Do you know the basic emotions of a person? What are the emotions of a person.

It is unlikely that there are classifications of emotions that satisfy all researchers. Some consider them a manifestation of perceptual-cognitive processes. Others are sure that there are some basic emotions, such as joy and sadness, anger, surprise, and others.

In the article, we consider what the main ones are: classification, types, nature of manifestation and role in the development of personality. We dwell in detail on the proposed scale of emotions according to Isard.

The criteria that include this property are:

distinct nerve components;
conscious experiences;
expressive facial expressions;
appearance due to evolutionary biological processes;
the presence of a motivating, organizational and adaptive beginning.

So, emotion can be an experience, sometimes leading by perception, action and thinking. Basic emotions are manifested as a result of neural programs that a person has from birth. So, with a feeling of anger, a characteristic grin appears on the face of people, showing the instinct of willingness to rush at the enemy. Some when this emotion arises, purs their lips, thus hiding their anger.

With age, people learn to control emotions. This applies only to external manifestations. Those who are characterized by excessive susceptibility and excessive excitability, characterized by a very dynamic vision of reality. It acquires the property of clouding when it overcomes sadness. It happens, and vice versa, when everything around, as if blossoms and is painted with rainbow colors. Each experience has a different effect on the individual.

K. Isard proposes the following classification of emotions, where he distinguishes between the main ones:

joy;
sadness
surprise;
disgust;
anger;
suffering;
contempt;
wine
shame;
embarrassment;
interest.

Emotional manifestations with a plus sign

Basic emotions can go into other states of a complex nature. So, anxiety arises from guilt, fear, interest, and even anger. Each of them creates feelings, depending on which particular basic properties are expressed. For example, with joy a person may feel ecstasy, ecstasy, satisfaction, exultation. Consider the basic emotions in more detail.

Through interest, it is easier to learn new things, develop skills, motivate learning.
The appearance of joy is associated with the ability to satisfy some need, the onset of which was not guaranteed.
A separate classification of emotion belongs to surprise. It is attributed to neutral manifestations. Surprise sometimes becomes a reaction to unexpected circumstances.

Emotional manifestations with a minus sign

The classification of emotions related to the base ones with a minus sign is as follows.

Anger is a negative manifestation. It appears unexpectedly, as a result of an obstacle to the satisfaction of an important component for the subject.
Suffering also has a negative nature. For a person, it arises when it is impossible to satisfy one's needs. Mostly in the form of emotional stress.
Aversion is caused by objects, the collision with which contradicts moral, ideological or aesthetic criteria.
If this is felt along with anger, then aggressiveness is inherent in the behavior.
Fear appears when there is information about the threat to well-being, the prohibition of the implementation of necessary needs. With this experience, a person is set for an unsuccessful outcome, and acts on this basis.
Contempt appears between subjects due to the existence of different positions, behavior and life guidelines. Other personalities are perceived as not meeting their own standards.
Shame is expressed in the awareness of the discrepancy between the actions, thoughts and appearance of the expectations of other people, and their ideas about normal behavior or appearance.
Sadness is often associated with the completion of something along with loss and loss. Because of this, the body loses internal and external support. Sadness is accompanied by pain and emptiness, which sometimes leads to guilt.

Bodily perception

In what category the classification of emotion would not belong, it is noted that electrical facial activity always changes. There are changes in the brain, respiration, and blood supply. A heartbeat in a person experiencing anger or fear is more likely to occur in forty to sixty beats.

Such sharp violations indicate that various body systems are involved in this process. This affects:

thinking;
perception;
behavior;
and in extreme negative cases, psychosomatic changes occur.

Emotions cause such serious physiological changes that it is impossible to ignore them. An unexpressed emotional process that is not realized is often not even noticed. But this does not mean that it does not affect the body. Let them not be as violent as intense emotions. But the duration can be much longer.

This creates a mood. And if it is dictated by negative emotions, it becomes dangerous to health and leads to such sad consequences as mental and physical disorders.

Studies have shown that increased emotionality even affects immunity, lowering the threshold of resistance to disease. So, if sadness or anxiety is felt for a long time, then the likelihood of contracting ARI can be several times greater. In the body, there are always pathogens - viruses. But with normal health, they do not develop. However, sadness, stress, etc. become a favorable environment for the development of diseases.

Personal development

The role of emotions and feelings in human life in connection with the development of personality is determined by two points. A huge influence is exerted by a hereditary property. Genetic prerequisites to a greater extent form the threshold of experience.

