The Emotion Ontology is an ontology for affective phenomena such as emotions and moods. It was originally developed collaboratively between the Swiss Centre of Affective Sciences and the University at Buffalo.
It builds on the Ontology of Mental Functioning (MF) and the Basic Formal Ontology (BFO).
The latest version of the ontology can always be found at http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MFOEM.owl.
Barry Smith
Janna Hastings
Kevin Mulligan
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Emotion Ontology
Sources for definitions:
OCEAS => Oxford Companion to Emotion and the Affective Sciences, ed. David Sander and Klaus Scherer, Oxford University Press, 2009.
Sources for terms and synonyms / translations :
-- GRID project vocabulary resources (Cristina Soriano)
The Emotion Ontology (MFOEM)
2021-04-12
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An emotion process is a mental process that is a synchronized aggregate of constituent mental processes including an appraisal process, which is valenced, has an object, and gives rise to an action tendency.
occurrent emotion
short-term emotion
emotion process
An appraisal process is a mental process that gives rise to an appraisal.
appraisal process
A physiological response to emotion process is a bodily process which encompasses all the neurophysiological changes caused by the appraisal, which take place in the central nervous system (CNS), neuro-endocrine system (NES) and autonomous nervous system (ANS).
physiological response to emotion process
An emotional behavioural process is the behaviour of the organism in response to the appraisal, which includes the characteristic facial expressions for particular emotion types.
This branch is still very much under construction and will be worked on in collaboration with the Behaviour Ontology (George Gkoutos).
emotional behavioural process
An appraisal is a cognitive representation which represents an evaluation of the relevance of some triggering object or event to the organism.
appraisal
The subjective emotional feeling is that (fiat) part of the emotion process by which the organism experiences its own emotion.
affective consciousness
Excluded the following subjective feelings which appear on the GRID questionnaire since they seem debatable to what extent they are really *feelings* and to what extent they are actually *evaluations* or other things:
-- felt submissive/dominant
-- felt powerless/powerful
subjective emotional feeling
An emotional action tendency is a disposition to behaviour that inheres in an organism by virtue of the physical changes brought about by an emotion process.
emotional action tendency
Anger is a negative emotion, characterised by feelings of unpleasantness and high arousal, in the form of antagonistic feelings and action tendencies. [Source: OCEAS]
colère
ira
wut
angry
anger
An unpleasant emotion closely related to anger but lower in intensity and without the moral dimension of blame and seriousness that is implicated in anger. [Source: OCEAS]
irritación
irritation
Ärger
irritated
irritation
A negative emotion that is a mild form of anger.
annoyed
Verärgerung
annoyance
la gêne
An intensely negative emotion that is a very strong form of anger.
furious
Wut
fureur
fury
A negative emotion that is a strong form of anger.
enraged
Wut
rage
rage
Any behaviour that is intended to harm another person who wants to avoid the harm. [Source: OCEAS]
aggression
Grief is an intense negative emotion following a bereavement, i.e. the loss of a significant person through that person's death. [Source: OCEAS]
grieving
Trauer
deuil
grief
Violence is aggression that has extreme physical harm as its goal. [Source: OCEAS]
violence
A negative emotion generally elicited by the negative evaluation of others and their actions. Usually elicited by violations of community codes. Closely related to anger and disgust. [Source: OCEAS]
desprecio
mépris
verachtung
contemptuous
contempt
A negative emotion which guards the body against dangerous foods and microbial infections. The basic physiological disgust has also culturally evolved to incorporate moral disgust which protects the self from nonphysical threats such as moral violations. [Source: OCEAS]
asco
dégoût
ekel
disgusted
disgust
Disgust elicited by "contaminated" food substances: rotten food, culturally variable "bad" food, certain animals associated with rotten food (maggots, rats), and every body product except tears. [Source: OCEAS]
core disgust
Disgust elicited by poor hygeine, inappropriate sex, gore or violations of bodily boundaries, and death or the odor of decay. [Source: OCEAS]
animal-nature disgust
Disgust elicited by contact with others, especially contact with strangers or other individuals or groups we are averse to. [Source: OCEAS]
interpersonal disgust
Disgust elicited by some kinds of especially egregious moral violations. [Source: OCEAS]
moral disgust
A strong, negatively valenced emotion directed against a whole person for who or what they are. Often directed at whole groups based on religion, ethnicity, or race. [Source: OCEAS]
haine
hass
odio
hateful
The linguistic use of the verb 'hate' in English is ambiguous between registering any kind of aversion (e.g. in the sentence 'I hate spinach'), and the much stronger meaning which is associated with descriptions of the emotion hatred. [Source: OCEAS]
hate
A negative emotion aroused when a person feels threatened by a rival in his or her relationship with another individual, in particular an intimate partner. Involves feelings of threat, fear, suspicion, distrust, anxiety, anger, betrayal, and rejection. [Source: OCEAS]
celos
eifersucht
jalousie
jealous
jealousy
An activated, aversive emotion that motivates attempts to cope with events that provide threats to the survival or well-being of organisms. Characterised by feelings of threat and impending doom, and by an urge to get out of the situation. [Source: OCEAS]
angst
miedo
peur
afraid
fear
An extremely negative emotion that is an overwhelmingly strong fear.
