9) Emotions in Health
and Disease
“Anybody can become angry—that is easy; but to be
right person, and to the right
the right purpose,
-—ponwer and is
Emotion and motivation have same Latin origin. The Latin
‘word ‘emovere’ means to be d up”. Anger, fear, surpi
joy, grief, love, affection, hope, anticipation, acceptance, disay
ment, jealousy and disgust are classifi
thirst and fatigue are motive
‘eternal stimuli and emotional expression is directed towards the
_ imuti in the environment that arouses i2Motives on the other
‘hand are aroused by intemal stimuli and are directed towards
tertain objects in the environment, eg. food, wate)
We often think ourselves as rational beings who go about
satisfying our motives in an intelligent way. To a certain extent
wed that, but we are also emotional beings, more emotional than
e often realize. Life would be drab without emotions. Emotions
add color and spice to life.
_ Emotions and feelings are interchangeably used by many,
Emotions are the outward expressions of feelings. Feelings persist
for longer time than emotions. Feelings are simple and sensory.
_ Emotions are more complex. Emotions are aroused not only by
"exiting circumstances but also by a recollection of these circum-
ances,
Emotion is a strong feeling. It is a conscious stirred up state
organism. Emotion is a disturbed glandular and muscular
livity. It increases energy mobilization. Emotion is defined as_90 _ Psychology for Graduate Nurses
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Primary and Mixed Emotions
in the primary emotional states, theres generally only one emotion,
es, surprise, sadness, agus anger andcpoinn ean
ate as somptance
"To 2 condiderabe ecient, emotions are sccomponied by the Mixed emotions ate those feelings which combine « number
ion or an aroused state in the organism.
are normally acco cha
facial expressions,
stures, muscular movements, changes in
ranges i piylalogiod reactions ike blood. presoor, hee!
beat, pulse rate and respi
Wherever an organism is experiencing an emotion, alot c
gy is released. Exception is grief, when the energy an
ene
activity level are reduced.
ns, eg love, submission, awe, disappointment,
aggression and optimism (Fig. 9.1),
Ye Submission Awe Disappointment Remorse (Mined)
YY, Acceptance Fear Surprise Sadiess_Dieglat Primary)
Fig. 941: Primary and mised emotions
Internal Chang
in Emotions ges in Emotion (Physiological Changes)
Psychological Changes in
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learning, consciousness and memor ivision
the autonomic nervous system prepares the body for
emergency action during aroused states. The sympathetic sytem