We will tell about the emotive personality type, as well as give it feature and recommend emotional containment techniques.
In addition, we describe the differences in emotional and emotive communication.
Emotive - what is it in psychology: definition
Emotivity - the property of character, when the events occurring around evoke excessively strong and stable emotions.
At the same time, unlike the choleric temperament, where emotions are pronounced, emotiveness also implies the long-term preservation of these emotions.
The man with the emotive psycho extremely sensitive perceives any incident in life.
Emotive psychotype: description
Personality with emotive accentuation of character reacts sharply on life events, both positive and negative.
In this case, the pole does not matter - both joy and sadness, the emotive type is experiencing vividly, emotionally.
One of the main distinguishing features of emotivity - sincerity. When emotive experiences emotions, they instantly reflect on his face. Emotives have mobile facial expressions and very clearly express mood through emotions.
Emotiveness is peculiar humanity.
People with a similar psychotype are distinguished by moral behavior, observance of moral norms, and a peaceful attitude towards the world around them.
Differ conflict freeSince in difficult situations they are trying to find a common language, smooth out sharp corners.
At the same time, emotive people in any team are set up for good quiet communication, since they themselves are internally difficult to endure conflicts. And because they are trying to make the environment kinder, more peaceful.
As already mentioned, for the emotive type of personality characteristic emotionality. But do not confuse it with the choleric or hysterical emotionality. Emotive does not always express emotions directly.
The point is in the reaction to the event - it is always deeply felt for sensitive emotions. But at the same time, a person can keep emotions in himself and not speak out about his feelings and thoughts.
Emotive radical - a person whose emotiveness is especially clearly seen in the character.
The person is different emotionality, susceptibility, developed empathy (the ability to put oneself in the place of another person, to feel the feelings and feelings of the interlocutor on himself).
Emotive radical is often soft in communication, benevolent, sincere in the manifestation of altruism.
Of people with a similar character, creative professionals (writers, actors, musicians, directors).
But they are not recommended to go into areas related to leadership, management and making tough decisions (business, politics, management, army, police).
Separately isolated emotionally labile personality type. They have people with a rapidly changing mood or emotional background. In the span of one day, they may experience both overpowering joy and deep apathy.
Such individuals very easily enter into a depressive state from the simplest problems. The fact is that if to other people the tasks seem simply solvable, then the emotive factors tend to experience the very appearance of the problem as fully as possible.
Therefore, they are different vulnerability, sensitivity, the ability to express emotions on minor occasions, impressionability (they may burst into tears after watching a dramatic film or reading a sad story).
Emotionality and emotionality in communication
If the word “emotive” means “sensitive, deeply experienced” in the context of the characterization of a personality type, in the context of the theory of communication, emotiveness has a different meaning.
When communicating, a person displays two types of emotions - direct and planned. In other words, natural and deliberate.
When a person sincerely reacts to a situation when his reaction is natural - it's about emotionality ("Emotions for yourself"). When a person wants to achieve a certain result from the interlocutor, he models the emotion consciously - this is emotiveness in the context of communication.
Classic example - how Russians smile and like Americans. We smile, if the joke or the situation sincerely makes us laugh (emotionality manifests itself). For Americans, a smile is a gesture that shows goodwill, a mood for positive (emotiveness is manifested).
Emotive type of response in communication - means consciously reproducing emotions in order to achieve a certain effect from the interlocutor.
For example, a person makes an offended person not because he was touched by the words of another (it would be an emotional response), but because he wants an apology, to attract attention to himself, to suffer. Most often emotive type of response expressed in manipulators and energy vampires.
Recommendations for this type of character accentuation
Having an emotive psychotype, may inconvenience.
After all, not all events occurring around are equally important and far from all it’s worth worrying about.
But for a person with emotive accentuation, this is hard - he is able to feel everything at the depth of emotions.
There are several recommendations for overcoming life difficulties and simplifying experiences.
- Past successes and achievements. Often, emotive issues worry about self-doubt, shyness, excessive modesty. Some people think that they are “unworthy” of something or “not pulled”.