terrified
Terror
la terreur
terror
A negative, aversive emotion provoked by the prospect of future threat. Distinguished from fear since it is triggered by a distal threat whereas fear is triggered by an immediate threat. Often gradual and long-lasting, whereas fear usually has sudden onset and offset. [Source: OCEAS]
ansiedad
anxiété
besorgnis
anxious
anxiety
A negative emotion in response to a stressful elicitor. May be acute or chronic. Associated with health implications, such as impaired resistance to infectious diseases. [Source: OCEAS]
estrés
stress
stress
stressed
stress (emotion)
A negative, high intensity emotion characterised by loss of hope and loss of interest. Associated with action tendencies of harm to self or others. [Source: OCEAS]
desesperación
désespoir
verzweiflung
despairing
despair
A multimodal behaviour consisting of tears, non-verbal vocalisations (wails, sobs), and facial expressions of distress. [Source: OCEAS]
Not sure whether this should be seen as a synonym for 'having tears in the eyes' -- there probably need to be different degrees of crying.
crying
Surprise is a neutral emotion caused by encountering unexpected events of all kinds. May be experienced as negative if the surprising event is evaluated as negative, or positive if the surprising event is evaluated as positive. [Source: OCEAS]
sorpresa
surprise
Überraschung
surprised
surprise
Interest is a positive emotion which motivates learning, exploration and curiosity. Feelings of interest are associated with the novelty and complexity of stimuli. [Source: OCEAS]
interesse
interés
intérêt
interested
interest
A pleasant, positive emotion which arises in safe and familiar circumstances, when people have made progress towards important personal goals, especially when the progress is better than expected. [Source: OCEAS]
freude
gozo
joie
joyful
joy
A positively experienced emotion which is sought out (approached) and is associated with happiness, enjoyment, and satisfaction. [Source: OCEAS]
placer
plaisir
vergnügen
pleased
pleasure (emotion)
Pleasure in smell, touch, sight, sound and taste. [Source: OCEAS]
sensory pleasure
sensory pleasure
Pleasure derived from mastery, including the experience of flow. [Source: OCEAS]
a feeling of mastery
mastery pleasure
Pleasure derived from social contact. [Source: OCEAS]
social pleasure
social pleasure
aesthetic pleasure
aesthetic pleasure
sexual pleasure
sexual pleasure
A positive emotion associated with the appraisal of one's positive social worth, a signal that one is likely to be socially accepted. [Source: OCEAS]
fierté
orgullo
stolz
proud
pride
A positive emotion which is experienced in reaction to a positive experience or event. [Source: OCEAS]
bonheur
felicidad
glück
happy
happiness
An emotional state that is positively valenced, calm, peaceful and untroubled.
serene
Gelassenheit
serenity
sérénité
A positive emotion that accompanies appraisal of an object, situation or event as humourous.
amused
Spaß
amusement
divertissement
A very positive emotion accompanied by feelings of exhilaration.
elated
Hochgefühl
elation
elation
An intensely positive emotion and strong feeling of excitement.
euphoric
Euphorie
euphoria
l'euphorie
A pleasant emotion, which can be defined as a milder form of joy. Associated with physical inactivity ('do nothing' action tendencies). [Source: OCEAS]
contentement
satisfacción
zufriedenheit
contented
contentment
A strong emotion associated with feelings of desire, warmth and intimacy for another person. [Source: OCEAS]
amor
amour
liebe
loving
love
Less intense, longer-lasting love which is characterised by affection, commitment, intimacy and a concern for the welfare of the loved one. [Source: OCEAS]
compassionately loving
companionate love
A powerful longing for union with the beloved, characterised by a confusion of feelings -- elation and pain, tenderness and sexuality, altruism and jealousy.
