The categories combine to create secondary emotions in the spaces between while the categories opposite from each other demonstrate contrasting emotions. The categories of emotions relate to each other in two ways. Moving into the center layers you have the primary emotions and at the core of the wheel you have the more intensified versions of the primary emotions. The outer layers show the least intense emotions. The more intense the emotion, the more intense the shade. The components of the Emotion Wheel: 1.ColorsĮach category of emotion is represented by a different color. The center also displays the most intense experience of our primary emotions. The secondary emotions on the periphery are less intense experiences of these eight emotions or are a combination of two primary emotions. The wheel displays these 8 categories of emotion and claims they are at the root of all feelings.
Plutchik’s theory on human emotions states that there are 8 primary emotions: joy, trust, fear, surprise, sadness, anticipation, anger, and disgust. The Emotion Wheel was developed by Robert Plutchik. The tool is used to help individuals identify their emotions and guide them to self-regulate in moments of intense emotional discomfort. The Emotion Wheel is a visual map of the various types of human emotions.
