Evil is commonly associated with emotions.
Anger or wrath is an intense emotional response . Evil . However , elements that are commonly associated with evil involve unbalanced behavior involving anger , revenge , fear , hatred , psychological trauma , expediency , selfishness , ignorance , or neglect . Fear is a feeling induced by perceived danger or threat that occurs in certain types of organisms , which causes a change in metabolic and organ functions and ultimately a change in behavior , such as fleeing , hiding , or freezing from perceived traumatic events . Psychological trauma is a type of damage to the mind that occurs as a result of a severely distressing event .