positive mood

collocation in English

meaningsofpositiveandmood

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positive
adjective
uk
/ˈpɒz.ə.tɪv/us
/ˈpɑː.zə.t̬ɪv/
full of hope and confidence, or giving cause for hope ...
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mood
noun[C]
uk
/muːd/us
/muːd/
the way you feel at a ...
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(Definition ofpositiveandmoodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Orbitofrontal cortex trackspositivemoodin mothers viewing pictures of their newborn infants.
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Sensitivity was positively correlated with childpositivemoodand sustained attention during the parent-child interaction.
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Does a similar effect ofpositivemoodhold for self-control?
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These types of supportive, positive social interactions seem likely to produce increasedpositivemood and tension reduction and result in a reaffirmation of, or increase in, self-esteem.
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For example, combining 'sad' music with a 'sad' painting increased depression scores, but these also increased when the same music was combined with a painting representing apositivemood.
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Childpositivemoodwas coded as the extent to which the child was satisfied, content, and pleased with the interaction with the mother.
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However, clinically it is observed that a proportion of bipolar patients like being in a state of constant high arousal,positivemoodand being behaviourally active.
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Hedonic capacity, cigarette craving, and diminishedpositivemood.
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There is apositivemoodin the profession.
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There is still some time before the review conference starts, but we shall certainly go into it in apositivemood.
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That passes and is replaced by a morepositivemoodof a greater sense of freedom, because the unemployed person can do as he or she wishes.
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The couple must be in bright,positivemood, free of gloom, despair, or unhappiness.
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Individuals experiencingpositivemoodstates and people who have similar life experiences are more likely to produce sympathy.
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They increase the amount of serotonin, contributing to a morepositivemood.
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Thispositivemoodwill help keep students motivated and more open and willing to succeed academically.
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Canpositivemoodreduce the just world bias?
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In addition, there seems to be a relationship between illusions andpositivemood.
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One relates to positive affect; for example, an overallpositivemoodtends to change the frequency of helping behavior to a higher rate.
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In two tasks of switching, it was found thatpositivemoodresults in impaired switching compared to a neutral condition.
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However, there is some evidence thatpositivemoodcan result in increased performance in some tasks requiring creative thinking.
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