The origin and nature of the emotions; miscellaneous papers . emotions also may be ex-plained as activations of the entire motor mechanism forfighting, for escaping, for copulating. The emotions, then, are the preparation for phylogeneticactivities (Fig. 48). If the activities were consummated,the fuel—glycogen—and the activating secretions from thethyroid, the adrenals, the hypophysis, would be the activation without action these products must beeliminated as waste products and so a heavy strain is putupon the organs of elimination. It is obvious that the bodyunder emotion might b
The origin and nature of the emotions; miscellaneous papers . emotions also may be ex-plained as activations of the entire motor mechanism forfighting, for escaping, for copulating. The emotions, then, are the preparation for phylogeneticactivities (Fig. 48). If the activities were consummated,the fuel—glycogen—and the activating secretions from thethyroid, the adrenals, the hypophysis, would be the activation without action these products must beeliminated as waste products and so a heavy strain is putupon the organs of elimination. It is obvious that the bodyunder emotion might be clarified by active muscular exercise,but the subject of the emotion is so strongly integratedthereby that it is difficult for him to engage in diverting,clarifying exertion.********************** So, as we have indicated already, certain deleterious effects11 102 THE EMOTIONS are produced when the Ijody mechanism is activated withoutresultant action. Por examjile, the output of adrenahn isincreased, and, as a consequence, arteiiosclerosis and cardio-. Vii:. 4S.—\iiiL];,\i idfiilily of llir niiiscuhir ail iv;il idii wliich is clllcil Ilirtli liy pxtrciiiprniisciihir cxrrlinii willi thai callcil forth \>y intnisc fiiiiitioii is iUtistnilrd liytl]f facial cxiinssioii iif this iikiiIcI, scailpl iiriil from life f)y Dr. I{. Tail. Mr-Kcii/.ii-, of thi Iliivcrsily of IfDiisylvaiiia. Ihis iikiiIcI ami those in ucri mude aftor a. careful of athletes af I lie iiioiiieiit. of siipreTiie Ihoto by II. D. Jones, froiii Iliilerwood and Iliderwood, X. vascular disease may occiu in persons who have been sub-jected to ])roIonged emotional strain, since it has been provedthat the prolonj^ed administration of adrc^nalin will causethese conditions. We ha\e stated that th(> emotions causeincreased outjiut of f!;lycoj;en. (ilycogen is a stc]) toward A MECHANISTIC THEORY OF DISEASE 163 diabetes, and therefore this disease, too, is prone to app
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