Facial Expression

By Sahil Khanna

Gr. III (013-111-331)

a gesture executed with the facial muscles

A GESTURE EXECUTED WITH THE FACIAL

MUSCLES.

Facial Expression Categories:

Sadness and agony Anger Surprise and Fear Disgust and Contempt Happiness

FACIAL EXPRESSION CAN BE RELIED UPON ALWAYS TO BE

PRESENT WHEN AN EMOTION IS FELT

Sadness and Agony

Often invokes similar feelings of sadness

Rarely voluntaryHard to mimicConsists of a combination of

conflicting actions

Recognizing Sadness

Glaring eyesRaised upper eyelidsPossibly tensed lower eye lidsMuscle of difficultyTighten up area around eyesMental and physical difficulty

cause it to contractEyebrows lowered and brought

together

Anger

Unlike sadness:Looking at anger does not invoke itEasier to mimic

Recognizing Anger

Jaw tightly clenchedIf teeth exposed, mouth has

rectangular shapeThinning of lipsSubtle but frequentEarliest signLower jaw can be forward

Surprise and Fear

Fear has been studied more than any other emotion

Hard to distinguish the surprise and fearSurprise is a temporary expression, which

often converts into other expressions

Recognizing Fear And Surprise

EyesUpper eyelids raised as high as

possibleTensed lower eyelidsEyebrows raised and slightly

closer togetherEyes staring straight aheadMouthLips stretched horizontallyPossibly dropped jaw

Disgust and Contempt

Subtly different from angerRarely photographed in comparison to the

other emotionsDisapproval aroused by something

unpleasant or offensive.Feeling that a person or a thing is beneath

consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn.

Recognizing Disgust and Contempt

Active muscles around noseEyes can be relaxed

comparatively to angerCan be limited to one side of the

faceLowered eyebrowsRaised upper lip

Happiness

More general term Describes a state of mind Emotions invoked differ from all the other facial

expression categories

Recognizing Happiness

Duchenne SmileOrbicularis oculiCan not be voluntaryFake smiles