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Grima - The irritating sound (Psychology)

You must have come across the irritating sound resulting from a sharp object scratching another rough surface. Ever wondered what it is called? Finger nails scraping a blackboard It is called 'Grima' Although it is not yet included in standard English, mostly Spanish speakers call it so, when they hear this unpleasant sound, resulting from a chalk or nails scratching against a blackboard, a fork scratching a plate, nails scratching a wall etc. Psychologists say, it should be considered distinct from other emotions. It is seen that some people can bear this sound to some extent whereas some can't bear it even for a second. What Spanish speakers mean by 'Grima' is, an unpleasant sensation, shivering and repulsion. Stimuli that draws it out , includes squeaking noises of doors, scratching with fingernails on surfaces etc. It   is rated as less pleasant than disgust. It is also seen that people get a sensation of itchy skin and goosebumps in such cases. Research: Over ...
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CUTE AGGRESSION - A complex feeling (Psychology)



Ever felt like squeezing after seeing something cute? let's know what it is called and why it happens.


It's called 'Cute aggression'


CUTE AGGRESSION - A complex feeling
Cute aggression


Cute aggression is an emotion a person feels when an extremely positive experience creates a reaction that's paired with a negative emotion.

Sometimes, just appreciating or showing verbal affection to a cute puppy, kitten, cub or even a human child is not enough for people, that cuteness is so overwhelming that they naturally feel like squeezing , to satisfy their impulse.

Researchers say that there is an activity in the neural system in the brain of people who admit that they feel overwhelmed by seeing a cute animal or a baby, which triggers people into feeling a profound deserve to take care of that little one and even bite it sometimes.


CUTE AGGRESSION - A complex feeling
Cute aggression


Emotion regulation:


When presented with a 'cute' stimulus, our natural response is often positive which is linked to activity within the hippocampus located in the medial temporal lobe of the brain. Dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin are all released during a pleasurable situation and thus, involved in neurological reward pathways.

Intense positive feelings often produce hybrid categorically positive and negative experiences. This is normally seen in situations wherein a person is so carried away by happiness that they begin to tear up or cry. Such regulation of emotion has been termed as 'dimorphous expressions'. It seeks to identify the validity of the phenomenon via a study involving a series of questions asked to subjects in condition where they were not exposed to a cute stimulus and in conditions where they were exposed.

Natural tendencies:


Humans possess a natural tendency of care-taking. As a species, humans rely hugely on parental care in order for their off-springs to survive. Humans have very low reproductive rates as compared to other species which boosts up the importance of parental care towards the survival of their very few off-springs . 

These feelings remain on a continuous scale rather than attaining a particular value. The gradient is more profound with objects that we perceive to be more cute in comparison to objects that are not as cute, but still generates a response.




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