The Famous Wheel of Emotions

How can emotions be classified so that we better understand them?

Psychologist and researcher Robert Plutchik's research yielded some amazing discoveries about emotions, including a comprehensive list of eight primary emotions arranged as opposing pairs.

Observe:

• Joy vs Sadness
  
• Trust vs Disgust
  
• Fear vs Anger
  
• Surprise vs Anticipation
  

He also visualized this list as a wheel of sorts, referred to by some as Plutchik’s Flower:

Analogous to a color wheel, variations in color intensity correspond to variations in emotional intensity. Thus, the eight primary emotions occupy the middle ring of the flower with more intense forms occurring in the center (note the bolder colors) and milder forms the extremities (note the paler colors). For example, “Rage” is the stronger form of “Anger” while “Annoyance” is the weaker. Also note that the two-dimensional flower can fold into a spinning top shape as shown in the upper-left corner. The tip of the top and the center of the flower is the point of emotional zero.

There is a quiz attached to this article HERE

The Colors You Choose In The Famous Wheel Of Emotions Can Determine Who You Are (QUIZ)

Here is my outcome of this quiz:

You are a deep extrovert.




You are a passionate, mature and calculated person. You are always there when people need you, you always know the right thing to say, and you are always able to help.
You have a great career, amazing family and lifelong friends, but you are no stranger to hard times as well.
You’ve had more than enough struggles through life, and although it seemed very daunting at the time, your good spirit and amazing set of skills has always helped you to overcoming them.


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