Emotional Context Research Articles

The influence of pre- and intratask emotional experiences on affective working memory maintenance.

In two studies conducted in 2022, we examined the effect of images that elicit incidental emotions and the timing of exposure to these images, on the maintenance of positive and negative emotions in affective working memory (AWM). In Study 1, participants viewed a negative, positive, or neutral image while maintaining the emotional intensity of positive or negative emotions in AWM (intratrial). The results showed that experiencing a negative or positive incidental emotion (but not neutral states) improved the maintenance of negative (but not positive) emotions induced by another stimulus. In Study 2, participants were randomly assigned to experimental conditions. In the first condition, they viewed an emotion-eliciting image while maintaining an emotion elicited by a different image (replicating Study 1). In the second condition, they viewed the emotion-eliciting image before maintaining an emotion elicited by a different image. The results replicated those of Study 1 and showed that the timing of experiencing the incidental emotion (before or during the task) did not affect AWM. They also suggest that maintenance of negative emotions increases irrespective of the emotional context surrounding them. These findings offer valuable theoretical insights into the role of emotional contexts in intensifying negative emotions, potentially guiding future research on interventions designed to modulate negative emotions. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

The Pragmatic Analysis of Deixis in Hotel Transylvania Movie Script 2012

This study examines the pragmatic analysis of deixis in the script of the 2012 animated film Hotel Transylvania. The study utilises a qualitative descriptive research approach to define the type of deixis, elucidate their function of deixis, and analyze their pragmatic role, encompassing personal, spatial, temporal, discourse, and societal deixis, as manifested in the film's conversation. Employing Yule’s (1996) and Levinson’s (1983) frameworks, the results indicate that personal deixis predominates the script, delineating relationships and emotional profundity, especially between Dracula and his daughter, Mavis. Spatial deixis differentiates the monster hotel as a secure refuge from the human realm, hence reinforcing theme dichotomies. Temporal deixis organises the narrative chronology, generating suspense and emphasising generational disparities. Discourse deixis preserves cohesiveness and amplifies humour, whereas social deixis highlights hierarchy and closeness in character interactions. The study emphasises that deixis not only aids communication but also enriches storytelling by connecting linguistic expressions to wider narrative and emotional contexts. This research enhances pragmatic studies by providing insights on deixis in animated films, specifically in interactions between human and supernatural characters, thereby deepening the comprehension of language use in varied narrative contexts.

The Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex: A High-level Hub for Allostatic Cardiovascular Control.

The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) is increasingly targeted by various noninvasive transcranial magnetic stimulation or transcranial current stimulation protocols in a range of neuropsychiatric and other brain disorders. The rationale for this therapeutic modulation remains elusive. A model is proposed, and up-to-date evidence is discussed, suggesting that the dlPFC is a high-level cortical centre where uncertainty management, movement facilitation, and cardiovascular control processes are intertwined and integrated to deliver optimal behavioural responses in particular environmental or emotional contexts. A summary of the state-of-the-art in the field is provided to accelerate the development of emerging neuromodulation technologies for brain stimulation and recording for patients with mood, sleep, and cognitive disorders in our ageing population.

Countering populism through emotive transformation: political performances during Taiwan’s 2021 COVID outbreak

AbstractScholars have analyzed how structural forces and cultural factors contribute to populism, but relatively little research has been devoted to documenting or theorizing counter-populism. This study asks: how does counter-populist performance become successful? We engage the literatures of populism, political performance, and hope, and conduct a case study of the 2021 COVID outbreak in Taiwan. Drawing on a qualitative analysis of 313 newspaper reports, we find that the Taiwanese government’s counter-populist efforts succeeded through transforming an emotive context of anger into one featuring hope—a process we term “emotive transformation.” We identify three facilitating mechanisms: the enactment of key elements of hope (agency, valid pathways, support from allies, and tangible outcomes); the timely inclusion of bipartisan or nonpartisan participants; and strong collective effervescence. Our study contributes to theorizing counter-populism and helps address the “Atlantic bias” in studies of populism.