The acquired experience is important, as well as the knowledge of the person in the relevant field. Observations made in preschool institutions of children aged from six months to two years living in similar conditions showed that their emotional range is different.

Hot-tempered, smiling and shy babies are perceived differently. From what emotions prevail in the child, depends on his socialization and success. It has been established that this even affects the development of intelligence. A non-emotional child, or one who often has despondency or sadness, explores the world and is less interested in it than a peer who is cheerful and full of positive emotions.

Perceptual cognitive processes

The principle of emotionality is expressed in charging with energy, organization of thinking and activity. Thus, an intensely experienced feeling contributes to a surge of energy. However, the influence is not limited to this. Emotions prompt an individual to be active. His thinking and actions depend on this.

Fundamental emotions affect perception. A joyful person experiences everything, as if in a pink light. And for one who constantly feels sadness or fear, perception is greatly narrowed. For the angry, the surrounding reality is seen in black light.

More than half a century ago, K. Isard and other researchers set up an experiment where they studied the principle of emotional personality, in terms of what perceptual-cognitive signs were detected.

The subjects, who were divided into groups, were given stereoscopes with photographs of people in different emotional states.
In one group, the experimenter should be respectful and kind. As a result, subjects rated the images more often as satisfied and joyful.
In another, he showed open hostility, and the participants saw more people in a stereoscope, whose faces reflected sadness, anger and anger.

Physiology of emotions

The types and role of emotions in human life are important, from the point of view of science. But, most importantly, this is how they affect health. If the emotional range has been biased towards negative experiences for a long time, then the result may be changes in the hypothalamus, hippocampus, tonsil, septum and other structures. Therefore, to stop stagnant negative basic emotions in an instant, alas, will not work. For this, the body must be created such conditions under which a complete replacement of afferentation is possible.

It is noteworthy that positive emotions cannot be summarized in the same way as negative ones. They are very pleasant for the person, but pass without leaving an imprint of one on the other, as negative.

Negative types and the role of emotions in human life are dangerous, first of all, by their ability to multiply. Thus, they can cause significant harm to human health.

According to the Russian psychologist Nina Rubshtein, the force necessary for the embodiment of actions is included in the property of emotion. Sometimes people who are characterized by increased emotionality act in an automatic and even unconscious mode without understanding the motivating reason. Only after a certain period of time does the clarity of what led the action come. The ability of a person to recognize signs and understand emotions is already half the distance traveled to gaining inner freedom.

During the day, a person experiences a lot of emotions, which, mixing with each other, create a bizarre bouquet. This bouquet colors a person’s perception, making the day “bad” or “good”.

Surely every person wants to wake up every morning with a smile and see off the past day in a positive mood. Living happily every day, filling your life with joyful emotions - this task may turn out to be impossible until a person learns how to manage his emotions.

You can change your mood, as we want, it is not necessary to be dependent on the circumstances. In order to feel the emotion of joy, it is not necessary to wait for the right moment when someone or something makes us laugh.

In order to rejoice, you just need to rejoice. There is no need to look for a reason for happiness: money, health, soulmate, recognition, and so on. You can be happy just like that. After all, all we need to already have is our emotions.

It remains only to understand the art of managing your emotions. To do this, first of all, you need to know the types of human emotions in order to learn to distinguish, separate emotions from each other, because they rarely appear in their pure form.

Each person has four pure emotions:

anger
fear
joy
gloom

These types of emotions create a combination of other feelings and emotions that each of us can experience daily.

Watch this short video, it shows the faces of different people experiencing the same emotions: from joy to fear.

Conventionally, the types of human emotions can be divided into three main categories: negative, positive and neutral.

The list of basic emotions and feelings of a person

Positive

1. Pleasure
2. Joy.
3. Glee.
4. Delight.
5. Pride.
6. Confidence.
7. Trust.
8. Sympathy.
9. The rapture.
10. Love (sexual).
11. Love (affection).
12. Respect.
13. Affection.
14. Gratitude (appreciation).
15. Tenderness.
16. Complacency.
17. Bliss
18. The gloating.
19. A sense of contented revenge.
20. Good conscience.
21. A sense of relief.
22. A sense of self-satisfaction.
23. A sense of security.
24. Anticipation.

