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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 Emotions in Health and Disease 91 ee health and Diss 91 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 Theautonomicnervoussysten hos tae saben et sympa: ; eption, en oe atanad EP dae ionand hopes ee eB learning, consciousness and memor ivision the autonomic nervous system prepares the body for emergency action during aroused states. The sympathetic sytem

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