Infertility and Bowen's Systematic Family Therapy Approach

This study focuses on the psychological consequences of infertility, using Bowen's Systematic Family Therapy as a conceptual framework. Infertility is often characterized as a profound and intricate life challenge that profoundly affects an individual's emotional health. Research has underscored the psychological ramifications linked to this condition, including feelings of grief, heightened anxiety, depression, and diminished self-worth. Historically, early research linked infertility to psychological defenses against pregnancy, but advancements in medical technology have since refuted the psychogenic hypothesis, emphasizing biomedical factors. Nevertheless, the psychological ramifications remain substantial, necessitating a nuanced approach to therapy. Bowen's Systematic Family Therapy offers valuable insights through its eight key concepts, including differentiation of self, family projection process, and multigenerational transmission. These concepts help in understanding the intricate emotional dynamics and stress patterns within the family unit affected by infertility. Studies suggest that family therapy can mitigate emotional distress, improve marital satisfaction, and facilitate communication among family members. Despite the limited direct research on Bowen's Systematic Family Therapy and infertility, existing literature underscores the importance of integrated therapeutic approaches that consider emotional and relational contexts. Future research should focus on expanding the application of family therapy models in infertility treatment, developing comprehensive support mechanisms, and addressing the psychological needs of both individuals and their extended families. This holistic perspective is essential for fostering resilience and emotional well-being in families facing infertility.

Neural Reactivity to Emotional Stimuli in Children With and Without a History of Self‐Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors

ABSTRACTSuicide is a significant public health concern and a leading cause of death for children in the United States. As such, there is a growing need to identify correlates of self‐injurious thoughts and behaviors in youth, particularly potentially modifiable factors that could be targeted by interventions. One potential factor is neural reactivity to emotional stimuli. Prior research has suggested that the late positive potential (LPP), an event‐related potential (ERP) component that indexes this reactivity, may be blunted in adults with a history of suicidality (i.e., ideation and/or suicidal behaviors). These findings have been interpreted in the context of cognitive models of risk, which focus on blunted reactivity to emotional stimuli broadly or to positive stimuli specifically (with perhaps heightened reactivity to negative stimuli). The goal of this study was to determine whether blunted patterns of neural reactivity toward emotional stimuli are observed in children with a history of self‐injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITBs) and whether this may differ across emotional contexts (afraid, happy, sad) and intensities (low, medium, high). The study focused on 7‐11‐year‐old children (50.51% girls, 62.63% non‐Hispanic White) with (n = 16) and without (n = 83) a history of SITBs. LPP amplitudes were indexed during a Morphed Faces task, in which stimuli displaying a variety of emotional expressions (afraid, happy, and sad) were morphed to display low, medium, and high levels of each emotion. The strongest between‐group difference was observed for medium‐intensity positive emotional stimuli, with children with SITBs showing blunted responses. These findings provide some support for the positive attenuation hypothesis and suggest that blunted LPP response to ambiguous positive emotional stimuli may be useful as a marker of risk and potential target for intervention.

Makna Konotasi dalam Lagu “Kita Bikin Romantis” Karya MALIQ & D’Essentials

This study focuses on the analysis of the connotative meaning contained in the lyrics of the song Kita Bikin Romantis by MALIQ & D’Essentials. Literary works, produced through language, not only reflect the life and culture of society, but also play a role in shaping and developing the culture itself. Literature as an art and science has aesthetic and analytical aspects related to the expression of emotions and ideas, including in the arts of music, drama, dance, and painting. The song Kita Bikin Romantis as a work of art uses language to convey emotional and symbolic messages, which focus on romantic actions in everyday life. This study aims to reveal how this song connects music, language, and socio-cultural contexts in creating a richer understanding of the message conveyed to the listener. Through a qualitative descriptive approach, this study explores the connotative meaning that not only shows romance through big actions, but also through small, meaningful attentions, such as serving hot tea or asking about a partner. The researcher analyzed the connotative meaning in each lyric. This study resulted in a study of the connotative meaning of a song. The results of this study are expected to contribute to the study of music semiotics and inspire listeners to better understand the interpretation of song lyrics in a broader cultural and emotional context.

The Epilepsy-Aphasia Syndrome gene, Cnksr2, Plays a Critical Role in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex Mediating Vocal Communication.

