Expressly Human by Mark Changizi

Author:Mark Changizi
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781637740491
Publisher: BenBella Books
Published: 2022-04-22T00:00:00+00:00

Figure 23. Here we show the acknowledgment signals (for each response from the other party), their meaning, and the (possibly externally visible) preparatory states associated with each.

For changes along the horizontal axis, my acknowledgment that you want a better compromise for yourself induces me to prepare for a (positive) defense.

But my acknowledgment that you want a better compromise for me induces me to prepare for its opposite, an anti-defense. What is an anti-defense?

If defense is pushing you away from me, then anti-defense is pulling you toward me, or allowing you to be up close. Maybe it’s even giving you a good old bear hug! When in a good mood, friends and family are anti-defensive to one another, because they’re anti-offensive (or friendly) to one another. They would fight on each other’s behalf. More generally, where being defensive is trying to halt your offense, being anti-defensive is letting your offense happen, and perhaps aiding it.

Figure 23 illustrates the internal emotions for defense by Mark, this time shown as a reaction to Tim’s response and associated offensive preparatory state. They’re symbolized by using a shield to indicate their role as a preparatory state. Defensive preparatory states are shown with a shield facing toward Tim for defense and away from Tim (with Mark placed physically nearer to Tim) for anti-defense. Here the shield is shown as more raised to indicate an internal emotion more readied for defense.

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