Emotional Ignorance: Lost and found in the science of emotion

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Humphrey N. M. (2021). Racialized Emotional Labor: An Unseen Burden in the Public Sector. Adm. Soc. 00953997211037583. 10.1177/00953997211037583 To dismiss the idea that underpins self-help — that one might at points stand in urgent need of solace and emotional education — seems an austerely perverse prejudice. Art by Corinna Luyken from My Heart— an emotional intelligence primer in the form of an uncommonly tender illustrated poem.

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There is no dichotomous divide between rational and irrational, emotionless and emotional, in the brain, neither anatomically nor functionally. Understanding emotions and the broader role they play is crucial to an accurate and scientific understanding of how we think.

Some reading this may get angry about this notion. Which is ironic, if nothing else. Scientists have emotions, and ignoring this is unhelpful And it’s not just in the reproductive sense: evidence suggests smell was the first sense to evolve at all. Consider the nature of the earliest life forms – tiny complex bundles of chemicals, in a complex chemical environment. That’s essentially what smell is – information relayed to your brain about the chemicals in your environment. Fereday J., Muir-Cochrane E. (2006). Demonstrating Rigor Using Thematic Analysis: A Hybrid Approach of Inductive and Deductive Coding and Theme Development. Int. J. Qual. Methods 5 ( 1), 80–92. 10.1177/160940690600500107

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No, you do not dare to talk about it in Sweden. Absolutely not. One must absolutely not mention the word racism or comment on something … you know, racist. You have to find other ways of talking about it. However, when you look closer at what the data says about the true nature of emotions, it could be argued that this approach is at best misguided, and in some cases actively counterproductive. For several reasons. Particularly where psychology is concerned. Greater understanding of emotions can lead to better science If you wish to cancel your booking, you must let us know 24 hours before the start of the event. Eventbrite bookings The emotionally intelligent person knows that love is a skill, not a feeling, and will require trust, vulnerability, generosity, humor, sexual understanding, and selective resignation. The emotionally intelligent person awards themselves the time to determine what gives their working life meaning and has the confidence and tenacity to try to find an accommodation between their inner priorities and the demands of the world. The emotionally intelligent person knows how to hope and be grateful, while remaining steadfast before the essentially tragic structure of existence. The emotionally intelligent person knows that they will only ever be mentally healthy in a few areas and at certain moments, but is committed to fathoming their inadequacies and warning others of them in good time, with apology and charm… There are few catastrophes, in our own lives or in those of nations, that do not ultimately have their origins in emotional ignorance.Second, there are moral dimensions to ignorance. Some philosophers have argued that certain moral virtues, such as modesty, entail ignorance. Ignorance can be a moral excuse. And the fact that ignorance itself sometimes excuses one for one’s ignorance leads to the so-called tracing problem (see §4 below). Emotions' chemical reactions happen so fast in our brains that even current technology fails to accurately detect them. The more aware we are of our emotions, the more we can moderate and control their effects and influence on ourselves.

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But the underlying reason you go to all this cognitive effort is because you want to enjoy eating. You desire to avoid the discomfort of hunger, and experience the pleasure of quality food. And these drives operate in the emotional sphere. From a purely logical perspective, if food is just a biological necessity, we’d only ever eat the closest and cheapest foodstuffs that meet our needs. But few people actually do that. Third, the concept of ignorance plays a significant role both in criminal and civil law and, as a result of that, in the philosophy of law. Ignorance can provide a legal exculpation: because one was ignorant, one did not commit a crime in the first place. Ignorance can be a legal excuse: one did commit a crime, but one is not guilty for it because one was ignorant. And ignorance can count as an inculpation: one is culpable for committing a crime because of one’s ignorance.

Proctor R. N., Schiebinger L. (2008). Agnotology: The Making and Unmaking of Ignorance. Redwood City, CA: Stanford University Press. [ Google Scholar] I think, there does not exist that kind of space. And I think a lot of people of color … or healthcare staff are traumatized by these situations. And they just keep going, because yeah … I mean, you can ask probably every person of color, who work with patients. I mean, it would be absolutely surprising for me, if any of them going through a racist situation that does not really affect them. But some of them…. they came to the conclusion that: “Okay, if no one cares, I will as well not care.” And that makes the problem very normalized. I think there is a lot of ignorance among many people who work with healthcare about racism and how they deal with it. Unfortunately, that even includes people of color, because we have like we have been brainwashed somehow Because every time, we are reminded during all the years of education that the patient comes first. And you have to be understanding and supporting, which is a part of being a doctor. And if something happens, and the patients say anything, you should never take it personally. You could just imagine they have a bad day. But it feels like a way to normalize a certain behavior of patients or actually stop paying attention to the problem of racism that happens on a daily basis. It can be challenging to communicate with an emotionally immature person. They may not be able to respond positively or control their emotions during a conversation. You have to be calm, composed, and well aware of the possible response from them. Try to understand their feelings and be patient and compassionate.