Plain English Meaning

Having to do with a person's feelings — things like confidence, fear, frustration, pride, or how respected they feel. In instruction, it means recognising that how a student feels affects how well they learn.

Full Definition

In Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs as applied in the Aviation Instructor's Handbook, 'emotional' refers to one of the categories of human needs related to a person's feelings, sense of self-worth, confidence, and psychological state. Emotional needs include the desire to feel accepted, respected, and capable, and they directly affect a learner's ability to absorb and apply instruction.

Context Anchor

Seen in aviation instructor material when discussing student behavior, motivation, stress, and how an instructor should respond to a learner.

Derivation

From the Latin 'emovere', meaning 'to move ' or 'to stir up'. An is something that stirs a person internally — which is why emotional needs and emotional states have such a strong on behaviour and .