Mar 29, 2016 13:14
8 yrs ago
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English term
emotions of judgment
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Psychology
emotions
Hi,
I was wondering whether “emotions of judgement” in the following section might simply mean “judging emotionally” or whether it may have other nuances of meaning...
Thanks in advance for your help!
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Take a minute now and think about a specific moment from that last few days when something didn’t go right between you and one of your kids. Imagine yourself in that moment. Picture yourself, and picture your child. Now write. First, describe your actions and reactions to the situation. Just explain what you did, without * emotions of judgment *. Imagine that you are a camera recording what happened. (For example, you might write, “When he hit his sister I got SO mad. I didn’t yell at him, but I came down hard on him and told him he’s too big and too old to be doing that. I basically shamed him. Then I ….”)
I was wondering whether “emotions of judgement” in the following section might simply mean “judging emotionally” or whether it may have other nuances of meaning...
Thanks in advance for your help!
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Take a minute now and think about a specific moment from that last few days when something didn’t go right between you and one of your kids. Imagine yourself in that moment. Picture yourself, and picture your child. Now write. First, describe your actions and reactions to the situation. Just explain what you did, without * emotions of judgment *. Imagine that you are a camera recording what happened. (For example, you might write, “When he hit his sister I got SO mad. I didn’t yell at him, but I came down hard on him and told him he’s too big and too old to be doing that. I basically shamed him. Then I ….”)
Responses
| 3 +6 | Yes, I'd say it does mean "judging emotionally". |
Jack Doughty
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Jack Doughty
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Yes, I'd say it does mean "judging emotionally".
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Note from asker:
| Thanks, Jack, for your help! |
Peer comment(s):
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Robert Forstag
: In other words, "judgmental emotions." The term itself is a contradiction in terms, given that "judgment" implies cognition. What the author is really referring to here are "emotionally laden thoughts/judgments."
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Тhank you.
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Tina Vonhof (X)
: Agree with Robert: 'judgmental emotions', i.e., emotions like anger, self-blaming, etc.
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philgoddard
: Yes, I think you're right. The phrasing is a bit odd, and I can see why the asker posted it.
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David Hollywood
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acetran
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Тhank you.
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
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Comment: "Thank you very much!"
Discussion
So, "emotion of judgement" probably refers not to all emotions in general, but to some emotions like anger or self-blaming - as Tina said - which may lead someone to judge himself, others or a situation too harshly or negatively.... Perhaps “judgement” in this expression is more in the sense of "criticizing" than in the sense of "forming an opinion through careful weighing of evidence "...
Thanks again!