ABSTRACT
In Chapter XI (q.v) a tentative theory of emotions was advanced but left for further discussion till our clinical observations should be presented. It is now time to gather the pertinent data together. It was at that time stated that information should be gathered in order to settle three points. The first was the question as to whether emotions qua emotions are pathological or not, that is, whether it is the emotion or the stimulus which sets it off that is abnormal The second was the presence or absence of inhibition as a factor in the production of emotions. The third was the search for the psychological mechanism which produces the effective stimulus to one emotion or another.
