Recap on Emotions, Feelings and Mood

What are emotions?

• A reaction to something you experience or something you think

• Physical movements of the body
• Intellectual thoughts and reasoning
• It is an action

Feelings happen (a)   experiencing emotion

Mood is a feeling that hangs around for longer

• False

• True

How can emotions affect your body?

What does joy look like?

What does grief look like?

What does rage look like?

What does trust look like?

Robert Plutchik, an American professor stated that there are eight basic emotion groups.

These are:

Fear - the feeling of being afraid, frightened, scared

Anger - feeling angry, could lead to frustration or even rage

Sadness - feeling sad - this would also include loss and grief

Joy - feeling happy

Disgust - feeling something is wrong, or nasty. Strong disapproval

Surprise - something you did not expect

Trust - a positive emotion

Anticipation - looking forward to something

Which is easiest to manage?

Robert Plutchik, an American professor stated that there are eight basic emotion groups.

These are:

Fear - the feeling of being afraid, frightened, scared

Anger - feeling angry, could lead to frustration or even rage

Sadness - feeling sad - this would also include loss and grief

Joy - feeling happy

Disgust - feeling something is wrong, or nasty. Strong disapproval

Surprise - something you did not expect

Trust - a positive emotion

Anticipation - looking forward to something

Which is hardest to manage?