#Theory of Emotional Development

[jayninjago]

We as a community give skybound too much hate when prime empire is literally there and just plain ass

[catboygirljoker]

i keep worrying that im flattening xigbar, smoothing his edges, by headcanoning/theorizing that he cared about roxas and xion to some extent—a view of him that not everybody shares—but 1. it doesnt come from nowhere, it's based in the text, and 2. it would absolutely reflect less poorly on him if he didn't care about them at all, rather than if he cared about them but let all that shit happen to them anyway despite having the power to stop it

[melljam]

so i dont really believe in the theory that goo is another one of gapryong kims sons but

if that does turn out to be the case …

could you imagine how upset samuel would be lol

suddenly everyone important to his life is gapryong kims son, except for himself

jake, the one guy in his life who he managed to get truly close to and form an equal friendship with, is not only gaps son but also hates the fact that he is gaps son, so samuel just had to end their friendship and must refuse to reconnect with him

goo, the guy who was actually impressed by him and took him in after he lost the chance to get guns approval, is also gaps son and seems pretty indifferent about it, which must feel pretty insulting since thats the one thing samuel has wanted most (aside from guns approval, which jake and goo both also have)

and even though samuel hasnt met gitae yet …,.. if he shows up to work with goo, and by proxy, samuel, then that is yet another guy involved in his life who is coincidentally gaps son for some godforsaken reason!!!

[popsicle-stick]

foolish though it may be i am once again thinking a lot about self-sacrificial character arcs resulting in memory loss.........bring out the gin

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

trying to imagine what a Welcome Home ending would look like (which is extremely stupid lmao considering we dont know shit about jack yet), and it's just... huh.

i doubt it's going to take the "the puppets are turned into humans and they join the real world" route (and if it does, then cool! that'd be sick as fuck!), so what would a happy ending look like for them? would they get a little sanctuary to live freely in? is there a secret world of living puppets out there somewhere?

what if its a tragic ending? the puppets either are repurposed for a new show, or stripped of their Awareness, or become inanimate objects - normal puppets? what if they just straight up fade away?

or a bittersweet ending? they renew the show in order to stay alive and together, but they're forced to return to their old lives & routines? or it's ambiguous and we don't actually see what happens after a certain point - where the ending for the audience comes before the puppet's real endgame; it's not for us to see/know, they get an unobserved close to the story.

its simultaneously fascinating and distressing to think about.

[safflowerseason]

a fun game to play watching succession is how much the makeup artists choose to fill in sarah snook's eyebrows

[fractal-unfoldment]

Shame only complicates the grieving process. It's one more way in which you turn against yourself. When you attempt to disown, deny, or suppress feelings, you deny yourself the opportunity to better understand yourself emotionally. Burying your feelings delays resolving them within your current or future relationships.

Susan Anderson, The Journey from Abandonment to Healing

[coolnonsenseworld]

Okay but what if the Lions also had cuddlers?? Big Red robot needs some cuddles

Big question........ do lions have emotions? Like when they waited all those years to be found, did they miss each other??? Did they get bored? Hopeless? Did they grieve their previous paladins? Did they talk to themselves and parts of souls closed within them? Because hell yeah that could totally make a hoard of Cuddlers

[omegaphilosophia]

Exploring Empathy: Theories and Insights into Understanding Others

Empathy is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon, and there are several theories and models that attempt to explain it from different perspectives. Here are some prominent theories on empathy:

Theory of Mind (ToM) or Mentalizing Theory: This theory suggests that empathy involves the ability to understand and attribute mental states (thoughts, beliefs, emotions) to oneself and others. Empathy is seen as the result of recognizing that others have distinct minds and experiences. This theory is often associated with the development of perspective-taking and recognizing the intentions and emotions of others.

Simulation Theory: Simulation theory proposes that empathy occurs when individuals simulate or mentally reenact the experiences of others within their own minds. In other words, we "put ourselves in someone else's shoes" by recreating their emotional and cognitive states within ourselves. This theory suggests that empathy relies on our capacity to mimic the emotional and mental experiences of others.

Affective and Cognitive Empathy: Some theorists distinguish between affective empathy (emotional sharing or feeling what another person feels) and cognitive empathy (understanding or recognizing another person's emotions without necessarily sharing them). This distinction helps explain why individuals may understand another's perspective without necessarily experiencing the same emotions.

