Neurophysiologie und Psychiatrie

Jung, Richard

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-67416-7_12

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“…The concept o f 'background activity' is conceived as a basic physiological dimen sion, the manifestation of which may be para phrased by the term activation. This view point seems justified, since all affects have an instinctive component, all instincts (or 'drives') generate affects and both are closely related to the state of consciousness [Jung, 1967]. This leads to the distinction of two components of the background activity: its unspecific component determines the quan titative expression of a state of activation, whereas its specific component is responsi ble for the qualitative aspect of this activa tion, e.g.…”

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Emotion, Affect and Mood: A Terminological Introduction

Berner

1988

Psychopathology

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It is difficult to establish clear distinctions between emotion, affect and mood, because they belong to the same physiological dimension which may be conceived as ‘background activity’; for the purposes of research definitions should be as precise as possible. After a review of the most commonly used and sometimes contradictory definitions of these and related terms, a modified version of Janzarik’s model of the ‘structural-dynamic coherency’ is proposed as a frame of reference for improvement in defining different ‘dynamic states’. The clear distinction between emotional resonance, mood and drive for the description of pathological modifications of the background activity is discussed.

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