Neutral

25. Curiosity.
26. The surprise.
27. Amazement.
28. Indifference.
29. Calmly contemplative mood.

Negative

30. Displeasure.
31. Woe (sorrow).
33. Sorrow (sadness).
34. Despair.
35. Chagrin.
36. Anxiety.
38. Fear.
41. Pity.
42. Empathy (compassion).
43. Regret.
44. Annoyance.
46. \u200b\u200bA sense of insult.
47. Indignation (indignation).
48. Hatred.
49. Dislike.
50. Envy.
52. Anger.
53. Despondency.
55. Jealousy.
57. Uncertainty (doubt).
58. Distrust.
60. Confusion.
61. Rage.
62. Contempt.
63. Aversion.
64. Disappointment.
65. Freezing.
66. Dissatisfaction with oneself.
67. Repentance.
68. Remorse.
69. Impatience.
70. Bitterness.

Perhaps some of the readers will not agree with this division of feelings. Feelings are divided not from a position of ethics, but from a position of pleasure or displeasure.

A man puts a huge amount of energy into his emotions. In fact, this energy is neutral, only emotion can give it a positive or negative character, direct it into the channel of creation or destruction.

Take a closer look at this list, determine for yourself what emotions you invest more in your emotions, in emotions of destruction or creation?

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1. Psychological characteristics of the atmosphere of society

(and related human conditions)

	Aggressiveness
	Greed
	Altruism
	Anomie, (deviant behavior: suicidal mood, apathy, disappointment, illegal behavior).

	Irresponsibility
	Lack of profit
	Unselfishness
	Lawlessness
	Unscrupulousness
	Unceremoniousness
	Mutual assistance
	Understanding
	Mutual respect
	Hostility
	Permissiveness
	Rudeness
	Discipline
	Good faith


	Cruelty
	Law obedience

	Intelligence
	Intelligence
	Sincerity
	Conflict
	Creativity
	Xenophobia (fear or hatred of someone or something alien, unfamiliar, unusual)
	Culture

	Mafia
	Mercantile
	Courage
	Impudence
	Reliability
	Tension

	Bad manners
	Hatred
	Optional
	Moral
	Optimism
	Responsiveness
	Patriotism
	Villainy
	Suspicion
	Decency
	Psychological safety
	Idle talk
	Swagger
	Rationality
	Self control

	Foul language
	Modesty
	Sympathy
	Calm
	Justice

	Tact
	Anxiety
	Industriousness
	Familiarity

	Civilization
	Humanity
	Honesty

2. The list of basic emotions and feelings

Positive

1. Pleasure

2. Joy.

3. Glee.

4. Delight.

5. Pride.

6. Confidence.

7. Trust.

8. Sympathy.

9. The rapture.

10. Love (sexual).

11. Love (affection).

12. Respect.

13. Affection.

14. Gratitude (appreciation).

15. Tenderness.

16. Complacency.

17. Bliss

18. The gloating.

19. A sense of contented revenge.

20. Good conscience.

21. A sense of relief.

22. A sense of self-satisfaction.

23. A sense of security.

24. Anticipation.

Neutral

25. Curiosity.

26. The surprise.

27. Amazement.

28. Indifference.

29. Calmly contemplative mood.

Negative

30. Displeasure.

31. Woe (sorrow).

33. Sorrow (sadness).

34. Despair.

35. Chagrin.

36. Anxiety.

38. Fear.

41. Pity.

42. Empathy (compassion).

43. Regret.

44. Annoyance.

46. \u200b\u200bA sense of insult.

47. Indignation (indignation).

48. Hatred.

49. Dislike.

50. Envy.

52. Anger.

53. Despondency.

55. Jealousy.

57. Uncertainty (doubt).

58. Distrust.

60. Confusion.

61. Rage.

62. Contempt.

63. Aversion.

64. Disappointment.

65. Freezing.

66. Dissatisfaction with oneself.

67. Repentance.

68. Remorse.

69. Impatience.

70. Bitterness.

The feelings listed by us do not exhaust the entire palette, the whole variety of emotional states of a person. A comparison with the colors of the solar spectrum is appropriate here. There are 7 basic tones, but how much more intermediate colors we know and how many shades can be obtained by mixing them!

It is difficult to say how many different emotional states can be - but, in any case, there are immeasurably more than 70. Emotional states are highly specific, even if they have the same name with modern crude methods of assessment. There are apparently many shades of anger, joy, sadness, and other feelings.

