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MISEMOTIONAL (2)
MISEMOTIONAL (2)
ScnMaster
a coined
word
in
Scientology
, often used loosely to
refer
to anything that is unpleasant
emotion
, such as
antagonism
,
anger
,
fear
,
grief
,
apathy
or a
death
feeling. The full meaning of
misemotion
is an
emotion
or emotional reaction that is inappropriate to the
present time
situation
. It is taken from mis- (
wrong
) +
emotion
. To say that a person was
misemotional
would indicate that the person did not display the
emotion
called for by the
actual
circumstances of the
situation
. Being
misemotional
would b e
synonymous
with being irrational. One can fairly judge the
rationality
of any
individual
by the correctness of the
emotion
he displays in a
given
set
of circumstances. To be joyful and happy when circumstances call for joy and
happiness
would be rational. To display
grief
without
sufficient present time cause
would be irrational.
—
Art
Book Glossary (Appr. 15
Mar
. 91)