He filmed the tell-tale glimpses of brief moments when true emotion is shown on a person's face. On the other hand, other mammals do have ways of showing many of these emotions.Įkman has taken this idea a step further by studying the way people try to hide their emotions. He pointed out how the human face is adapted to show many of these emotions: it has muscles for facial movements which are not possible in other mammals. Emotions, Darwin decided, were behavioural traits which evolved. The book is famous as being the first scientific book which used photographs as a major part of the evidence. Self-attention, shame, shyness, modesty, blushing.Disdain, contempt, disgust, guilt, pride, helplessness, patience, affirmation and negation.Reflection, meditation, ill- temper, sulkiness, determination.Joy, high spirits, love, tender feelings, devotion.Low spirits, anxiety, grief, dejection, despair.The following list is taken from the chapter-headings in the book. Ranges to family, pets, friends, significant others or fictional charactersĭarwin's ideas Ĭharles Darwin's The Expressions of the Emotions in Man and Animals was a landmark work which is still used as a source. Love, a strong emotion of attachment one feels for someone else.Envy, jealousy (pain when people have something that one wishes for oneself).Indignation (feeling angry because something is not fair, such as undeserved bad fortune).Pity (when people feel sorry for other people).Kindness (benevolence), opposite cruelty (kindness: when people are good to other people).Shame, opposite confidence (shame: how one feels about one's past bad actions or thoughts shamelessness: one does not feel shame, but others think one should).Fear, opposite courage (having courage in the face of fear).Friendship, is where people have a bond of joy and will come together and have fun.Anger, opposite calmness (not feeling excited).Expectation is more neutral.īook Two of Aristotle's 'Rhetoric' Anticipation → in the sense of looking forward positively to something which is going to happen.Trust → a positive emotion admiration is stronger acceptance is weaker.Surprise → being unprepared for something.

Disgust → feeling something is wrong or nasty.Joy → the inward feeling of happiness that exists no matter the circumstance, whether good or bad.Other words are sorrow, grief (a stronger feeling, for example when someone has died). Fear → feeling of being afraid, frightened, scared.

Emotion list