Is commitment a decision or an emotion?

Question

Is commitment a decision or an emotion?

Answer 1

Depends on the person.

In following with Freud's theory of Id, Ego, and Superego, most basically on the Id/Ego level of things it is an emotion. Our natural tendencies tell us to mate with as many other people as possible in order to procreate as a race.

On the other hand, most humans are at the Superego level... with a conscious state of what they are doing and a feeling of "right and wrong". Therefore, they make a conscious decision to stay with one partner and not stray.

Answer 2

In a sense it is both.. one arrives at the decision to be commited to someone through emotion.

A commitment based on emotion means nothing and can be terminated as those emotions change which they undoubtedly will from time to time. Also one does not randomly decide to be commited. Therefore there can be no commitment based on decision alone without emotion.

After ones emotions drive them to a decision to make a commitment, they are declaring that although emotions may change, they have decided and are obliged to uphold their commitment.

Answer 3

a decision that requires emotion to make.

Answer 4

to commit, you have to be emotionally ready. so once you are emotionally ready, you will make that decision

Answer 5

Commitment is having the mental emotions to be determined to decide on what you want to do.

Answer 6

A decision which is made of an emotion.

Answer 7

A decision.

Anyone can make a commitment. A commitment is merely a promise to behave in a particular way to a particular person.

I can, for example, make a commitment to treat you with respect, never to swear or threaten to you. I can do this without knowing you, or having any personal feelings about or towards you.

A commitment is more accurately a choice that anyone makes in terms of their behaviour.

Answer 8

It's a way of life.

Answer 9

Both-you need emotion to make a decision(whatever the commitment).