Emotion
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| - | + | '''Emotions''' are the basic control mechanism of the body associated with strong feelings. They are not only feelings which color our life. The appraisal function is only one side, the other side is an action tendency which prepares the body for action. Nico H. Frijda defines emotions in the following way: “Emotions are changes in readiness for action” (Frijda, 1986). He argued | |
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“Action readiness change is the major feature of emotion; it is [..] the defining feature. The | “Action readiness change is the major feature of emotion; it is [..] the defining feature. The | ||
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see [[Core relational theme|core relational theme]] | see [[Core relational theme|core relational theme]] | ||
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