40d:Thought

Dwarf psychology is not all that complex - various events cause dwarves to gain 'thoughts'. Thoughts have a happiness/unhappiness value. The value of all the thoughts a particular dwarf has is simply summed to determine how happy or unhappy they are. If dwarves are particularly unhappy, they may throw tantrums, and may enter fell or macabre strange moods.

To view a dwarf's thoughts, press v on the dwarf. Then press p(preferences) -> z -> enter.
Now you will see descriptions on how the dwarf feels (Ecstatic, happy, content, unhappy, miserable), and what recent events made an impact on the dwarf. There are also some personal traits listed on the bottom.

Happy thoughts

A catalog of happy thoughts:

• "Slept in a good quality bedroom recently"
• "Dined in a good quality dining room lately"
• "Had a pretty decent/fine/good/wonderful/truly decadent drink/meal lately"
• "Is quite pleased with making an artifact"
• "Admired a fine craft/furniture/building lately"
• "Admired a own fine craft/furniture/building lately"
• "Made a friend recently"
• "Talked with a friend lately"
• "Received water recently"
• "Gave somebody water lately"
• "Made a satisfying acquisition lately."
• "Has been satisfied at work lately"
• "Had a satisfying sparring session lately"
• "Pleased to have a mandate deadline met lately"
• "Conducted a meeting in a great setting recently"
• "Was honored to join the Fortress Guard"
• "Took joy in slaughter lately" - Hammerer
• "Beat somebody with a hammer recently" - Hammerer

Unhappy thoughts

A catalog of unhappy thoughts:

• "Slept without a bed / Slept in the mud"
• "Slept without a decent room lately"
• "Slept uneasily due to noise recently"
• "Complained of the lack of chairs / tables"
• "Was upset to be wearing old/tattered clothing lately"
• "Complained about the draft"
• "Complained of thirst lately"
• "Has been dehydrated"
• "Has been starving lately"
• "Lost a good friend/husband/wife/child"
• "Was knocked out during a cave-in lately"
• "Sustained minor injuries lately"
• "Was annoyed by vermin"
• "Has been accosted by terrible vermin"
• "Was disgusted by miasma"
• "Has been annoyed by flies"
• "Was nauseated by the sun lately"
• "Has witnessed death"
• "Is depressed about being confined"
• "Was unhappy with the lack of work last season"
• "Was unable to make suggestions about work allocations lately" - Manager
• "Was unable to find someone to complain to about job scarcity lately"
• "Was upset to have disappointed a noble recently" - Tax Collector
• "Was misinformed about a room for tax collection recently" - Tax Collector
• "Was worried not to have adequate protection lately" - Tax Collector
• "Was upset by having a mandate ignored lately"
• "Conducted a meeting in an awful setting recently" - Mayor
• "Was angered that nobody could be punished for a recent failure" - Noble
• "Was upset by a lesser's pretentious sleeping arrangements lately" - Noble
• "Was put off by a lesser's pretentious dining arrangements lately" - Noble