passionately loving
passionate love
Disappointment is a negative emotion which is triggered by the disconfirmation of the prospect of a desirable event. [Source: OCEAS]
Déception
desilusión
enttäuschung
disappointed
disappointment
An emotion evoked for a person who is in distress. The conditions for compassion involve perceiving the other as in need, and valuing the other's welfare. Associated with altruistic motivation. [Source: OCEAS]
compasión
compassion
mitgefühl
compassionate
compassion
A self-evaluative emotion that occurs when a person brings about a negative outcome by acts of commission or omission. Associated wtih violations of internal or external moral standards. Closely related to embarrassment and shame. [Amended from source: OCEAS]
culpa
culpabilité
schuld
guilty
guilt
embarrassed
Verlegenheit
embarrassment
l'embarras
A negative emotion that is about a negative evaluation of oneself or one's behaviour.
honte
scham
vengüenza
ashamed
shame
A negative emotion felt when an event is appraised as unpleasant, obstructive to one's goals and concerns, and one feels unable to cope with it or modify it. [Source: OCEAS]
trauer
tristesse
tristeza
sad
sadness
An appraisal which represents an evaluation of how suddenly an event occurred.
appraisal of suddenness
An appraisal that represents an evaluation of how familiar an object or event is.
appraisal of familiarity
An appraisal that represents an evaluation of how predictable an event was.
appraisal of predictability
An appraisal that represents an evaluation of whether an event was expected to occur.
appraisal of expectedness
An appraisal that represents an evaluation of the pleasantness of an object or event.
GRID questionnaire distinguishes between appraisal of pleasantness FOR SELF and appraisal of pleasantness FOR SOME OTHER. So far we have defined appraisal as evaluation of relevance FOR SELF, thus, we only include one appraisal of pleasantness (for the time being), although we may expand this later -- although I suspect that all or most of the appraisal types would have to be so qualified.
appraisal of pleasantness
An appraisal that represents an evaluation that an event occurred suddenly.
this is sudden
appraisal as sudden
An appraisal that represents an evaluation that an event did not occur suddenly.
this is not sudden
appraisal as not sudden
An appraisal that represents an evaluation that an object or event is familiar.
this is familiar
appraisal as familiar
An appraisal that represents an evaluation that an object or event is not familiar.
this is not familiar
appraisal as not familiar
An appraisal that represents an evaluation that an event was easy to predict.
this is predictable
appraisal as predictable
An appraisal that represents an evaluation that an event was not easy to predict.
this is not predictable
appraisal as not predictable
An appraisal that represents an evaluation that an event was expected.
this is expected
appraisal as expected
An appraisal that represents an evaluation that an event was not expected.
this is not expected
appraisal as not expected
An appraisal that represents an evaluation that an object or event is pleasant.
this is pleasant
appraisal as pleasant
An appraisal that represents an evaluation that an object or event is unpleasant.
this is unpleasant
appraisal as unpleasant
An appraisal that represents an evaluation of whether an event or object is important to the person's goals or needs.
Like pleasantness, the GRID questionnaire distinguishes between evaluations of goal importance/relevance for SELF and for an OTHER.
appraisal of goal importance
An appraisal that represents an evaluation that the event or object is important to the person's goals or needs.
this is important for my goals
evaluation as important to goals
An appraisal that represents an evaluation that the event or object is not important to the person's goals or needs.
this is not important for my goals
evaluation as not important to goals
An appraisal that represents an evaluation of who or what caused an event.
appraisal of causal agency
An appraisal that represents an evaluation that an event was caused by the self.
this is being caused by me
appraisal as caused by self
An appraisal that represents an evaluation that an event was caused by chance.
this is being caused by chance
appraisal as caused by chance
An appraisal that represents an evaluation that an event was caused by another person.
this is being caused by someone else
appraisal as caused by an other
The subjective emotional feeling of feeling good, positive.
feeling positive
good
feeling good
The subjective emotional feeling of tiredness, needing sleep.
tired
feeling tired
An appraisal that represents an evaluation that an event was caused by a supernatural agent (God, the ancestors, ghosts...).
this is being caused supernaturally
appraisal as caused supernaturally
An appraisal that represents an evaluation of the causal intent of the person who (is evaluated to have) caused an event.
appraisal of causal intent
An appraisal that represents an evaluation that an event was deliberately (intentionally) caused.
this is being deliberately caused
appraisal as deliberate
An appraisal that represents an evaluation that an event was caused unintentionally.
this is not being deliberately caused
appraisal as unintended
An appraisal that represents an evaluation of the desirability of the expected consequences of an event.
