Definition of Basic Emotions

The emotions Y feelings they are part of human nature. The thought produces an emotion. That is, a positive thinking causes a pleasant emotion like joy. While a negative thought produces fear, unsafety, uncertainty... The primary emotions, those that are the basis of the others, are four.

Four basic emotions

1. Joy is the main emotion, it is caused by a reason that produces pleasure. As a primary emotion, joy is connected with other secondary emotions that are in the same context but have a different intensity: the illusion, the joy, the ecstasy, the hope, the personal satisfaction, the exhilaration, the joviality... Joy and its different forms of manifestation are an existential treasure, a legacy of happiness since we all aspire to have many moments of fulfillment in our destination.

2. The essence of joy is best understood through its opposite, sadness. Another primary emotion that is also the basis for secondary emotions that connect with the essence of sadness: grief, pity,

compassion, longing, melancholy, mourning process, crying, bitterness, sorrow, soul pain, affliction, grief, hopelessness...

3. Another primary emotion is fear. It is a very instinctive feeling that shows the desire to protect the human being against possible dangers. However, fear can occur in different degrees and also, due to different causes. For this reason, secondary emotions arise. For example, anguish, worry, disturbance of mood, anxiety, fear, panic, dread...

4. Anger is another primary emotion, anger is a natural feeling that arises when a person considers himself the victim of a situation that he considers unfair. There are secondary emotions that connect with this point, for example, anger, resentment, rage, annoyance, annoyance, indignation, hatred ...

Emotional intelligence

In turn, primary emotions can also be positive, as the case of joy shows. Or negative, as shown by the essence of sadness and its variants. The four basic emotions are the root of all the others, that is, the secondary emotions contain the essence of one of the four main emotions.

The emotional intelligence It shows the richness of the inner universe of the human being and the way of feeling about it. Emotions show the constant interaction of the human being with the environment that surrounds him. However, emotions are full of nuances, therefore, your self-knowledge starts not only from the experience of primary but also secondary emotions.

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