Epilepsy Aphasia Syndrome (EAS) is a spectrum of childhood disorders that exhibit complex co-morbidities that include epilepsy and the emergence of cognitive and language disorders. CNKSR2 is an X-linked gene in which mutations are linked to EAS. We previously demonstrated Cnksr2 knockout (KO) mice model key phenotypes of EAS analogous to those present in clinical patients with mutations in the gene. Cnksr2 KO mice have increased seizures, impaired learning and memory, increased levels of anxiety, and loss of ultrasonic vocalizations (USV). The intricate interplay between these diverse phenotypes at the brain regional and cell type level remains unknown. Here we leverage conditional deletion of the X-linked Cnksr2 in a neuronal cell type manner in male mice to demonstrate that anxiety and impaired USVs track with its loss from excitatory neurons. Finally, we further narrow the essential role of Cnksr2 loss in USV deficits to excitatory neurons of the Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC), a region in mice recently implicated in USV production associated with specific emotional states or social contexts, such as mating calls, distress calls, or social bonding signals. Together, our results reveal Cnksr2-based mechanisms that underlie USV impairments that suggest communication impairments can be dissociated from seizures or anxiety. Furthermore, we highlight the cortical circuitry important for initiating USVs.Significance Statement Epilepsy-Aphasia Syndromes are at the severe end of a spectrum of cognitive-behavioral symptoms that are seen in childhood epilepsies and are currently an inadequately understood disorder. The prognosis of EAS is frequently poor and patients have life-long language and cognitive disturbances. We show that the deletion of Cnksr2 specifically within glutamatergic neurons of the anterior cingulate cortex leads to ultrasonic vocalization impairments, providing an important new understanding of the modulation of vocal communication.

Emotivity matters for mood licensing

French distinguishes between indicative vs. subjunctive markings morphologically, by showing mood on the embedded verb. Embedded subjunctive appears with specific (classes of) matrix predicates, like vouloir (want), while the indicative mood is found with others, such as dire (say). This suggests that the subjunctive is licensed lexically by specific classes of predicates. However, the existence of verbs like rêver (dream), which seem to accept both moods, poses a challenge to this idea and raises the question of the source of optional mood selection. A recent approach sheds light on the importance of emotive contexts in the selection of subjunctive mood cross-linguistically (Baunaz & Pusks 2022, Baunaz & Lander 2024). Our hypothesis is that in cases where mood selection is optional (i.e., with alternating verbs), the subjunctive mood is licensed by the presence of the [Emo] feature, which is activated in emotive contexts. Consequently, we predict for alternating verbs, that the emotive contexts will favor the subjunctive mood, whereas the non-emotive contexts will favor the indicative mood. In contrast, the context manipulation will not affect the mood selection patterns of verbs that exclusively select either the indicative or subjunctive mood. We provide an experimental confirmation of this claim.

Children's executive functions predict their preferences for emotion regulation strategies

ABSTRACT The development of emotion regulation (ER) in early childhood is shaped by the development of cognitive skills, particularly executive functions (EF). However, it remains unclear whether specific types of EFs differentially predict ER strategies across various emotional contexts. The current study aimed to explore the association between children's EFs (e.g. attentional control, inhibitory control, and cognitive flexibility) and children's cognitive vs. behavioural ER strategies preference for sad, fear, and anger contexts. Participants were 78 8- to 12-year-old Latine or part-Latine children (50% female, low- to middle-SES category) recruited in Southern California. Across sadness, fear, and anger contexts, greater reports of cognitive ER strategies were predicted by higher attentional control and being female. However, no significant association was found between children's EFs and their reports of behavioural ER strategies. Specifically, in events triggering sadness (as opposed to fear or anger), higher attentional control predicted a greater report of cognitive ER strategies, whereas lower attentional control predicted a greater report of behavioural ER strategies. Our findings offer valuable additional insights into the existing literature, highlighting the link between children's increased EF skills, their higher preferences for cognitive ER strategies, and their reduced reliance on behavioural ER strategies.

Learning new words via reading: The influence of emotional narrative context on learning novel adjectives.

