James Lange Theory Of Emotion

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This paper briefly describes experiences in my life that have had a big part in shaping who I am today. I will also be connecting psychology theories with these life changing events. It will discuss how Operant conditioning plays a role depression with the lost of a positive reinforcement. Next it will discuss James Lange Theory of emotion. I will connect it with accident and explain the emotion I had. In closing I will be disusing The frustration Aggression theory and how these events have change my life for the better. Most people can say they have experienced a life-changing or a surreal moment or event that seems to stop even time itself. Moments like these can change your entire perception of life events and may also tweak your personality. …show more content…

It was during this time that I received the news that my papa was diagnosed with brain cancer.. I remember how we had to be strong as a family to help my each other go through a battle. This made my view about my family change. Thanks to this event, I became closer than ever with my family. Three months before he died, he told me he wouldn’t be around much longer. At first I was miserable. I remember just think it was all a dream and I believing that he wouldn 't die. I cried when I learned that he didn’t have long to live. The idea of him dying and what it would actually mean to not have him around. Dearing this time I experienced a few behavior …show more content…

An example of this that happen was October 31, 2014. It was my senior year of high school. I just got done playing in a football game and it was time to celebrate after our win. I had got home late that night. As soon as I walk in my phone rings. It was my girlfriends brother telling me there had been an accident. Just like in the Ashley Colemans article that state "These bodily changes represent the emotion of excitement" (Narglieri and Goldstein, 2011). In my experience the event then I had become arousal with fear then I had my interpretation of this being a scared moment and the emotion that came across me was

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