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Emotion
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Emotion, generally speaking, is any relatively brief conscious experience characterized by intense mental activity and a high degree of pleasure or displeasure. Scientific discourse has drifted to other meanings and there is no consensus on a definition, Emotion is often intertwined with mood, temperament, personality, disposition, and motivation. In some theories, cognition is an important aspect of emotion and those acting primarily on the emotions they are feeling may seem as if they are not thinking, but mental processes are still essential, particularly in the interpretation of events. For example, the realization of our believing that we are in a dangerous situation, other theories, however, claim that emotion is separate from and can precede cognition. According to some theories, they are states of feeling that result in physical and psychological changes that influence our behavior, the physiology of emotion is closely linked to arousal of the nervous system with various states and strengths of arousal relating, apparently, to particular emotions. Emotion is also linked to behavioral tendency, extroverted people are more likely to be social and express their emotions, while introverted people are more likely to be more socially withdrawn and conceal their emotions. Emotion is often the force behind motivation, positive or negative. Nor is the emotion an entity that causes these components, Emotions involve different components, such as subjective experience, cognitive processes, expressive behavior, psychophysiological changes, and instrumental behavior. More recently, emotion is said to consist of all the components, the different components of emotion are categorized somewhat differently depending on the academic discipline. In psychology and philosophy, emotion typically includes a subjective, conscious experience characterized primarily by psychophysiological expressions, biological reactions, a similar multicomponential description of emotion is found in sociology. For example, Peggy Thoits described emotions as involving physiological components, cultural or emotional labels, expressive body actions, the numerous theories that attempt to explain the origin, neurobiology, experience, and function of emotions have only fostered more intense research on this topic. Current areas of research in the concept of emotion include the development of materials that stimulate, in addition PET scans and fMRI scans help study the affective processes in the brain. Emotions can be defined as a positive or negative experience that is associated with a pattern of physiological activity. Emotions produce different physiological, behavioral and cognitive changes, the original role of emotions was to motivate adaptive behaviors that in the past would have contributed to the survival of humans. Emotions are responses to significant internal and external events, the word emotion dates back to 1579, when it was adapted from the French word émouvoir, which means to stir up. The term emotion was introduced into academic discussion to replace passion, according to one dictionary, the earliest precursors of the word likely dates back to the very origins of language. The modern word emotion is heterogeneous In some uses of the word, on the other hand, emotion can be used to refer to states that are mild and to states that are not directed at anything. One line of research looks at the meaning of the word emotion in everyday language
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Acceptance
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Acceptance in human psychology is a persons assent to the reality of a situation, recognizing a process or condition without attempting to change it or protest it. The concept is close in meaning to acquiescence, derived from the Latin acquiēscere, the term acceptance is a noun with three different meanings. The first is the act of taking or receiving something offered, for example, if someone is giving you a gift and you receive it, then you have accepted the gift, therefore, having acceptance. Another definition of acceptance has to do with positive welcome and belonging, favor, for instance, a person could like someone and have acceptance for them due to their approval of that person. The third description of acceptance is that it can be an act of believing or assenting, Acceptance - An express act or implication by conduct that manifests assent to the terms of an offer in a manner invited or required by the offer so that a binding contract is formed. The exercise of power conferred by an offer by performance of some act, the act of a person to whom something is offered of tendered by another, whereby the offered demonstrates through an act invited by the offer an intention of retaining the subject of the offer. This definition overlaps with the definition of the quality known as toleration, Acceptance and tolerance are not synonyms. Eckhart Tolle defines acceptance as a this is it response to anything occurring in any moment of life, there, strength, peace and serenity are available when one stops struggling to resist, or hang on tightly to what is so in any given moment. What do I have right now, the point is, can one be sad when one is sad, afraid when afraid, silly when silly, happy when happy, judgmental when judgmental, overthinking when overthinking, serene when serene, etc. Acceptance typically contains the concept of approval, it is important to note that the use of the term infers a non-judgmental mindset. Acceptance is contrasted with resistance, but that term has strong