
These various professionals have garnered moods from community-dwelling elderly, who must have expressed themselves in a manner that proves a capacity to do so.īut, let me say that as a poet, it has been said about my latest book Blue Emptiness that, “When the narrator describes his loneliness, the reader truly feels it.” Take for example the implication of this statement: “Both loneliness and social networks have been linked with mood and wellbeing,” which was taken from the abstract objective of “Loneliness, social support networks, mood and wellbeing in community-dwelling elderly,” by Golden J, Conroy RM, Bruce I, Denihan A, Greene E, and Kirby M, Lawlor, BA, as published in the Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. I am not sure I agree with you about one not having the capacity to express mood to another person. Mood is a word that is derived from the Old English word of Mod, which represented military courage. Emotion is a word that has been derived from the French emouvoir.ħ. When compared to moods, emotions are more extreme.Ħ. If a person is in a sad mood, he cannot express it to others.ĥ. If a person gets angry, he expresses that emotion towards someone. On the other hand, moods are not created in someone because of any specific object or any particular situation.Ĥ. Emotions are aroused in people by some specific objects or situations. Mood may last for a long period whereas emotions may last only for the time being.ģ. Mood is something a person may not express whereas emotions may be expressed.Ģ. This word also referred to personal courage at some particular time.ġ. This word is based on the Latin word emovere, which means ‘out’ and movere which means ‘move’. When compared to moods, emotions are more extreme.Įmotion is a word that has been derived from the French emouvoir. On the other hand, sadness or any other mood is something that can be felt for many days. An anger or happiness pertains to the time it is felt. Mood may for a long period whereas emotions only last for the time being. The object- directed distinction has always been a criterion to differentiate between moods and emotions. The concept that emotion is object- based has been proven even during Aristotle’s times. If a person is in a sad mood, he cannot express it to others. For example, if a person gets angry, he expresses that emotion towards someone.

On the other hand, moods are not created in someone because of any specific object or any particular situation. Another difference is that moods may last longer than the emotions.Įmotions are aroused in people by some specific objects or situations. Mood is something a person may not express whereas emotions may be expressed. One of the main differences between mood and emotion can be seen in the expression. Both emotion and mood are related to each other that makes the distinction a bit hard. Mood and emotion are words that are used interchangeably.
