Friday, June 26, 2009

Emotions..

hola~ this post is about emotion like the title says.. well.. i've did some research about it after arguing with my friends about the differences between a 'scowl' and 'emotionless', while i'm at it, i found more and more thus got interested.. human psychology is pretty intersting, don't u think?

An emotion is a mental and physiological state associated with a wide variety of feelings, thoughts and behavior. It changes depending on the mood, temperament, personality and disposition it associated with. Emotions are also form due to subjective experiences, or experienced from an individual point of view.

this is what i mostly found..

Primary emotion Secondary emotion Tertiary emotions
Love Affection Adoration, affection, love, fondness, liking, attraction, caring, tenderness, compassion, sentimentality
Lust Arousal, desire, lust, passion, infatuation
Longing Longing
Joy Cheerfulness Amusement, bliss, cheerfulness, gaiety, glee, jolliness, joviality, joy, delight, enjoyment, gladness, happiness, jubilation, elation, satisfaction, ecstasy, euphoria
Zest Enthusiasm, zeal, zest, excitement, thrill, exhilaration
Contentment Contentment, pleasure
Pride Pride, triumph
Optimism Eagerness, hope, optimism
Enthrallment Enthrallment, rapture
Relief Relief
Surprise Surprise Amazement, surprise, astonishment
Anger Irritation Aggravation, irritation, agitation, annoyance, grouchiness, grumpiness
Exasperation Exasperation, frustration
Rage Anger, rage, outrage, fury, wrath, hostility, ferocity, bitterness, hate, scorn, spite, vengefulness, dislike, resentment
Disgust Disgust, revulsion, contempt, loathing
Envy Envy, jealousy
Torment Torment
Sadness Suffering Agony, suffering, hurt, anguish
Sadness Depression, despair, hopelessness, gloom, glumness, sadness, unhappiness, grief, sorrow, woe, misery, melancholy
Disappointment Dismay, disappointment, displeasure
Shame Guilt, shame, regret, remorse
Neglect Alienation, isolation, neglect, loneliness, rejection, homesickness, defeat, dejection, insecurity, embarrassment, humiliation, insult
Sympathy Pity, sympathy
Fear Horror Alarm, shock, fear, fright, horror, terror, panic, hysteria, mortification
Nervousness Anxiety, nervousness, tenseness, uneasiness, apprehension, worry, distress, dread

5 comments:

  1. Nice emotions, I need a list like that when I'm writing~ :D I tend to use a lot of emotions in my book~ XD

    ReplyDelete
  2. yea more description~ i wanna read ur book!!

    ReplyDelete
  3. :D When it's published, I'll be sure to post about it~!! ^^

    ReplyDelete
  4. Sadness is worst I reckon. It kills the human mind slowly. Checkout Sad HD Images to find out people`s state of mind when sad.

    ReplyDelete