political, by groups and by individuals, acceptance can be of various events and conditions in the world, individuals may also accept elements of their own thoughts, feelings, and personal histories. Notions of acceptance are prominent in many faiths and meditation practices, for example, Buddhisms first noble truth, All life is suffering, invites people to accept that suffering is a natural part of life. The term Kabbalah means literally acceptance, minority groups in society often describe their goal as acceptance, wherein the majority will not challenge the minoritys full participation in society. A majority may be said to tolerate minorities when it confines their participation to certain aspects of society, Acceptance is the fifth stage of the Kübler-Ross model. The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous describes the importance of acceptance in the treatment of alcoholism and it states that acceptance can be used to resolve situations where a person feels disturbed by a person, place, thing or situation -- some fact of my life -- unacceptable to me. It claims that a person cannot find serenity until that person accepts that nothing happens in Gods world by mistake. Self acceptance is being loving and happy with who you are now and it is an agreement with yourself to appreciate, validate, accept, and support who you are at this moment. For example, think of acceptance of yourself like being okay with your house right now, one day you might want a bigger house or you have this dream house in your mind, but there are advantages to your smaller home now
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Affection
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Affection, attraction, infatuation, or fondness is a disposition or state of mind or body that is often associated with a feeling or type of love. It has given rise to a number of branches of philosophy and psychology concerning emotion, disease, influence, Affection is popularly used to denote a feeling or type of love, amounting to more than goodwill or friendship. Writers on ethics generally use the word to refer to states of feeling. Some contrast it with passion as being free from the sensual element. Even a very simple demonstration of affection can have a variety of emotional reactions, from embarrassment to disgust to pleasure. It also has a different physical effect on the giver and the receiver, more specifically, the word has been restricted to emotional states, the object of which is a living thing such as a human or animal. Affection is compared with passion, from the Greek pathos, as such it appears in the writings of French philosopher René Descartes, Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza, and most of the writings of early British ethicists. However, on grounds, it is generally and usefully distinguished from passion. In this narrower sense the word has played a part in ethical systems. For a consideration of these and similar problems, which depend ultimately on the degree in which the affections are regarded as voluntary, see H. Sidgwick, Affection can be communicated by words, gestures, or touches. Affectionate behavior may have evolved from parental nurturing behavior due to its associations with hormonal rewards, such affection has been shown to influence brain development in infants. Expressions of affection can be if they pose implied threats to ones well being. If welcomed, affectionate behavior may be associated with health benefits. It has been proposed that positive sentiment increases the propensity of people to interact, Affection can be displayed in different manners in different cultural societies. Some individuals such as alexithymics may have difficulty or even an inability to feel or express affection, spinifex Press, ISBN 187675608X,9781876756086 Elizabeth Sibthorpe Pinchard.2012. Family Affection, A Tale for Youth, publisher- Hardpress Publishing,2012 ISBN1290006709,9781290006705 Joshua Hordern. Political Affections, Civic Participation and Moral Theology, communicating Affection, Interpersonal Behavior and Social Context. Dominance & affection, The making of pets, ISBN0300032226 International Journal of Infant Observation and Its Applications
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Anger
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Anger or wrath is an intense emotional response. It is an emotion that involves a strong uncomfortable and emotional response to a perceived provocation, Anger can occur when a person feels their personal boundaries are being or going to be violated. Some have a tendency to react to anger through retaliation as a way of coping. William DeFoore, an anger-management writer, described anger as a pressure cooker, Anger is an emotional reaction that impacts the body. A person experiencing anger will also experience physical conditions, such as increased rate, elevated blood pressure. Some view anger as an emotion which triggers part of the fight or flight brain response, Anger is used as a protective mechanism to cover up fear, hurt or sadness. The English term originally comes from the anger of Old Norse language. Anger can have physical and mental consequences. The external expression of anger can be found in facial expressions, body language, physiological responses, animals, for example, make loud sounds, attempt to look physically larger, bare their teeth, and stare. The behaviors associated with anger are designed to warn aggressors to stop their threatening behavior, rarely does a physical altercation occur without the prior expression of anger by at least one of the participants. Modern psychologists view anger as a primary, natural, and