General Overview QuestionsWhy is the control of emotions
important in adjustment? |The purpose of this module is to
provide you with information as to what emotion is and what it
does for us. Listed below are questions that can be answered by
this review.| When most people think of emotion they think of
negative effects on behavior such as sadness, fear, rage, etc.
In thinking of emotion in the way, it appears to be something we
could do better without. However, as you will see in the answer
to the next question emotion is not only important, it is
essential to our survival. What is emotion and what advantages
does it provide? What are the laws of emotion ? What are the 3
elements of emotion ? It is interesting to think of these three
with regard to their contribution to the end product of emotion.
Remember that feelings relate to what we perceive not what might
actually be present in our environment. Things that distort our
perceptions may cause perceptions which lead to emotions,
whereas, different percepti