The Role of Emotions in Palliative Care
Journal Title: Palliative Medicine & Hospice Care – Open Journal - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Emotions are inherent to human condition and color all the activities we do every single day. They are the most important engine in our lives and facilitate the adaptation to environmental demands: they influence the cognitive superior processes, for example, perception, thinking, decision-making, language, beliefs, motivation, learning, memory and our behavior and intentions.
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Joaquín T. Limonero
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