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Skill and Abilities


== Skill and Abilities ==
    Emotional intelligence
    Emotional intelligence


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"Positive emotions cultivated by R/S and social bond and sense of meaning may explain their positive health effects" Emmons and Palutzian (2003). There are cognitive differences between short- and long-term vipassana meditators (Easterlin and Cardeña, 1998)
"Positive emotions cultivated by R/S and social bond and sense of meaning may explain their positive health effects" Emmons and Palutzian (2003). There are cognitive differences between short- and long-term vipassana meditators (Easterlin and Cardeña, 1998)


Structure
== Structure ==
 
    Envelope
    Envelope


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    Stability/lability
    Stability/lability


Types
== Types ==


==== Positive ====
=== Positive ===
'''Acceptance'''
Acceptance  


'''Acceptance of death''' or '''removal of fear of death'''
Acceptance of death or removal of fear of death  


'''Affection'''
Affection  


'''Amazement''' , sometimes extreme , feelings of '''Astonishment'''  
Amazement , sometimes extreme , feelings of Astonishment  


'''Amusement'''   — ''Fun'' , ''Great amusement''  
Amusement   — ''Fun'' , ''Great amusement''  


'''Awe'''
Awe  


'''Baseline affect very contented but not aroused''' — "not ecstatically joyful, but just a sort of low level of happiness and contentment"  
Baseline affect very contented but not aroused — "not ecstatically joyful, but just a sort of low level of happiness and contentment"  


'''Bliss''', sometimes ''Intense'', or ''Extreme''  
Bliss, sometimes ''Intense'', or ''Extreme''  


'''Belonging''' — Sense of belonging or being “home”  
Belonging — Sense of belonging or being “home”  


'''Calm'''
Calm  


'''Comfort'''
Comfort  


'''Connectedness''' — ''e.g.'' “Amazing sense of '''Connectedness''' that feels like it spread beyond oneself”  
Connectedness — ''e.g.'' “Amazing sense of Connectedness that feels like it spread beyond oneself”  


'''Contentment'''
Contentment  


'''Detachment'''
Detachment  


'''Elation'''
Elation  


'''Empathy'''
Empathy  


'''Enjoyment'''
Enjoyment  


'''Euphoria'''
Euphoria


'''Evenness'''
Evenness


'''Exhilaration''' or '''Ecstasy'''
Exhilaration or Ecstasy  


'''Familiarity'''
Familiarity


'''Feeling generally more calm'''
Feeling generally more calm  


Sense of having a '''Fresh-space to operate from''' (emotional aspect)
Sense of having a Fresh-space to operate from (emotional aspect)


'''Gratitude'''
Gratitude  


'''Happiness'''
Happiness


'''Healing'''
Healing


'''Higher levels of positive mood'''
Higher levels of positive mood


'''Imperturbability'''
Imperturbability


Sense of '''Intimacy'''
Sense of Intimacy  


'''Joy'''    
Joy    


'''Less concern for the past or future'''
Less concern for the past or future  


'''Liberation''', '''Opening''' or '''Freedom'''
Liberation, Opening or Freedom  


'''Love''' '''''unconditional''''' feelings of love ; '''''intense''''' feelings of love ; '''feeling''' ''much'' '''''more'' ''loving''''' ; '''pervasive''' — ''e.g.'' "Every breath was a loving experience - it was like breathing in love"  or "like a world-encompassing experience of love"
Love — ''unconditional'' feelings of love ; ''intense'' feelings of love ; feeling ''much'' ''more'' ''loving'' ; pervasive — ''e.g.'' "Every breath was a loving experience - it was like breathing in love"  or "like a world-encompassing experience of love"


'''Lower trait anxiety'''
Lower trait anxiety  


'''Mild pervasive feelings of happiness/contentment/slight positive emotions'''
Mild pervasive feelings of happiness/contentment/slight positive emotions  


