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Basic emotions:
Emotions evolved to help us
survive.
Man's recent development of
civilized society has led some
emotions to be less than helpful.
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Basic Emotions
Basic emotions Plutchnik( Psychologist)
identified as:
• Trust
• Fear
• Surprise
• Sadness
• Disgust
• Anger
• Anticipation
• Joy
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Basic emotions
Trust
Surprise
Anger
Sadness
Fear
Joy
Disgust
anticipation
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How do emotions affect:
• Trust leads to sharing and collaborationTrust
• Joy results in seeking good things againJoy
• Fear causes flight from danger
Anger
Surprise
• Anger leads to fighting competitors or
predators
• Surprise leads to pausing to appraise
and learn
Fear
Sadness
Disgust
Anticipation •Anticipation leads to preparation
• Sadness helps to remember, rather than
forget, what it is or was that desired
• is a sensation of revolting.
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Opposite Emotions
Joy Sadness
Surprise
Anticipation
Trust Disgust
Fear Anger
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Mixture of emotions
Joy
Trust
Love
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Mixture of emotions
Joy
Fear
Guilt
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Mixture of emotions
Joy
Surprise
Delight
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Intensity of emotions
Trust acceptance admiration
Fear timidity Terror
Surprise Un certainty Amazement
Sadness gloominess grief
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Intensity of emotions
Disgust dislike loathing
Anger annoyance fury
Anticipation interest vigilance
Joy serenity ecstasy
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Positive Emotions
Happiness
liking
hope
Respect
contentment
Negative Emotions
Sadness
Anger
Shame
fear
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Emotions affect our mood
and are a part of our mood,
Moods are more sustained
emotional state.
Mood affects
our judgment and decisions.

Emotions : important survival issue