A report on Emotion
Emotions are mental states brought on by neurophysiological changes, variously associated with thoughts, feelings, behavioural responses, and a degree of pleasure or displeasure.
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Joseph E. LeDoux
1 linksJoseph E. LeDoux (born December 7, 1949) is an American neuroscientist whose research is primarily focused on survival circuits, including their impacts on emotions such as fear and anxiety.
Facial expression
1 linksOne or more motions or positions of the muscles beneath the skin of the face.
One or more motions or positions of the muscles beneath the skin of the face.
According to one set of controversial theories, these movements convey the emotional state of an individual to observers.
Contentment
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Contentment is an emotional state of satisfaction that can be seen as a mental state drawn from being at ease in one's situation, body and mind.
Embarrassment
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Embarrassment or awkwardness is an emotional state that is associated with mild to severe levels of discomfort, and which is usually experienced when someone commits (or thinks of) a socially unacceptable or frowned-upon act that is witnessed by or revealed to others.
Boredom
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In conventional usage, boredom is an emotional and occasionally psychological state experienced when an individual is left without anything in particular to do, is not interested in their surroundings, or feels that a day or period is dull or tedious.
Curiosity
1 linksQuality related to inquisitive thinking such as exploration, investigation, and learning, evident by observation in humans and other animals.
Quality related to inquisitive thinking such as exploration, investigation, and learning, evident by observation in humans and other animals.
The term curiosity can also be used to denote the behavior or emotion of being curious, in regard to the desire to gain knowledge or information.
Desire
1 linksDesires are states of mind that are expressed by terms like "wanting", "wishing", "longing" or "craving".
Desires are states of mind that are expressed by terms like "wanting", "wishing", "longing" or "craving".
Conscious desires are usually accompanied by some form of emotional response.
William James
3 linksAmerican philosopher, historian, and psychologist, and the first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States.
American philosopher, historian, and psychologist, and the first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States.
James is one of the two namesakes of the James–Lange theory of emotion, which he formulated independently of Carl Lange in the 1880s.
Functional accounts of emotion
0 linksA functional account of emotions posits that emotions facilitate adaptive responses to environmental challenges.
A functional account of emotions posits that emotions facilitate adaptive responses to environmental challenges.
In other words, emotions are systems that respond to environmental input, such as a social or physical challenge, and produce adaptive output, such as a particular behavior.
Sociology of emotions
0 linksThe sociology of emotion applies sociological theorems and techniques to the study of human emotions.