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Milivojević (2008) defines emotions as human expressions that arise
in situations which people evaluate as significant. Every emotion has its
purpose and therefore there are no good or bad (positive or negative) emo-
tions, only pleasant and unpleasant emotions. Emotions tell us that some-
thing important (obviously subjective for each one of us) is going on and
we should act on it. This is also the source from which this concept of emo-
tions has evolved, since the Latin word emotion can be literally translated
as ‘beginner’, ‘the one who moves something’ (ei movere, to move). If expe-
riencing and expressing emotions is placed in a social context, in a context
of communication with another person or a group of people, then express-
ing emotions becomes a message which is transferred from the person that
experiences and feels to another person. The main message carried by the
expressed emotion is that the given content is very important to the person
who experiences the emotion.
1. STIMULUS
SITUATION
8. ACTION 2. PERCEPTION
(action toward the stimulus situation) (the notice of the stimulus situation)
7. THINKING 3. APPERCEPTION
(thinking and choosing (linking the stimuli situation
the behavioural reaction)
to prior similar experiences)
6. ACTION TENDENCY 4. VALORISATION
(readiness for action) (attributing the significance of the stimulus situation;
attributing the nature (positive or negative) of the
stimulus situation)
5. PHYSIOLOGICAL
REACTION
(physiological processing of the significant information)
Figure 2. The circular emotional reaction (CER) model (Milivojević, 2008)
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in situations which people evaluate as significant. Every emotion has its
purpose and therefore there are no good or bad (positive or negative) emo-
tions, only pleasant and unpleasant emotions. Emotions tell us that some-
thing important (obviously subjective for each one of us) is going on and
we should act on it. This is also the source from which this concept of emo-
tions has evolved, since the Latin word emotion can be literally translated
as ‘beginner’, ‘the one who moves something’ (ei movere, to move). If expe-
riencing and expressing emotions is placed in a social context, in a context
of communication with another person or a group of people, then express-
ing emotions becomes a message which is transferred from the person that
experiences and feels to another person. The main message carried by the
expressed emotion is that the given content is very important to the person
who experiences the emotion.
1. STIMULUS
SITUATION
8. ACTION 2. PERCEPTION
(action toward the stimulus situation) (the notice of the stimulus situation)
7. THINKING 3. APPERCEPTION
(thinking and choosing (linking the stimuli situation
the behavioural reaction)
to prior similar experiences)
6. ACTION TENDENCY 4. VALORISATION
(readiness for action) (attributing the significance of the stimulus situation;
attributing the nature (positive or negative) of the
stimulus situation)
5. PHYSIOLOGICAL
REACTION
(physiological processing of the significant information)
Figure 2. The circular emotional reaction (CER) model (Milivojević, 2008)
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