Emotions

Emotions

Emotions can be activated through external (being threatened) or internal causes (feeling depressed without a cause). 

What are the main types of  Emotions?

1. Primary and universal (happiness, sadness, fear, anger, surprise, disgust)
2. Secondary or social emotions (embarrassment, jealousy, guilt, pride)

What type of Intelligences are there?

According to the Theory of Howard Gardner there are 7 officially recognised types of intelligence:

1. Verbal/ linguistic- good with words, and languages. Generally finds reading stories and writing easy.
2. Logical/ mathematic - This area has to do with logic, abstractions, reasoning and numbers and critical thinking.
3. Visual/ spacial- Good at visualising or artistic things, such as artists or architects 
4. Bodily/ kinaesthetic- Are learners through action and activity, generally good in sports or creative tasks.
5. Auditory/ musical- This area has to do with sensitivity to sounds, rhythms,tones , and music. People with a high musical intelligence normally have good pitch and may even have absolute pitch, and are able to sing, play musical instruments, and compose music. 
6. Interpersonal communication  - ability to evaluate moods and feelings of other people
7. Intrapersonal communication - capacity to understand yourself
8. "Naturalist intelligence - ability to associate yourself with nature"

What is Intuition?

Definition:  Way of getting information without relying on reasoning.

1. Core intuition- intuition about ourselves
2. Subject specific intuitions - intuition of the educated mind on specific knowledge area
3. Social intuitions - intuition about other people and how they feel.

Why are emotions difficult to classify and name? 

1. Because People may mean different things when they say or express a certain Idea such as "I like you" or "I hate you". 
2. Because emotions can experience a certain blending like colors where one thing could be classified as as a state of 2 blended. 
3. Further explanation of 2: If someone is jealous they feel love and hatred at the same time. Or a blend of the two, hence emotions are ambiguous .