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How Emotions Are Made: The Theory of Constructed Emotion
Emotions are not reactions to the world. You are not a passive receiver of sensory input but an active constructor of your emotions.
Lisa Feldman Barrett • How Emotions Are Made
Emotional competence requires • the capacity to feel our emotions, so that we are aware when we are experiencing stress; • the ability to express our emotions effectively and thereby to assert our needs and to maintain the integrity of our emotional boundaries; • the facility to distinguish between psychological reactions that are pertinent to the ... See more