#emotion processing

Anger: Something is threatening us, is unjust, and/or unfair. The problem needs addressing.

Happiness: Something about this is important and worth cherishing, nuturing and fostering. The source must be nurtured.

Sadness: Something important, meaningful and loved was lost or is hurt. The loss must be grieved and given space

Fear: Something might hurt or cause us pain and/or something is approaching that we don't feel secure about handling. The situation needs to be fairly reassessed

Exhaustion: Something about the state of how we are living is not sustainable / not working / asking too much. The method needs to be modified.

The social ties between autism and schizophrenia | Spectrum | Autism Research News

When the shy, dark-haired boy met with clinicians for a full psychiatric evaluation two years ago, almost everything about him pointed to autism. W. had not spoken his first words until age 2. He was at least 4 before he could form sentences. As he got older, he was unable to make friends. He struggled to accept changes to his routine and maintain eye contact. And despite having an average…

Gregor Domes (a,n),  Julia Mense (a), Knut Vohs (b), Elmar Habermeyer (b) a Department of Psychology, Laboratory for Biological and Personality Psychology, University of Freiburg, Stefan-Meier-Strasse 8, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany b Center for  Forensic Psychiatry,  Psychiatric University Hospital  Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.   a r t i c l e  i n f o : Article history: Received 24 January 2012…