Purpose:
Develop our emotional vocabulary to become more expressive and receptive to emotions.
Explanation:
Below is a sample list for you to use. If you are multilingual, we encourage you to add additional emotions to your list. The list is a starting point, but the aim of this exercise is to develop your emotional vocabulary by learning how you use emotional language and expressions. Begin with the list below, but add your own words/gestures to create your own unique list.
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Exercise:
Vocabulary/Gesture Reference List:
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Angry
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Anguish
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Annoyed
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Afraid
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Awkward
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Bitterness
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Compassion
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Complacent
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Crazy
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Delighted
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Depressed
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Ecstatic
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Envious
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Euphoric
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Excited
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Exhausted
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Flummoxed
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Flustered
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Frightened
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Gloomy
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Glum
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Greedy
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Grouchy
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Grumpy
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Humiliated
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Hurt
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Hysteria
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Infatuated
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Insulted
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Interested
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Jaded
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Jealous
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Jittery
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Jubilant
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Kind-hearted
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Longing
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Love
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Lust
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Mad
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Merry
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Miserable
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Neglected
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Nervous
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Open
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Optimistic
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Passionate
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Passive
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Peaceful
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Pensive
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Pity
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Placid
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Pleased
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Proud
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Queasy
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Querulous
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Quirky
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Rage
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Relief
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Remorseful
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Repentance
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Resentment
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Roused
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Scared
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Self-assured
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Self-satisfied
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Sentimental
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Shocked
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Smug
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Sorrow
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Stressed
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Subdued
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Terrified
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Threatened
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Thrilled
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Timid
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Tormented
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Tranquil
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Vain
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Venal
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Vengeful
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Vexed
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Wary
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Watchfulness
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Weary
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Worried
Types of Review:
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Reflective Practice: Write a paragraph each day to describe how you felt or an event of the day.
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Observational Practice: Write a paragraph to describe how someone else could have felt during an event you observed.