Sanity
Good attitudes
Insanity
Bad Attitudes
Most soaps are just endless loops of Histrionics (aka 'Childish' Behaviour)
expressed
restrained
restrained
Tone scale table
Tone scale
Ref: How To Choose Your People by Ruth Minshull
| Plus 48 Sanity Good attitudes |
Higher levels of consciousness | |||
| Script types | Emotion | Drama games/drama triangle | ||
| (Enthusiasm) 4.0 | ENTHUSIASM—expressed | Winner | (Cheerfulness) A lighthearted soul with a free mind. Flexible.A winner. | |
| (Interest) 3.5 | ENTHUSIASM—restrained | Winner | (Amusement) Actively interested in subjects related to survival. Doing well. | |
| (Conservatism) 3.0 | ENTHUSIASM—restrained | (Contentment) The conformist. Don’t rock the boat. Resists changes. Not too many problems. | ||
| (Boredom) 2.5 | ENTHUSIASM—restrained | The spectator. All the world is a stage, and he's the audience. Neither contented nor discontented. He endures things. Purposeless. Careless. Not threatening; not helpful. | ||
| Low tone Insanity Bad Attitudes Most soaps are just endless loops of Histrionics (aka 'Childish' Behaviour)
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(Antagonism) 2.0 | HOSTILITY—expressed | Persecutor | The debater. Loves to argue. Blunt. Honest. Tactless. A poor sport. |
| (Pain) 1.8 | HOSTILITY—expressed | Persecutor | Touchy. Irritable. Scattered. Striking at source of pain. | |
| (Anger) 1.5 | HOSTILITY—expressed | Persecutor | Chronic distemper. Blames. Holds grudges. Threatens. Demands obedience. | |
| (No Sympathy) 1.2 | HOSTILITY—restrained | Persecutor | Cold fish. Unfeeling. Suppressing violent anger. Cruel, calm, resourceful, acidly polite. | |
| (Covert Hostility) 1.1 | HOSTILITY—restrained | Persecutor | The cheerful hypocrite. Gossip. An actor. Often likes puns and practical jokes. Seeks to introvert others. Nervous laughter or constant smile. | |
| (Fear) 1.0 | FEAR— expressed |
Victim? | Coward. Anxious. Suspicious. Worried. Running, defending or caught in indecision. | |
| (Sympathy) 0.9 | FEAR— restrained |
Rescuer | Obsessive agreement. Afraid of hurting others. Collects the downers. Sometimes wobbles between complacent tenderness & tears. | |
| (Propitiation) 0.8 | FEAR— restrained |
Rescuer | (Appeasement) Do-gooder. Doing favors to protect himself from bad effects. Intention is to stop. | |
| (Grief) 0.5 | GRIEF—expressed | Victim | The whiner. Collects grievances and old mementos. Dwells in the past. Feels betrayed. Everything painful. | |
| (Making Amends) 0.375 | GRIEF—restrained | Victim | The "yes" man. Will do anything to get sympathy or help. Blind loyalty. A mop-the-floor-with-me tone. | |
| (Apathy) 0.05 | GRIEF—restrained | Victim | Given up. Turned off. Suicidal. Addict, alcoholic, gambler. Fatalistic. May pretend he’s found "peace." | |