The science that deals with the study of human facial expressions is called physiognomy. Facial expression and facial expressions are the result of the robot muscles of the face, which is a form of social expression of our emotions and contributes a great deal to interpersonal communication.
Types of facial expressions
The musculature of our face is able to convey 6 basic emotions:
- Happiness.
- Sadness.
- Anger.
- Disgust.
- Surprise.
- Fear.
These emotions arise subconsciously and, as a rule, in the same way and are manifested. They are universal for all nationalities and races.
Perception of facial expression
In the struggle for survival, man learned to recognize the good and bad intentions of an opponent in his expression. At present, this is one of the most accurate forms of expressing one's experiences that a person has.
Evil facial expression manifests itself in the eyebrows articulated above the bridge of the nose and tightly closed or even compressed lips. Public figures, people engaged in sales very often resort to introducing Botox into the area between the eyebrows in order to always appear friendly and kind. If you are not ready to resort to such radical measures, then you can just do meditation or yoga. Such a hobby will help not only to relax your body and soul, but also to learn how to control your facial muscles. Scientists have proved that a person can make different facial expressions with the help of facial musculature in less than 1 second.
Sad expression, as well as an angry grimace, has a habit of becoming fixed in mimic memory and if you have been sad for a long period of time, then at moments of relaxation you can involuntarily seem sad and frustrated. People who are often exposed to negative emotions often drop corners of their lips, wrinkles appear on the forehead, goose paws deepen in the corners of the eyes, etc. If you have the material possibilities, then you can correct all these little troubles that have been imprinted on your face with the help of plastic surgery. But if you do not want to resort to this, then the most correct decision will be to follow the mimic expressions of the face.
How can I change my facial expression?
As it became clear from the foregoing, the facial expression and facial expression of a person is of great importance in interpersonal communication and can both help you to achieve the desired, and hinder in achieving the goal.
A beautiful expression is charisma. This expression is attractive to the surrounding people. If at the same time you manage to master the technique of controlling your external emotional manifestations, then you will see how the necessary people themselves will be drawn to you. You have a vastly expanded circle of acquaintances and allies. In order to learn how to do a real facial expression, you need to do the following exercises.
- Become in front of a mirror and simulate different facial expressions or, simply put simply, "cheat".
- Choose, in your opinion, the most optimal position of the eyebrows, the degree of openness of the eyes and the mimicry of the lips.
- Try to "glue" this all together and fix it in your muscular memory.
Recently it became known that the external emotional manifestations are closely related to internal two-way communication. In other words, not only what we feel is manifested on our face, but what emotion our facial muscles express can affect our inner state. From this it can be concluded that if you need inner harmony, then you need to relax the muscles on your face, and if you want the "soul to sing" smile more often and give all associates a positive attitude.