Emotions are a basic response to change, both internal and external, sometimes simultaneously. While our mood lasts for hours or even days, emotions are fleeting, like waves.

Emotions help us stay on our path, and also maintain our social bonds. They serve as social signals to others, as the basic emotions are visible on our faces, at least for the majority of us.

• In Psychology, emotions can be either the result of an experience of a situation, or a certain perception of changes that occur within our bodies.
• There are higher emotions like self-awareness, self-consciousness, and an increased sense of empathy or compassion for others.
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