Dr. Ethan Kross

So anxiety will kind of zoom us in on the potential threat in front of us. And then there are motor responses and facial displays that often come along with our emotions. So can you tell when someone is angry at you sometimes by looking at their face? Frowns, frowns, frowns. There you go. Yeah. Give me the sad look. What does that look like? Bottom lip.

So anxiety will kind of zoom us in on the potential threat in front of us. And then there are motor responses and facial displays that often come along with our emotions. So can you tell when someone is angry at you sometimes by looking at their face? Frowns, frowns, frowns. There you go. Yeah. Give me the sad look. What does that look like? Bottom lip.

So anxiety will kind of zoom us in on the potential threat in front of us. And then there are motor responses and facial displays that often come along with our emotions. So can you tell when someone is angry at you sometimes by looking at their face? Frowns, frowns, frowns. There you go. Yeah. Give me the sad look. What does that look like? Bottom lip.

There you go. My daughters are super skilled at that facial expression whenever I'm disciplining them as I sometimes have to do. And it elicits a response. So I say loosely coordinated because these different facets of our emotional experience often cohere, but sometimes they don't.

There you go. My daughters are super skilled at that facial expression whenever I'm disciplining them as I sometimes have to do. And it elicits a response. So I say loosely coordinated because these different facets of our emotional experience often cohere, but sometimes they don't.

There you go. My daughters are super skilled at that facial expression whenever I'm disciplining them as I sometimes have to do. And it elicits a response. So I say loosely coordinated because these different facets of our emotional experience often cohere, but sometimes they don't.

In other words, sometimes I could be super angry during a meeting at something that's happened, but I maintain my poker face. Sometimes I'll even smile. So there's some flexibility there. But the point is, it's this coordinated response that is designed to help us deal with the situation at hand.

In other words, sometimes I could be super angry during a meeting at something that's happened, but I maintain my poker face. Sometimes I'll even smile. So there's some flexibility there. But the point is, it's this coordinated response that is designed to help us deal with the situation at hand.

In other words, sometimes I could be super angry during a meeting at something that's happened, but I maintain my poker face. Sometimes I'll even smile. So there's some flexibility there. But the point is, it's this coordinated response that is designed to help us deal with the situation at hand.

And so I'm a proponent of the belief that all of our emotions, even the ones we call bad, are useful when they're experienced in the right proportions. Not too intense or not too long. There's one other little tidbit let me throw in there because I think it's important for just kind of clearing up the space here. Okay. The difference between an emotion and a feeling.

And so I'm a proponent of the belief that all of our emotions, even the ones we call bad, are useful when they're experienced in the right proportions. Not too intense or not too long. There's one other little tidbit let me throw in there because I think it's important for just kind of clearing up the space here. Okay. The difference between an emotion and a feeling.

And so I'm a proponent of the belief that all of our emotions, even the ones we call bad, are useful when they're experienced in the right proportions. Not too intense or not too long. There's one other little tidbit let me throw in there because I think it's important for just kind of clearing up the space here. Okay. The difference between an emotion and a feeling.

We often use those terms synonymously, but scientifically, scientists actually draw a distinction. So you could think of an emotion as this umbrella term. It captures a lot of things that are happening within you, within your brain, within your body, your behaviors. feelings are the conscious component of an emotional response. They're the part of an emotional response that we're aware of.

We often use those terms synonymously, but scientifically, scientists actually draw a distinction. So you could think of an emotion as this umbrella term. It captures a lot of things that are happening within you, within your brain, within your body, your behaviors. feelings are the conscious component of an emotional response. They're the part of an emotional response that we're aware of.

We often use those terms synonymously, but scientifically, scientists actually draw a distinction. So you could think of an emotion as this umbrella term. It captures a lot of things that are happening within you, within your brain, within your body, your behaviors. feelings are the conscious component of an emotional response. They're the part of an emotional response that we're aware of.

It's a lot like when you are sick. When you get the flu, there are tons of things happening inside your body. You have no awareness of how the composition of your blood is changing and your organs may be functioning differently and so forth and so on. What you do have awareness of are the fever and chills that you're experiencing, right? That's like the sweat, so to speak.

It's a lot like when you are sick. When you get the flu, there are tons of things happening inside your body. You have no awareness of how the composition of your blood is changing and your organs may be functioning differently and so forth and so on. What you do have awareness of are the fever and chills that you're experiencing, right? That's like the sweat, so to speak.

It's a lot like when you are sick. When you get the flu, there are tons of things happening inside your body. You have no awareness of how the composition of your blood is changing and your organs may be functioning differently and so forth and so on. What you do have awareness of are the fever and chills that you're experiencing, right? That's like the sweat, so to speak.

So feelings are the part, the facet of our emotional experiences that we're aware of.

So feelings are the part, the facet of our emotional experiences that we're aware of.