People learn new words in narrative contexts, but little is known about how the emotional valence of the narrative influences word learning. In a pre-registered experiment, 76 English-speaking adults read 30 novel adjectives embedded in 60 short narratives (20 positive, 20 negative, and 20 neutral valence). Both immediately after and 24 hr later, participants completed a series of post-tests, including speeded recognition, sentence completion, meaning generation, and valence judgement. Results showed that participants learned both the novel word form and its meaning. Compared with novel words experienced in the neutral contexts, those read in the emotional contexts (both positive and negative) showed better learning of orthographic form in the immediate post-test, but only those read in the negative context were recognised with greater accuracy in the delayed post-test. Furthermore, the valence of the context was reflected in the word meanings participants generated for each novel word, suggesting that word valence can be inferred from the valence of the contexts. Results from sentence completion and valence judgement were mixed, depending on the task demands. These findings are discussed with reference to theories of affective embodiment and the implications for learning abstract words are considered.

Influence of Betrayal on Emotional Modulation of Executive Control: Evidence From ERPs.

Previous studies have found that betrayal increases negative attentional bias and hinders executive control. However, it remains unclear how betrayal influences emotional modulation of executive control. What's more, according to the dual mechanisms of control model, executive control can be divided into reactive and proactive control. It also requires clarification whether both aspects of executive control are affected equally by betrayal in emotional contexts. Thus, the present study aims to provide insight into how betrayal influences the emotional modulation of executive control. Betrayal was induced using a repeated trust game in two experiments. Eighty-two participants (40 for Experiment 1 and 42 for Experiment 2) completed emotional executive control tasks while event-related potentials were recorded. In Experiment 1, an emotional Go/No-go task was used to explore the impact of betrayal on the emotional modulation of executive control. The results indicated that betrayal resulted in inefficient top-down attention processing towards negative stimuli and impaired executive control over these stimuli. This was evidenced by higher N2a and N2b amplitudes in the angry Go condition, and smaller angry No-go P3 amplitudes in individuals who experienced betrayal compared to the control group. In Experiment 2, a modified emotional Stroop task was employed to measure proactive and reactive control in emotional contexts. The results indicated that betrayal impaired only reactive control towards negative stimuli and did not affect proactive control. This was evidenced by the betrayed group exhibiting smaller SP amplitudes under the happy incongruent condition in the most congruent context, with no significant difference observed in the most incongruent context. In summary, betrayal decreases the efficiency of top-down attentional processing directed towards negative stimuli and hampers executive control over negative stimuli. Moreover, this impairment appears to be confined to reactive control strategy.

Analysis of Overdose-related Posts on Social Media

Intentional overdose (OD) of over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription drugs is becoming a significant social issue all over the world. While previous research has focused on drug misuse, there has been limited analysis using social networking service data. This study aims to analyze posts related to a drug overdose on Twitter® (X®) to understand the characteristics and trends of drug misuse, and to examine the applicability of social media in understanding the current situation of OD through natural language processing techniques. We collected posts in Japanese containing the term "OD" from January 10 to February 8, 2023, and analyzed 30203 posts. Using a pre-trained, fine-tuned bidirectional encoder representations from transformers (BERT) model, we classified the posts into categories, including direct mentions of OD. We examined the content for drug types and emotional context. Among the 5283 posts categorized as "Posts describing ODing," about one-third included specific drug names or related terms. The most frequently mentioned OTC drugs included active ingredients such as codeine, dextromethorphan, ephedrine, and diphenhydramine. Prescription drugs, particularly benzodiazepines and pregabalin, were also common. Tweets peaked at midnight, suggesting a link between negative emotions and potential OD incidents. Our classifier showed high accuracy in distinguishing OD-related posts. Analyzing Twitter® posts provides valuable insights into the patterns and emotional contexts of drug misuse. Monitoring social networking services for OD-related content could help identify high-risk individuals and inform prevention strategies. Enhanced monitoring and public awareness are crucial to reducing the risks associated with both OTC and prescription drug misuse.

Real Face Value: The Processing of Naturalistic Facial Expressions in the Macaque Inferior Temporal Cortex.

