How to find one's way in the midst of our Emotions

How to find one's way in the midst of our Emotions?

(Based on Robert Plutchik's model)

Naming the emotions that we feel is a difficult exercise for most of us. During the 1980s, Robert Plutchik developed a model which was extremely simple to understand and easy to use. Here it is for your reference.

8 basic emotions:

According to Robert Plutchik, 8 basic emotions would have helped humans survive as part of the evolutionary process.

Robert Plutchik placed these 8 basic emotions on a wheel:

Each basic emotion faces its opposite emotion:

Joy – Sadness
Trust – Disgust
Fear – Anger
Surprise – Anticipation

Emotions vary in intensity:

Robert Plutchik created a "wheel of emotions" to help us better visualize the variation in the intensity of emotions

In the center is the most intense emotion (for example, ecstasy)
Then, in the premier ring is the basic emotion (for example, joy)
Finally, on the periphery, is the least intense emotion (for example, the serenity)

Primary emotions can combine to create new emotions

Robert Plutchik defined 3 possible levels of combination:

The primary dyad (combining two basic emotions which are adjacent on the wheel)
The secondary dyad (combining basic neighboring emotions with a close emotion)
The tertiary dyad (combining basic neighboring emotions with 2 close emotions)

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