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Emotion Wheel: What It Is and How to Use One
By Katharine Chan, MSc, BSc, PMP Updated on September 12, 2022
Reviewed by Sabrina Romanoff, PsyD
## Table of Contents > * [Plutchik's Wheel of Emotions](https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-an-emotion-wheel-6500040#toc-plutchiks-wheel-of-emotions) > * [Other Emotion Wheels](https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-an-emotion-wheel-6500040#toc-other-emotion-wheels) > * [How to Use an Emotion Wheel](https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-an-emotion-wheel-6500040#toc-tips-for-how-to-use-an-emotion-wheel)
Have you ever had trouble pinpointing the exact feeling you were feeling? It may be easy to say when you feel happy, sad, or angry. However, humans are complicated beings who experience a wide range of emotions. It can be difficult to have complete clarity of all your emotions.
One of the signs of emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize and identify your own emotions and what others are feeling. A greater understanding of emotions can lead to better communication skills, improved relationships, and healthier coping abilities.
An emotion wheel is a tool that can be used to identify and understand feelings.2 Find out more about the history of the emotion wheel, different versions of it and how to use it in your life.
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Plutchik's Wheel of Emotions
Robert Plutchik was an American psychologist who created one of the most popular emotion wheels in 1980 called Plutchik's Wheel of Emotions.
The wheel was developed to help illustrate different emotions as part of his psychoevolutionary theory of basic emotions.2 He theorized that core emotions serve to trigger us due to our survival instincts and have an evolutionary purpose. In addition, he believed that the concept of emotions applies to all animals and humans due to similar midbrain (limbic system) functions.
8 Core Emotions
The design of Plutchik's Wheel of Emotions is a flower with 8 petals located inside an octagon. It consists of 8 core emotions which are grouped into polar opposites and located across each other:2
- Sadness versus joy
- Anger versus fear
- Expectation versus surprise
- Acceptance versus disgust
The core emotions appear in the second circle and the intensity of the color of each layer represents the intensity of the emotion. The emoti
| Created By | Reviewed By | Date |
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 Kendra Cherry, MSEd is a psychosocial rehabilitation specialist, psychology educator, and author of the "Everything Psychology Book." |
 Steven Gans, MD is board-certified in psychiatry and is an active supervisor, teacher, and mentor at Massachusetts General Hospital. |
Updated on July 14, 2024 |
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