Psychology for Nurses" Emotion"

Psychology for Nurses

EMOTION

By
Dr. Hayder Al-hadrawi
University of Babylon, College of Nursing 2016 - 2017

Aristotle’s Meaning of Emotion
"Any body can become ANGRY that is easy, but to be angry with the RIGHT person and to the right DEGREE and the right TIME and for the right PURPOSE and in the right WAY, that is NOT with everybody s POWER and is not EASY" (Aristotle).

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Understand the term of emotion.
2. Understand the physiology of emotion.
3. Discuss the link between nervous system and emotion.
4. Discuss the theory of emotion

EMOTION DEFINITION
Emotion is defined as patterns of psychological states that involve physiological responses, subjective experiences, and behavioral expressive.
Emotion is the express of feelings (happiness, sadness, anger).
Feelings are usually directed at somebody or something.

Emotion is defined as patterns of psychological states that involve physiological responses, subjective experiences, and behavioral expressive.
Emotion is the express of feelings (happiness, sadness, anger).
Feelings are usually directed at somebody or something.