Emotion and Expression

Emotion and Expression

Summary
This passage explains some of the psychology behind facial expressions and behavior. As well as how certain facial expressions are linked to a certain behavior and emotions. It explains happy, sad, anger, fear, disgust and surprise emotions and expressions.
Connection
“The term ‘expression’ implies the existence of something that is expressed (Hager).” People separate emotions in the same way in all cultures, similar facial expressions happen because of a certain emotion caused by an event. A happy emotion leads to a smile, which can be determined by crow’s feet by the eyes to till if it is fake or real. Happy expression are the easiest to fins and read but can be deceptive for they may be covering a lie, this is where micro expressions come into view to see if someone is lying. An expression of sadness can display many messages of loss, pain, helplessness or discomfort. “A common sense view, shared by many psychologists, is that sad emotion faces are lower intensity forms of crying faces” (Hager). Though tears are often a sign of sadness they are deceptive too, for they can also be tears of happiness. Anger emotions are a cause of stress and underlying personal aggression. When one person shows anger, it gets passed along like a virus to the others around that person. Anger is often associated with violence and destruction, but it is what keeps us hard at work to make society what it is (Hager). In an anger expression a slight snarl of the lip or a pull together of the eyebrows is a micro expression giving away ones true feeling. Disgust expressions are triggered by something we don’t like or can sometimes be apart of anger. A snarl of the upper lip is a good sign of disgust. Surprise is an emotion that can have two possible expressions both macros. If I were to throw a glass mug against a wall you would gasp or your eyes would get bigger, this would last 2 to 5 seconds and you could possibly show a sign of fear with the surprise. This happens when someone scares you. The fear with surprise would be different if it where to be unexpected party or gift like when being proposed to. We can’t hide our emotions no matter how hard we try .
Hager. Joseph.”Emotion and Facial Expression.” A Human Face. 9 April 2009.
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