Distinguished in GRID questionnaire between FOR SELF and FOR OTHER.
appraisal of desirability of consequences
An appraisal that represents an evaluation that the expected consequences of an event are desirable.
this has desirable consequences
appraisal as desirable consequences
An appraisal that represents an evaluation that the expected consequences of an event are undesirable.
this has undesirable consequences
appraisal as undesirable consequences
An appraisal that represents an evaluation of the urgency of responding to an event.
appraisal of urgency of response
An appraisal that represents an evaluation that an event requires an urgent (immediate) response.
a response is needed urgently
appraisal as urgent response
An appraisal that represents an evaluation that an event does not require an urgent response.
a response is needed but not urgently
appraisal as not urgent response
An appraisal which represents a judgement about how avoidable the expected consequences of an event will be.
appraisal of avoidability of consequences
An appraisal that represents a judgement that the expected consequences of an event are in principle avoidable or modfiable.
there are consequences but they are avoidable
appraisal as avoidable consequences
An appraisal that represents a judgement that the expected consequences of an event will be difficult to avoid or modify.
there are consequences and they are unavoidable
appraisal as unavoidable consequences
An appraisal which represents a judgement about whether an event is consistent with the person's standards or ideals.
Can also be defined FOR SELF and FOR OTHER, where a special case of OTHER is 'society' (=> a judgement that an event violated laws or socially accepted norms)
May want to distinguish violation of 'standards' from that of 'ideals', 'norms' and 'laws'. At the moment they are all lumped together.
appraisal of congruence with ideals
An appraisal which represents a judgement that an event is consistent with the person's standards or ideals.
this is in line with my ideals
appraisal as congruent with ideals
An appraisal that represents a judgement that an event is inconsistent with a person's standards or ideals.
this is against my ideals
appraisal as not congruent with ideals
An appraisal which represents a judgement about the direction and nature of the social attention surrounding an event.
appraisal of social attention
An appraisal which represents a judgement that the person is at the centre of the surrounding social attention. (That is, that all other nearby persons are paying attention to him/her.)
I am at the centre of attention
appraisal as being at the centre of attention
An appraisal that represents a judgement that a person is not at the centre of the surrounding social attention.
I am not at the centre of attention
appraisal as not being at the centre of attention
Appraisal which represents an evaluation of whether the person was treated justly or unjustly by another person.
appraisal of justice of treatment
An appraisal which represents an evaluation that the person was treated justly by another person.
I am being treated justly
appraisal as just treatment
An appraisal that represents an evaluation that the person was treated unjustly by another person. (Injustice.)
I am being treated unjustly
appraisal as unjust treatment
An appraisal which represents an evaluation of the dangerousness of an object or situation.
appraisal of dangerousness
An appraisal that represents an evaluation that an object or situation is dangerous to the person.
this is dangerous
appraisal as dangerous
An appraisal that represents an evaluation that an object or situation is not dangerous to the person.
this is not dangerous
appraisal as not dangerous
An appraisal that represents a belief that something or someone that is important to the person has been lost to the person.
I have irrevocably lost something important
This appraisal category stands alone: appraisal of loss is not a continuum like the others (pleasant---unpleasant; expected---unexpected). Rather it is quite discrete, loss or no loss, and is better defined by WHAT has been lost, or at least, in which relation the thing that has been lost stands to the person experiencing the emotion. Loss of a loved person, loss of the expectation of achieving a hoped for life goal, and loss of a limb are all kinds of loss.
While it is tempting not to categorise this as an appraisal at all, it should be noted that the loss does not actually have to occur -- it only has to be believed, judged, or (in other words) appraised to have occurred -- for the emotion to take place.
appraisal of loss
The subjective emotional feeling of being at ease, comfortable, relaxed.
at ease
feeling at ease
The subjective emotional feeling of feeling bad, negative.
feeling negative
bad
feeling bad
The subjective emotional feeling of having lots of energy, being energetic.
energetic
feeling energetic
The subjective emotional feeling that one is in control of oneself, that one is fully the agent of one's behavior.
in control
feeling in control
The subjective emotional feeling of restlessness, a state of not being calm, of an agitation to do something.
restless
feeling restless
The subjective emotional feeling of exhaustion, an extremely strong form of feeling tired.
exhausted
feeling exhausted
shivering
The subjective feeling of being calm, being relaxed, being at peace.
calm
feeling calm
limb weakening
The subjective feeling of not being in control, not being able to gain agency of one's own behavior.
