Understanding Emotions: A Deep Dive into the Human Experience
Emotions are complex states involving feelings, behavior, physical changes, and cognition, providing individuals with crucial information about their interactions with the world. This article explores the meaning of emotions, how they are defined and experienced, and primary emotions such as love, joy, surprise, anger, sadness, and fear. Various perspectives on emotions are presented, shedding light on their role in human life.
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Understanding Ones Own Emotions Mr. Vijay Sansare Assistant Professor
Meaning of Emotions Emotion is difficult to define but always consists of feelings, behaviour, physiological change and cognitions and always occurs in a particular context which influences it. It s major function is to give information to the individual about their interaction with the world.
Meaning of Emotions people also tend to agree that the word emotion strictly refers to a very specific kind of state. States of that kind occur briefly and occasionally (perhaps once a day) in everyday life.
Meaning of Emotions Campos et al. (1994): "emotions are those processes which establish, maintain, change, or terminate the relation between the person and the environment on matters of significance to the person
Meaning of Emotions An emotion is usually caused by a person consciously or unconsciously evaluating an event as relevant to a concern (a goal) that is important; the emotion is felt as positive when a concern is advanced and negative when a concern is impeded. Working definition (Frijda)
Meaning of Emotions An emotion is usually experienced as a distinctive type of mental state, sometimes accompanied or followed by bodily changes, expressions, actions. Working definition (Frijda) Emotions are intense feelings that are directed at someone or something. David Hume
Primary Emotions Love Joy Surprise Anger Sadness Fear Parrot (2001)