Love for an older brother and love for a younger sister are similar, but far from the same, feelings. The first is colored with admiration, pride, sometimes envy; the second - a sense of superiority, the desire to provide protection, sometimes with pity and tenderness. A completely different feeling is love for parents, love for children. But for the designation of all these feelings, we use one name.

The separation of feelings into positive and negative was by no means done on ethical grounds, but solely on the basis of pleasure or displeasure. Therefore, gloating was in the column of positive, and sympathy - negative feelings. Negative, as we see, is much more than positive. Why? Several explanations can be suggested.

Sometimes it is suggested that there are simply more words in the language expressing unpleasant feelings, because in a good mood a person is generally less inclined to introspection. To us, this explanation seems unsatisfactory.

The initial biological role of emotions is a signal one, such as “pleasant - unpleasant”, “safe - dangerous”. Apparently, the signaling is “dangerous” and “unpleasant” more significant for the animal, it is vitally important, more relevant, because it directs its behavior in critical situations.

It is clear that such information in the process of evolution should take precedence over information that signals “comfort”.

But what has historically developed can historically change. When a person masters the laws of social development, this will change his emotional life, moving the center of gravity towards positive, pleasant feelings.

Back to the list of feelings. If you carefully read all 70 items, you will notice that some of these feelings coincide in content and differ only in intensity. For example, surprise and amazement differ only in strength, that is, in severity. The same anger and rage, pleasure and bliss, etc. Therefore, some clarifications need to be made to the list.

Usually feelings occur in four main forms:

1. Actually feeling.

2. Affect.

3. Passion.

4. The mood.

Definition feelings given by us above.

Affect - This is a very strong short-term feeling associated with a motor reaction (or complete immobility - numbness. But numbness is also a motor reaction).

Passion called a strong and lasting feeling.

Mood - the resultant of many senses. This condition is known for its duration, stability and serves as a backdrop on which all other elements of mental activity flow.

Thus, if we consider surprise as a feeling, then amazement is the same sense of support, but brought to the degree of affect (recall the final silent scene of The Examiner).

Similarly, we call fury anger brought to the point of affect, bliss is the affect of pleasure, delight is the affect of joy, despair is the affect of grief, horror is the affect of fear, adoration is love, which has become passion in duration and strength, etc.

3. Option: The list of basic emotions and feelings

There is no final list of emotions in psychology or physiology. Can count more 500 different emotional states . In colloquial practice, people often use the same word to denote different experiences, and their actual nature becomes clear only from the context. At the same time, the same emotion can be indicated by different words.

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However, some researchers believe that there are few basic, elementary emotions, and the whole huge list of emotions is the construction of these bricks, their one or another combination. So, for example, anger is disgust plus aggression. And love is joy when a loved one is nearby and sadness when separated; aggression - in this case, the desire to be near; fear - fear of losing the object of love ... What emotions can be attributed to elementary? The list of elementary emotions is controversial. Different lists of elementary emotions offer Isard,Mcdowelland other researchers.

IN gestalt therapyit is believed that the elementary emotions of all five : MAD - anger, aggression, disgust. SAD - sadness, sadness, suffering. GLAD is a joy. SCARED - fear. SEXY - pleasure, bliss, tenderness.

The whole variety of emotions is not reducible only to elementary and composite emotions. Having a more complex and original structure - complex emotions. Bright sadness, gentle gratitude, pride in success ...

Man received emotions, so to speak, by inheritance from his animal ancestors. Therefore, part of the human emotions coincides with the emotions of animals - for example, rage, anger, fear. But these are primitive emotions associated with the satisfaction of organic needs, and some simple “subjective” feelings. In connection with the development of intelligence and higher social needs, more complex human feelings have formed on the basis of simple emotions (but emotions have also been preserved).

Thus, we distinguish emotion from feeling.

Emotion is more primitive, it is characteristic not only of man, but also of animals, and expresses an attitude towards the satisfaction of purely physiological needs. Feelings developed on the basis of the interaction of emotions with intelligence in the process of forming social relationships and are peculiar only to man. The line between emotion and feeling is not always easy to draw. In terms of physiology, the difference between them is determined by the degree of participation of cortical and especially second-signal processes.

Feeling is one of the forms of human consciousness, one of the forms of reflection of reality, expressing the subjective attitude of a person to the satisfaction or dissatisfaction of his human needs, to the conformity or inconsistency of something with his ideas.

