by Dr. Adams | POSTS
When we have erotic attraction to another person we assume they experience the same emotion in the same way we do. This may not be so. Most people have an aura of sensuality, however, there may be contradictory reasons for such erotic attractions. Some people are...
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With love and affection most of us assume that these emotions mean we are witnessing the same emotional experience for all people. But this is not so. Some people display tremendous love and affection for all other people. These people focus on the good traits in...
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The emotion of grief is not the same in every person. We think of people grieving as a normal process of anguish when a person has died or when some loss has occurred. Some people grieve for the loss of a valued person. These people may question whether they did...
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Often we see anger expressed in a single outburst. This may appear to us to be excessive and unreasonable. If the person’s self-control is in doubt, we may even think them irrational. But, if we can observe events that led up to the anger outburst we might see the...
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We stereotype good humor as an ability some people have to stay happy and cheerful under any circumstance. The cliché, “All fat people are jolly,” is such a stereotype. Some people use humor to entertain others when these others are sad, angry or belligerent. They are...
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When a person is seen weeping, we usually interpret that the person is very sad. This usually elicits empathy from an empathetic person. Some people are hyper-saddened by misfortunes of friends, family and even people they have no connection with. Such people become...