For primates, expressions of fear are thought to be powerful social signals. In laboratory settings, faces with fearful expressions have reliably evoked valence effects in inferior temporal cortex. However, because macaques use so called "fear grins" in a variety of different contexts, the deeper question is whether the macaque inferior temporal cortex is tuned to the prototypical fear grin, or to conspecifics signaling fear? In this study, we combined neuroimaging with the results of a behavioral task to investigate how macaques encode a wide variety of fearful facial expressions. In Experiment 1, we identified two sets of macaque face stimuli using different approaches; we selected faces based on the emotional context (i.e., calm vs. fearful), and we selected faces based on the engagement of action units (i.e., neutral vs. fear grins). We also included human faces in Experiment 1. Then, using fMRI, we found that the faces selected based on context elicited a larger valence effect in the inferior temporal cortex than faces selected based on visual appearance. Furthermore, human facial expressions only elicited weak valence effects. These observations were further supported by the results of a two-alternative, forced-choice task (Experiment 2), suggesting that fear grins vary in their perceived pleasantness. Collectively, these findings indicate that the macaque inferior temporal cortex is more involved in social intelligence than commonly assumed, encoding emergent properties in naturalistic face stimuli that transcend basic visual features. These results demand a rethinking of theories surrounding the function and operationalization of primate inferior temporal cortex.

Enhanced Mood and Theme Recognition in Music Using Lyrical Sentiment Analysis

This paper presents an innovative approach to mood and theme recognition in music by leveraging lyrical sentiment analysis and audio signal processing techniques. As music plays a crucial role in emotional expression and cultural representation, understanding the mood and thematic elements within songs is essential for enhancing the listening experience. Traditional methods of music analysis often focus separately on audio signals or lyrics, failing to capture the intricate relationship between the two. To address this gap, we propose a hybrid model that integrates deep learning algorithms, such as Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) and Long Short-Term Memory networks (LSTMs), with Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques to provide a comprehensive understanding of musical content. In our study, we employ the CAL500 dataset, which contains a diverse selection of songs to facilitate effective analysis. The first component of our methodology involves lyrical sentiment analysis, where the preprocess the lyrics through techniques like tokenization, stemming, and stop-word removal to extract emotional context. This is complemented by audio signal processing, where features such as tempo, rhythm, and pitch are extracted using libraries like Librosa, allowing for a nuanced understanding of the music's tonal characteristics. The integration of insights derived from lyrical sentiment and audio signal processing enables the development of a robust classification system that accurately identifies mood and themes in music. Our results indicate that the combined approach significantly enhances mood recognition accuracy and reveals recurring themes within song lyrics, providing deeper insights into the underlying narrative and artistic intent. Ultimately, this research contributes to the fields of music theory, machine learning, and emotional analysis by proposing a novel framework for understanding the emotional landscape of music. The anticipated outcomes include improvements in music classification accuracy, insights into the emotional and cultural significance of songs, and potential applications in music therapy and personalized music experiences. By bridging characteristics, this study aims to transform how listeners interact with music, enhancing their emotional connection and appreciation of this art form

The Progression of Natural Language Processing: A Journey from Syntax Parsing to Deep Sentiment Analysis

The field of Natural Language Processing (NLP) has made progress moving beyond basic syntax analysis to delve into complex sentiment understanding and more. This significant evolution has empowered machines not to analyze and comprehend language structures but also to interpret and respond to the emotional nuances and contexts conveyed by humans. The evolution of NLP has seen a series of innovations that have bridged the gap between human language expression and artificial intelligence enabling interactions between humans and computers. This piece explores the milestones in NLP development the technologies driving its progress and its practical applications across various industries. By highlighting NLPs capabilities, such as automating customer service aiding real time decision making and enabling personalized communication this article emphasizes NLPs crucial role, in pushing the boundaries of technology and society forward. Keywords: Natural Language Processing, Syntax Parsing, Sentiment Analysis, Machine Learning, AI Applications

The Modulatory Effect of Exogenous Orienting on Audiovisual Emotional Integration: An ERP Study.

In this study, we explored the interplay between exogenous orienting attention and emotional audiovisual integration (AVI) via electroencephalography (EEG). We designed a 2 (cue validity: valid, invalid) × 3 (emotion types: happiness, neutral and sadness) × 3 (modality: visual, auditory, audiovisual) discrimination task on the basis of the cue-target paradigm. Twenty-two participants (average age: 21.71 ± 1.84 years; 13 females, 9 males) were enrolled in this experiment. Participants were asked to respond to three emotional stimuli presented in different modalities by pressing a corresponding key. The results indicated faster responses to multisensory stimuli than to unisensory stimuli and to the valid cue condition than to the invalid cue condition, which indicated multisensory advantage and cueing effect occurred. In addition, happiness stimuli induced the fastest response compared with neutral and sadness emotion stimuli. EEG findings indicated a reduction in audiovisual integration induced by valid exogenous orienting in the frontal, central and parietal lobe regions. Moreover, neutral emotional stimuli elicited greater audiovisual integration than stimuli expressing happiness and sadness did. Overall, valid exogenous cues and emotional processing decreased audiovisual integration. The present study sheds light on how exogenous attention modulates emotional audiovisual integration and highlights the complex interactions among attention, sensory processing, and the emotional context in multisensory perception.

