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#1 :: February 12th, 2011 @ 11:36 PM

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This is something I've been thinking about for a long time.
Emotions.
Everyone has a different spectrum of emotion.
Some people are very calm, some very loud, anxious.
Some people won't open their mouth while others will explode into a rage or even physically harm.
Some people are very warm and approachable,others distand and cold. Some people are extremely sexual and romantic. Some people would rather work.

And I understand everyone is different-but I'm asking what gives people their certain emotional capacity..

Is it genetics? Is it ingrained? Were we taught? Is it fate(religious)?

Id like to see what you think.

#2 :: February 12th, 2011 @ 11:41 PM

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@SHYKITTEN Well my personal belief is it has to do with your upbringing. For example I blame the way my mother treated me for how scared I am of everything, how I'm practically incapable of having a relationship, and I'm very scared, shy and quiet around people I just met. It used to be worse, I used to freeze up anytime someone wanted a hug from me, and would pretty much keep as far away as I could from anyone. However if I hadn't been mistreated my entire childhood by my mom, and had a compassionate and loving person in my life my first 16 years, maybe I'd also be friendly, social, confident, and compassionate.

But how is one supposed to know how to be loving when they've never been loved?
Sorry I'm not trying to whine or anything, but it is an honest question.
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#3 :: February 14th, 2011 @ 12:42 AM

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Well I sort of agree with @Magical
I believe that we grow and our memories and experiences determine our level of emotions and how we act around different people. We all have different memories and that is what makes us all different.

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#4 :: February 15th, 2011 @ 11:36 PM

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This question is an extremely big one. Basically you're asking 'why anything' when it comes to people's normal behavior. As in normal I mean what's normal for them/what they gravitate towards. There's a lot of debate over nature vs nature on various narrowed down issues.

Sometimes people are generally distant or affectionate based on how they were treated by family/a majority of their life, and how others have reacted to them being either affectionate or distant. A person who grows up in an affectionate household, where there's a lot of touching and compliments, and it's all considered quite easy and normal, will be that way.

In the case of quiet people as opposed to loud people, there's a lot of talk about people being genetically wired for one over the other.

And it goes on, but I'm gonna leave it at that.

#5 :: February 19th, 2011 @ 12:01 AM

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@ I've thought about this too. Personally, I really dont know what from my upbringing has changed me. I know being sexually abused has changed me, although i dislike to look at the aspects of it. But then again I know others who arent affected whatsoever by their upbringing, and others who revert back to the same negative behaviours their upbringing projected unto them...a hard, hard thing to look at. The last thing you said is true, and I didnt think you were whining at all. Loving to me always seemed like something thats inside of everyone and its just brought out as a response, even though I also think that NOT being loved can make it hard to do so.

@ I think this plays a part but as Vivid said its many different things..The trial and errors we have and reactions,thoughts,sights, etc. all have to do with the way we are.

@Vivid Yeah, I know. It seems as though the majority of people believe its upbringing and whatnot,but ive known people from so many different backgrounds whove turned out differently. To understand someone I usually look at their home,upbringing,parents(genetically), general environment,people they surround themselves with...but ive also considered astrology. Im not talking about the sun sign, but the whole birth chart in general really reflects on a persons life experiences and personalities as a whole..
mhm, and alright, thank you anyways.

#6 :: February 19th, 2011 @ 12:05 AM

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@shykitten Well what you said about people who aren't effected by their upbringing, i think that really depends on how they were raised, but for example for people with a terrible childhood, we all cope with it in different ways. Some keep it bottled in which does more harm than good, some have had serious obvious effects on their emotions, others have blocked it out, etc etc. But I think with those who have had good childhoods and loving parents, it's hard to say that that DOESN'T effect them, I just think their upbringing had positive effects on their emotions.
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#7 :: February 19th, 2011 @ 2:48 AM

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I think it's part genetics and part environment/upbringing. I have my dad's horrid short temper and anger issues, but they way I was raised I turned out shy and don't blow up in public or around people, I'll blow up in privacy. Actually I don't explode, I tend to implode, if that makes sense. Growing up as an only child I developed a social anxiety, and my dad has one too but his acts differently than mine because he was raised different. I was raised well with loving parents, but their genetics have kind of skewed my emotions and behaviors. If that makes sense, it just sounds weird in my head...^-^

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#8 :: April 3rd, 2011 @ 7:14 PM

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purely environmental, people can be all happy and cheery then there spouse dies or something and then they become very distant and cold
people who rage a lot were raised in an environment that permits them to rage out loud or abusively

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#9 :: April 5th, 2011 @ 9:52 PM

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It depends what perspective you look at it from.