Mirror Neuron System: This neuroscientific theory suggests that empathy is linked to mirror neurons in the brain. Mirror neurons fire when an individual performs an action or observes another person performing the same action. Some researchers argue that mirror neurons play a crucial role in understanding and imitating the emotional and motor experiences of others, contributing to empathy.

Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis: This theory, primarily associated with social psychology, suggests that empathy can lead to altruistic behaviors. According to this view, when individuals feel empathy for someone in need, they are more likely to help that person, even at a cost to themselves. It posits that empathy can be a motivator for selfless acts.

Empathy as a Moral Emotion: Some philosophical and psychological theories view empathy as a fundamental moral emotion. Empathy is believed to enable individuals to recognize and respond to the suffering and needs of others. This perspective is often associated with care ethics and argues that empathy should guide moral decision-making.

Developmental Perspective: Developmental psychologists study how empathy develops in children. Theories of empathy development emphasize the role of socialization, parenting, and cognitive development in the acquisition of empathetic skills.

Empathy in Intergroup Relations: Some theories focus on empathy's role in reducing prejudice and improving intergroup relations. Contact theory, for example, suggests that empathy and positive interactions between different social groups can reduce prejudice and foster empathy.

Limits of Empathy: Philosophers and psychologists also explore the limitations of empathy, such as empathy fatigue, empathy bias (empathizing more with those similar to oneself), and how empathy may be influenced by cultural and social factors.

These theories provide different perspectives on how empathy works, its cognitive and emotional components, and its implications for human behavior, morality, and social interactions. Empathy is a rich and evolving topic in psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, and related fields, and these theories contribute to a deeper understanding of this important human capacity.

[justafriendofxanders]

i hate clowning on tv writers because i do think it would be healthier and more sustainable if we didn't treat ~art~ as this extra special thing beyond the realm of mortal labor laws and instead thought of it is as a job where you sometimes have bad days and sometimes have good days, but either way you don't deserve to be yelled at by your boss (or, dare i say, randos online) for the quality of your work. god knows how i would feel if some teen on tumblr was psychoanalyzing a random podcast interview i did five years ago to explain why i turned in a shitty work project one week.

BUT that being said i did absorb that tv show into my soul. and i don't know how to reconcile those things.

[the-sill-of-all-sills]

JJK Chapter 77: I am... Confused?

[nicholasandriani]

Beyond Survival: Music, Cybertext, and Paratext in “The Last of Us. A Three-Part Series In a world teetering on the brink of collapse, Less than a decade ago, you might have envisioned the iconic voice of Don LaFontaine echoing in your mind upon reading such an introduction. Now, as these realities seem inevitable, we’ve lost our sense of what’s purely fictional. The Last of Us” emerges not…

[torgawl]

fontaine and furina having this theatrical motif around them has always felt intentional. the way furina was characterised in the first two patches almost being the personification of the ostentacious nature of european, and more precisely, the french monarchy has always come across as aforethought. the same way furina was presented as not having her nation's sympathy and indulging in her own pleasures is very akin to marie antoinette, as we all probably know (and this makes even more sense now knowing she has a similar fate of being sentenced to death by the guillotine, which we can almost infer is also related to treason by acting against the security of the "french state" or genshin's version of it: fontaine). now, to make my point i want to quote a few characters and expand a little on what i have interpreted of them.

let's start with lyney who is introduced and has a bit of a monologue on magic in the teaser for fontaine.

"the essence of magic is getting people to believe a lie. and the most important part of this is what people see."

lyney tells us, the viewer, the interpretation of a lie depends enterily on what you see and how you see it. doesn't this resonate perfectly with the title for fontaine's last archon quest and the theme that was presented to us all the way back to toy teyvat's teaser narrated by dainsleif, "masquerade of the guilty"?

"people don't realize how much they expect their eyes to tell them the truth. but it's not real it's all a show. and every part of the show is carefully controlled. controlled how? by choosing the right time, the right place and the right people."

i pointed out how lyney talks to us as the viewers because i think we're very quick to exclude ourselves from being seen as a character. it's easy to infer that a major plan is taking place thinking of one character (or a group of characters) fooling the others. but i always thought it was curious the way these things and the emphasis on being part of a play was pointed to us (you and me, if that makes sense) like we were going to be the ones fed a lie so that the curtain could fall eventually at the end. you know what's curious about this specific lyney quote? how the camera pans to clorinde and neuvillette as we heard the words "the right people". specially after seeing the trailer for the last part of the archon quest, having neuvillette aknowledge he now knows his role and hearing furina say at the end she hopes he enjoyed his part in the play ties perfectly with this.

