Mood Flashcards
What is mood?
Affective ‘states of mind’ that underlie our subjective mental life
Affective ‘states of mind’ that underlie our subjective mental life
This is known as…?
Mood
What are the 2 ways Mood and Emotions are conceptually separated?
- ‘Folk Psychology’ Perspective
- Comparison with Academic Literature
- ‘Folk Psychology’ Perspective
- Comparison with Academic Literature
What are these used for?
Conceptual Separation of Mood and Emotion
Describe the ‘Folk Psychology’ Perspective of Conceptual Separation of Mood and Emotion
Asked 106 participants from a range of (non-psychology) professions (snowball sampling): What do you believe is the difference between an emotion and a mood?
Describe comparison with academic literature of Conceptual Separation of Mood and Emotion
65 published articles distinguishing between mood and emotion
What is the anatomy of emotion?
Related to the heart
What is the anatomy of mood?
Related to the mind
What is the experience of emotion?
Felt
What is the experience of mood?
Thought
What is the physiology of emotion?
Distinct physiological patterning
What is the physiology of mood?
No distinct physiological patterning
What is the cause of emotion?
Caused by a specific event or object
e.g. feeling happiness when receiving a gift from a friend, intentionality (about something), can influence responses we make
What is the cause of mood?
The cause is less well-defined
What is the awareness of cause of emotion?
The individual is aware of the cause
What is the awareness of cause of mood?
Individuals may be unaware of the cause
What is the intentionality of emotion?
About something
What is the intentionality of mood?
Not about anything in particular
What is the clarity of emotion?
Clearly defined
What is the clarity of mood?
Diffuse and nebulous
What is the control of emotions?
Not controllable
What is the control of mood?
Controllable
What is the display of emotion?
Displayed
What is the display of mood?
Not displayed
What is the intensity of emotion?
Intense
What is the intensity of mood?
Mild
What is the stability of emotion?
Fleeting and volatile
What is the stability of mood?
Stable
What is the timing of emotion?
Rises and dissipates quickly
What is the timing of mood?
Rises and dissipates slowly
What is the duration of emotion?
Brief
What is the duration of mood?
Enduring
What are the consequences of emotion?
Largely behavioural and expressive
Intended to communicate feelings to other people or cause a change in our goals/priorities in response to feeling
What are the consequences of mood?
Largely cognitive
Impairing/promoting creativity and problem solving
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
Related to the mind
Mood
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
Distinct physiological patterning
Emotion
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
Felt
Emotion
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
About something
Emotion
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
Related to the heart
Emotion
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
Thought
Mood
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
Caused by a specific event or object
e.g. feeling happiness when receiving a gift from a friend, intentionality (about something), can influence responses we make
Emotion
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
No distinct physiological patterning
Mood
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
Individuals may be unaware of the cause
Mood
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
Not controllable
Emotion
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
Not about anything in particular
Mood
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
Displayed
Emotion
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
The individual is aware of the cause
Emotion
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
Clearly defined
Emotion
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
Diffuse and nebulous
Mood
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
Controllable
Mood
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
Mild
Mood
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
Fleeting and volatile
Emotion
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
Intense
Emotion
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
Stable
Mood
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
Enduring
Mood
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
Rises and dissipates quickly
Emotion
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
Largely behavioural and expressive
Intended to communicate feelings to other people or cause a change in our goals/priorities in response to feeling
Emotion
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
Brief
Emotion
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
Rises and dissipates slowly
Mood
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
Largely cognitive
Impairing/promoting creativity and problem solving
Mood
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
The cause is less well-defined
Mood
Does this apply to emotion or mood?
Not displayed
Mood