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Emotion is a state of biological arousal that is described along a spectrum ranging from anxiety to depression, with a non-aroused state of euthymia. It is a complex reaction pattern, produced by some stimulus that involves experiential, behavioral, and physiological elements. ^[1] As a distinct, integrated psychophysiological response system, emotion is described by three distinct response systems ^[2], which include:

1. a prototypic form of epression (typically facial)
2. a pattern of consistent autonomic changes
3. a distinct subjective feeling state

Contents 1 Theories of Emotion 1.1 James-Lange three-stage theory 1.2 Schachter & Singer’s arousal-interpretation theory 1.3 Cognitive theories 1.4 Lazarus’s cognitive appraisal theory 1.5 Power & Dalgleish--SPAARS 2 References

Theories of Emotion

James-Lange three-stage theory

Schachter & Singer’s arousal-interpretation theory

Cognitive theories

Lazarus’s cognitive appraisal theory

Power & Dalgleish--SPAARS

References

1. ↑ vandenBos, Gary B. (2006). APA Dictionary of Psychology. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association
2. ↑ Watson D., & Clark, L.A. (1994). The PANAS-X: Manual for the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule—expanded form. Unpublished manuscript, Univerity of Iowa, Iowa City (Cited in Psychology: An International Perspective, Eysenck)