"but keep your eyes peeled, and you might be able to turns thing to your advantage."

weather you think of yourself as the viewer or not, this phrase feels like a presage for what the future might look like.

after lyney's monologue, arlecchino chimes in and the conversation stirs a little.

"in a nutshell, magic is what you see with your own two eyes. very fun, but it's not enough."

she seems to be indicating that having a trick inst enough, that making people believe the lie is what makes the show. this trick has to be so perfect and believable that it's impossible to see through which she then compliments with:

"let me make something clear. you think of yourselves as magicians. but when you're on the stage, you're first and foremost actors. good actors hone their craft to mesmerize the whole crowd."

arlecchino makes a distinction between magicians and actors and, this way, the narrative of being part of a play is introduced once again. which makes me think of her hand creeping out from behind furina in one of the posters for the next update. so it has me wondering what her part of the play may be. seeing arlecchino characterised as a wolf in sheep's clothing and someone who would betray the tsaritsa in a heartbeat almost makes me wish for that to be the case. but i also wonder if she is doing something in exchange for the hydro gnosis. theories apart, she's definitely weaving her threads in there somehow.

i could skip the next part since we already know the furina we meet is but a superficial layer of who furina actually is and her role as the hydro archon. but the way she is introduced in the fontaine teaser really ties with everything mentioned in this post, making it clear she's the main character in the play.

"ugh boring! why do I even bother? when are we going to finally see a real twist for once?"

she's described by dainsleif in the teyvat teaser as someone who "lives for the spectacle of the courtroom" as we all have seen through the first patches. it also correlates to the whole theme of justice as entertainment which many people have expanded upon. she asks to see "a real twist" and who better to do that if not the queen of flamboyance herself?

i wanted to point all of this out because, since the beginning, i think it's been obvious furina as a character was always implied to have people change their view on her. not only by other characters but also us, who are part of this big play by following fontaine's story. this was highlighted by the sheer difference in the way traveller is treated or used in fontaine compared to other regions, having other characters play the big important moments as if we were side characters (loss of protagonism), and the ammount of control we are given over (our influence in court and our role as a lawyer, for example). this change in opinion furina was fated to have has always beem hinted to be triggered by some sort of sacrifice. being so influenced by marie antoinette, having furina turn into a scapegoat or a martyr and getting people's respect after death (either real or metaphorical) feels to fit the narrative. this is why players not liking furina has never really bothered me. i believe furina was not characterised - when she was introduced to us - to be liked, quite the opposite. it was faux, a way to manipulate our own perception and opinion on her. i think part of our "role" was to be tricked, much like what we are hinted at throughout the narrative.

[videogamelover99]

You know, after watching Emotion a second time, I'm starting to think Marinette knows who Chat Noir is.

[dominijoyce]

Okay so I had a discussion with my friend and turns out traits I associate with certain colors is way different than his and also did some googling and it turns out "general color meanings" vary greatly from mine.

Wanna check, reblog and tell me in tags what meanings do you associate with these colors: red, blue, yellow, purple, pink, yellow, green, orange, brown.

Feel free to add tags for more colors or omit some colors, no pressure.

You can even go wild and tell me what meaning you associate with certain saturations and brightness cause I sure as hell do have special meanings for those.

I'm just curious.

[hauntedselves]

Can childhood dissociation from emotions cause emotion bases alters (with their own names/personality traits that align with the emotion?)

Dissociation doesn't cause alters, trauma does.

Quote from the ISSTD Guidelines for Treating DID:

"Severe and prolonged traumatic experiences can lead to the development of discrete, personified behavioral states (i.e., rudimentary alternate identities) in the child, which has the effect of encapsulating intolerable traumatic memories, affects, sensations, beliefs, or behaviors and mitigating their effects on the child’s overall development."

So if you dissociated because of trauma, and part of that was denying/repressing your emotions, yes you could have alters that hold emotions.