emotionalism

noun

1. excessively emotional character: the emotionalism of sentimental fiction.
2. strong or excessive appeal to the emotions: the emotionalism of patriotic propaganda.
3. a tendency to display or respond with undue emotion, especially morbid emotion.
4. unwarranted expression or display of emotion.

noun

1. emotional nature, character, or quality
2. a tendency to yield readily to the emotions
3. an appeal to the emotions, esp an excessive appeal, as to an audience
4. a doctrine stressing the value of deeply felt responses in ethics and the arts