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'''Euphoria''' (semantically opposite of dysphoria) is medically recognized as a cognitive and emotional state in which a person experiences intense feelings of well-being, elation, happiness, excitement, and joy.<ref>Rightdiagnosis Euphoria - http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/sym/euphoria.htm</ref> Technically, euphoria is an effect,<ref>Key DSM-IV Mental Status Exam Phrases - https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/key-dsm-iv-mental-status-exam-phrases</ref> but the term is often colloquially used to define emotion and an intense state of transcendent happiness combined with an overwhelming sense of contentment. It has also been defined as an "affective state of exaggerated well-being or elation."<ref>A Dictionary of Psychology in Politics & Social Sciences) Oxford</ref> | '''Euphoria''' (semantically opposite of dysphoria) is medically recognized as a cognitive and emotional state in which a person experiences intense feelings of well-being, elation, happiness, excitement, and joy.<ref>Rightdiagnosis Euphoria - http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/sym/euphoria.htm</ref> Technically, euphoria is an effect,<ref>Key DSM-IV Mental Status Exam Phrases - https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/key-dsm-iv-mental-status-exam-phrases</ref> but the term is often colloquially used to define emotion and an intense state of transcendent happiness combined with an overwhelming sense of contentment. It has also been defined as an "affective state of exaggerated well-being or elation."<ref>A Dictionary of Psychology in Politics & Social Sciences) Oxford</ref> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Subjective effects index]] | |||
*[[Psychedelics#Subjective_effects|Psychedelics - Subjective effects]] | *[[Psychedelics#Subjective_effects|Psychedelics - Subjective effects]] | ||
*[[Dissociatives#Subjective_effects|Dissociatives - Subjective effects]] | *[[Dissociatives#Subjective_effects|Dissociatives - Subjective effects]] | ||