Any emotional state is called a mood. Moods are less specific and intense. They are not likely to be triggered by any particular event or stimulus. Moods, in most of the cases have a positive or a negative valence and common depression triggers. In other words, people are always found in either good mood or bad mood. It is important to understand that mood differs from personality traits that can last even longer. However, there are some personality traits that can pave way to certain types of moods. Depression and Bipolar Disorder Depression apart from bipolar disorder can be a long term disturbance of mood. Although mood is subjective and relates to the internal state it can be affected by the posture and behavior of the people whom they come in contact with.  Social mood refers to collectively shared state of mind.  For years, it is believed that social mood which is regulated is determined by social events. Researchers today use oscillations in social mood in order to forecast geopolitical, socioeconomic, and to know about other natural events around the world. Understanding The Social Mood Effects The social mood effects that follow the recession can also help us predict anti-trust activity, accounting fraud, major wars and the popularity of sports. The social mood effects can even be seen with the outcome of presidential elections too. Investors and economists along with the majority of the world believe that there are specific events that can trigger a fall or rise in stocks ...

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