Understanding our own emotions as elicited by daily events allows us to appropriately adjust and regulate mood and respond to mood swings. These adjustment abilities depend on how accurately we can ...

“Don’t let your joy get the best of you.” “Be careful: You might become a joyous person.” “It’s OK to feel joy sometimes; you just have to manage it.” You’ve probably never heard people say any of ...

Philosophers and scientists have pitted reason against emotion for thousands of years. Source: Image by A Danvers One of the deepest themes in psychology and philosophy is the conflict between reason ...

The ability to make nuanced inferences about other people’s emotional states is central to social functioning. While emotion inferences can be sensitive to both facial movements and the situational ...

There are times when my emotions really get in my way. When I perform on stage, fear of failure makes my heart race and throat clench. Or when a friend says something hurtful to me, I can’t stop ...

Tears are usually seen as a sign of sadness or pain, but it’s not uncommon for people to cry during life’s most joyful moments: weddings, births, reunions, sporting triumphs, or even just an ...

Emotional lability involves rapid mood changes when strong emotions occur. This may cause uncontrollable laughing and crying or increased temper or irritability without a clear reason. Emotional ...

In a previous article, How To Make A Video Go Viral, I mentioned research that shows videos that evoked the emotion of hilarity, inspiration, astonishment, and exhilaration tended to be shared the ...