Emotional Intelligence In Pixar's The Breakfast Club

As stated by Janice, groupthink refers to when group members, as a group, make a bad decision even though as individuals they know that it is a poor decision (as cited by Spector, 2012, p. 315). Factors that can cause groupthink include group cohesiveness, isolation of the group, pressure for conformity, and strong leadership (Spector, 2012, p. 315). Inside Out represented groupthink when Anger took control while Sadness and Joy were away from headquarters. Anger wanted to give Riley the idea of running away to Minnesota because that is where she collected all of her happy memories. Disgust and Fear were against the idea at first, but due to time pressure, the pressure of conformity, and Angers’ strong leadership, Disgust and Fear gave in to Angers’ plan to get Riley to Minnesota. When the decision was made and Riley ran away, it became obvious how terrible of a decision Disgust, Fear, and Anger made as Riley became

As I watched the film, I, like my girlfriend, experienced a wide range of emotions which included; anger, fear, empathy, frustration, and pride. For example, I was frustrated when Preciouses mother berated her after Preciouses teacher visited the pairs home and informed both of the opportunity that Precious had to attend an alternative school by calling her stupid, asking if she thought she was better than her, and physically abusing her. Also, I was frustrated when the mother forced Precious to overeat when Precious did not prepare the mother's dinner

Our parents raise us hoping for us to develop certain character traits, but there comes to a point when we start to become our own person based on the experiences we go through, any situation, good or bad, can influence our personality mentally and emotionally. Emotion is what makes us human, it's how we cope and how we manage our crazy lives’. When our feelings get damaged or even nourished, it will change how we react

Emotion is defined as a natural instinctive state of mind deriving from one's circumstances, mood, or relationships with others. The readers of “Renascence” are given a key into the state of mind of the author and what she comes to realize by the end of the story. An instance in which her emotions are apparent is when she writes:

Every character shows their feelings in an assortment of ways. It is a flawless film as far as experiencing and expressing emotion through communication. Emotion is an extreme response to an event that includes interpreting the significance of the occasion. For example, taking a look at John Ryan and his experience with Shaniqua Johnson. Due to her refusal to assist John's dad with healthcare, John encountered the essential emotion of anger.

Examples of group development can be seen in various movies including the movie The Breakfast Club. This movie takes place in 1984 at a high school where five students have to spend a full day together in detention on a Saturday. All five of these students are part of different social groups at their school. For example, John Bender is rebellious and uses drugs and comes across as aggressive, while Brian Johnson is a nerd who participates in extracurricular academic activities. Andrew Clarke is also actively involved in school, but with sports instead- he is a wrestler. The two other students are females: Allison Reynolds is quiet and is considered an outcast, and Claire Standish is viewed as a princess who gets whatever she wants from her

Both facilitative and debilitative emotions are used throughout the film. Debilitative emotions are the emotions that prevent effective performance and are harmful to those experiencing them. While facilitative emotions contribute to effective functioning and promote clear thinking. An example of debilitative emotions displayed by Harry is during the coffee table scene with Marie, Jess, and Sally. Harry lashes out discussing Helen, being extremely negative claiming Marie and Jess can “benefit from the wisdom” of his experience with divorce. Following this scene, Sally follows Harry outside after he storms out. Sally tells Harry he will need to work on not expressing every feeling he has every moment he feels them. Harry then tells Sally he is entitled to take his emotions out on her because she is telling him how to live his life. Next, Sally reacts just as harshly upon Harry’s insulting comment. Harry’s debilitative emotions from rage made matters worse by also making Sally react the same. Harry then apologizes to Sally and they hug. The hug and apology illustrate facilitative emotions used by Harry and Sally. A common pairing is irrationality and debilitative emotions Harry depicts the fallacy of shoulds, the inability to distinguish between what is and what should be. For example, Harry believes everyone should be as miserable as he is and they will be in the long run. We see this when Harry tells Jess and Marie they will get divorced and be fighting one day, just like him. Similarly, Sally falls into the Fallacy of Overgeneralization when she says “You’re going to have to move back to New Jersey because you’ve slept with everyone in New York.” She has overly exaggerated the number of people he has slept with. The sources of their debilitative emotions come from physiology, emotional memory, and self-talk. For example, Harry’s emotional memory from previously

