4: Facial Expressions in .NET framework

Printing QR Code JIS X 0510 in .NET framework 4: Facial Expressions

If you ve ever bitten your lips to keep from blurting out sentiments that would undoubtedly cause offence, if you ve ever smiled when your heart was breaking, or if you ve ever frowned when you ve wanted to laugh, you know what masking emotions is all about When people want to avoid expressing what s going on inside, they create the opposite facial expression with their pliable facial muscles and skin, and hey presto! they re masking their emotions I recently attended a luncheon party and sat across the table from a woman whose mother had died two days previously Before eating, the guests were asked for a moment of silence in memory of Dottie I was fond of Dottie and was saddened to hear of her death I looked at her daughter, whom I didn t know, and as we caught each other s eyes we exchanged poignant smiles Anyone watching would have seen that we both held our mouths tightly with no showing of teeth hers slightly pulled to the side, mine more a straight line our eyebrows tense across our foreheads, and we gave each other slight head nods for fear that doing more would allow the sense of loss to come flooding forth Although we were doing our best to cover our sadness, a careful observer would have noticed the struggle it took to maintain the mask After the Falklands War the then British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, was interviewed on television and asked why a British submarine had been instructed to torpedo the Argentine battleship, the Belgrano Purportedly annoyed that she had to undergo the journalist s questioning, and knowing that it was important for her career that she was seen as informed, calm, and in control, she explained that because the ship was inside the British exclusion zone the action was justifiable Both she and the journalist knew that was a lie The truth was that the ship was sailing away from the Falklands and was outside the exclusion zone when attacked While Mrs Thatcher was making her false reply, her mask fell for a split second and she revealed a brief expression of anger She gave a quick smile, which anyone looking carefully could detect was false from the lack of engagement in her eyes followed by a momentary flash of anger Her eyes protruded and her jaw thrust forward As quickly as the expression appeared it was replaced by her masked expression A jutted jaw and protruding eyes indicate anger or annoyance

Gestures reveal attitudes and emotions whereas words reveal information, and the range of emotions people experience on a daily basis is vast From anger to worry, you can count on your face to reflect your feelings

If your grandmother was anything like mine, she d tell you to put on your happy face when meeting someone new because she knew, intuitively, that people respond positively to positive behaviour Facial displays of genuine, unadulterated, free-flowing happiness can t be missed (see Figure 4-1) When you re experiencing pure joy your eyes involuntarily twinkle, the laugh lines at the outside corners of your eyes deepen, your cheeks raise, and as your lips pull up at the sides and separate you expose your pearly white teeth No one can doubt your joy

Insincere smiles are easily spotted You need more than pulled back lips showing off your pearly whites to convince someone that you re feeling happy, pleased, or any other positive emotion If your eyes aren t engaged with your mouth that is, if your lips pull back in a smile and your eyes are dull, listless, or averting the other person s gaze you re sure to be spotted as insincere The fake smile, like the one in Figure 4-2, looks manufactured and unnatural Find another word to replace Cheese when you re taking someone s photograph and you want him to smile This word pulls back the zygomatic major muscles resulting in a false smile and an artificial-looking photo If you re with someone who smiles at you and says he s happy, but a little voice inside tells you that something s amiss, listen to the voice Look at the eyes and the cheeks for confirmation To spot a genuine smile, look at the fleshy part of the eye between the brow and the eyelid If it moves downwards and the end of the eyebrows dip slightly, the smile is for real