Difference between Emotions and Feelings (with examples)

The emotions are psychological and physiological reactions that occur in the face of a stimulus. The feelings they are perceptive responses that originate in the face of emotions, that is, they are states of mind that arise as a consequence of an emotion.

For example, the smell of a cake (a stimulus) can produce happiness (an emotion), because it is associated with a good memory. At the same time, this emotion can produce happiness (a feeling).

Confusion between the two terms is very common in everyday language, but in psychology and neuroscience these words make reference to different concepts, since they present differences in relation to their causes, their intensity, their duration, among others.

Characteristics of emotions

Characteristics of feelings

examples of emotions

1. Joy. It is the response characterized by a feeling of well-being that occurs in the face of stimuli that the subject considers pleasant.
2. Anger. It is the response characterized by a feeling of disgust and resentment and by an increase in adrenaline and heart rate in the face of a stimulus that the subject considers harmful.
3. Afraid. It is the response characterized by a feeling of anguish in the face of a stimulus that is considered dangerous.
4. Sadness. It is the response characterized by a feeling of melancholy in the face of a stimulus that the subject considers emotionally painful.
5. Surprise. It is the response characterized by a feeling of astonishment in the face of a stimulus that is considered unexpected. It can be positive or negative.
6. Disgust. It is the response characterized by a feeling of repulsion against an unpleasant stimulus to taste, sight or smell.
7. Admiration. It is the response characterized by a feeling of fascination with people who have great talent or ability.
8. Compassion. It is the response characterized by a feeling of empathy towards what another person may be experiencing.
9. Go to. It is the response characterized by a feeling of discomfort and by the increase in blood pressure that occurs in the face of negative stimuli.
10. Trust. It is the response characterized by a feeling of believing that everything will turn out well in the face of various stimuli.

Examples of feelings

1. Happiness. It is a feeling that occurs when a person is in a state of well-being for various reasons, such as having fulfilled her goals.
2. Hate. It is a negative and intense feeling towards a person, an activity, etc.
3. Lost. It is a feeling of regret that occurs because someone or something is not present.
4. Inferiority. It is a feeling that the subject experiences when he feels that he is inferior to other people. Generally, it produces other feelings, such as insecurity.
5. Envy. It is a feeling that can be caused by sadness and that the subject experiences when he wants to have something that belongs to another person.
6. Gratitude. It is the feeling that occurs when a subject experiences recognition for something that another person has done.
7. Shame. It is the feeling of humiliation that is produced by something that the subject who experiences it did or by something that another person did.
8. Guilt. It is the feeling of remorse experienced by a subject who is sorry for something he did.
9. Nostalgia. It is the feeling produced by the sadness of missing someone or something.
10. Pride. It is the feeling of well-being for something good that the subject who experiences this sensation has done or for something that another person has done.

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