Fear, Anger, and Sadness

Thomson, George

doi:10.1177/036215378301300105

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“…2 are consistent with the finite pool of worry hypothesis with a possible exception of “sadness,” which is not significantly affected by COVID-19 cases and deaths. However, as we elaborate in Discussion , the divergent effects of the pandemic on fear/anger and sadness can be explained by the fundamental psychological differences between these emotions ( 45 ).…”

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“…Seemingly puzzling is the fact that the pandemic does not affect sadness in the same way it affects fear and anger. These diverging impacts may be explained by the fact that fear/anger and sadness are fundamentally distinct ( 45 ). Fear and anger are emotions underlying the fight-or-flight phenomenon, which is a response to a threat ( 48 ).…”

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“…On the other hand, sadness is a “feeling that goes with the process of concentrating on what one has lost” ( 45 ). Sadness is associated with depression, a low-energy state of feeling helpless ( 49 ).…”

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COVID-19, climate change, and the finite pool of worry in 2019 to 2021 Twitter discussions

Smirnov

Hsieh

2022

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Climate change mitigation has been one of the world's most salient issues for the past three decades. However, global policy attention has been partially diverted to address the COVID-19 pandemic for the past 2 y. Here, we explore the impact of the pandemic on the frequency and content of climate change discussions on Twitter for the period of 2019 to 2021. Consistent with the “finite pool of worry” hypothesis both at the annual level and on a daily basis, a larger number of COVID-19 cases and deaths is associated with a smaller number of “climate change” tweets. Climate change discussion on Twitter decreased, despite 1) a larger Twitter daily active usage in 2020 and 2021, 2) greater coverage of climate change in the traditional media in 2021, 3) a larger number of North Atlantic Ocean hurricanes, and 4) a larger wildland fires area in the United States in 2020 and 2021. Further evidence supporting the finite pool of worry is the significant relationship between daily COVID-19 cases/deaths on the one hand and the public sentiment and emotional content of climate change tweets on the other. In particular, increasing COVID-19 numbers decrease negative sentiment in climate change tweets and the emotions related to worry and anxiety, such as fear and anger.

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Hsieh

2022

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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“…Individuals learn at an early age that only certain feelings are allowed and they begin to exhibit substitute feelings (English 1971(English , 1972. For the purposes of this research, it was recognised that sadness relates to something that has happened in the past, anger relates to something in the present, and fear relates to something in the future (Thomson 1983).…”

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Development of a Psychological Game Questionnaire

Huang¹

2021

Int J Transactional Anal Res & Pract

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A research study is described, conducted in Taiwan with 615 subjects across different ages, educational levels and occupations, to develop a questionnaire that will measure three components of psychological games: hidden messages or ulterior transactions, role switches on the drama triangle, and repressed emotions. A literature review is included and the development of the questionnaire through a pre-test option with 226 subjects is described. The results of statistical analyses are described and the final questionnaire, in English and in Chinese, is included as appendices.

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“…The fears are real, and naming them can help shift energy from anxiety toward passion (Thomson 1983). Fear, once it has been named, can signal to us what we need, such as more information to assess risk.…”

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How to communicate effectively in graduate advising

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Dankert

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This paper completes a two-part series on graduate advising that integrates concepts from adult learning, leadership, and psychology into a conceptual framework for graduate advising. The companion paper discussed how to establish a learning-centered working relationship where advisor and graduate student collaborate in different roles to develop the student's competence and confidence in all aspects of becoming a scientist. To put these ideas into practice, an advisor and a student need to communicate effectively. Here, we focus on the dynamics of day-to-day interactions and discuss (1) how to provide feedback that builds students' competence and confidence, (2) how to choose the way we communicate and avoid a mismatch between verbal and nonverbal communication, and (3) how to prevent and resolve conflict. Miscommunication may happen out of a lack of understanding of the psychological aspects of human interactions. Therefore, we draw on concepts from Educational Transactional Analysis to provide advisors and students with an understanding of the psychological aspects of graduate advising as a basis for effective communication. Case studies illustrate the relevance of the concepts presented, and four worksheets (Supplementary Material) support their practical implementation.

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Fear, Anger, and Sadness

Cited by 9 publications

References 4 publications

COVID-19, climate change, and the finite pool of worry in 2019 to 2021 Twitter discussions

COVID-19, climate change, and the finite pool of worry in 2019 to 2021 Twitter discussions

Development of a Psychological Game Questionnaire

How to communicate effectively in graduate advising

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