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Feedback loop

Feedback loop is defined as the section of a control system that allows for feedback and self -correction and that adjusts its operation according to differences between the actual output and the desired output. Moreover, Feedback loop refers to a system in which glands regulate each other's functioning through a series of hormonal messages.

Feedback mechanisms

Feedback mechanisms is a term in systems theory which refers to the operations in an open system that produce adaptive self regulation by identifying and responding to changes in the environment.

Feeding disorder of infancy or early childhood

Feeding disorder of infancy or early childhood refers to a disorder involving the persistent failure to eat, leading to a loss of weight or failure to gain weight. Moreover, Feeding disorder of infancy or early childhood is a disorder characterized by a sudden or marked deceleration of weight gain in an infant or a young child (under age 6) and a slowing or disruption of emotional and social development.

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Feeling

Deutsch: Gefühl / Español: Sentimiento / Português: Sentimento / Français: Sentiment / Italiano: Sentimento /

Feeling refers to a function of personality in which individuals attend to subjective experiences of pleasure, pain, anger, or other feelings. Its polar opposite is thinking.

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Feeling good

Deutsch: Sich gut fühlen / Español: Sentirse bien / Português: Sentir-se bem / Français: Se sentir bien / Italiano: Stare bene

The concept of feeling good is a central topic in psychology, encompassing subjective well-being, emotional regulation, and the cognitive appraisal of one's own state. It extends beyond mere absence of distress, integrating positive affect, life satisfaction, and a sense of purpose. While often colloquially used, its psychological dimensions are rigorously studied through frameworks such as hedonic and eudaimonic well-being (Ryan & Deci, 2001).

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Feeling of knowing

Feeling of knowing refers to a feeling that allows people to predict beforehand whether they will be able to remember something.

Feelings

Feelings is defined as the basic elements of emotion that accompany each sensation. Wundt believed that emotions consist of various combinations of elemental feelings. ( Please see also Tridimensional theory of feeling. ) Feelings include emotions such as happiness, satisfaction, pleasure, anger, and irritation.

Feelings of inferiority

Feelings of inferiority is a term which according to Adler are those feelings that all humans try to escape by becoming powerful or superior.

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