A Model Of Human Emotion that works by combining emotions, like a color palette that combines primary colors to get secondary colors.
From these core emotions you can derive compound emotions (called Dyads) by combining two felt emotions at once.
Primary Emotions
| eight primary emotions | |
|---|---|
| Joy | 1 |
| Trust | 2 |
| Fear | 3 |
| Surprise | 4 |
| Sadness | 5 |
| Disgust | 6 |
| Anger | 7 |
| Anticipation | 8 |
Primary Dyads - Often Felt
combinations of neighboring emotions
| Dyad | Core 1 | Core 2 |
|---|---|---|
| love | joy | trust |
| submission | trust | fear |
| alarm | fear | surprise |
| dissapointment/loss | surprise | sadness |
| remorse | sadness | disgust |
| contempt | disgust | anger |
| aggression | anger | anticipation |
| optimism | anticipation | joy |
Secondary Dyads - Sometimes Felt
combinations of one-away emotions
| Dyad | Core 1 | Core 2 |
|---|---|---|
| guilt | joy | fear |
| curiosity | trust | surprise |
| despair | fear | sadness |
| shock | surprise | disgust |
| envy | sadness | anger |
| dread | disgust | anticipation |
| pride | joy | anger |
| fatalism | trust | anticipation |
Tertiary Dyads - Seldom Felt
combinations of two-away emotions
| Dyad | Core 1 | Core 2 |
|---|---|---|
| delight | joy | surprise |
| sentimental | trust | sadness |
| shame | fear | disgust |
| outrage | anger | surprise |
| pessimism | sadness | anticipation |
| morbidness | joy | disgust |
| dominance | trust | anger |
| anxiety | anticipation | fear |
Opposed Dyads - Rarely Felt
Any three-away emotions (directly opposed) are felt as conflict. (e.g. feeling joy and sadness). I’ve created my own potential names for these.
| Dyad | Core 1 | Core 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Bittersweet | joy | sadness |
| ? | trust | disgust |
| Righteous Indignation | fear | anger |
| ? | surprise | anticipation |