Emotionsrule so much of our lives.
Even writers and poets seem incapable of describing the full range and experience of human emotions.
We can’t exist without them but rarely stop to consider how many there actually are.
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By the 20th century, with theadvent of psychotherapy, the number had expanded considerably.
In recent years, psychologists have tried toidentify and categorizethese emotions in a way that is consideredempirical and universal.
What Emotion Are You?
Thisemotion quizwas medically reviewed by Rachel Goldman, PhD, FTOS.
Four Irreducible Emotions
What the researchers found was that certain emotions elicited the same facial response.
The same could be applied to disgust and anger or excitement and shock.
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