Psychological pain
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- | {{Template}} | + | {{Template}}'''Psychological pain''' refers to [[Pain and nociception|pain]] caused by [[psychological]] stress and by emotional trauma, as distinct from that caused by [[Pain and nociception|physiological]] injuries and syndromes. In recent years there has been some prominence to [[lawsuit]]s which attempt to recover money as a result not of physical pain but psychological pain, which has been quite controversial. |
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+ | Psychological pain is distinct and separate from emotional pain, which is 'heartache' due to a true or perceived loss. In his book ''The Fisher King and the Handless Maiden'', Jungian analyst and author Robert A. Johnson describes psychological pain as "the wounded feeling function in masculine and feminine psychology". In the synopsis of ''The Fisher King and the Handless Maiden'', pain from psychological wounds is reasoned to be the cause of our collective inability to find joy, worth and meaning in life. | ||
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+ | * [[Psychology of torture]] | ||
+ | * [[Psychogenic pain]] | ||
+ | * [[Psychological trauma]] | ||
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Psychological pain is distinct and separate from emotional pain, which is 'heartache' due to a true or perceived loss. In his book The Fisher King and the Handless Maiden, Jungian analyst and author Robert A. Johnson describes psychological pain as "the wounded feeling function in masculine and feminine psychology". In the synopsis of The Fisher King and the Handless Maiden, pain from psychological wounds is reasoned to be the cause of our collective inability to find joy, worth and meaning in life.
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