Task: Class Definition Understanding (ontology: Human_Society/EmotionOntology)

Which of the following definitions best describes 'passionate love'?

A. A powerful longing for union with the beloved, characterised by a confusion of feelings -- elation and pain, tenderness and sexuality, altruism and jealousy.
B. Less intense, longer-lasting love which is characterised by affection, commitment, intimacy and a concern for the welfare of the loved one. [Source: OCEAS]
C. An appraisal of desirability that represents an evaluation of the desirability of the expected consequences of an event.
D. the concept (olfactory perception) is a mental process which is
a) produced by a causal process involving xenobiotic molecules from a part of the environment of the subject binding with specialized sensory cells in the nasal cavity, and
b) is experienced by the subject as being so caused, and
c) in which the relevant part of the environment is thereby represented to the subject

Answer: A powerful longing for union with the beloved, characterised by a confusion of feelings -- elation and pain, tenderness and sexuality, altruism and jealousy.