Chapter 3
Being self-aware – the four styles
An emotion involves an urge to move in some fashion
William Moulton Marston1
Emotions are part of us and part of almost everything we do. When we interact with others, we experience emotions, though we may not always be aware of them. When we experience an emotion, we usually display some physical sign of it in the body, face, gestures, and the speed and tone of our speech. Excitement may show in faster speech, fear may show in freezing, anger may show in heightened colour, frustration may show in finger tapping, and so on.
These physical signs may or may not be obvious to the people with whom we are communicating. Even if they pick up on the emotional content of our communication, they may not ...
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