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Published Online: Dec 30, 2021
Page range: 323 - 346
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gth-2021-0025
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© 2021 Hellmuth Metz-Göckel, published by Sciendo
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An emotional episode consists of psychological, physiological, motor and expressive components that are tied together. Present theories and previous contributions by gestalt theorists to emotions are discussed. It is shown that the synergetic system theory represents a fruitful model for emotional processes, in which self-organisation plays a central role. Also, a selection of neuropsychological findings in this context is taken into account.