Emotions are mental states brought on by neurophysiological changes, variously associated with thoughts, feelings, behavioral responses, and a degree of pleasure or displeasure. Emotions are complex and involve multiple different components, such as subjective experience, cognitive processes, expressive behavior, psychophysiological changes, and instrumental behavior. There is no scientific consensus on a definition of emotions. However, there are several theories that define the types of emotions in various ways. Here are some examples of emotions:
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Basic Emotions: According to a widely accepted theory developed by Paul Ekman, there are six basic emotions: sadness, happiness, fear, anger, surprise, and disgust.
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List of Emotions: Healthline provides a list of 53 emotions, including enjoyment, sadness, fear, anger, and surprise.
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Complex Emotions: Unlike basic emotions, complex emotions vary in their appearances across people and cultures. Some examples of complex emotions include grief, jealousy, and regret. Complex emotions are made up of two or more basic emotions.
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Aristotles Theory: Aristotles theory claims that there are nine emotions, including anger, friendship, fear, shame, kindness, pity, indignation, envy, and love.
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Charles Darwin Theory: Charles Darwins theory claims that there are around 34 emotions.
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Robert Plutchiks Theory: Robert Plutchiks theory claims that there are eight basic emotions: fear, sadness, anger, joy, surprise, disgust, anticipation, and trust.
Emotions can be occurrences or dispositions, and short-lived or long-lived. They can be complicated, and some emotions might feel different for different people.
