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[ noun ] the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)
Synonyms Examples "his emotional state depended on her opinion" "he was in good spirits" "his spirit rose" Used in print (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)The emotional_states produced by drugs influence the cortical_potentials in a characteristic manner ; synchrony prevails in the EEG of the experimental animal after administration of tranquilizers , but asynchrony after application of analeptic and psychoactive_drugs . If this is the case , one would expect that not_only the various procedures just mentioned which alter the hypothalamic balance would influence emotional_state and behavior but that emotion itself would act likewise . The psychological incompatibility of these emotional_states seems to be reflected in , or based on , this marked difference . Related terms emotion happiness gratification ecstasy state embarrassment unhappiness spirit |
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