What Are Emotions? What Are The Components And Types Of Emotions?

Emotion is a mental state involving a distinctive feeling tone. According to Woodworth, 'Emotion is a moved or stirred-up state of organism.'

Emotions can be described as a complex mental process in which our thoughts are interrupted suddenly by a new situation. This new situation is accompanied by associated ideas, with strong effective tone, which is supplemented further by a number of organic sensations.

Components of Emotions

There are four basic components of emotions:

1. The physiological aspect, which involves active changes in the body physically, e.g., tachycardia, tachypnoea, dilated pupils, etc.
2. The cognitive component, which emphasizes the importance of thoughts, beliefs, and expectations in determining the type and intensity of emotional response.
3. The behavioral component, which involves the various forms of expressions that emotions may take , e.g., facial expressions, bodily postures, gestures, and tone of voice which changes with anger, joy, fear, sorrow, etc.
4. The subjective experience, which includes elements of pleasure, or displeasure, intensity of feeling, etc. what one individual experiences as intensely as pleasurable may be boring for another.

Types of Emotions

Robert Plutchik has classified emotions into two basic groups:

1. Primary Emotions

a. Anticipation
b. Joy
c. Acceptance
d. Fear
e. Surprise
f. Sadness
g. Disgust
h. Anger

2. Secondary Emotions

Primary emotions can be combined to produce secondary emotions:

a. Optimism
b. Love
c. Submission
d. Awe
e. Disappointment
f. Remorse
g. Contempt
h. Aggression

　　There are lot of emotions which human shows at different times and these emotions represent their personality and Love and Hate are two special that everybody use.

The four components of emotions are physiology, perception, body language, and communication.

There are four basic components of emotions:

1. The physiological aspect, which involves active changes in the body physically, e.g., tachycardia, tachypnoea, dilated pupils, etc.
2. The cognitive component, which emphasizes the importance of thoughts, beliefs, and expectations in determining the type and intensity of emotional response.
3. The behavioral component, which involves the various forms of expressions that emotions may take , e.g., facial expressions, bodily postures, gestures, and tone of voice which changes with anger, joy, fear, sorrow, etc.
4. The subjective experience, which includes elements of pleasure, or displeasure, intensity of feeling, etc. What one individual experiences as intensely as pleasurable may be boring for another.

Emotions or what some of us call feelings are ALL tied to thought. For instance a fawn lost in the cold rainy forest; in one person the feeling could be "Ah! The poor little creature it should be at home with its mommy"; yet in another person they may think of it as "dinner'. Yet a changed frame of mind and the emotions could trade persons.
If thought did not exist, emotions would not exist.

Emotions are how you feel

Emotions are when you feel a certain way and can't help feeling that way no matter how you may think about it.  Thought and emotion are somewhat different, although they are very much tied together.  You can get emotionally "carried away" and then your rational mind shuts down.  It is good to address and understand and express your emotions before you get carried away with them.  Or before they get bottled up inside you, causing physical or mental illness.

Love, joy, grief, and anger