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Podcast: Thoughts on Record: Podcast of the Ottawa Institute of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Episode: Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett: How Emotions Are Made
Description: Comments or feedback? Send us a text! The “classical” model of emotions which emphasizes the innate, universal (and even primitive) nature of emotions has been the basis for psychoeducation provided by clinicians to clients about the nature of their emotional experiences. However, there is a very large body of evidence to suggest that emotions are, in fact, constructed concepts that are “wired-in” by culture and reflect consensus-based social realism rather than innate processes. Acclaimed author, professor, and neuroscientist Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett joins us for an absolutely fascinating discussion of her constructed model of emotions including: an overvie...