egoldstein,
Thanks! It is tempting to skip ahead, but then i would be missing relevant parts like this:
"2.4.6 Emotional allostasis
It is well established that physical and cognitive changes occur in response to stressors (real,
anticipated, and imaginary), but literature on the emotional response to stressors is less
comprehensive. If, however, evolution has ensured that, when faced with a physical threat, you
become stronger and more alert – that your senses sharpen and your cognitive faculties are enhanced
– then it is plausible, if not likely, that evolution would also have ensured that you are able to cope
emotionally with a stressor. If it is not your physical wellbeing, but your sense of self-worth that is
threatened, then it would be useful if your brain produced something (or, as per allostatic theory,
some things) which countered that threat to self-esteem. If a situation made you feel intimidated, it
would be useful if your brain produced something which made you feel bold; if a situation made you
feel inferior, it woud be useful if your brain produced something to make you feel superior; if a
situation made you feel guilty, it would be useful if your brain produced something which made you
feel unashamed; if you were made to feel self-conscious, it would be useful if your brain produced
something which made you feel self-assured; and if a situation that required immediate action made
you feel unsure, then it would be useful if your brain produced something that made you decisive."
I think i can see where this is going. It would explain a lot. I could see how Landmark changed my former friend. Here it is saying that it is a physical response from the brain. When i saw it, my perception was just that Landmark had adversely affected her character.
A couple of the changes i saw in her were that she would lie, when she had previously been honest, and she suddenly couldn't comprehend the word, "No."
Thanks! It is tempting to skip ahead, but then i would be missing relevant parts like this:
"2.4.6 Emotional allostasis
It is well established that physical and cognitive changes occur in response to stressors (real,
anticipated, and imaginary), but literature on the emotional response to stressors is less
comprehensive. If, however, evolution has ensured that, when faced with a physical threat, you
become stronger and more alert – that your senses sharpen and your cognitive faculties are enhanced
– then it is plausible, if not likely, that evolution would also have ensured that you are able to cope
emotionally with a stressor. If it is not your physical wellbeing, but your sense of self-worth that is
threatened, then it would be useful if your brain produced something (or, as per allostatic theory,
some things) which countered that threat to self-esteem. If a situation made you feel intimidated, it
would be useful if your brain produced something which made you feel bold; if a situation made you
feel inferior, it woud be useful if your brain produced something to make you feel superior; if a
situation made you feel guilty, it would be useful if your brain produced something which made you
feel unashamed; if you were made to feel self-conscious, it would be useful if your brain produced
something which made you feel self-assured; and if a situation that required immediate action made
you feel unsure, then it would be useful if your brain produced something that made you decisive."
I think i can see where this is going. It would explain a lot. I could see how Landmark changed my former friend. Here it is saying that it is a physical response from the brain. When i saw it, my perception was just that Landmark had adversely affected her character.
A couple of the changes i saw in her were that she would lie, when she had previously been honest, and she suddenly couldn't comprehend the word, "No."
