you have surely been angry at some one, and you have been afraid of something. you love some people and hate some. anger and fear, love and hate are emotion . some other emotion are joy, hope, delight, despair, sadness, and disgust. every one has emotion.......!
emotion comes upon you suddenly. you do not think emotion, you feel them. you do not think, "this is unchanged tiger, I have hear that tiger s sometimes kill and eat human being. Im a human being, so I'll now be afraid of tiger. " instead, you feel afraid instanly upon finding your self near a tiger out of it's cage. do you think afraid, you feel afraid.
emotion can be aroused when information comes to you through your sense. you see someone dear to you, and you feel love. you hear a scraping sound in a dark room. and you feel fear. you smell an unpleasant odor, and you feel disguted. emotion can also be aroused by thoughts. you think of some one who embrrassed you, and feel anger or hate. you think of the test you are not ready to take. and you feel fear or sense defeat.
thought you are not aware of can also bring out emotions. these are called uncosscious thoughts, for indtance, when you were very well small, you may have been scared by a big barking dog. you forgot about his unpleasant happening, but it's stored in your unconscious memory. you may now be nervous of a big dog .
people seem to be born with the view emotion s and gradually learn the rest. a newborn baby fears falling and loud sounds. yet very young babies do not seem to fear anythings else. the must learn to be afraid of fire , dangerous animals, and other think that can harm them. the fear of falling and loud sound does not have to be learn.
the word " Emotion" comes form the latin word exmovere, meaning "to move away, or to strip up". your emotions move away, stir you up cause you to act. joy may make you jump up and down, clap you hand, and smile or laugh. fear may make you run and scream, or stanbd and tremble.
emotion also effects your body in ways you are not aware of. fear causes the adrenal glands to secrete into your blood chemical substanse called adrenaline. adrenaline makes your heart beat faster, your breathing become faster. your blood presure rise, and your breathing become faster. it also causes blood to go from your muscles and liver and is sent into your blood. you may tremble and perspire. your body is ready to react to whatr is causing your fear. you may run away, or try to fight or hide
( adapted from english intensive course book 2)
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