The phrase "emotional state" refers to how a person feels at a given moment. It describes their emotions or feelings, such as happiness, sadness, anger, or excitement.
She is tasked with carrying this whole film much of which finds her in a heightened emotional state of mind. (paulstriptothemovies.com)
Looking for hints of emotional states in raw audio is an order of magnitude more difficult than speech recognition: A word has a beginning and an end. (inc.com)
Being on that soft surface can put the cat in the same content emotional state as when he was nursing from the queen. (catbehaviorassociates.com)