According to the test results, my dominant emotion is confidence. The famous American writer Mark Twain believed, “To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence” (Oudenhoven & Oudenhoven, 2018, p. 55). In my opinion, this feature helps me a lot in life. Thanks to this acquired trait, I am purposeful and responsible; I have a sense of dignity; I can control and manage my emotions, clearly understand my strengths and weaknesses, and continuously work to become better. The people around me feel this, treat me favourably, and trust me. Therefore, my dominant emotion is beneficial to me; thanks to it, I have many friends, and I feel great.
Confidence allows people to move towards their goals and achieve what they want, despite external obstacles and various life situations. It is the desire to reach success in life which motivates me to have this emotion as dominant. According to Harvard Business Review et al. (2019), the American motivational speaker Denis Waitley once said that “No one is born with confidence. It is learned and earned with experience” (p. 48). My parents and the environment have instilled this feeling in me, and the desire to achieve success in life constantly motivates me to develop it. Thus, I am convinced that confidence will help me to reach many peaks, which motivates me to develop this emotion.
In psychology, there are various theories of emotion which allow scientists to look at emotional experiences from different angles and understand their relationship with other phenomena. Cannon-Bard’s thalamic theory has drawn my particular attention because of its practical confirmation. Naar and Teroni (2018) assert that, according to this theory, the emotional response appears approximately simultaneously with the physiological one. In my opinion, this theory is easily confirmed by many life situations. For example, the appearance of tears, whether from happiness or sorrow. When people are happy to see someone, they often cry with happiness, or when a person is yelled at, they cannot hold back their tears. Therefore, it is this theory that resonates with me since it can be easily tested in practice.
References
Harvard Business Review, Chamorro-Premuzic, T., Moss Kanter, R., Jen Su, A., Bregman, P. (2019). Confidence (HBR emotional intelligence series). Harvard Business Review Press.
Naar, H., & Teroni, F. (2018). The ontology of emotions. Cambridge University Press.
Oudenhoven, N., & Oudenhoven R. J. (2018) Navigating childish times. What roles for children and young people in a fragmented and polarized world? Gompel&Svacina.