Genetics lay the basis for the personality, for instance, if having little serotonin in your family is a constant thing, likely you'll inherit that and thus be more predisposed to 'sadder' feelings. The chemicals in your brain undoubtedly lead you to having more predisposition to certain emotions, but environment pushes those emotions to show.

It's a mix of things I feel.

There's evidence for both environment and genetics, it would be a bit ignorant to ignore either.

#10 :: November 9th, 2011 @ 1:01 PM

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@liqeur I believe it is a combination of everything. Your natural inclinations affect how you take your upbringing as well as your environment, and your environment and upbringing affects your natural inclinations, I believe. There is no easy answer, no general generic result for this kind of question.

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#11 :: November 9th, 2011 @ 3:44 PM

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Its a combinations of nature and nurture, much like IQ. Our genetics predispose us, and our environment does the rest.

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#12 :: November 23rd, 2011 @ 12:51 PM

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I'm just finishing up my undergrad in psych at the moment, so I'm likely off-base and just making assumptions based on what I've read and inferences I've drawn from it. I've never seen this specific question addressed, so I could be off-base.

As far as I can tell, there is a range of "normal" that everyone experiences. People just express their emotions differently and rely on varying defense mechanisms, which can exacerbate or help a bad mood. That is what accounts for affect looking differently across people when it is in fact similar or the same. People just react to events differently.

However, there are certain disorders (mostly personality disorders, which in and of themselves are dysfunctions of basic cognitive functions such as defense mechanisms) that tend to be characterized by flattened or inappropriate affect. I suppose it could also be possible to be born with a physiological incapability of experiencing emotion, although if one has that level of impairment I imagine there would be other more pertinent issues with the person. As for nature vs. nurture, it's generally accepted that both play a role in the developing person.

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#13 :: February 29th, 2012 @ 12:29 AM

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Nature vs. Nurture is one of the largest arguments in the Psychological field.. It's both. To some degree or another. It can be genetic and it can be how you were brought up. The varying degrees of it, are on a case-by-case basis, but it's never just one or the other. It's always a mix of both.

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#14 :: March 12th, 2012 @ 9:53 AM

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I think personality traits, such as shyness, can definitely be learned. My entire family is extremely outgoing, while I'm very shy. I used to be bubbly and outgoing as well- my parents often point this out when we watch home videos.

I think that over time things have been said to me and it has caused me to doubt myself, so my young self figured it was easier to stay quiet whether I am in class or with a group of people.

One thing that has always stuck with me is something my mom's friend said to me. I was in first grade and she was watching me while my parents were out. She told me, word for word, "Just be quiet for a few, you talk too much!" I immediately shut up.

I doubted myself more and more- I became sort of awkward in class despite being one of the loudest and friendliest people. By the end of 4th grade my shyness took over and I talked to almost no one. Of course the teacher stepped in and recommended my parents take me to therapy. They refused and were offended.

We moved around every year because of my dad's job. I was once able to make new friends right away, but by 5th grade I had no friends and I was too timid to talk to anyone and I felt ashamed if I spoke out in class.

I'm now in my second year of college and I'm still very shy. If I speak out, it is because I was called on or I have a friend in the class.

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#15 :: November 2nd, 2012 @ 3:20 PM

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I think a lot of it has to do with upbringing and then the environment around you at a certain age, such as in the teen years.
Sometimes I also think my name has something to do with it and my star sign, I know it's a vague description they do but tbh a lot of people I knew with the same name also acted really similar.

When expressing emotions myself, I'm pretty much the "wears-her-heart-on-her-sleeve" kind of person. I can also switch between moods very quickly depending on the situation around me. My dad was in the army so he is a very controlled guy, unless angered and then all he'll do is shout. My mum on the other hand is quite emotional, but not to the same extent as me - for example if something bad happens and personally affects my mum she'll cry, whereas I will cry at something that I couldn't even understand (WW2).

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