The Arousal-Valence Model is a visual tool for identifying emotions, integrating body awareness to enhance interoception and provide a holistic understanding. It graphs emotions along two axes:
Arousal: indicates the emotion’s intensity or energy level, with high-energy emotions positioned higher, while low-energy emotions are lower.
Valence: reflects the emotion’s relationship to how pleasant or unpleasant they feel. Placing pleasant emotions on the right and unpleasant emotions on the left.
This model has four quadrants based on arousal and valence. Identifying the quadrant for a specific emotion can improve your understanding of your emotional landscape.
The Arousal-Valence Model from Rae Sabine
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