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Femme Fatale

The document discusses the femme fatale archetype and color psychology. A femme fatale is a mysterious and seductive woman who uses her intelligence and sexuality to manipulate men, sometimes resulting in their demise. Psychologically, she represents female independence and rebellion against traditional gender roles. Various colors and their positive and negative psychological associations are also described, such as red representing strength and excitement and blue representing calmness and intelligence.

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Femme Fatale

The document discusses the femme fatale archetype and color psychology. A femme fatale is a mysterious and seductive woman who uses her intelligence and sexuality to manipulate men, sometimes resulting in their demise. Psychologically, she represents female independence and rebellion against traditional gender roles. Various colors and their positive and negative psychological associations are also described, such as red representing strength and excitement and blue representing calmness and intelligence.

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femme fatale "remains an example of female

independence and a threat to traditional female


gender roles"
A woman with both intelligence and sex appeal that
uses these skills to manipulate poor helpless men
into doing what she wants. May cause death.
When we mention the term Femme Fatale, the
first thing that comes to mind is a stunning, beauty,
mysterious, attractive, irresistible,one that will leave
you breathless
The term comes from the French Femme Fatale
and in literal translation means woman of destiny
but deadly woman.
Psychologists claim that the Femme Fatale are
those woman who shine in some special way and
carry a dose of mystery inside them, they have an
inborn sex appeal and for a man who behold them
they seem mystic, mysterious, enigmatic.
Sociologically the role of femme fatale can be
interpreted as embodying female independence and
rebellion against traditional female gender roles.
In Jungian psychology the femme fatale is an
archetypal figure who represents the lowest
manifestation of the anima in the unconscious
contents of the male psyche.
Colors, like features, follow the changes of the
emotions. - Pablo Picasso
RED. Physical
Positive: Physical courage, strength, warmth, energy,
basic survival, 'fight or flight', stimulation,
masculinity, excitement.
Negative: Defiance, aggression, visual impact, strain.
BLUE. Intellectual.
Positive: Intelligence, communication, trust,
efficiency, serenity, duty, logic, coolness, reflection,
calm.
Negative: Coldness, aloofness, lack of emotion,
unfriendliness.
Blue is the color of trust and peace. It can suggest
loyalty and integrity as well as conservatism and
frigidity.
YELLOW. Emotional
Positive: Optimism, confidence, self-esteem,
extraversion, emotional strength, friendliness,
creativity.
Negative: Irrationality, fear, emotional fragility,
depression, anxiety, suicide.
GREEN. Balance
Positive: Harmony, balance, refreshment, universal
love, rest, restoration, reassurance, environmental
awareness, equilibrium, peace.
Negative: Boredom, stagnation, blandness,
enervation.
Green is the color of balance and growth. It can
mean both self-reliance as a positive and
possessiveness as a negative, among many other
meanings.
ORANGE.
Positive: Physical comfort, food, warmth, security,
sensuality, passion, abundance, fun.
Negative: Deprivation, frustration, frivolity,
immaturity.
PINK.
Positive: Physical tranquillity, nurture, warmth,
femininity, love, sexuality, survival of the species.
Negative: Inhibition, emotional claustrophobia,
emasculation, physical weakness.
The color psychology of pink is unconditional love
and nurturing. Pink can also be immature, silly and
girlish.
BLACK.
Positive: Sophistication, glamour, security, emotional
safety, efficiency, substance.
Negative: Oppression, coldness, menace, heaviness.
Black is the color of the hidden, the secretive and
the unknown, creating an air of mystery. It keeps
things bottled up inside, hidden from the world.
White is color at its most complete and pure, the
color of perfection. The color meaning of white is
purity, innocence, wholeness and completion.
Color Psychology: The Color White
Purity
innocence
cleanliness
sense of space
neutrality

Color Psychology: The Color Black
authority
power
strength
evil
intelligence

Color Psychology: The Color Red
love
romance
gentle
warmth
comfort
energy
excitement
intensity
life

Color Psychology: The Color Orange
happy
energetic
excitement
enthusiasm
warmth
wealth prosperity
sophistication
change
Color Psychology: The Color Yellow
happiness
laughter
cheery
warmth
optimism
hunger
intensity
frustration
anger
attention-getting

Color Psychology: The Color Green
natural
cool
growth
money
health
envy
tranquility
harmony
calmness
fertility

Color Psychology: The Color Blue
calmness
serenity
cold
uncaring
wisdom
loyalty
truth
focused
un-appetizing

Color Psychology: The Color Pink
romance
love
gentle
calming
agitation

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