What is emotion?

 

“Emotions are short-lived subjective, physiological, motivational and communicative phenomena that help us adapt to the opportunities and challenges we face during important life situations.” (Reeve, 2003)

We encounter basic emotions and complex emotions. Basic emotions are those bodily sensations that occur naturally. They would be the following: 

	Sadness
	Surprise
	Fear
	Disgust
	Anger
	Joy