Discuss the various functions and theories of emotions.

Emotions play a crucial role in our lives because they have important functions. This module describes those functions, dividing the discussion into three areas: the intrapersonal, the interpersonal, and the social and cultural functions of emotions. The section on the intrapersonal functions of emotion describes the roles that emotions play within each of us individually; the section on the interpersonal functions of emotion describes the meanings of emotions to our relationships with others; and the section on the social and cultural functions of emotion describes the roles and meanings that emotions have to the maintenance and effective functioning of our societies and cultures at large. All in all we will see that emotions are a crucially important aspect of our psychological composition, having meaning and function to each of us individually, to our relationships with others in groups, and to our societies as a whole.

Intrapersonal Functions of Emotion

Emotions are rapid information-processing systems that help us act with minimal thinking (Tooby & Cosmides, 2008). Problems associated with birth, battle, death, and seduction have occurred throughout evolutionary history and emotions evolved to aid ________ ___ _________ ___ __________.
____ ____ _____ ______ ________ ____ _____ ________.
_________ ____ ________ _____ _____ ________ ________ ____ _________ _____ ________.
_________ ____ ______ __________ __________ _______ ______ __________.
___ ____ _____ __________ ______ ____ _____ __________ ___ ______ ________.
___ _________ __________ ________ ________ _________.
_________ _______ ___ ________ _____ _____ _______ ____ ___ ____ _____ _______.
_____ ________ ____ ___ ___ ______ ______ __________ _________ ______.
__________ ______ _______ ________ __________ _____ __________ ______ ______ __________.
_________ _______ ______ ______ ________ _________ _____ __________ _____.
____ ___ ______ __________ _________.
________ ___ _____ ______ _________ __________ _______ ____ ________ _____ ___.
________ ______ _____ _____ ______ ____.
___ ______ ________ ___ _______ _____ ______ _______ _________.
________ ________ _________ ________ ____ _______ _______ ____ ________ _______ ______.
__________ ____ _________ _____ ________ ______ __________ __________.
________ ____ ___ ______ _______ ______.
____ ______ ________ _____ ____.
___ ____ _______ ________ _________ __________ _______ __________ __________.
_______ ________ _______ ___ ___ ___ ________.
_______ _____ __________ __________ _____ _____.
______ ________ ___ ____ ___ __________ ____ ____ __________ ______ _____.
____ ____ ________ ______ __________ ________ ________.
_______ _________ _______ ________ ________ _____ ___ ____ ___ _______ ____ _________.
___ ____ ___ ___ ________ ___ ___ _______ ______ ____.
______ _______ ____ __________ _________ ________.
__________ ___ ________ _______ __________ ___ __________ _________ ____ ________ ___ ________.
__________ _______ ___ __________ ________ ________ ______ ____ ______ __________.
_____ _______ _______ __________ _______ ___ _________ ________ ______ _________ ______ _______.
____ ________ _____ ________ _____ _________.
_______ ____ ___ ______ ______ _________ ___ ___.
__________ _________ __________ ____ ________ ___ __________ ________ _________ ___ __________ _____.
__________ _________ _____ ________ __________ _________ ________ _____ ___.
____ _____ ___ _________ ____.
______ _______ ______ _______ _________ _________ _________ ____.
_________ _________ ___ _______ _________ ________.
____ _________ _____ _________ _____ _____ ______ ______ ____ _______ ______.
____ ____ __________ ___ _____ ____ ______ _____ _____.
_________ ____ ___ _______ ____ _________ ___.
___ ____ ____ _____ ______ __________ __________.
___ ________ _______ _____ ______ _____ _____ _______ _______ ____ ________.
___ ________ _______ ____ ________ _____ ______ _________ _____ ___ _________ ____.
__________ ________ __________ ______ ______ ___ ___ _________ _________ ____.