Not all human needs are inborn. Some of them are formed in the process of upbringing and reflects not only the connection of man with nature, but also his connection with human society. Many feelings are so closely intertwined with the intellectual activity of man that they cannot arise outside this activity. They require preliminary analytical work of thought to assess the situation. Without this assessment, feeling does not arise. Sometimes such a mental work requires a considerable period of time, and then feeling arises with a great delay and, undoubtedly being a fact of mental life, loses, of course, its biological role.

For example, if a person is not aware of the danger, then the feeling of fear does not occur, but much later, when the danger has passed, the person may be overwhelmed by fear.

Sometimes a person does not immediately appreciate the meaning of words containing an insulting hint, and then a feeling of insult comes belatedly.

It happens that a memory very distant in time can revive old feelings again, and the hot paint of shame floods the face of a person who remembered his old shameful act. This is the so-called emotional memory.

The "dissociation" of thoughts and feelings appears with age. In early childhood, thought and feeling are still inseparable. Their isolation is associated with the development of speech and consciousness.

Below we provide a list of human feelings. It does not include higher social feelings, since their position among other feelings is special, and they cannot be put on a par with others. These feelings arise as a reaction to the satisfaction or dissatisfaction of higher social aspirations and needs, which are subject to more rapid changes in the process of historical development and are very different in people brought up in different eras, in various social formations belonging to different social groups and classes.

To the highest social feelings we include:
1) A sense of duty.
2) A sense of justice.
3) A sense of honor.
4) A sense of responsibility.
5) A sense of patriotism.
6) A sense of solidarity.
7) Creative inspiration.
8) Labor enthusiasm.

There is a whole group of aesthetic feelings:
a) Feeling of the sublime.
b) Feeling of beauty.
c) Feeling of the tragic.
d) A sense of comic.

The study of higher social feelings applies not only to psychology and physiology, but also to the field of social sciences.

Our list does not include such lower emotions as hunger, thirst, fatigue and pain. These emotions are less susceptible to changes and evolution in the process of human social development.

The list of basic emotions and feelings

Positive
1. Pleasure
2. Joy
Z. Glee
4. Delight
5. Pride
6. Confidence
7. Trust
8. Sympathy
9. The rapture
10. Love (sexual)
11.Love (attachment)
12. Respect
13. Affection
14. Gratitude (appreciation)
15. Tenderness
16. Complacency
17. Bliss
18. The gloating
19. Feeling of satisfied revenge
20. Good conscience
21. A sense of relief
22. A sense of self-satisfaction
23. A sense of security
24. Anticipation

Neutral
25. Curiosity
26. Surprise
27. Amazement
28. Indifference
29. Calmly contemplative mood

Negative
30. Displeasure
31. Woe (sorrow)
32. Sorrow (sadness)
33. Despair
34. Longing
35. Chagrin
36. Anxiety
37. Resentment
38. Fear
39. Fright
40. Fear
41. Pity
42. Empathy (compassion)
43. Regret
44. Annoyance
45. Anger
46. \u200b\u200bFeeling insulted
47. Indignation (indignation)
48. Hate
49. Dislike
50. Envy
51. Malice
52. Anger
53. Despondency
54. Boredom
55. Jealousy
56. Horror
57. Uncertainty (doubt)
58. Distrust
59. Shame
60. Confusion
61. Rage
62. Contempt
63. Aversion
64. Disappointment
65. Freezing
66. Self-dissatisfaction
67. Repentance
68. Remorse
69. Impatience
70. Bitterness

Love for an older brother and love for a younger sister are similar, but far from the same, feelings. The first is colored with admiration, pride, sometimes envy; the second - a sense of superiority, the desire to protect, sometimes pity and tenderness. A completely different feeling is love for parents, love for children. But for the designation of all these feelings, we use one name.

The initial biological role of emotions is a signal one, such as “pleasant - unpleasant”, “safe - dangerous”. Apparently, the signaling is “dangerous” and “unpleasant” more significant for the animal, it is more vital, more relevant, because it directs its behavior in critical situations.

It is clear that such information in the process of evolution should take precedence over information that signals “comfort”.

But what has historically developed can historically change. When a person masters the laws of social development, it will probably change his emotional life, moving the center of gravity towards positive, pleasant feelings.

Around the emotions and feelings of a person, a huge number of various myths are concentrated. This is due to the fact that people have a poor idea of \u200b\u200btheir diversity and importance. In order to learn to understand each other correctly, it is necessary to understand what types of emotions exist and find out their characteristics. In addition, you need to learn to distinguish genuine feelings from simple window dressing.