Contextual Emotional Transformer-Based Model for Comment Analysis in Mental Health Case Prediction

Mental health (MH) assessment and prediction have become critical areas of focus in healthcare, leveraging developments in natural language processing (NLP). Recent advancements in machine learning have facilitated the exploration of predictive models for MH based on user-generated comments that overlooked the integration of emotional attention mechanisms. The methods often struggle with contextual nuances and emotional subtleties, leading to suboptimal predictions. The prevailing challenge lies in accurately understanding the emotional context embedded within textual comments, which is crucial for effective prediction and intervention. In this research, we introduce a novel approach employing contextual emotional transformer-based models (CETM) for comment analysis in MH case prediction. CETM leverages state-of-the-art transformer architectures enhanced with contextual embedding layers and emotional attention mechanisms for MH case prediction. By incorporating contextual information and emotional cues, CETM captures the underlying emotional states and MH indicators expressed in user comments. Through extensive experimentation and evaluation, both Roberta and bidirectional encoder representations from transformers (BERT) models exhibited enhanced accuracy, precision, recall, and F1 scores compared to their counterparts lacking emotional attention. Notably, the Roberta model attained a greater accuracy of 94.5% when matched to BERT’s 87.6% when emotional attention was employed. Hence, by incorporating emotional context into the predictive model, we achieved significant improvements, which offers promising avenues for more precise and personalized MH interventions.

An ERP study characterizing how trait anxiety modulates proactive and reactive response inhibition independent of different emotional contexts

BackgroundHuman's response inhibition could be classified as proactive (top-down) and reactive (bottom-up) inhibition process. Although trait anxiety has been proposed to alter an individual's response inhibition, whether and how it modulates the proactive and reactive response inhibition processes in different emotional contexts remains unclear. MethodsWe combined an adapted emotional Stop-Signal Task with high-temporal resolution electrophysiological recordings to compare the results of high and low trait anxiety participants. ResultsAt the behavioral level, no significant differences were found between high and low trait anxiety individuals in either proactive or reactive inhibition. However, the event-related potential analysis suggested that although trait anxiety might affect early object recognition, indicated by a greater P2 amplitude, high trait anxiety individuals may exhibit intact proactive inhibition but impaired reactive inhibition, signified by a delayed P3 peak latency. In addition, behavioral and event-related potential analyses revealed that negative emotional context impaired reactive inhibition independent of the effect of trait anxiety. ConclusionsTrait anxiety impairs reactive inhibition but not proactive inhibition independently of neutral or negative emotional contexts.

РОЛЬ КОЛЬОРУ В ОСМИСЛЕННІ ПІДЛІТКАМИ ВЛАСНОГО ЕМОЦІЙНОГО КОНТЕКСТУ ТА ЙОГО ЗМІН ПІД ВПЛИВОМ ПСИХОТРАВМУЮЧИХ ОБСТАВИН

The article deals with using art therapeutic technologies to comprehend adolescents’ emotional context. Fragments of psychoanalytic work using artistic and symbolic images are presented. The paper analyzes a set of thematic drawings covering various aspects of adolescents’ lives and attitudes towards themselves, others, and the world around them. The results of an experimental study are given. It is noted that the art therapy method contains the potential to actualize the strategy of creative activity and is based on the expressive arts that provide support for the individual. It has been found that using color in art therapy techniques corrects disorders of psychosomatic and psycho-emotional processes in personal development. The role of color in adolescents’ comprehension of their emotional context and its changes under the influence of psychotraumatic circumstances is considered. It is stated that the use of mandalas allows a teenager to delve into the unconscious levels of the psyche and ensure its balance and integrity under of the influence psychotraumatic circumstances It is proved that color not only affects an adolescent’s personality depending on his or her emotional state but also shapes emotions in a certain way. The art therapy method has been found to contribute to the subject’s reflexive comprehension of his/her emotional experiences embodied in artistic and symbolic forms