Summary
The written material under analysis is a representation of how the emotional stress becomes a part of our gestures and expression s by means of our unconscious actions and conditioned reflexes. In this respect the statistics given in the book chapters provides the scope of people who are really dependent on their gesture and mimic. Hence, the work of polygraph is too sharp for identifying of the reasons for, for instance, whether an individual lies or not. Looking at the numbers it is necessary to admit that a person gives more truthful information by virtues of his/her superficial implementation. By this one should understand that everything that a man can feel inside is able to be detached outside. Moreover, physiological arousal is reasoned in most cases by emotional splashes which are directly interrelated with the organism of a man. People think that they are able to hide their real emotions and intentions about something. Alas! The scientific thought today, especially in psychology goes too far. Facial expressions, body gestures, and even the way a man talks or stays among other people can be helpful for identification of his/her motives at the moment and for further times. All in all, emotional state is simply mirrored in peoples’ physical appearance.
According to facial expressions, there is a huge scope of investigations by the eminent psychologists in this field. It is not surprising that various emotional reflections can be read out of a man’s face. Hence, the feeling of fear, love, passion, disgust etc. can be detached, notwithstanding how hard an individual tries to hide them. The article gives an example of the book by Paul Ekman and Wallaced Friesen, titled Unmasking the Face. Thus, the book shows the difference of how the mimic and gestures can be simply outlined out of the individual’s emotional background. Furthermore, the book gives valuable information about the ways of some improvements for contemporary business. The thing is that employers in the modern world are apt to “catch the feeling” of their employees and even partners while having hot discussions abut the strategic outlook on the budding perspectives. Ekman’s Facial Action Coding System (FACS) is represented in the article as an etalon for such psychological actions. Thus, every move of any facial muscle can be valued as the sign. In this respect James and Lange explained that the emotional evaluation goes after the physical stressor. Cannon and Bard explained suchlike bilateral approach to be featured simultaneously. The case described in the article explains how the brain and fear are interrelated. Thereupon, the case of S. M. underlines the ability of the brain to identify the facial expressions by an individual which were seen in other individuals.
For making stress and emotional excitement fall down the psychological approach in the article leads to Aristotle and his notion of catharsis. Within contemporary means for making aggression slow down is “bataca” fight when people hit each other by foam bats releasing their negative emotions. Michalyi Csikszentmihalyi, on the other hand, recommends being in active position in the workplace and in the society, so that to feel no depression. Being involved in a particular activity saves peoples’ emotions and mental health, because they realize their being in flow. Another touch concerns cognitive appraisal for emotions which helps to turn down, for instance, a bad day into a good one for an individual.
Article
Facial expressions are observed in the underlined article with a special approach at the facial behaviors. The point is that throughout the face one can gain much constructive information. It is so, because “a quick facial display can reveal the speaker’s attitude about the information being conveyed” (Breazeal para. 1). Moreover, verbal communication can be supported by means of facial assistance. In this respect the significance of how a speaker correlates the urge of his/her speech can be reflected on how a listener recognizes it not only by means of verbal signals but also by the personal attitude of the speaker while discussing the problem. A difficult mechanism of facial movements which seem to be really tiny and hidden from a particular view can be displayed in the following way:
Thus, the face partake sin social and behavioral responses and can be valued as a vital source for information. Moreover, the researchers tend to think that the facial expressions are too hard to imitate, because they are straightforwardly related to the sphere of mental activity and sub-conscientiousness. One more approach presupposes an interpolation-based technique by Kismet realized in three dimensions, namely: arousal, valence, and stance (Breazeal para. 5). Hence, the 3-D model for generation of facial expressions can evaluate the emotional state of an individual in detail, giving more grounds for further research of his/her behavior in the past, at the moment, and particular intentions in the future. Behavior, the world view and the occupation of an individual may serve to be additional explanation for having definite facial emotions.
Reference
Breazeal, C. (2009). Facial Expressions. Web.
Russell, J & Jarvis, M. (2008). Exploring psychology for AS Level AQA ‘A’ (Chapters 10, 11, 12, 15). Brussels: Folens Limited.