Robert Plutchik

Robert Plutchik ( born October 21, 1927 in Brooklyn, † April 29, 2006 in Sarasota ) was an American psychologist. His focus was the study of emotions, suicide, violence and psychotherapy.

Plutchik grew up in Brooklyn, the son of a tailor on, and received a scholarship at the City College of New York. He earned his Master's and PhD degrees from Columbia University. He taught at many universities inside and outside the United States. For two years, he was involved in the National Institute of Mental Health in the exploration of the human brain. After his retirement was Plutchik Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Psychology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Associate Professor University of South Florida.

Cone of emotion

Plutchik assumes in his theory of emotion, that emotions have a genetic basis and control the adaptation of behavior. He identifies eight basic emotions and summarized them in a three-dimensional model together. The eight emotions can be arranged on a cone and are due to graduate this intensity. Towards the peak, the emotions are not as intense and are therefore also not so easy to distinguish. Opposing emotions are conflicting emotions juxtaposed emotions are similar. So there are the pairs of opposites joy - Sadness, Anticipation - surprise, dislike - confidence, resentment - fear. All other emotions are combinations of primary emotions, here primary dyads result ( similar emotions mix ) and secondary dyads ( dissimilar, not directly adjacent emotions mix ).

Works

  • The Emotions: Facts, Theories, and a New Model ( 1962)
  • Foundations of Experimental Research (1968 )
  • Emotion: A Psychoevolutionary Synthesis ( 1980)
  • Henry Kellerman & Emotion: Theory, Research, and Experience: Biological Foundations of Emotions ( 1986)
  • The Emotions (1991). ISBN 0-8191-8286-9
  • Hope & R. Conte Ego Defenses: Theory and Measurement (1994). ISBN 0-471-05233-7
  • The Psychology and Biology of Emotion (1994). ISBN 0-06-045236-6
  • Hope & R. Conte Circumplex Models of Personality and Emotions Publisher (1997). ISBN 1-55798-380-1
  • Emotions in the Practice of Psychotherapy: Clinical Implications of Affect Theories ( 2000). ISBN 1-55798-694-0
  • Emotions and Life: Perspectives from Psychology, Biology, and Evolution ( 2002). ISBN 1-55798-949-4

Swell

  • Psychologist
  • University teachers ( University of South Florida)
  • University teachers ( Yeshiva University)
  • University teachers ( Albert Einstein College of Medicine )
  • Americans
  • Born 1927
  • Died in 2006
  • Man
Sarasota, Florida
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