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Feeling

According to the APA Dictionary of Psychology, a feeling is "a self-contained phenomenal experience"; feelings are "subjective, evaluative, and independent of the sensations, thoughts, or images evoking them". The term feeling is closely related to, but not the same as, emotion. Feeling may, for instance, refer to the conscious subjective experience of…

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Definitions and distinctions

Carroll IzardAffective stateAwarenessWilliam JamesPerception of bodily changes
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Cross-cultural and contemplative views

Buddhist psychologyAbhidharmaMahayanaVedanāSatipatthana
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Feelings about feelings

Arlie Russell HochschildSociologistErving GoffmanAngerHappiness
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Historical and philosophical views

CognitionWilhelm WundtMax SchelerEpistemologicalMartha Nussbaum
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Definitions and distinctions

Historical and philosophical views

Cross-cultural and contemplative views

Scientific theories and models

Perception

Sensations

Needs

Feelings about feelings

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Feeling

Nodes95
Edges94
Triples58
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021053
Components1

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Feeling

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related to Cross-cultural and contemplative views · 10
Feeling → Abhidharma, Conceptions, In, In Buddhist, Mahayana, Sanskrit, Satipatthana, The, These, Western
related to Feelings about feelings · 8
Feeling → Details, Events, Gilbert, Individuals, Indulging, People, Results, Wilson
related to Feelings of certainty · 8
Feeling → Bar-Anan, For, If, Since, The, Timothy, Wilson, Yoav Bar-Anan
related to Definitions and distinctions · 7
Feeling → According, Although, Carroll Izard, In, Jaak Panksepp, More, William James
related to Historical and philosophical views · 7
Feeling → Early, Old English, The, The English, These, Wilhelm Wundt, Wundt
related to Self-harm · 7
Feeling → Distraction, Inflicting, Negative, Other, Some, These, When
related to External links · 3
Feeling → The, Wiktionary, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
is a · 1
Feeling → unique mode of access to values

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feelings emotions emotion experience individual may sensation subjective affective perception emotional refer psychology affect also sensations consciousness people individuals sometimes

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Feelingis aunique mode of access to values0.90text
affective scienceinstance ofThese distinctions are foundational in fields0.80text
philosophy of mindinstance ofThese distinctions are foundational in fields0.80text
and cognitive psychologyinstance ofThese distinctions are foundational in fields0.80text
where the term feeling plays a central role in understanding consciousnessinstance ofThese distinctions are foundational in fields0.80text
subjectivityinstance ofThese distinctions are foundational in fields0.80text
and emotional life.Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio distinguishes between emotionsinstance ofThese distinctions are foundational in fields0.80text
feelingsinstance ofThese distinctions are foundational in fields0.80text
Feelingrelated to Cross-cultural and contemplative viewsConceptions0.60section
Feelingrelated to Cross-cultural and contemplative viewsIn0.60section
Feelingrelated to Cross-cultural and contemplative viewsWestern0.60section
Feelingrelated to Cross-cultural and contemplative viewsIn Buddhist0.60section

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