); etc. To this end, people must first express their emotions to the other party in a timely and accurate manner, and then, in a timely and accurate manner, identify the emotions expressed by the other party in order to analyze and judge the value relationship between each other. To make the right decision.

The expression of emotion can be divided into three basic ways: completely accurate way, exaggerated concealment way, completely opposite way. Because the interest relationship between people is complex and changeable, different ways of expressing emotions will produce different value effects. A completely accurate method helps the other party to make correct behavior decisions, thereby effectively protecting the other party s interests; an exaggerated cover-up method helps the other party to make appropriate behavioral decisions, thereby effectively protecting the other party s interests while also taking into account their own Interests; completely the opposite way helps the other party to make wrong behavior decisions, thereby effectively protecting their own interests, while also taking into account their own interests. Therefore, it can be found that when there is a completely consistent interest relationship with each other, they must truly and completely express their emotions to the other party; when there is a partially consistent interest relationship with each other, they can express themselves exaggeratedly or concealed to the other party. When there is a completely opposite interest relationship with each other, they should falsely and completely express their emotions.

In short, the objective nature of human emotion expression is that in order to show others their value relationship to others, this display is sometimes completely accurate, sometimes exaggerated, and sometimes completely opposite.

The basic modes of human emotion expression (ie, basic expressions) can be divided into four categories: object emotion, person emotion, self emotion, and emotion of special things. Among them, according to the different ways and tenses of the value of things, the feelings towards things can be divided into eight basic modes: nostalgia, boredom (past tense); satisfaction, disappointment (when the past is completed); pleasure, pain (present tense); Hope, anxiety (future tense). According to the different ways of changing the value of others, the tense of change, and the relevance of interests, there are 16 basic modes of feelings toward people: nostalgia, regret, hatred, contempt, admiration, disappointment, jealousy, rejoicing, gratification, distress, jealousy, Comfort, trust, anxiety, jealousy, and ridicule; according to the different ways and tenses of self-worth, there are eight basic modes of self-esteem: pride, shame, pride, self-blame, joy, embarrassment, self-confidence, and inferiority.

In short, the basic modes of human emotion expression are different for different goals, different ways of changing values, different tenses of change, and different interests. In other words, a person can only determine the basic mode of emotion expression after the goal orientation, the way of change, the tense of change, and the interest of the other party are established.

Human emotion expression is mainly through

The logical program of emotional expression is roughly: when a person receives and transmits the stimulus signal of something to one's brain through one or more sensory organs, the brain will previously store the "value system" of the thing in " "Subjective value rate" is extracted, compared with its "median value rate", judged and calculated. When the former is greater than the latter, a positive emotional response (such as satisfaction and pride) is produced in the "reward area" of the limbic system in the brain (the organization determines the positive and negative emotions); when the former is less than the latter, It will produce negative emotional reflections (such as disappointment, shame) in the "punishment area" of the limbic system in the brain. The brain then judges the target orientation of the value, the way of change, the tense of change, the interest of the other party, etc., so as to determine and select the basic mode of emotional expression.

According to the first law of emotion intensity, the intensity of emotion reflection mainly depends on the logarithm of the difference between the "subjective value rate" and the "median value rate". Therefore, after the basic mode of emotional expression is determined, the reticular structure in the human brain (the organization determines the intensity of emotions) will use the magnitude of the emotional intensity as a driving signal for expression behavior to promote human facial muscles, Changes in body posture or speech tones with corresponding amplitudes and speeds.

Changes in the relationship of interest to the correction of emotional expression: when the other party and their own interests are completely consistent, people will fully and truly implement their own emotional expression; when the other party and their own interests only partially agree They will consciously and purposefully control the corresponding expression organs through certain neural tissues, and moderately mask or exaggerate their own emotional expressions; when the other party s and their interests are completely opposite, they will implement their own emotions in exactly the opposite way expression. Under normal circumstances, people consciously and purposefully regulate the expression organs are often discontinuous, high energy consumption, local scope, and contradictory, so it is easy to produce flaws and be recognized.

Introduction to Emotional Expression

Emotional expression means that the counselor informs the counselor about his emotional and emotional activities, so that the helper understands it. Emotional expression is one of the influential techniques in psychological counseling. Influential techniques in psychological counseling include face quality, interpretation, guidance, emotional expression, content expression, self-openness, influential overview, and the use of non-verbal behavior. There is a difference between emotional expression and emotional response. The former is that the counselor expresses his emotions, while the latter is that the counselor reflects the emotional content in the narrative of the helper.

Emotional expression

The emotional expression of the counselor can be directed to the helper, himself, or other things.

Purpose of emotional expression

The correct use of emotional expressions can not only reflect the response to the place where the helper is located, but also convey his feelings, so that the helper can feel a living consultant image and understand the consultant's outlook on life. At the same time, the consultant's open emotion sharing method has provided a model for the helpers, and it is easy to promote the self-expression of the helpers.

Emotional expression

The counselor makes an emotional response, the purpose of which is to serve the helper, not to react, or to express or vent their own.