In such a situation, an effective method of raising confidence and self-esteem is the recording of previous successes and achievements. It is best to fix them not in the head, but on paper.
Such a “track record” helps in difficult situations, with apathy or depression. A person sees real confirmation of past accomplishments and his belief in himself is growing.
- Comfortable atmosphere. It is useful to remember not only about success in your career and affairs, but also about a stable emotional state. If an emotive experiences strong feelings inside, it is important for him to mentally immerse himself in the place where, in reality, he experiences peace and comfort (for example, his own room, a summer house, or a trip in a car). Gradually, emotions smooth out.
Another similar method is to remember a joyful event (wedding, birthday, promotion, etc.). As an emotive easily enters a new emotional state, such memories are good as ways of getting rid of current negative emotions. - Emancipation in communication. People with emotive accentuation are often in contact with a couple or three people. Their social circle is not so wide that it sometimes becomes a problem. On the one hand, a small number of friends is good, since in this way it is possible to establish a better connection and strengthen friendship. On the other hand, over time, a person’s communication skills deteriorate. It becomes difficult for him to make contact, to select the right words. And such an experiment, how to approach and speak to a stranger on the street, is generally fearsome.
Therefore, gradually it is necessary to go out of the comfort zone and meet new people.
First level - find new comrades among like-minded people. For example, a person goes to a gym - you can communicate there. Any place will fit where people with similar interests are located. Second level, when communication does not cause discomfort, to meet in public places (street, public transport, queues). So the skill of communication will gradually develop and, after a while, the emotive can easily support any conversation.
- Self-irony. Emotive personalities tend to take everything to heart, including jokes about themselves. They are offended, withdraw into themselves. As a result, the mocker only accelerates harder and teasing him emotionally over and over again. Here, to a certain extent, it is important to remember about the border. With self-irony, there is no need to overdo it - otherwise a person will make himself ridiculous, without self-esteem. But you should not be offended by every attack. Therefore, the best option is to joke back. At the same time try not to answer viciously, but in a friendly format.
Another similar method is to remember a joyful event (wedding, birthday, promotion, etc.). As an emotive easily enters a new emotional state, such memories are good as ways of getting rid of current negative emotions.
Rational emotive psychotherapy
The creator of rational emotive therapy is Albert Ellis.
The foundation of his theory is based on the fact that not only the event itself is important, but also how a person evaluates it. And it is with this assessment and need to work.
Ellis talked about 2 kinds of cognitions: descriptive and evaluative. In other words, about their objective and subjective perception. Descriptive cognitive - objective information coming from the outside world. Information as it is.
And evaluative cognitions are a look, an attitude of a person to the information received.
Ellis saw the cause of mental disorders and neurosis in unrealistic assessment of reality by a person.
When a person can not impartially consider what is happening. A person has certain beliefs, attitudes, principles. And if they are divorced from reality, then a person eventually forms a neurosis (expectations do not correspond to reality).
Therefore, one of the main goals of RET is work on changing rigid, irrational representations.
Ellis introduced an effective and efficient method: "ABC-scheme". Its advantage is that a person can work on himself independently, by keeping a diary.
The essence of the "ABC-scheme" - there is the event itself, its perception by the person, the formation of opinions about the event, the analysis of this opinion (why the person perceived that way) and the awareness of the findings.
With the help of the scheme, a person can analyze why he reacts so and not otherwise. And subsequently can correct your stereotypical response to a more rationalcloser to reality.
According to Ellis: rationally emotive therapy should work with softening attitudes about the world, developing the ability to soberly evaluate the events and avoid excessive self-digging (excessive reflection, self-incrimination leading to depression and stopping in the way of achieving goals).
Emotive component in the character makes a person extremely sensitive, vividly experiencing what is happening around.
Of course, eradicating this means fighting with one’s own nature, which in itself can lead to neuroses and complexes.
Need to be able to control your emotionality and use it in the right way. Thanks to the developed sensual sphere, emotives can convey subtle shades of emotions in artistic form.
There are many talented psychologists, creative people (artists, designers, writers), literary / film critics among emotives.
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