___ _________ _______ ______ ___ ___ ___ ____ ____ _____ ______ ______.
____ _____ _________ _______ _________ _________ ______ _______.
___ ____ ________ ________ ____ ______.
______ ____ __________ _______ _________ ______ _________ _________ ____ ___.
_________ _______ __________ ______ _____ __________ ___.
___ _____ ___ _________ _____ ______ _________.
_________ __________ ____ ______ __________ ____ ________ _____.
________ _________ _______ __________ ____ _____ ____.
__________ ___ _________ _____ ________ ________ ___ ___ _______ ____ ______ ______.
___ _______ ________ _____ ______ ______ ______ _________.
____ _________ ________ _______ _______ ________ __________ _______.
__________ ________ _____ _____ __________ ____ ______ __________ ___ _____.
_______ ______ _________ ______ _______ ____ ______ _______ ______ ______ _______.
______ _________ _____ ____ _____ ___.
___ ________ __________ ______ ________ ________ ____ _____ _____ ________.
_____ _______ ____ ________ ___ ________.
_________ ____ _________ _____ __________ ___ ______.
____ ______ ________ ___ ___ __________.
___ _____ ________ ______ __________ ____ _________ _________ _________ _______.
_______ ________ _________ ________ __________ _____ ________.
______ _______ ____ ______ ______.
_________ ____ ___ _________ ____ __________ __________ ______ ____ ____.
__________ _______ _____ ____ ____ __________ _______ _____ ________.
______ _______ _________ _____ ____ ______ _______.
________ __________ _______ ______ _______ _________ _________ ______ ____ _____.
_____ ____ _______ _______ ____.
_________ ____ ___ _______ ________ ____ ____ ________ _________ __________ ______ ______.
___ ____ __________ _________ _____ _______ _______.
____ ______ _______ _________ _________ ___ ______ __________ ___.
_______ __________ ___ ________ _______ ______ ___ ______ _______.
_________ ____ _____ ______ _________ ___.
_____ ___ _______ _________ ________.
___ ____ ______ ________ _______ ____ ___ _________ ____.
________ __________ __________ _____ ______ ___ __________ ____ ____ _______ ___ ______.
___ _____ ___ ____ _____ _____ _________ __________ _________ _____ ________ _________.
___ _____ __________ ___ ______ _________ _______ ___ __________ ____ ____ ___.
______ _____ __________ ____ ___ __________ _______ ________ ____.
__________ _______ ____ ___ _______ ________ _________ _______ __________ _____.
____ ____ ________ ____ ___ __________.
_________ __________ _____ ____ ______ _________ ______ ________ ______.
___ ___ ___ _______ ____ ________ ____.
______ ___ _________ ________ ________ _________ ___.
______ _________ _____ _______ _____ ________ ________ ___.
_________ ____ ______ ________ ____ ___ _____ __________ ______.
__________ ___ _________ _______ ___ ___.
__________ ____ _______ _________ ________ ________ ______ ____.
__________ _________ _____ ____ ___ ____ _______ ____ _____ ___ _______ ________.
________ _______ ______ ________ ________ ____ ________ ____ _______ ___ _______ ________.
___ __________ ________ _________ ___ _________ _____ ____ _________ _____.
_____ _____ ___ ____ ______ ____ _____ _______.
____ _________ _________ ______ __________ ___ __________ _______ __________.
________ ___ _______ _____ ___ ________ ____ ______ _________.
_____ ____ ___ _________ _______ ___ ________.
___ ______ __________ _____ ___ ______ _______ ________.
_____ _________ ______ _________ _____.
____ _________ ________ _____ ___ _______ ________.
___ ____ ___ _____ _______.
_________ ___ ___ _____ _____ _____.
_______ ________ _________ ________ ___ ________ __________ _____ _________ ____ __________ ____.
_________ __________ __________ ______ ___ ________ ___ _____ _______ _________.
_________ ________ _______ ________ _________ __________ _________ _______ ________ _____ _________.
_______ __________ _______ ____ ___ ____ ______ _________ ________ _________.
_________ _____ ________ ______ ___ ______ ___ _____ _________ ______ ___.
___ ___ ____ _______ __________ ___ _________ _________.
Get Full Answer on WhatsApp