tunneteprotsesse
Tunneteprotsessid, Estonian for emotional processes, refer to the cognitive, physiological, and behavioral mechanisms by which emotions are generated, regulated, and expressed. They include automatic appraisal of events as personally relevant, the generation of affective states, autonomic arousal, the subjective feeling of emotion, and the encoding of emotional information in memory.
Appraisal is the evaluation of a situation’s significance for the individual. Arousal is physiological activation. The
Theoretical approaches vary: basic-emotion theories posit discrete categories of emotion; dimensional models emphasize valence and arousal;
Development and culture shape tunneteprotsessid; they emerge with maturation and experience, and cultural norms influence expression
Neurobiologically, emotion processes involve networks in the amygdala, prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, and insula, with
Measurement combines self-report, experience sampling, and behavioral observation with physiological indices and neuroimaging.
Clinically, dysregulated emotions are linked to mood and anxiety disorders, borderline personality disorder, and autism; treatments