五志、七情和情志均用于描述人的情绪活动,"五志"侧重于描述生理状态下的情绪活动,"七情"则是病因学的概念,两者的区别在于"常"与"变"、在于生理反应还是病理变化。"情志"是五志和七情的概称,泛指所有的情绪活动,具有生理病理的双重涵义。通过对五志、七情、情志概念含义的分析,可以明确界定其内涵与外延,理清不同概念之间的差异和相互联系。

Five emotions,seven emotions and emotions are all used to describe people's emotional activities. While five emotions emphasize feelings of physiological activities,seven emotions belong to etiology. The differentiation between them is "normality" and "abnormality". Five emotions mean physiological reactions while seven emotions mean pathological changes. "Emotions",which are the generalization of five emotions and seven emotions,refer to all emotional activities. Generally, "emotions" also have both physiological and pathological meanings. We can define their connotation and denotation,and clarify the differences and relationships between them by analyzing their concepts.