Functions of emotions.

 Functions of emotions: From what has been discussed above, there must be no doubt in your mind that emotions are important.

But, it is also important to understand the functions of emotions, that are discussed as follows: 

Emotions prepare an individual for action: Emotions serve as a link between the situation and the individual’s reaction.

For example, if an individual is crossing a road and suddenly sees a truck coming his/her, the emotional reaction that s/he would display, that of fear which would be linked with the physiological arousal.

Emotions play a role in shaping of future behaviour of an individual: Learning takes place as a result of emotions experienced by us and thus for example, the situations that evoke negative emotions are avoided by us.

Emotions help in effective interaction with others: Emotions that are communicated via verbal and non verbal communications may help individuals to interact with each other more efficiently because emotions act as signals thus helping individuals understand what the other person is experiencing.

Future behaviour of individuals can also be predicted based on this.

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