Valenzuela, Crizia Mae B.

BSED ENG 1-A

EMOTIONS AND FEELINGS

The term “emotion” is derived from the Latin verb “obverse” meaning to “stir-up” or “to
move”.

Emotion is a complex experience of consciousness, bodily sensation, and behavior that

reflects the personal significance of a thing, an event, or a state of affairs. Emotion makes our life
interesting and colorful. Indeed life would be dull and monotonous without our joys and fears. It
has been said that our emotions are what makes us seem most human.

Feeling is the nominalization of the verb to feel. The word was first used in the English
language to describe the physical sensation of touch through either experience or perception. The
word is also used to describe experiences other than the physical sensation of touch, such as "a
feeling of warmth" and of sentience in general

CLASSIFICATIONS OF EMOTIONS AND FEELINGS

Happiness is often defined as a pleasant emotional state that is characterized by feelings of

contentment, joy, gratification, satisfaction, and well-being.

Sadness is another type of emotion often defined as a transient emotional state characterized by
feelings of disappointment, grief, hopelessness, disinterest, and dampened mood.

Fear is a powerful emotion that can also play an important role in survival. When you face some
sort of danger and experience fear, you go through what is known as the fight or flight response.

Disgust This sense of revulsion can originate from a number of things, including an unpleasant
taste, sight, or smell.

Anger can be a particularly powerful emotion characterized by feelings of hostility, agitation,

frustration, and antagonism towards others. Like fear, anger can play a part in your body's fight
or flight response.

Surprise is usually quite brief and is characterized by a physiological startle response following
something unexpected.