Significance of Subjective experience
Subjective experience encompasses personal perceptions, feelings, and interpretations of reality, varying across disciplines. In Buddhism, Ayurveda, Vedanta, and Shaktism, it relates to internal consciousness and individual perceptions. In Indian history, it reflects deep emotions and personal interpretations. Psychiatry views it as personal perceptions of treatment and culturally conditioned meanings. Health sciences emphasize its importance in holistic care, pain management, and understanding patient perspectives.
Synonyms: Personal experience, Individual perception, Personal insight, Experiential understanding, Personal perception, Individual experience, Personal interpretation, Personal impression
In Dutch: Subjectieve ervaring; In Finnish: Subjektiivinen kokemus; In Spanish: Experiencia subjetiva; In German: Subjektive Erfahrung; In Malay: Pengalaman subjektif; In Portugese: Experiência subjetiva; In Italian: Esperienza soggettiva; In Polish: Doświadczenie subiektywne; In French: Expérience subjective
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Buddhist concept of 'Subjective experience'
In Buddhism, subjective experience encompasses internal, qualitative aspects of consciousness like feelings and sensations. These first-person experiences are challenging to replicate artificially.
From: Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies
(1) This refers to the internal, qualitative aspects of consciousness, such as feelings and sensations, that are difficult to replicate in computers.[1]
Hindu concept of 'Subjective experience'
In Hinduism, subjective experience encompasses personal perceptions, feelings, and interpretations of reality arising within individual consciousness. It includes experiences tied to physical exertion, pain, and individual interpretations.
From: International Research Journal of Ayurveda and Yoga
(1) Subjective experience is attentiveness and a state of tranquility, both mentally and physically due to Victorious Breath.[2] (2) Following the practice of meditation, the individual’s were openly discussed, and any inquiries were addressed by the preceptors.[3]
From: Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine
(1) Subjective experience refers to the experience that appears with physical stress or exhaustive exercises, and the word shrama denotes weariness, fatigue, exhaustion or exertion either physically or mentally.[4]
From: History of Indian Medicine (and Ayurveda)
(1) The personal perceptions and feelings that arise within an individual, seen as accessible primarily through the mind.[5]
From: Vivekachudamani
(1) Subjective experience is an idea that encapsulates feelings like bondage, liberation, and anxiety, known directly only to the individual who has them.[6]
From: Mandukya Upanishad (Gaudapa Karika and Shankara Bhashya)
(1) An experience that is posited to have a cause, with arguments such as the existence of variety in the objective world, and the experience of pain, which is addressed within the text.[7] (2) Personal perceptions and experiences that occur within the individual consciousness.[8]
From: Shakti and Shakta
(1) Individual perceptions and interpretations of reality, which vary among different beings.[9]
The concept of Subjective experience in local and regional sources
Subjective experience involves personal interpretation, feelings, and enjoyment of reality, influenced by emotions. Amrita Pritam's poetry highlights this concept, emphasizing deep, individual emotions.
From: Triveni Journal
(1) Subjective experience is at the level of higher vertebrates, but not an awareness of the subject, where nature has experience out no self-experience, no sense of individuality and no awareness of self and non-self.[10] (2) Feelings of an aesthete that are objectified in art, using appropriate media such as line or color.[11] (3) An individual's personal interpretation and feelings about reality, often clouded by thoughts and emotions.[12] (4) The individual's personal interpretation and enjoyment derived from surroundings and interactions.[13] (5) A concept emphasized by Amrita Pritam in her poetry, reflecting personal and deep individual emotions that are integral to her work.[14]
The concept of Subjective experience in scientific sources
Subjective experience encompasses personal perceptions, feelings, and thoughts. It varies individually and is crucial in understanding experiences like meditation effects, pain relief, treatment impact, and cultural influences, contrasting with objective measures.
From: Sustainability Journal (MDPI)
(1) This, combined with technology acceptance and perceived risk, shapes farmers' entrepreneurial intentions related to e-commerce.[15] (2) Personal judgment and past practice used in compiling train working diagrams, which this study aims to supplement with quantitative analysis.[16] (3) Personal opinions or judgments that can influence decision-making, often used in multi-criteria evaluation but potentially limiting objective optimization.[17]
From: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)
(1) Pain, as this type of experience for patients, could have influenced the outcomes of the psychometric tests, representing a limitation in the study's design.[18] (2) The personal feelings, perceptions, and interpretations of individuals regarding their involvement in a particular situation or event.[19] (3) Psychological distance is defined as a subjective experience of proximity or remoteness from an object or event, and this subjective experience is central to understanding how youth and older adults perceive dementia differently.[20]
From: Religions Journal (MDPI)
(1) The perspective from which responsivity is often framed, centering on the individual's feeling of being moved by an external force, rather than emphasizing the nature of the connection itself.[21] (2) Subjective experiences of those engaged in religious and spiritual practices are often reduced when religion and spirituality are understood as simply measurable essences.[22] (3) The text explores the "subjective experiences" of the adaptations, providing some sense of the satisfaction and dissatisfaction with different adaptations and different aspects of them.[23]
From: South African Journal of Psychiatry
(1) The research aimed to understand participants’ subjective experiences through an interpretive phenomenological paradigm, focusing on their perspectives.[24] (2) A focus of the research, rather than an objective outsider evaluation, when investigating violence and abuse.[25] (3) Culture affects psychopathology through the patient’s subjective experience of the distress.[26]
From: African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine
(1) The grading of side effects relied upon the subjective experience articulated by the participant, which meant that symptoms like sweating could be perceived and recorded as severe by the individual.[27] (2) The hypoglycaemic episodes were based on the patient’s this of symptoms.[28] (3) Understanding these can contribute to improved holistic care, which is a key goal of phenomenological research, focusing on the individual's perspective and how they perceive their world.[29]
From: South African Journal of Physiotherapy
(1) Subjective experience is a significant part of the measurement of pain, and the use of multiple pain scales might reflect the pain state of a chronic pain patient more accurately.[30]
From: The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
(1) Subjective experience refers to the personal and individual feelings, thoughts, and perceptions of a patient, such as their mood or symptoms, which are critical in evaluating the impact of treatments.[31] (2) Subjective experiences are the personal experiences of the participants, and the study used in-depth interviews to explore these.[32]