Question

The emotion of sadness is characterized by negative valence and ___ arousal. * a. high b. positive c. low d. negative

Answer 1

Answer: LOW.

Explanation: Sadness is an internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation that causes pain that is characterized by negative, feelings of grief,

sorrow, disappointment, low arousal etc.

As described by Paul Ekman a psychologist, sadness is described as one of the six basic emotions an individual feels.

Some coping mechanisms of sadness involves doing activities that distract an individual from the cause of sadness.

Answer 2

Answer: The emotion of sadness is characterized by negative sadness and "LOW" arousal.

Option "c" is correct

Explanation:

Low arousal is the inability of one to be able to detect a warning sign from the body. It explain the compulsive hyperactive behavior. A person with low arousal reacts less to stimuli when compared to someone without.

When someone is sad, the person feels like jumping down the bridge or killing the cause of his/her sadness. Some people can even cross the road without watching, because the sadness has made them less sensitive to their environment. The emotion of sadness will always come with negative thought and low arousal, that our body will think negativity without being conscious of our environment.