In the Disney film “Inside Out,” Joy is the protagonist out of the five. emotions in the mind of Riley Anderson. She acts just as her name is- she strives to remain joyful and is always positive regardless of the situation. Joy does not ever want Riley sad, even when it is needed sometimes and because of this, she is the least flexible and most controlling of all five emotion characters: Sadness, Fear, Disgust, Anger, and herself, Joy.

In 2015, Disney Pixar released Pete Docter’s movie, Inside Out. The initial release of the movie was a hit in the box office and made a lot of young children and even their parents, thrilled to see. I went to see this movie with my family and I was actually excited about it because the previews were very entertaining. I am not one that typically wastes money to go see an animated film in the movie theater, but this one the one exception. The movie is about an 11-year-old girl, Riley, who moves to San Francisco with her parents from Minnesota, due to her father’s job. The main characters of the movie, however, are not Riley and her parents, but Riley’s primary emotions – Happiness (Joy), Sadness, Fear, Anger, and Disgust. These emotions give us a glimpse into the mindset of a young adolescent girl who is having trouble adjusting to her new surroundings and faking her happiness for her parents. This movie appealed to me because it was so relatable and it had such a deeper messages that takes knowledge and life experience to understand. The emotions that Riley is feeling throughout the movie really made the audience feel connected to her character. The movie exceeded my expectations and made it completely worth going to see. The emotions in the movie were more than just characters; they were a part of the person watching. This movie had the potential to make viewers think about their actions and reactions towards situations in their everyday life. Riley’s

Critics questions why we are not able to control our quasi-emotions like the child is able to. The child is able to feel scared of the “monster” and turn off the emotions when he returns to his father. However, when it comes to movies and books we cannot just turn off our feelings of empathy. Critic Noel Carroll questions why he can't prevent his emotion from flaring up during movies such as The Ring while at the same time he cannot force his emotions during inept films in his book The Philosophy of

Human emotions have always been a complex concept. Acting attempts to break these feelings down into staggered breathing or tingling hands or fluttering stomachs. The main goal of every actor is understanding a character’s actions so fluently that they can understand their thoughts. Understanding the things that no one else can know, what to some audiences is irrelevant, but to the character is crucial. Knowing these actions requires being aware of the emotions that fuel them. Without this emotional foundation, actions become mechanical and meaningless.

In each of these cases, the character has gotten in to the mindset where your emotions are their main source of decision-making.

Emotions. The one thing that everyone has and keeps us human. Sure robots may be able to think like us, but we have the ability to feel and be emotional. Squeaky, from Raymond’s Run Toni Cade Bambara, wrote a story, displays a series of different emotions. The story is about Squeaky and her brother Raymond, and her life before her big race. She has to take care of her brother, a boy who is slightly different than other people to protect from bullies and find things for him to do. Squeaky is a very diverse character that shows many emotions. Squeaky proves that she can be, arrogant, and mean/protective, but she can also be compassionate.

Emotions are those pesky little things that fly around our bodies with us rarely realizing how much our emotions guide our actions, whether it be in our economic or political life, but even in the fundamental way that we perceive the world around us. The popular children’s film "Inside Out" teaches our children how to deal with their emotions, depicting the popular psychology conception of our emotions: Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust, and Anger play

There are few examples of group dynamics as complete and realistic as the film "Twelve Angry Men". Recently I was required to view this film and had at first great reservations about its value as an educational tool, but soon after the opening credits rolled by and the deliberations began to take place I was caught up in the story. This film was not only entertaining, but it also serves as a great example of many of the theories and aspects of social psychology. Including too many concepts to name, the film touched on several very important theories: process loss in group decisions, groupthink, the fatal attribution error (FAE), normative social influence, and social norms.