out of control
May have an evaluative component as well as a feeling component. Needs discussing.
feeling out of control
becoming pale
The subjective feeling of strength, capability, energy and capacity to do things.
strong
feeling strong
The subjective feeling of weakness, lack of energy and/or capability, faintness, absence of strength.
weak
feeling weak
experiencing a lump in the throat
The subjective feeling of being wide awake, alert, having active attention and perception.
alert
feeling alert
experiencing discomfort in the stomach
heart beating at slower rate
The subjective feeling of being not at ease, of being anxious or nervous or agitated.
nervous
feeling nervous
A behavioural process that involves a change in the expression of the face.
facial expression behaviour
A facial expression behaviour in which the person smiles.
smiling
A facial expression behaviour in which the jaw drops.
jaw dropping
A facial expression behaviour in which the lips are tightly pressed together.
pressing lips together
A facial expression behaviour in which the eyebrows are raised.
raising eyebrows
A facial expression behaviour in which the person frowns.
frowning
A facial expression behaviour in which the eyes are closed.
closing eyes
A facial expression behaviour in which the eyes are opened widely.
opening eyes widely
A facial expression behaviour which appears very neutral (showing no expression).
neutral expression
emotional bodily movement behaviour
A bodily movement behaviour which involves abrupt movements.
moving abruptly
A bodily movement behaviour which involves moving, or leaning, towards people (approach).
moving towards people
A bodily movement behaviour which involves moving, or leaning, away from people (avoidance).
moving away from people
A bodily movement behaviour which involves remaining still.
staying still
heart beating at faster rate
muscles relaxing
muscles becoming tense
breathing at a more rapid rate
breathing at a slower rate
temperature rising (experienced as feeling warm)
perspiring
perspiring (hands)
perspiring (whole body)
experiencing heat in cheeks or chest
experiencing warm sensation in whole body
blushing
temperature falling (experienced as feeling cold)
emotional speaking behaviour
Speaking with a voice louder than usual.
speaking loudly
Speaking with a voice softer than usual.
speaking softly
Speaking with a voice that is hesitant or trembling.
speaking with trembling voice
Speaking with a voice that is confident and assertive.
speaking assertively
Remaining silent, not producing spoken utterances.
not speaking
Speaking behaviour in which a short utterance is produced.
speaking a short utterance
Speaking behaviour in which a long utterance is produced.
speaking a long utterance
Speaking with an altered rhythm or melody of speech relative to the norm for that person.
speaking with altered speech melody
Speaking in a manner which is disturbed relative to what is the norm for that person.
speaking in a disturbed fashion
Speaking in a manner that is faster than the norm for that person.
speaking at a faster rate
Speaking in a manner that is slower than the norm for that person.
speaking at a slower rate
A severe episode of fear with strong associated discomfort and thoughts of impending harm.
panicked
Panik
panic
panique
A negative emotion that is the appraisal of one's current surroundings and activities as not interesting or stimulating.
bored
Langeweile
boredom
l'ennui
A positive emotion that is an interest and engagement in an object or situation with a desire to know more.
intrigued
curious
curieux
curiosity
neugierig
A negative emotion that is a mild form of worry about a particular object or situation.
concerned
betreffen
concern
concernent
A negative emotion accompanying uncertainty about a judgement or decision.
dubious
zweifelhaft
A negative emotion that is about a future or possible object or event that is appraised negatively.
worried
Sorgen
s'inquiéter
worry
The canonical facial expression associated with the experience of anger.
canonical angry facial expression
A negative emotion that is about a sense of uncertainty or bewilderment within oneself.
confused
Verwirrung
confusion
confusion
Characteristic facial expressions that are made when a person is undergoing a so-called "basic" emotions. These are canonical, that is, individual facial expressions when undergoing emotions can vary or not change at all. However, research indicates evidence for the existence of characteristic canonical facial expressions that are displayed when experiencing certain emotions even across cultures.
canonical emotional facial expression
A positive emotion that involves the anticipation that something desirable will occur.
anticipative
Erwartung
anticipation
expectant
The canonical facial expression associated with the experience of fear.
canonical fearful facial expression
A positive emotion that is a longing for something to happen with an appraisal of its happening as both possible and positive.
hopeful
Hoffnung
espoir
hope
A positive emotion that is associated with a motivation and an idea to do or create something.
inspired
Inspiration
inspiration
inspiration (emotion)
A complex emotion that consists of the experience of pleasure as caused by the misfortune of others.
