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Understanding human emotions [videorecording (DVD)] / Lawrence Ian Reed.

by Reed, Lawrence Ian.

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The Teaching Company, 2021.

DVD 152.4 R324u

Emotions -- Physiological aspects.

Emotions -- Psychological aspects.

Interpersonal communication.

Great courses (DVD). Professional.

Alternate title:

Great Courses. Understanding human emotions [videorecording (DVD)].

[videorecording (DVD)] /

2 videodiscs (318 min.) : Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 course guidebook (ii, 95 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)

Course No. 80120.

12 lessons / total running time: 318 minutes.

Closed-captioned.

Course guidebook includes bibliographical references (pages 92-94).

Disc 1. The science and philosophy of emotions -- How emotions evolved -- How the body and emotions influence one another -- The social purpose of emotions -- Facial expressions and nonverbal behavior -- Self-conscious emotions: from empathy to shame -- Disc 2. Culture and emotions -- How children develop emotions -- The rational and moral sides of emotions -- Emotional disorders: anxiety and depression -- The purpose of disgust and anger -- Connecting people: a focus on love.

Lecturer: Lawrence Ian Reed, New York University.

"While we as humans have developed significant physical adaptations for our survival and success, there are some crucial adaptations we often overlook. Physical attributes -- walking on two legs, opposable thumbs, stereoscopic vision, complex vocal cords, and more -- don’t completely explain our species’ success. While many of us would instead point to the human brain, and the resulting human mind, as our most significant adaptation, we actually have astonishing adaptive features that are often overlooked: our emotions. Our emotions are vital tools in our arsenal of adaptions, ones that we rarely consider or appreciate as a survival mechanism. Some of us might even label emotions as negative or feel they do nothing but get in our way. But from a scientist’s perspective, our emotions are methodic, purposeful, and intelligent. In the 12 fascinating lectures of Understanding Human Emotions, Professor Lawrence Ian Reed helps us consider emotions from an evolutionary point of view -- exploring why we have these consistent feelings and physical responses to specific stimuli in our lives and how they benefit us. That doesn’t mean we feel great when a moment of jealousy pops up or that we should be thrilled to be angry. It does mean that, averaged over the course of evolutionary history, our emotions motivate us to act in ways that best promote our survival and reproduction. Without the full range of our emotions, we simply would not be here."--Publisher's website.

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