mature emotion experienced by all humans at times. Anger is seen as a mechanism to show a person that something is wrong. Anger can mobilize psychological resources for corrective action, uncontrolled anger can, however, negatively affect personal or social well-being and impact negatively on those around them. It is equally challenging to be around a person and the impact can also cause psychological/emotional trauma if not dealt with. While many philosophers and writers have warned against the spontaneous and uncontrolled fits of anger, displays of anger can be used as a manipulation strategy for social influence. Three types of anger are recognized by psychologists, Hasty and sudden anger is connected to the impulse for self-preservation and it is shared by human and other animals, and it occurs when the animal is tormented or trapped. This form of anger is episodic, settled and deliberate anger is a reaction to perceived deliberate harm or unfair treatment by others. This form of anger is episodic, dispositional anger is related more to character traits than to instincts or cognitions
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Anguish
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Anguish is a term used in philosophy, often as a translation from the Latin for angst. It is a paramount feature of existentialist philosophy, in which anguish is often understood as the experience of an utterly free being in a world with zero absolutes, kierkegaard views anguish as the same as suffering. Everyone wants to find the truth but it takes anguish and suffering to appropriate the truth, kierkegaard put it this way in 1847 and 1850. In the teachings of Sartre, anguish is seen when an utterly captured being realizes the unpredictability of his or her action, for example, when walking along a cliff, you would feel anguish to know that you have the freedom to throw yourself down to your imminent death. The dictionary definition of anguish at Wiktionary
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Annoyance
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Annoyance is an unpleasant mental state that is characterized by such effects as irritation and distraction from ones conscious thinking. It can lead to such as frustration and anger. The property of being easily annoyed is called irritability, various reasons exist for why one finds particular stimuli annoying. Measurement of annoyance is highly subjective, as an attempt at measurement, psychological studies on annoyance often rely on their subjects own ratings of levels of annoyance on a scale. Any kind of stimuli can cause annoyance, such as getting poked in the side or listening to a song repeatedly, many stimuli that one is at first neutral to, or even finds pleasant, can turn into annoyances from repeated continued exposure. It also found one was more likely to blame the party who was causing the annoyance in the study, rather than ones self. Psychological warfare can involve creating annoyances to distract and wear down the resistance of the target, agitation Distraction Frustration Pet peeve Social alienation This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain, Chisholm, Hugh, ed. Annoy
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Anticipation
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Anticipation is an emotion involving pleasure, excitement, or anxiety in considering an expected event. Robin Skynner considered anticipation as one of the ways of dealing with real stress. You reduce the stress of some difficult challenge by anticipating what it will be like, there is evidence that the use of mature defenses tended to increase with age. Anticipation is the ingredient in sexual desire. As sex has a cognitive component — the most important element for desire is positive anticipation. One name for pleasurable anticipation is excitement, more generally, anticipation is a central motivating force in everyday life — the normal process of imaginative anticipation of, or speculation about, the future. To enjoy ones life, one needs a belief in Time as a medium to do things in, one needs to be able to suffer the pains and pleasures of anticipation. There are a number of theories explaining anticipation in music, from a global perspective, even given thousands of varying scale types worldwide, there is a universal human sense of satisfaction in the return to that scales tonic. In the context of the topic of Music and emotion, Juslin & Västfjälls BRECVEM model includes, as its seventh element. Technically, anticipation also refers specifically to a type of nonchord tone, note, this section refers to the process of generating the thought or feeling of anticipation in music. For titles of songs with the word Anticipation, see Anticipation, for phenomenological philosopher Edmund Husserl, anticipation is an essential feature of human action. In every action we know the goal in advance in the form of an anticipation that is empty, in the sense of vague. and seek by our action to bring it step by step to concrete realization. Anticipation can be shown in many ways, for example, some seem to smile uncontrollably during this period. It is not uncommon for the brain to be so focused on an event, stage fright is a type of anticipation, stemming from the actor or actress hoping that they perform well. The musical The Rocky Horror Show and subsequent movie are used the phrase in a literal way, since the movie became a Cult film, it has become one of the most iconic and highly quoted lines. Prediction Expectation Hope Optimism Faith Confidence Delayed gratification Anticipation, Getting Ahead of the Curve
The dictionary definition of angst at Wiktionary