Pointy Finger
Guide
Defining Emotions update: January 15, 2008
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Through this project, it is my determination to objectively
organize and correlate all emotional states that can be verified
through five primary emotions
through trials and research efforts to understand their manifestations.
There are many definitions for emotions, but if we considered
all the feelings occurring inside the mind about thousands of
reflections and memories, and
assume emotions are only those
that seem to be brightest or most vivid in visibility or
sensibility, we negate how emotions
truly may work.
Here is an example of a website defining emotions
incorrectly. [Source withheld]
| A defining characteristic of emotions: An
emotional episode can be brief, sometimes lasting only a
few seconds, sometimes much longer. If it lasts for hours
then it is a mood and not an
emotion. |
This is horribly wrong and misleading. A mood is a
combination of emotional feelings that over time have become
predominantly stronger or more noticeable, and could even be
implanted. Telling people mood has nothing to do
with emotions may be a little crazy especially if you've ever
walked into a birthday party. Also, the
expression of an
emotion may only occur inside the mind, and another version is
physically expressed and becomes
detectable. This same little twist works in print
also in a myriad of versions of expressions forming propaganda
for the emotional states.
This page has been updated to load easier. Love and joy have
white backgrounds. Icons marking envy have been removed as they are
too cumbersome in loading the page. To view envy and other
categories, use the links in the upper right hand corner of the
page.
To view the older guide discontinued on 2008/02/05, go here.
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