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Article Analysis : ' Theories Of Emotion ' Essay

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Kendra Cherry’s article “Theories of emotion” says that emotion is a complex state of feeling that results in physical and mental changes in behavior. I have chosen the topic of Emotional Expression and relationships. I chose this because I thought that when we experience an emotion that is said to be complex and causes changes in behavior that it is something that should be monitored or managed. On top of that when we express emotions like happiness or anger we should express them correctly. The behaviors we create as a result of our emotions only mean to create reactions that inhibit the behaviors of the people receiving your emotions, and if those emotions aren’t sent correctly things can spiral down pretty quick. I also chose this topic because I feel that I myself am terrible at this. I feel as though I can’t express myself and that I could blow up one day on the wrong person for the wrong reason. I want to avoid that and try to express my feelings. Where I can feel comfortable being vulnerable with the people I care about. I feel as though I shut people out and sometimes it’s not intentional, I just don’t have the words to say what I want to without completely being mean or offensive. I feel like I owe it to the people I care about to talk to them before I lose it one day and just cut them from my life because of myself. The simple fact is that we need our significant others as well as loved ones, such as parents, siblings and friends. It affects us as individuals

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