schadenfreude
The canonical facial expression associated with the experience of happiness.
canonical happy facial expression
The canonical facial expression associated with the experience of disgust.
canonical disgusted facial expression
The canonical facial expression associated with the experience of sadness.
canonical sad facial expression
The vocal utterances associated with the characteristic sound of an emotion. Obviously, any particular emotional instance may be associated with a great variety of different types of voice utterances or no voice utterances at all. However, "canonical" or characteristic voice utterances can be associated with core emotions.
canonical emotional voice utterances
Vocal utterances canonically associated with the experience of anger
canonical angry voice utterance
Vocal utterances canonically associated with the experience of fear
canonical fearful voice utterance
Voice utterances characteristically associated with the experience of disgust.
canonical disgusted voice utterance
Voice utterance characteristically associated with the experience of happiness.
canonical happy voice utterance
Voice utterance characteristically associated with the experience of sadness.
canonical sad voice utterance
Voice utterance canonically associated with the experience of surprise
canonical surprised voice utterance
Characteristic facial expression made when a person is undergoing an experience of surprise.
canonical surprised facial expression
An appraisal that represents a judgement that one is being disliked
appraisal as being disliked
An appraisal that represents a judgement that one is being liked
appraisal as being liked
A mood process is a mental process that involves affect (is valenced), and gives rise to a number of behavioural dispositions, but unlike an emotion has no object. Moods are usually longer-lived than emotion processes, but there are exceptions.
Moods are more difficult to individuate into types than emotions. We may speak of a good mood, a bad mood, or suchlike. We may also speak of being in an angry mood or other moods which take their identity from emotions. These often accompany a heightened disposition to undergo the emotion they are named for.
mood process
Valence represents that dimension of a feeling as positive or negative, pleasant or unpleasant, good or bad. Emotions and feelings that are valenced in this way are called affective phenomena. Valence is a part of a process, an affective process.
valence
An affective process is any process that has positive or negative valence.
affective process
An anxious mood is a general feeling of mild fearfulness and a heightened disposition to experience fear and other negatively valenced emotions.
anxious mood
An irritable mood is a general feeling of mild annoyance, a heightened disposition to anger and other negatively valenced emotions.
irritable mood
A cheerful mood is a general feeling of well-being and a heightened disposition to happiness, amusement and other positively valenced emotions.
cheerful mood
An emotion disposition is a disposition to repeated emotion process individuated by being of the same type and about the same object.
dispositional emotion
long-term emotion
emotion disposition
A positive emotion reflecting energy and passion for something.
enthusiastic
Begeisterung
enthousiasme
enthusiasm
A merry mood is a general feeling of enjoyment and festivity and a heightened disposition to experience happiness, joy and other positively valenced emotions.
merry mood
bodily feeling
pain is a bodily process in an organism S, involving two integrated levels:
(a) activation of the nociceptive system and associated emotion generating brain components of S, and
(b) a simultaneous aversive sensory and emotional experience on the part of S,
where (b) is phenomenologically similar to the sort of aversive experience involved in pain with concordant tissue damage.
Here `phenomenologically similar' means inter alia: (1) that the experience is `of' or is `targeted towards' some region R of the body of S, so that all pain is in this sense (and however diffusely) localized; (2) that the experience involves a dimension of unpleasantness which -- as is shown by the case of pain asymbolia -- is not necessarily of the sort that involves suffering or aversion on the part of the subject S.
pain
An emotional personality trait is a personality trait, a part of an overall personality, which predisposes the individual to repeated occurrences of a characteristic emotional process.
emotional personality trait
hunger
thirst
A valence that is pleasant, positive or good.
positive valence
A valence that is negative, unpleasant or bad.
negative valence
Surprise with a positive valence
positive surprise
Surprise with a negative valence.
negative surprise
A positive emotion is an emotion that has a positive valence.
positive emotion
A negative emotion is an emotion that has a negative valence.
negative emotion
Physical pleasure is not named just 'pleasure' as that has already been used for emotional pleasure.
physical pleasure
ticklish
A gloomy mood is a general feeling of being down, having a negative outlook and a heightened disposition to experience negatively valenced emotions.
gloomy mood
A positive emotion that is about an ongoing experience and reflects that the experience is being appraised as pleasurable.
Genuss
enjoyment
jouissance
Valence is a process profile of an emotion, mood, or affective bodily feeling (such as pleasure and pain). Valence can be positive or negative, with different strengths in both directions. For example, pleasure is positively valenced while pain is negatively valenced.