Tone scale table

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 Minus 48 Bad Attitudes Most soaps are just endless loops of Histrionics (aka 'Childish' Behaviour) Suppressive person	(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 Petty Tyrant	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."