Social Psychiatry, Vol. 48 No. 1, 2020.
Review article
https://doi.org/10.24869/spsih.2020.50
What Are Emotions? – Contemporary Neuroscientific Theories
Mirko Čorlukić
orcid.org/0000-0002-7607-1150
; Special Hospital for Children with Neurodevelopmental and Motor Disorders, Zagreb
Jelena Krpan
; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
In this paper we will present four neurobiological and psychological theories of emotions proposed by neuroscientists. Emotions form the foundations of human behavior, without which we cannot imagine man, society, mental disorders, or psychotherapy. It is difficult to find a mental disorder which does not include emotions as a cause of suffering. We will present the contributions of modern affective neuroscience important for understanding both man and psychotherapy.
Keywords
Affective neuroscience; Emotions; Homeostatic feelings; Psychotherapy
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Publication date:
21.5.2020.
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