The origin and nature of the emotions; miscellaneous papers . Fi( 4) —Runners at Finish of Foun-jriLE show the typical facies of fear; the tliird, tliat of exhaustion. stupidity and inertia; will diminish vitality. On the otherhand, excessive thyroid secretion drives the entire mechan-ism at top speed; the emotions are intensified; the skinbecomes soft and moist, the eyes are brilliant and staring;the limits tremble; the heart pounds loudly and its pulsa-tions often are visible; the respiration is rapid; the stimula-tion of the fear mechanism causes the eyes to protrude(Fig. 16); the
The origin and nature of the emotions; miscellaneous papers . Fi( 4) —Runners at Finish of Foun-jriLE show the typical facies of fear; the tliird, tliat of exhaustion. stupidity and inertia; will diminish vitality. On the otherhand, excessive thyroid secretion drives the entire mechan-ism at top speed; the emotions are intensified; the skinbecomes soft and moist, the eyes are brilliant and staring;the limits tremble; the heart pounds loudly and its pulsa-tions often are visible; the respiration is rapid; the stimula-tion of the fear mechanism causes the eyes to protrude(Fig. 16); the temperature mounts at every slight provoca- 166 THK EMOTIONS tion and may roach the incre(lil)le height of 110° time, the entire organism is clestroyetl—literaUy con-sumed—by the concentration of dynamic energy. It is. lii;. fiO.— (IK T\\(j-MiLi: Kklav [{aci;. Tlic Ixpicssion is liki lliiil (if •?iiini-f cir pain alioiil lo change lo lliat of uxliaus tion. (IImjIo I)v riiilcfwiHid ami I ?|iilcr\v(i(«l, N. Y.) interesting to note tliat in tliese patients emotion gainscomplete jiossession of (he final connnon ])ath; tliey arewild and delirious -but- (hey never liave pain. All (he diseases caused by excessive motor activity may A MECHANISTIC THEORY OF DISEASE 167 be called kinetic diseases. Against the conditions in lifewhich produce them man reacts in various ways. He intro-
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