Shrink Rap: Value of Tempered Emotion, Part 2

In Part 1 of this piece, I contended that all or nothing thinking about emotions misses the mark because it doesn't recognize that emotions can be a valuable source of information for decision-making.

Now I want to identify specific forms of tempered emotion to show how they differ from -- and are more useful than -- the more raw forms from which they spring.

Fear into caution: Perhaps the clearest example of tempered emotion is fear transformed into caution. Sometimes we feel raw fear and anxiety when we are watching a position rapidly go against us. The adrenaline surge associated with raw fear is not pleasant, no matter what the stimulus may be. ...