Scientific Article by Ms. Sajaa Fadhil Abbas: How Emotions Transform into Precise Equations

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Love and human emotions have long been considered mysterious phenomena, difficult to explain precisely. However, chemistry and neuropsychology offer a perspective through which emotions can be understood as precise reactions between multiple elements, much like what occurs in scientific laboratories. 1. Emotions as Chemical Elements In chemistry, each element has specific properties that determine how it reacts with other elements. Similarly, emotions can be seen as emotional elements: love, jealousy, trust, sadness, happiness… each emotion has its own “properties,” such as intensity, duration, and sensitivity to other emotions. 2. Emotional Reactions When two or more emotions meet in the same psychological context, an emotional reaction occurs. This reaction can be positive, such as love and trust creating a sense of attachment and security, or negative, such as the combination of jealousy and stress, leading to inner conflict or sudden emotional outbursts. 3. Conditions for the Reaction Like any chemical reaction, emotions require suitable conditions to produce stable results: • The surrounding environment • The psychological readiness of the individuals • The appropriate timing for the reaction The absence of any of these conditions may lead to a failed reaction or an imbalanced emotional output, similar to unwanted products in chemical experiments. 4. The Final Equation When all emotional elements are balanced, a stable emotional equation is produced. This balance resembles complete chemical equations that remain unchanged unless a new element is introduced. In emotional terms, this balance reflects healthy attachment, lasting love, and deep friendship. 5. Practical Applications Understanding emotions as precise equations can help in: • Developing emotional communication skills • Strengthening interpersonal relationships • Predicting emotional outcomes of certain decisions or behaviors • Guiding psychotherapy and marital counseling from a scientific perspective Conclusion Viewing emotions as precise equations opens a new horizon between science and emotion, where love, jealousy, sadness, and happiness can be interpreted as integrated reactions requiring careful balance among elements, just like in a chemistry laboratory. In this way, emotional mystery becomes a studyable and understandable science, blending the mind and the heart, as well as experience and outcome. Al-Mustaqbal University is the first university in Iraq Department of Medical Laboratory Techniques – First in the Iraqi National Ranking.