Sense of receiving '''Nourishment'''
Sense of receiving Nourishment  


'''Openness'''
Openness  


'''Peace'''
Peace  


'''Positive affect''' NOS  
Positive affect NOS  


'''Pride'''
Pride  


'''Reassurance'''
Reassurance


'''Reduced reactivity to daily life''' — e.g. being much less affected by monthly period  
Reduced reactivity to daily life — e.g. being much less affected by monthly period  


'''Rejuvenation''' — Sense of '''Being reborn'''
Rejuvenation — Sense of Being reborn  


'''Relaxation'''
Relaxation


'''Relief'''
Relief  


'''Satisfaction'''
Satisfaction  


'''Surprise'''
Surprise  


'''Tranquility'''
Tranquility


'''Warm''' overall emotional life  
Warm overall emotional life  


Sense of '''Warmth''' (emotional)
Sense of Warmth (emotional)


'''Wellbeing'''
Wellbeing  


'''Wonder'''
Wonder


==== Negative ====
=== Negative ===
'''Agitation or restlessness'''  
Agitation or restlessness  


'''Alienation, Disconnection, Isolation, or Loneliness'''
Alienation, Disconnection, Isolation, or Loneliness  


'''Anger, aggression, or rage'''
Anger, aggression, or rage  


'''Elevation in negative emotion and deterioration in positive emotion''' — e.g. in the week following initial mindfulness training among meditation-native adults
Elevation in negative emotion and deterioration in positive emotion — e.g. in the week following initial mindfulness training among meditation-native adults


'''Despair'''
Despair  


'''Disbelief'''
Disbelief  


Feeling '''Disconnected''' from community (emotional aspect)
Feeling Disconnected from community (emotional aspect)


'''Disgust'''
Disgust  


'''Doubt'''
Doubt  


'''Fear, dread, worry, anxiety, panic, or terror'''
Fear, dread, worry, anxiety, panic, or terror


'''Fear of meditation'''
Fear of meditation  


'''Feelings of impending doom'''
Feelings of impending doom  


'''Grief'''
Grief  


'''Guilt'''
Guilt  


'''Irritability'''
Irritability  


'''Nervousness'''
Nervousness  


'''Overwhelm'''
Overwhelm  


'''Paranoia'''
Paranoia  


'''‘Post-ecstatic blues’'''
‘Post-ecstatic blues’  


'''Regret'''
Regret  


'''Sadness, depression, dysphoria, low mood'''
Sadness, depression, dysphoria, low mood  


'''Self-conscious emotions'''  
Self-conscious emotions  


'''Shock'''
Shock


'''Significantly increased levels across all negative moods'''  
Significantly increased levels across all negative moods  


'''Stress'''  
Stress  


'''Suicidality'''
Suicidality  


'''Tension'''
Tension  


Feeling '''Threatened''' or Pursued  
Feeling Threatened or Pursued  


Feeling '''Trapped''', or claustrophobia  
Feeling Trapped, or claustrophobia  


'''Unease''' NOS  
Unease NOS  


==== Neutral ====
=== Neutral ===
'''Absence of emotions'''
Absence of emotions


'''Absence of negative emotions'''
Absence of negative emotions  


'''Emotional flattening'''
Emotional flattening


'''Emotional balance'''
Emotional balance


'''Feeling normal''' (neither elated nor anything)  
Feeling normal (neither elated nor anything)  


'''Even emotional life'''
Even emotional life  


'''Sense of "evenness of everything"'''
Sense of "evenness of everything"  


'''Emotional detachment/noninvolvement'''
Emotional detachment/noninvolvement


'''General lack of strong emotions'''
General lack of strong emotions  


'''Noninvolvement'''
Noninvolvement  


'''Emotional disconnection —''' e.g. Sense of no relation between emotions and "inner being"
Emotional disconnection — e.g. Sense of no relation between emotions and "inner being"


'''Subdued emotions'''
Subdued emotions


==== Other ====
=== Other ===
'''Emotion intensification'''
Emotion intensification  


'''Mixed emotions'''
Mixed emotions  


'''Mood swings''', '''Mood fluctuations''', or '''Emotional lability'''
Mood swings, Mood fluctuations, or Emotional lability


'''Paradoxical emotions'''  — ''e.g.'' a combination of being ‘scared out of one's wits’ with lots of excitement
Paradoxical emotions  — ''e.g.'' a combination of being ‘scared out of one's wits’ with lots of excitement

Revision as of 15:51, 28 September 2024

Skill and Abilities

    Emotional intelligence

    Emotional processing

    Emotional regulation

e.g.

