subjective affective feeling

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MFOEM:000006

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Published
Created
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29 Nov '23

Modified
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13 Dec '24

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Definition
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An <affective process> that involves the experience of internal or external sensory stimuli.

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Informal definition
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The conscious experience that a person has of feelings in their body (e.g., hunger), their mood (e.g., feeling cheerful) and their emotion (e.g., feeling nervous), in response to internal or external stimuli.

Synonyms
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  • Feeling calm
  • hunger
  • pain
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'Subjective affective feeling can have greater or weaker physiological or mental components. The bodily process that are experienced will usually involve some mental process. Bodily sensation and the experiences of emotions (e.g., feeling calm) would both qualify as examples of 'subjective affective feeling'. As a subclass of 'affective process', subjective affective feelings have valence. Valence refers to the 'the subjective value of an event, object, person, or other entity in the life space of the individual' (https://dictionary.apa.org/valence). Valence ranges from negative to positive.

Examples
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"Wants" in the PRIME theory; "Regulatory fit" in the Regulatory Fit Theory

Fuzzy set
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No

BCIO lower level ontology
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Mechanisms of Action