Emotion
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| - | '''Emotions''' are the basic control mechanism of the body associated with | + | '''Emotions''' are the basic control mechanism of the body which are associated with feelings. They are not only feelings which color our life. The appraisal function and the strong subjective experience 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 |
“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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| + | == Links == | ||
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| + | * Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotion Emotion] | ||
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| + | == Books and Bibliography == | ||
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| + | * Nico H. Frijda, The Emotions, Cambridge University Press, 1986 | ||
| + | * Richard S. Lazarus, Emotion and Adaptation, Oxford University Press, 1991 | ||
| + | * Craig A. Smith and Richard S. Lazarus, “Emotion and Adaptation” in Lawrence A. Pervin (Ed.),“Handbook of Personality”, The Guilford Press, 1990 | ||
[[Category:Complex Systems]] [[Category:Psychology]] | [[Category:Complex Systems]] [[Category:Psychology]] | ||
