The Emotional Nature of Intelligence Chapter 7

Important!!! Connections from the emotional system to the cognitive system are stronger than vice versa Memory: Recollection of emotions related to the eventbiological changes Recollections = spider mapevent plus other associated events (+ or -) Emotions = complicated collection of patterned chemical and neural responses that regulate an organism in the manner that is advantageous to its survival Bodily humorsmiddle ages Response to assessments to internal and external informationrise measurable physiological states Dynamic process, socially influenced, value appraising Is a subconscious process Perceptionreflexive nature of the process Intelligence (orbifrontal lobes) evaluate the reality of such reflexes and acts upon them = feeling

The Emotional Nature of Intelligence is: Attentive Neural and glandular systems that trigger changes in mind-body states, reflexive changes, that arouse the brain’s attention to what it is important Judgmental Reflexive arousal systems associated with emotions, interact with rational reasoning in the brain to evaluate the merits of events and options Motivating Emotions both arouses and sustains passions about things that matter Manageable The brain is able to recognize and mediate emotional responses after the fact, a capacity called emotional intelligence

What would your life be if you Little survival skillsevaluation Primary emotions: Fear (anxiety, concern or nervousness) Anger Happiness (pride, rapture & whimsy) Sadness Surprise Disgust These all represent body states Occur at subconscious level Example of survival of truck??? What would your life be if you Were not emotional? Boooring!!! Little survival skillsevaluation

Decide on an event that describes a) fear, anger, disgust or sadness; b) joy or inspiration; c) requires an important decision Describe what occurs in body, mind and behavior

Amygdala and brain stem = emotion centers = sentries that Movement Change Action In the body and In the mind Amygdala Hyppocampus Brain stem Amygdala and brain stem = emotion centers = sentries that monitor info. brought by senses and body movements to the thalamus and & olfactory lobediscovery and concern If information important, emotion centers inform other parts of the brain Through electrochemical communications the neural networks develop body statesfeeling or the emotional response Prefrontal cortex assess what is happeningassess what is happening so appropriate responses follow ACT FIRST-THINK LATER RESPONSE TO INFORMATION VS. THINK - RESPONSE TO INFORMATION Need emotions in order to survive

History of the Brain All about body body chemical system organisms without brains Brain developed and took over those functions Gut instinct example The nose knowsability to detect, organize and recall a wide range of scentswhat is good and bad to eat (survival = need to judge) Emotion is everywheresome system evoke certain emotions, but getting there depends on prior knowledge Like an individual neuron, emotions consider the sourceassessment (frontal lobe) Strong emotion is designed to be a sprinter, not a distance runnerif not emotional problems!!!

The Fine Art of Emotions: Emotions is the arbiter between lower and higher brain structures capacity for understanding & solving problems (feel pain) Emotions flow uphillfrom emotion systems to complex reasoning systems Emotions can be turned on by our thoughtsconscious reflection of past or future experiences Too much of the good thing co-opts the work of the best and brightesthijacking the brain from the essential role which is a basic survival mode Emotions move beyond the passion of the moment mind body states can be regulated

Emotions do not dance alone; it’s platform is the physiological intelligence saturated with chemicals. The healthy functioning of those systems depends of the brain physiology