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Record 1 1993-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
DEF

Mental state of excitement or perturbation, marked by strong feeling and usually an impulse toward a definite form of behaviour (Drever, Dictionary of Psychology).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
DEF

Forme exagérée d'un sentiment qui est le retentissement subjectif d'un état d'humeur. Il existe quatre états d'humeur : gaieté, tristesse, énervement, inquiétude. Cet état d'humeur est donc indispensable au déclenchement paroxystique. (Causerie du Dr Jean Saucier, Montréal 1937)

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