FREE-FLOATING EMOTION

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N., Pam M.S.
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the term for a diffuse and generalized emotional state that does not appear to be associated with any specific cause. A common example is free-floating anxiety.

FREE-FLOATING EMOTION: "Joe suffered from free floating emotion."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. ANXIETY NEUROSIS
  2. FREE-FLOATING FEAR
  3. FREE-FLOATING ANXIETY
  4. STATE-TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY (STAI)
  5. OVERANXIOUS DISORDER OF CHILDHOOD
  6. ANXIETY
  7. BARRIER-FREE ENVIRONMENT
  8. EXPERIMENTAL NEUROSIS
  9. FIDGETINESS
  10. FLOURISHING
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "FREE-FLOATING EMOTION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/free-floating-emotion/ (accessed May 11, 2021).
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