EMOTION CATEGORIES



Clark Elliott, 2013
after Ortony, et al., 1988

GROUP

SPECIFICATION

CATEGORY LABEL AND EMOTION TYPE

Well-Being

appraisal of a situation as an event

joy: pleased about an event
distress: displeased about an event

Fortunes-of-Others

(Well-Being)

appraisal based on presumption of

how a situation is appraised by another

as an event

happy-for: pleased about an event desirable for another
gloating: pleased about an event undesirable for another
resentment: displeased about an event desirable for another
jealousy*: resentment over a desired mutually exclusive goal
envy*: resentment over a desired non-exclusive goal
sorry-for: displeased about an event undesirable for another

Prospect-based

(Well-being)

appraisal of a situation as a prospective
event

hope: pleased about a prospective desirable event
fear: displeased about a prospective undesirable event

Confirmation

(Well-being)

appraisal of a situation as and event

confirming or disconfirming

an expectation

satisfaction: pleased about a confirmed desirable event
relief: pleased about a disconfirmed undesirable event
fears-confirmed: displeased about a confirmed undesirable event
disappointment: displeased about a disconfirmed desirable event

Attribution

appraisal of a situation as an accountable
act of some agent

pride: approving of one's own act
admiration: approving of another's act
shame: disapproving of one's own act
reproach: disapproving of another's act

Attraction

appraisal of a situation as containing
an attractive or unattractive object

liking: finding an object appealing
disliking: finding an object unappealing

Well-being/
Attribution

compound emotions

gratitude: admiration+joy
anger: reproach+distress
gratification: pride+joy
remorse: shame+distress

Attraction/
Attribution

compound emotion extensions

love:admiration+liking
hate:reproach+disliking

[frustration*: hope+disappointment]