Sorry for the error, but the date of the seminar should be: Next Thursday, June* 19*, 2008, 2-4 pm. Best regards, Clément Vidal.
On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 3:47 PM, Clément Vidal < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Feel free to distribute this announcement to anyone who might be > interested. > ------ > > You are hereby invited to a seminar in our fourth interdisciplinary series > on *Evolution, Complexity and Cognition* <http://ecco.vub.ac.be/> > > *When?* > Next Thursday, June 17, 2008, 2-4 pm. > > > *Where?* > The seminar room is exceptionally 3C214 (building C, at the psychology > faculty), on the VUB Campus Etterbeek.Free entrance: everybody welcome! > > > *Cognition and Emotion:* > *The effect of emotional arousal on problem-solving ability* > * > * > *Shwetambara Sabharwa* <http://www.shwetambara.com/AboutPsychologists.htm> > *l* > (ECCO & Mumbai University) > * > * > > *ABSTRACT*: > Attention and focus have been reported to be compromised during emotional > arousal, leading to less available cognitive and emotional resources. While > we draw on such resources to efficiently solve problems and make decisions, > we are often faced with arousal during our attempts of doing so. The paradox > is that the process of problem solving often leads to emotional arousal, > which in turn appears as a problem in problem solving! This research > proposal aims to study the effects of emotional arousal on Emotional > Intelligence and Problem solving abilities, implying that timely management > of emotional arousal, by using "prior knowledge" of experience during > arousal, may make our emotional and cognitive resources more readily > available. > Married couples in particular experience difficulty in managing emotions > during conflicts. This may be attributed to emotional interplay and an > inability to appreciate each other's perceptions. Our study also aims to > recommend empathy as an important step towards effective problem solving > amongst couples. > > "Reasoning, decision making and emotions intersect in the brain. Feelings > and emotions have a truly privileged status and exert a powerful influence > on reasoning". Antonio R Damasio (1994). > > *About the speaker:* > Shwetambara Sabharwal has a Post graduate in Clinical Psychology from > Mumbai University, India. She has been a topper in her BA and MA programmes > and has been awarded the Govt. of India National Scholarship for Academics. > She has taught psychology at Mithibhai College, Juhu-Vile Parle and Guru > Nanak Nursing College (Mumbai University). She is a practicing consultant at > Dr. V. Kulkarni's Clinic, Mahim and Guru Nanak Hospital, Bandra(E) and > practices psychotherapy at her private clinic. She has started to prepare a > PhD within ECCO on the topic of this seminar. > * > > More information about the ECCO seminars:* > See http://ecco.vub.ac.be/?q=node/28 for the full program. > > Best regards, > Clément Vidal. > ________________________________________ > http://clement.vidal.philosophons.com > Centrum Leo Apostel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel > Krijgskundestraat 33. B-1160 Brussels, Belgium > Tel: +32 2 640 67 37 | Fax: +32 2 644 07 44 -- Clément Vidal. ________________________________________ http://clement.vidal.philosophons.com Centrum Leo Apostel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Krijgskundestraat 33. B-1160 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 2 640 67 37 | Fax: +32 2 644 07 44
