Deinon Greek meaning both "terrible" and "wondrous" nouement n. the bittersweetness of having arrived here in the future, seeing how things turn out but not being able to tell your past self. Zielschmerz n. the exhilarating dread of finally pursuing a lifelong dream, which requires you to put your true abilities out there to be tested on the open savannah, no longer protected inside the terrarium of hopes and delusions that you created in kindergarten and kept sealed as long as you could, only to break in case of emergency Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened. Dr. Seuss On such a night, I thought, were ill and good, Bright and unlovely; precious, tawdry, All mingled into one And pressed against my heart. Irene Hunt, Up a Road SlowlyIrene HuntUp a Road Slowly Larry King on retirement: "It's bittersweet" Mixed Emotions Are they Fleeting? Momentary? Embracing? Cyclical? Mixed Emotions Do they. Spillover? Cascade? Become enduring tendencies? Mixed Emotion Contexts Films (disgust amusement) Music Novelty Gambling Binge Shopping (desire regret) The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. - F. Scott Fitzgerald It was the best of times, it was the worst of times - A Tale of Two Cities And I cried mixed up tears because I was afraid and angry Piper Kerman (Orange is the New Black) Love is a strange emotion. It is ever evolving. Lust is transient. With time, one realizes that love and togetherness are two different things. Very few people are lucky enough to experience the two emotions simultaneously. -Randeep HoodaRandeep Hooda (Actor, Monsoon Wedding) Facebook quotes re: high school graduation: I havent had more mixed feelings about anything in my life, than that of graduation. Im happy and sad, worried and glad it is all happening. Im happy Im graduating, Im sad I have to grow up. "My phone is trying to kill me. It is a battery- charged rectangle of disappointment and possibility. It is a technological pacifier. I keep it beside me to make me feel less alone, unless I feel like making myself lonely. It can make me feel connected and unloved, ugly and important, sad and vindicated. -Amy Poehler Older people are more likely than younger people to experience mixed emotions. Sadness at the same time you experience happiness. You know, that tear in the eye when you are smiling at a friend. - Laura Carstensen Do different emotions have to happen simultaneously to be defined as a mixed emotion? Socioemotional Selectivity Theory Which emotions? cheerful, in good spirits, extremely happy, calm and peaceful, satisfied, full of life, enthusiastic, attentive, proud, active, close to others, like you belong, and confident. feeling worthless, so sad nothing could cheer you up, nervous, restless or fidgety, hopeless, that everything was an effort, worthless, afraid, jittery, irritable, ashamed, upset, lonely, angry, and frustrated Daily Architecture of Emotions: Negative Emotions Emotions experienced when talking with: Close friends, family members, new friends Happy, pride, accomplished, amused, joy, contentment, interest, excited Fear, anger, sad, shame, irritable, frustrated, bored, anxiety, guilty, disgust, embarrassed In our investigative and interpretive journey Positive more mixed than negative Negative more embedded in evolution Positive more embedded in culture o How does this phenomenon feel? o When are they taking place? (context) o When are they useful? Focus on situations/environments Features of Appraisal Theory Emotion is a process not a state Whenever an appraisal changes, the emotion changes Therefore there are not 4, or 6, or 10 basic emotions, but an infinite number Transitions between emotions will be faster and easier when they share many appraisals Fear High Attention Negative High Uncertainty Low Control Anger High Attention Negative Other Agency High Certainty High Control Sorrow High Attention Negative Situational Agency Low Control Can a person be at two different points on the same dimension? Sequentially? Yes. Simultaneously? Novelty? Valence? Arousal? Certainty? Goal relevance? Agency?