Emotions are Chemicals

Dr. Knight once explained to us that emotions were simply chemicals. I saw this graphic and it made me think of him. For those who don't know, Dr. Knight was one of my mentors and the Dept. Chair of the Psychology Department at UCO. He was also the my Master's Thesis Committee Chair.

Addendum!!! Hummm, looking back I should put a date on my add-ons ;P Oh well, I will from now on.

Picked up a new definition of Emotion (which really goes well with the Schachter & Singer 2-factor theory of emotion, actually, their theory states that emotion is a function of both cognitive factors and physiological arousal, that "people search the immediate environment for emotionally relevant cues to label and interpret unexplained physiological arousal.") 

The new definition is from Timber Hawkeye, in his Buddhism Boot Camp book--"Emotions are feelings with a story attached to them."

Another Addendum (April 3, 2014)!!!

I just have to share this youtube series I found called Experts in Emotion Series with Jane Gruber by YaleCourses, it's pretty frakken awesome!