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<onlyinclude>'''Emotion enhancement''' is an effect which greatly amplifies and enhances a person's current emotional state beyond normal levels of intensity.<ref name=" | <onlyinclude>'''Emotion enhancement''' is an effect which greatly amplifies and enhances a person's current emotional state beyond normal levels of intensity.<ref name="KaelenBarrett2015">{{cite journal|last1=Kaelen|first1=M.|last2=Barrett|first2=F. S.|last3=Roseman|first3=L.|last4=Lorenz|first4=R.|last5=Family|first5=N.|last6=Bolstridge|first6=M.|last7=Curran|first7=H. V.|last8=Feilding|first8=A.|last9=Nutt|first9=D. J.|last10=Carhart-Harris|first10=R. L.|title=LSD enhances the emotional response to music|journal=Psychopharmacology|volume=232|issue=19|year=2015|pages=3607–3614|issn=0033-3158|doi=10.1007/s00213-015-4014-y}}</ref><ref name="Hartogsohn2018">{{cite journal|last1=Hartogsohn|first1=Ido|title=The Meaning-Enhancing Properties of Psychedelics and Their Mediator Role in Psychedelic Therapy, Spirituality, and Creativity|journal=Frontiers in Neuroscience|volume=12|year=2018|issn=1662-453X|doi=10.3389/fnins.2018.00129}}</ref><ref name="Swanson2018">{{cite journal|last1=Swanson|first1=Link R.|title=Unifying Theories of Psychedelic Drug Effects|journal=Frontiers in Pharmacology|volume=9|year=2018|issn=1663-9812|doi=10.3389/fphar.2018.00172}}</ref> | ||
Unlike many other subjective effects such as [[Cognitive euphoria|euphoria]] or [[anxiety]] this effect does not actively induce specific emotions regardless of a person's current state of mind and mental stability. Instead, it works by passively amplifying and enhancing the genuine emotions that a person is already feeling prior to ingesting the drug or prior to the onset of this effect. This causes emotion enhancement to be equally capable of manifesting in both a positive and negative direction.<ref name=" | Unlike many other subjective effects such as [[Cognitive euphoria|euphoria]] or [[anxiety]] this effect does not actively induce specific emotions regardless of a person's current state of mind and mental stability. Instead, it works by passively amplifying and enhancing the genuine emotions that a person is already feeling prior to ingesting the drug or prior to the onset of this effect. This causes emotion enhancement to be equally capable of manifesting in both a positive and negative direction.<ref name="KaelenBarrett2015"/><ref name="Swanson2018"/><ref name="MillerBershad2015">{{cite journal|last1=Miller|first1=Melissa A.|last2=Bershad|first2=Anya K.|last3=de Wit|first3=Harriet|title=Drug effects on responses to emotional facial expressions|journal=Behavioural Pharmacology|volume=26|issue=6|year=2015|pages=571–579|issn=0955-8810|doi=10.1097/FBP.0000000000000164}}</ref> | ||
For example, an individual who is currently feeling somewhat anxious or emotionally unstable may become overwhelmed with intensified negative emotions, paranoia, and confusion. In contrast, an individual who is generally feeling positive and emotionally stable is more likely to find themselves overwhelmed with states of emotional euphoria, happiness, and feelings of general contentment. The intensity of emotional states felt under emotion enhancement can shape the tone of a trip and predispose the user to other effects, such as [[mania]] or [[unity and interconnectedness|unity]] in positive states and [[thought loops]] or [[feelings of impending doom]] in negative states.<ref name="Swanson2018"/> | For example, an individual who is currently feeling somewhat anxious or emotionally unstable may become overwhelmed with intensified negative emotions, paranoia, and confusion. In contrast, an individual who is generally feeling positive and emotionally stable is more likely to find themselves overwhelmed with states of emotional euphoria, happiness, and feelings of general contentment. The intensity of emotional states felt under emotion enhancement can shape the tone of a trip and predispose the user to other effects, such as [[mania]] or [[unity and interconnectedness|unity]] in positive states and [[thought loops]] or [[feelings of impending doom]] in negative states.<ref name="Swanson2018"/> | ||
Emotion enhancement is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#common|moderate]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[psychedelic]] compounds, such as [[LSD]], [[psilocybin]], and [[mescaline]].<ref name=" | Emotion enhancement is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#common|moderate]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[psychedelic]] compounds, such as [[LSD]], [[psilocybin]], and [[mescaline]].<ref name="KaelenBarrett2015"/><ref name="Hartogsohn2018"/><ref name="Swanson2018"/> However, it can also occur under the influence of [[cannabinoid|cannabinoids]], [[GABAergic]] [[depressant|depressants]],<ref name="KambojJoye2012">{{cite journal|last1=Kamboj|first1=Sunjeev K.|last2=Joye|first2=Alyssa|last3=Bisby|first3=James A.|last4=Das|first4=Ravi K.|last5=Platt|first5=Bradley|last6=Curran|first6=H. Valerie|title=Processing of facial affect in social drinkers: a dose–response study of alcohol using dynamic emotion expressions|journal=Psychopharmacology|volume=227|issue=1|year=2012|pages=31–39|issn=0033-3158|doi=10.1007/s00213-012-2940-5}}</ref><ref name="PhilippotKornreich1999">{{cite journal|last1=Philippot|first1=Pierre|last2=Kornreich|first2=Charles|last3=Blairy|first3=Sylvie|last4=Baert|first4=Iseult|last5=Dulk|first5=Anne Den|last6=Bon|first6=Olivier Le|last7=Streel|first7=Emmanuel|last8=Hess|first8=Ursula|last9=Pelc|first9=Isy|last10=Verbanck|first10=Paul|title=Alcoholics'Deficits in the Decoding of Emotional Facial Expression|journal=Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research|volume=23|issue=6|year=1999|pages=1031–1038|issn=0145-6008|doi=10.1111/j.1530-0277.1999.tb04221.x}}</ref> and [[stimulant|stimulants]].<ref name="MillerBershad2015"/><ref name="WardleGarner2012">{{cite journal|last1=Wardle|first1=Margaret C.|last2=Garner|first2=Matthew J.|last3=Munafò|first3=Marcus R.|last4=de Wit|first4=Harriet|title=Amphetamine as a social drug: effects of d-amphetamine on social processing and behavior|journal=Psychopharmacology|volume=223|issue=2|year=2012|pages=199–210|issn=0033-3158|doi=10.1007/s00213-012-2708-y}}</ref></onlyinclude> | ||
===Psychoactive substances=== | ===Psychoactive substances=== | ||
Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include: | Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include: | ||