So, anticipatory fear often functions as a defense we choose to feel to avoid what we believe will be a worse emotion, so fear becomes a “decoy” emotion to avoid something anticipated to be more ...

Philosophers and scientists have pitted reason against emotion for thousands of years. Source: Image by A Danvers One of the deepest themes in psychology and philosophy is the conflict between reason ...

"Although many of us may think of ourselves as thinking creatures that feel, biologically we are feeling creatures that think." –Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, neuroscientist and author of My Stroke of ...

Emotions are related to mood, personality and motivation, and they cause measurable physiological and psychological changes. The study of emotions and feelings is important because they are at the ...