Tag Archives: Affect

Rage

Posted on June 30, 2019 by Joel

Rage Rage is a bodily response. Emotional states arise at the neural level. Without this bodily response, there is no rage. We don’t think and become enraged. We experience rage in an ancient subcortical brain we have in common with … Continue reading →

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Grief and Endogenous Opioids

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Joel

My Secret Grief I have an embarrassing confession. I am envious of my four-month-old grandson. Dash is generously loved not only by his mother and father but by his extended family and in fact, by everyone he comes in contact … Continue reading →

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RAGE

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Joel

Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)for Rage? On the first page of “Anger: How to Live With and Without It.” Albert Ellis writes, “Most psychologists agree that you absolutely must feel anger. They see the newborn infant as expressing emotions comparable to … Continue reading →

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Power Posing

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Joel

Stand up Straight The simple act of adjusting your posture works as an instant shift of focus. You may not notice the difference in how you feel, but research indicates a shift in affect (raw emotion) after adjusting posture.

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Core Self

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Joel

Seven Primary Affect Systems Working in his lab with rats, Jaak Panksepp found seven primary-process emotional systems built into the brain by evolution. We and all other mammals are born with these innate neural systems in our brains. We are … Continue reading →

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Anxiety-Panic Feedback Loop

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Joel

At the moment, most researchers use the temperament to refer to behaviors rather than brain profiles. Brain profiles are definitive, permanent, inherited brain anatomies. In my blog writings to this point, I leaned toward behaviors rather than brain profiles.

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Invasive Emotions, Feelings, and Thoughts

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Joel

Invasive Emotions and Feelings Invasive emotions and feelings are lower-minded subcortical storyless processes. The highly uncomfortable feelings you’re experiencing are not generated in the cortical executive part of the brain. But the left hemisphere cortex generates stories to give context … Continue reading →

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Balanced SEEKING

Posted on March 24, 2019 by Joel

A well-functioning balanced SEEKING system is essential to physical and emotional health. When the system is under-or over stimulated It can promote emotional disorders, ranging from depression to psychosis. Through many years of lab research with rats and other mammals, … Continue reading →

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Play for Life

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Joel

Jaak Panksepp called the seventh affect system the Play System. Seven Primary Affect Systems SEEKING or expectancy RAGE FEAR LUST CARING PANIC/GRIEF PLAY You might not think of PLAY in terms of affective neuroscience, but according to Jaak Panksepp’s years of … Continue reading →

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Opioids versus Opiates

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Joel

Opioids versus Opiates An opiate is a drug naturally derived from the flowering opium poppy plant. Opioid is the broader term that includes opiates. When I say opioid, I refer to natural brain opioids. When I say opiate, I mean … Continue reading →

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