Using Category Theory to Structure the OCC Theory of emotions

Abstract

OCC Theory of Emotions is an appraisal cognitive theory in which emotions are seen like a system. It is to say, this theory explains a possible way about how human emotions are created. If emotions are seen like a system then it is possible to apply a mathematical model. The current state of the art does not provide a mathematical model of OCC Theory of Emotions using category theory. This paper introduces a possible way for a mathematical model of the OCC Theory of Emotions using category theory. The advantage of this mathematical model of emotions is the possibility to have a computational model of it. There are a few of computational models of emotions, but there is no a computational model with a mathematical basis in category theory. One advantage of applying category theory is the presence of optimization techniques. This lies in the conception of category theory itself, as it studies the relation between objects. In this way each emotion is observed like a category and with the concepts of category theory a mathematical structure of the theory of emotions is established.