Looking at the emotions below, identify a positive and a negative use for each.
Positive Use
Negative Use
Sadness
Anger
Fear
Happiness
Surprise
Contempt
Disgust
Correct
Incorrect
Hint
Positive Use
Negative Use
Sadness
A positive use of sadness is it lets people know that you need help. In many communities’ people take care of others who have experienced a death in the family.
A negative use of sadness is when people don’t manage it and it turns into depression.
Anger
A positive use of anger is when someone uses the emotion to catalyse a cause. It was anger over discrimination that spurred reforms.
A negative use of anger is when people hurt others through physical violence and verbal abuse.
Fear
A positive use of fear is when people spend more time preparing for an event because they fear the consequences.
A negative use of fear is when people don’t act or don’t live a fulfilled life because they fear failure.
Happiness
A positive use of happiness is the positive effect it has on connecting people.
A negative use of happiness is when people ignore responsibilities because they are more interested in having fun.
Surprise
A positive use of surprise is creating excitement for a new product.
A negative use of surprise is not informing people around changes that affect their livelihood.
Contempt
A positive use of contempt is when people see the consequences of crime or socially unaccepted behaviour.
A negative use of contempt is a form of bullying to negatively influence others.
Disgust
A positive use of disgust (similar to contempt) is to inform people of unacceptable behaviour.
A negative use of disgust is when it is used to hurt others in a social situation.