  • Ability to rapidly evoke desired emotions or moods
  • Feeling generally much more ready to face life challenges including social confrontations (emotional aspect)
  • Increase in one’s capacity for self-regulation

Role of religions in emotional regulation (Emmons and Palutzian, 2003)

"Positive emotions cultivated by R/S and social bond and sense of meaning may explain their positive health effects" Emmons and Palutzian (2003). There are cognitive differences between short- and long-term vipassana meditators (Easterlin and Cardeña, 1998)

Structure

    Envelope

    Duration

    Intensity

    Stability/lability

Types

Positive

Acceptance

Acceptance of death or removal of fear of death

Affection

Amazement , sometimes extreme , feelings of Astonishment  

Amusement   — Fun , Great amusement  

Awe

Baseline affect very contented but not aroused — "not ecstatically joyful, but just a sort of low level of happiness and contentment"

Bliss, sometimes Intense, or Extreme  

Belonging — Sense of belonging or being “home”

Calm

Comfort

Connectedness — e.g. “Amazing sense of Connectedness that feels like it spread beyond oneself”  

Contentment

Detachment

Elation

Empathy

Enjoyment

Euphoria

Evenness

Exhilaration or Ecstasy

Familiarity

Feeling generally more calm

Sense of having a Fresh-space to operate from (emotional aspect)

Gratitude

Happiness

Healing

Higher levels of positive mood

Imperturbability

Sense of Intimacy

Joy  

Less concern for the past or future

Liberation, Opening or Freedom

Love — unconditional feelings of love ; intense feelings of love ; feeling much more loving ; pervasive — e.g. "Every breath was a loving experience - it was like breathing in love"  or "like a world-encompassing experience of love"

Lower trait anxiety

Mild pervasive feelings of happiness/contentment/slight positive emotions

Sense of receiving Nourishment

Openness

Peace

Positive affect NOS  

Pride

Reassurance

Reduced reactivity to daily life — e.g. being much less affected by monthly period

Rejuvenation — Sense of Being reborn

Relaxation

Relief

Satisfaction

Surprise

Tranquility

Warm overall emotional life

Sense of Warmth (emotional)

Wellbeing

Wonder

Negative

Agitation or restlessness  

Alienation, Disconnection, Isolation, or Loneliness

Anger, aggression, or rage

Elevation in negative emotion and deterioration in positive emotion — e.g. in the week following initial mindfulness training among meditation-native adults

Despair

Disbelief

Feeling Disconnected from community (emotional aspect)

Disgust

Doubt

Fear, dread, worry, anxiety, panic, or terror

Fear of meditation

Feelings of impending doom

Grief

Guilt

Irritability

Nervousness

Overwhelm

Paranoia

‘Post-ecstatic blues’

Regret

Sadness, depression, dysphoria, low mood

Self-conscious emotions  

Shock

Significantly increased levels across all negative moods  

Stress  

Suicidality

Tension

Feeling Threatened or Pursued  

Feeling Trapped, or claustrophobia

Unease NOS

Neutral

Absence of emotions

Absence of negative emotions

Emotional flattening

Emotional balance

Feeling normal (neither elated nor anything)

Even emotional life

Sense of "evenness of everything"

Emotional detachment/noninvolvement

General lack of strong emotions

Noninvolvement

Emotional disconnection — e.g. Sense of no relation between emotions and "inner being"

Subdued emotions

Other

Emotion intensification

Mixed emotions

Mood swings, Mood fluctuations, or Emotional lability

Paradoxical emotions  — e.g. a combination of being ‘scared out of one's wits’ with lots of excitement