

It is impossible to imagine life without emotion. Give examples of the role and function of emotion in each of the three areas described.Understand the functions and meanings of emotion in three areas of life: the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and social–cultural.Gain an appreciation of the importance of emotion in human life.All in all we will see that emotions are a crucially important aspect of our psychological composition, having meaning and function to each of us individually, to our relationships with others in groups, and to our societies as a whole. The section on the intrapersonal functions of emotion describes the roles that emotions play within each of us individually the section on the interpersonal functions of emotion describes the meanings of emotions to our relationships with others and the section on the social and cultural functions of emotion describes the roles and meanings that emotions have to the maintenance and effective functioning of our societies and cultures at large. This module describes those functions, dividing the discussion into three areas: the intrapersonal, the interpersonal, and the social and cultural functions of emotions. Functions of EmotionsBy Hyisung Hwang and David MatsumotoĮmotions play a crucial role in our lives because they have important functions.
