Unit 4

Unit 4

Unit 4

Emotion and mood

Emotions and moods are two fundamental facets of human behaviour. Emotions are defined as “an affective state of consciousness that renders a particular behaviour associated with a feeling”. A mood is defined as “it is a less intense emotional state leads to behave in a particular manner”. Moods and emotions are totally different; however, mood is a product of emotional state. Moods are typically backed by a positive or a negative valence that is blended by a particular happening taking place around. However, it is not easily inferred unlike emotions, it is less evident and could ...