Joy: it is a state of satisfaction and well-being, with ourselves and with what we have to live. The Plutchik’s Wheel and its basic emotions If an emotion is very intense, it will be basic and close to the center of the flower. In this case we find 4 emotions that are at opposite ends: joy/sorrow, anticipation/surprise, disgust/confidence and fear/anger.Īs for the third axis, intensity, it reflects the strength of the emotions and is represented through color. The second axis, antagonism, refers to the opposition that exists between the different emotions. The basic ones are those that are felt naturally, the composite ones are the combination of the natural ones. The first one has two types of emotions: the basic ones and the composite ones. In total there are 8 petals and 3 main axes: typology, antagonism and intensity. Each petal shows the course of the basic emotions. This wheel is nothing more than a graphic in the form of a flower of different colors. The Plutchik’s wheel shapes these changes so that we can understand them better and thus have better emotional health. People need to adapt their way of being to the reality around them, this interaction also transforms their way of feeling.

He started from the premise that we have certain basic emotions that evolve throughout our lives and that are transformed over time. He created it to see in a clear and didactic way the emotions and which can be their possible combinations. The creator of the Plutchik’s Wheel is Robert Plutchick. It is the reference that we should use during the process of self-knowledge. Have you heard about the Plutchik’s Wheel and basic emotions? It may not sound like you but it is a simple and great tool to understand the origin of emotions.

Emotions color wheel