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TESMIA SHAFIQ

INTERPERSONAL SKILL

TASK

HOW INTERPERSONAL SKILLS TRIGGER FOUR KINDS OF

EMOTIONS?

Emotions are either knowingly or unknowingly portray what we feel inside to

those around us proves clearly that emotions are personal. They are also
interpersonal in nature according to the fact that a display of emotions by
another person most often triggers a chain reaction from others. In any
interpersonal relationship, emotions are central, and understanding what
influences and cause emotions leads to better response to others’ display of
emotions and our own emotions. People cannot relate with others without
involving their emotions in the process, because emotions influence the kind of
interpersonal relationships that people have with each other. Emotions are
often internally experienced through physiological changes such as increased
heart rate, a tense stomach, or a cold chill. These physiological reactions may
not be noticeable by others and are therefore intrapersonal unless we exhibit
some change in behavior that clues others into our internal state or we verbally
or nonverbally communicate our internal state. Sometimes our behavior is
voluntary _we ignore someone, which may indicate and when someone makes
an offensive comment we are angry with them—or involuntary—when
someone criticizes my style, design, or approach and we avoid eye contact
while talking because we are nervous. When we hear a joke, we laugh_ this is a
behavioral reaction.  Some emotions are processed by a different part of the
brain that requires higher order thinking; therefore, they are not reflexive.
These emotions are love, guilt, shame, embarrassment, pride, envy, and
jealousy. Since these emotions require more processing, they are more easily
influenced by thoughts and can be managed. However emotions also influence
how a person relates with others in terms of work and socially.