Emotion
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'''Emotion''', in its most general definition, is an intense [[mind|mental]] state that arises [[automatic]]ally in the nervous system rather than through [[conscious]] effort, and evokes either a [[positive]] or [[negative]] [[psychological]] response. An emotion is similar to a [[feeling]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007] | '''Emotion''', in its most general definition, is an intense [[mind|mental]] state that arises [[automatic]]ally in the nervous system rather than through [[conscious]] effort, and evokes either a [[positive]] or [[negative]] [[psychological]] response. An emotion is similar to a [[feeling]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007] | ||
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+ | #A [[person]]'s internal state of being, normally based in or tied to their internal (physical) and external (social) sensory [[feeling]]s. | ||
+ | #The pre-programmed response of a person or animal to an emotionally competent [[stimulus]] which gives rise to [[feeling]]s. The pre-programming may be instinctual or learned. |
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Emotion, in its most general definition, is an intense mental state that arises automatically in the nervous system rather than through conscious effort, and evokes either a positive or negative psychological response. An emotion is similar to a feeling. [1] [Apr 2007]