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    Emotions are a natural part of being human that were created by Allah. They include feelings like happiness, sadness, fear, and anger. While emotions themselves are not bad, it is important to control them and channel them in a way that is approved by Allah. The document discusses the components of emotions, lists some primary emotions, and explains how Muslims can experience emotions in a balanced way and control emotions like anger through practices taught by the Prophet Muhammad.

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    Emotions are a natural part of being human that were created by Allah. They include feelings like happiness, sadness, fear, and anger. While emotions themselves are not bad, it is important to control them and channel them in a way that is approved by Allah. The document discusses the components of emotions, lists some primary emotions, and explains how Muslims can experience emotions in a balanced way and control emotions like anger through practices taught by the Prophet Muhammad.

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    Emotions: DR Aisha Hamdan College of Medicine University of Sharjah

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    Emotions

    Dr Aisha Hamdan
    College of Medicine
    University of Sharjah
    Emotions
     Imagine how life would be without the
    capacity to be happy, to laugh, to
    become angry or sad
     We would be like robots going about our
    lives without experiencing pleasure or
    distress
    Emotions
     Emotions are a bounty given to us by Allah
    ‫ض َح َك َوأَ ْب َكى‬
    ْ َ‫ َوأَنَّهُ هُ َو أ‬
     “And that it is He who makes [one] laugh
    and weep.“ an-Najm (53):43
     Allah has created within humans the ability to
    laugh and to weep
     to rejoice and to brood
     as well as the causes for each of these
    What are Emotions?
     Test from Allah
     Success based upon ability to control
    emotions
     Channel them in the direction ordained by
    Allah
     As emotions are natural, it is not expected
    that we eliminate them completely
     Moderation and balance is key
    What are Emotions?
     Affective experiences
     Internal components (i.e, subjective feeling,
    physiological states, thoughts)
     External components (i.e., facial expressions
    and behavior).
    Components of Emotion
     Physiological responses - heart rate, blood
    pressure, perspiration, and other bodily
    responses
     Subjective experience – affective or feeling tone
     Emotional expression - outward signs of what a
    person is feeling
     Facial expressions
     Behavior
    Components of Emotion

     Cognitive appraisal – assessment of


    personal meaning of circumstance
     Responses to emotion - how
    regulate, react to, and cope with
    own emotion or situation; behavior
    Primary Emotions
     Eight primary emotions (Plutchik, 2001)
     Fear
     Surprise
     Sadness
     Disgust
     Anger
     Anticipation
     Joy
     Trust
    Naturally Occurring
    Emotions
     a) joy
     b) anger
     c) interest
     d) disgust
     e) surprise
     f) sadness
     g) fear
    Fig. 12.13 Primary and mixed emotions. In
    Robert Plutchik’s model there are eight primary
    emotions, as listed in the inner areas. Adjacent
    emotions may combine to give the emotions
    listed around the perimeter. Mixtures involving
    more widely separated emotions are also
    possible. For example, fear plus anticipation
    produces anxiety. (Adapted from Plutchik, 2001.)
    Expressing Emotion
     Culturally universal expressions
    Experiencing Emotion
     Subjective Well-Being
     self-perceived happiness or
    satisfaction with life
     used along with measures of
    objective well-being
     physical and economic indicators to
    evaluate people’s quality of life
    Experiencing Emotion
     Does money buy happiness?
    Average $20,000
    per-person $19,000
    $18,000
    after-tax income
    $17,000 100% Percentage
    in 1995 dollars
    $16,000 90% describing
    $15,000 80% themselves as
    $14,000 very happy
    $13,000 70%
    Personal income
    $12,000 60%
    $11,000
    50%
    $10,000
    Percentage very happy 40%
    $9,000
    $8,000 30%
    $7,000 20%
    $6,000
    10%
    $5,000
    $4,000 0%
    1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
    Year
    Experiencing Emotions
     “Continued pleasures wear off… Pleasure
    is always contingent upon change and
    disappears with continuous satisfaction.”

     “Shortly after I realized I had plenty, I


    realized there was plenty more.”
    Experiencing Emotion
     Adaptation-Level Principle
     tendency to adapt to certain conditions after
    continual exposure
     brightness of lights
     volume of sound
     level of income
     when on way to becoming happy – tend to
    adapt and adjust our expectations by setting
    new goals
     Makes happiness somewhat elusive
    Experiencing Emotion
     Relative Deprivation Principle
     If compare ourselves to those who are better
    off – creates envy and discontentment
     If compare ourselves to those who are worse
    off -
     help us feel happier and more content
     think of how much worse things really could be
    Experiencing Emotion
     Relative Deprivation Principle
     The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon
    him) said, "If anyone of you looked at a
    person who was made superior to him in
    property and (in good) appearance, then he
    should also look at the one who is inferior to
    him, and to whom he has been made
    superior."
    Al-Bukhari
    Happiness is...
    Researchers Have Found That However, Happiness Seems Not Much
    Happy People Tend to Related to Other Factors, Such as

    Have high self-esteem Age


    (in individualistic countries)

    Be optimistic, outgoing, and agreeable Gender (women are more often


    depressed, but also more often joyful)

    Have close friendships or a satisfying Education levels


    marriage

    Have work and leisure that engage Parenthood (having children or not)
    their skills

    Have a meaningful religious faith Physical attractiveness

    Sleep well and exercise


    Balancing Emotions
     Emotions should be for the sake of Allah
     Should not have more love, fear or hope
    in anyone or anything more than Allah
     Love, fear and hope in Allah should be
    balanced
    Balancing Emotions
     Love Allah for blessings He has bestowed
    upon us
     Fear His punishment and wrath due to our
    sins
     Have hope that our good deeds will be
    accepted and that Allah will accept our
    repentance and forgive our sins
    Controlling Emotions
     Anger can be sake of Allah
     Anger is a natural emotional, but needs to
    be controlled
    َ ِ‫ين ْال َغ ْيظَ َو ْال َعاف‬
    ‫ين‬ َ ‫ ِم‬C‫ضرَّاء َو ْال َكا ِظ‬َّ ‫ون فِي ال َّسرَّاء َوال‬ َ ‫ الَّ ِذ‬
    َ ُ‫ين يُنفِق‬
    َ ِ‫اس َوهّللا ُ يُ ِحبُّ ْال ُم ْح ِسن‬
    ‫ين‬ ِ َّ‫َع ِن الن‬
     "Who spend [in the cause of Allah] during ease
    and hardship and who restrain anger and who
    pardon the people – and Allah loves the doers of
    good."
    Ali Imran 3:134
    Controlling Emotions
     The Prophet (pbuh) passed by some people
    who were wrestling. He asked, “What is this?”
    They said, “So-and-so is the strongest, he can
    beat anybody.” The Prophet (pbuh) said, “Shall
    I not tell you who is even stronger than him?
    The man who, when he is mistreated by
    another, controls his anger, has defeated his
    own shaytaan and the shaytaan of the one who
    made him angry.”
    al-Bazzaar
    Methods to Control Anger

     Seek refuge in Allah


     Make ablution (wudu’)
     Keep silent
     Change position
     Remember reward for controlling anger

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