An '''emotion''' is a mental and physiological state associated with a wide variety of ''feelings'', [[cognition|thought]]s, and [[behavior]].Emotions are subjective [[experience]]s, or experienced from an [[individual]] [[frame of reference|point of view]]. Emotion is often associated with mood, [[temperament]], [[personality]], and disposition. The [[English]] [[word]] 'emotion' is derived from the French word ''émouvoir''. This is based on the [[Latin]] ''emovere'', where ''e-'' (variant of ''ex''-) means 'out' and ''movere'' means 'move'.[http://www.emotionalcompetency.com/emotion.htm Emotional Competency discussion of emotion] The related term "motivation" is also derived from ''movere''. | An '''emotion''' is a mental and physiological state associated with a wide variety of ''feelings'', [[cognition|thought]]s, and [[behavior]].Emotions are subjective [[experience]]s, or experienced from an [[individual]] [[frame of reference|point of view]]. Emotion is often associated with mood, [[temperament]], [[personality]], and disposition. The [[English]] [[word]] 'emotion' is derived from the French word ''émouvoir''. This is based on the [[Latin]] ''emovere'', where ''e-'' (variant of ''ex''-) means 'out' and ''movere'' means 'move'.[http://www.emotionalcompetency.com/emotion.htm Emotional Competency discussion of emotion] The related term "motivation" is also derived from ''movere''. |