What are emotions and feelings?

The emotional sphere of a person is a complex interweaving of elements that together allow you to experience everything that happens to him and around him. It consists of four main components:

An emotional tone is a response in the form of an experience that sets the state of the body. It is it that informs the body about how satisfied its current needs are, how comfortable it is now. If you listen to yourself, you can evaluate your emotional tone.
Emotions are subjective experiences regarding situations and events that are important to a person.
Feeling is a stable emotional attitude of a person to an object. They are always subjective and appear in the process of interaction with others.
An emotional state differs from feelings in its weak focus on the object, and from emotions in its longer duration and stability. It is always triggered by certain feelings and emotions, but at the same time as if by itself. A person may be in a state of euphoria, anger, depression, melancholy, etc.

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Functions and types of emotions

Emotions to a greater or lesser extent regulate the life of each of us. Usually they recognize four main functions:

Motivational and regulatory, designed to induce action, guide and regulate. Often emotions completely suppress thinking in the regulation of human behavior.
The communicative is responsible for understanding. It is emotions that tell us about the mental and physical condition of a person and help us choose the right line of behavior when communicating with him. Thanks to emotions, we can understand each other without even knowing the language.
Signal allows you to communicate your needs to others with the help of emotionally expressive movements, gestures, facial expressions, etc.
Protective is expressed in the fact that an instant emotional reaction of a person is capable in some cases to save him from dangers.

Scientists have already proved that the more complex a living being is organized, the richer and more diverse is the range of emotions that it can survive.

Emotions and feelings

In addition, all emotions can be divided into several types. The nature of the experience (pleasant or unpleasant) determines the sign of emotion - positive or negative. Also, emotions are divided into types depending on the effect on human activity - stenic and asthenic. The former prompt a person to act, and the latter, on the contrary, lead to stiffness and passivity. But the same emotion can affect people or one person in different situations in different ways. For example, the strong grief of one plunges into gloom and inaction, and the second person seeks comfort in work.

Emotions are not only in humans, but also in animals. For example, experiencing severe stress, they can change their behavior - become more calm or nervous, refuse food or stop responding to the outside world.

Also, the type of emotions determines their modality. By modality, three basic emotions stand out: fear, anger and joy, and the rest are only their original expression. For example, fear, anxiety, anxiety and horror are different manifestations of fear.

The main emotions of man

As we have said, emotions are usually associated with the current moment and are a person’s reaction to a change in his current state. Among them, several major ones stand out:

joy - an intense experience of satisfaction with one’s condition and situation;
fear - a protective reaction of the body in case of a threat to its health and well-being;
excitement - increased excitability caused by both positive and negative experiences, takes part in the formation of a person’s readiness for an important event and activates his nervous system;
interest - an innate emotion that encourages the cognitive aspect of the emotional sphere;
surprise - an experience reflecting the contradiction between existing experience and new;
resentment - an experience associated with the manifestation of injustice in relation to a person;
anger, anger, rage - negatively colored affects directed against perceived injustice;
embarrassment - an experience for the impression made on others;
pity - a surge of emotions that occurs when the suffering of another person is perceived as their own.

Most of us easily distinguish the emotions of the other in outward manifestations.

Types of human feelings

Human feelings are often confused with emotions, but they have many differences. It takes time for feelings to arise, they are more resistant and less likely to change. All of them are divided into three categories:

Moral (moral or emotional) feelings arise in relation to the behavior of people around you or yourself. Their development takes place in the course of any activity and is usually associated with moral standards accepted in society. Depending on how much what is happening corresponds to the inner attitudes of a person, he has a feeling of indignation or, conversely, satisfaction. All attachments, likes and dislikes, love and hate belong to the same category.
Intellectual feelings are experienced by a person in the course of mental activity. These include inspiration, the joy of success and the stress of failure.
A person experiences aesthetic feelings, creating or appreciating something beautiful. This can apply to both art objects and natural phenomena.
Practical feelings are generated by human activity, its results, success or failure.

It is impossible to single out more or less important feelings. Different people tend to different feelings and they are all equally important for a normal emotional life of a person.

Often, it is the emotional sphere that regulates a person’s life, and our state is formed from emotions and feelings. But emotions are short-term sensations concerning certain things or situations, and feelings are much longer, but they are formed from emotions. Different types of them affect our life and our decisions in different ways.