Emotion as a Way of Knowing
EMOTION ESSAY
“The mind leads, the emotions follow” -Ayn Rand
Emotion is a state of psychological stimulation and an expression of distinct responses[1]. Emotional states can be defined by particular bodily responses.
Emotion is more similar to conscious thought than feelings are to conscious thought. Feelings are more like sensations, when you touch something you get a feeling[2]. Therefore feelings are processed faster than emotions, because when you touch something there is a slight delay before you can think of something about it, or feel something deeply about it. One definition of emotion can be "any strong feeling". Feelings can be described in more detail than emotions because you can have a specific feeling for anything, each feeling is unique and might not have a name. An emotion might be a deeper experience[3] it is mixed into the rest of your system. For example, a depression affects more of you than just an isolated feeling of sadness. Emotions just feel deeper because it is all your feelings being affected at once. On the other hand, moods are generalized feelings usually beyond our conscious control[4], and often with a somewhat negative connotation.
Emotions has an great effect on our body and it is becoming clearer that the choices we make about our emotional expression have as much if not more of an impact on our body. Mind and body are linked and must function as an integrated whole to remain healthy. The experience of emotions involves a complex release of chemicals that affect all of the systems[5] of our bodies. We are designed by nature to put the energy released by our emotions to work[6]. For example stress is the perception of various forms and intensities of “threat”.
Emotions are a part of our mental state, they are usually a major influence on how we perceive the world around us. Emotions can negatively affect our sense perception as it can makes us either focus or reject some aspects of reality. An example of
“The mind leads, the emotions follow” -Ayn Rand
Emotion is a state of psychological stimulation and an expression of distinct responses[1]. Emotional states can be defined by particular bodily responses.
Emotion is more similar to conscious thought than feelings are to conscious thought. Feelings are more like sensations, when you touch something you get a feeling[2]. Therefore feelings are processed faster than emotions, because when you touch something there is a slight delay before you can think of something about it, or feel something deeply about it. One definition of emotion can be "any strong feeling". Feelings can be described in more detail than emotions because you can have a specific feeling for anything, each feeling is unique and might not have a name. An emotion might be a deeper experience[3] it is mixed into the rest of your system. For example, a depression affects more of you than just an isolated feeling of sadness. Emotions just feel deeper because it is all your feelings being affected at once. On the other hand, moods are generalized feelings usually beyond our conscious control[4], and often with a somewhat negative connotation.
Emotions has an great effect on our body and it is becoming clearer that the choices we make about our emotional expression have as much if not more of an impact on our body. Mind and body are linked and must function as an integrated whole to remain healthy. The experience of emotions involves a complex release of chemicals that affect all of the systems[5] of our bodies. We are designed by nature to put the energy released by our emotions to work[6]. For example stress is the perception of various forms and intensities of “threat”.
Emotions are a part of our mental state, they are usually a major influence on how we perceive the world around us. Emotions can negatively affect our sense perception as it can makes us either focus or reject some aspects of reality. An example of
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