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Suffering, or pain in a broad sense, may be an experience of unpleasantness and aversion associated with the perception of harm or threat of harm in an ... Suffering FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Pain,mental,oremotionalunhappiness Forphysicalpain,seePain.Forotheruses,seeSuffer(disambiguation)andTheSuffering(disambiguation). TragicmaskonthefaçadeoftheRoyalDramaticTheatreinStockholm,Sweden PartofaseriesonEmotions Affect Classification Inanimals Emotionalintelligence Mood Regulation Interpersonal Dysregulation Valence Emotions Acceptance Admiration Affection Amusement Anger Angst Anguish Annoyance Anticipation Anxiety Apathy Arousal Awe Boredom Confidence Confusion Contempt Contentment Courage Curiosity Depression Desire Disappointment Disgust Distrust Doubt Ecstasy Elevation Embarrassment Empathy Enthusiasm Envy Euphoria Faith Fear Frustration Gratification Gratitude Greed Grief Guilt Happiness Hatred Hope Horror Hostility Humiliation Interest Jealousy Joy Kindness Loneliness Love Lust Nostalgia Outrage Panic Passion Pity Pleasure Pride Rage Regret Relief Remorse Resentment Sadness Self-pity Shame Shock Shyness Socialconnection Sorrow Suffering Surprise Trust Wonder Worry vte Suffering,orpaininabroadsense,[1]maybeanexperienceofunpleasantnessandaversionassociatedwiththeperceptionofharmorthreatofharminanindividual.[2]Sufferingisthebasicelementthatmakesupthenegativevalenceofaffectivephenomena.Theoppositeofsufferingispleasureorhappiness. Sufferingisoftencategorizedasphysical[3]ormental.[4]Itmaycomeinalldegreesofintensity,frommildtointolerable.Factorsofdurationandfrequencyofoccurrenceusuallycompoundthatofintensity.Attitudestowardsufferingmayvarywidely,inthesuffererorotherpeople,accordingtohowmuchitisregardedasavoidableorunavoidable,usefuloruseless,deservedorundeserved. Sufferingoccursinthelivesofsentientbeingsinnumerousmanners,oftendramatically.Asaresult,manyfieldsofhumanactivityareconcernedwithsomeaspectsofsuffering.Theseaspectsmayincludethenatureofsuffering,itsprocesses,itsoriginandcauses,itsmeaningandsignificance,itsrelatedpersonal,social,andculturalbehaviors,[5]itsremedies,management,anduses. Contents 1Terminology 2Philosophy 2.1AncientGreekphilosophy 2.2Modernphilosophy 3Religion 4Artsandliterature 5Socialsciences 6Biology,neurology,psychology 7Healthcare 7.1Mentalillness 8Reliefandpreventioninsociety 9Uses 10Seealso 11Selectedbibliography 12References Terminology[edit] Thewordsufferingissometimesusedinthenarrowsenseofphysicalpain,butmoreoftenitreferstopsychologicalpain,ormoreoftenyetitreferstopaininthebroadsense,i.e.toanyunpleasantfeeling,emotionorsensation.Thewordpainusuallyreferstophysicalpain,butitisalsoacommonsynonymofsuffering.Thewordspainandsufferingareoftenusedbothtogetherindifferentways.Forinstance,theymaybeusedasinterchangeablesynonyms.Ortheymaybeusedin'contradistinction'tooneanother,asin"painisphysical,sufferingismental",or"painisinevitable,sufferingisoptional".Ortheymaybeusedtodefineeachother,asin"painisphysicalsuffering",or"sufferingisseverephysicalormentalpain". Qualifiers,suchasphysical,mental,emotional,andpsychological,areoftenusedtorefertocertaintypesofpainorsuffering.Inparticular,mentalpain(orsuffering)maybeusedinrelationshipwithphysicalpain(orsuffering)fordistinguishingbetweentwowidecategoriesofpainorsuffering.Afirstcaveatconcerningsuchadistinctionisthatitusesphysicalpaininasensethatnormallyincludesnotonlythe'typicalsensoryexperienceofphysicalpain'butalsootherunpleasantbodilyexperiencesincludingairhunger,hunger,vestibularsuffering,nausea,sleepdeprivation,anditching.Asecondcaveatisthatthetermsphysicalormentalshouldnotbetakentooliterally:physicalpainorsuffering,asamatteroffact,happensthroughconsciousmindsandinvolvesemotionalaspects,whilementalpainorsufferinghappensthroughphysicalbrainsand,beinganemotion,involvesimportantphysiologicalaspects. Thewordunpleasantness,whichsomepeopleuseasasynonymofsufferingorpaininthebroadsense,mayrefertothebasicaffectivedimensionofpain(itssufferingaspect),usuallyincontrastwiththesensorydimension,asforinstanceinthissentence:"Pain-unpleasantnessisoften,thoughnotalways,closelylinkedtoboththeintensityanduniquequalitiesofthepainfulsensation."[6]Othercurrentwordsthathaveadefinitionwithsomesimilaritytosufferingincludedistress,unhappiness,misery,affliction,woe,ill,discomfort,displeasure,disagreeableness. Philosophy[edit] AncientGreekphilosophy[edit] ManyoftheHellenisticphilosophiesaddressedsuffering. InCynicism(philosophy)sufferingisalleviatedbyachievingmentalclarityorlucidity(ἁτυφια)(literally"freedomfromsmoke(τύφος)"whichsignifiedfalsebelief,mindlessness,folly,andconceit),developingself-sufficiency(αὐτάρκεια),equanimity,arete,loveofhumanity,parrhesia,andindifferencetothevicissitudesoflife(adiaphoraἁδιαφορία). ForPyrrhonism,sufferingcomesfromdogmas(i.e.beliefsregardingnon-evidentmatters),mostparticularlybeliefsthatcertainthingsareeithergoodorbadbynature.Sufferingcanberemovedbydevelopingepoche(suspensionofjudgment)regardingbeliefs,whichleadstoataraxia(mentaltranquility). PartofaseriesonHedonism Thinkers AjitaKesakambali JeremyBentham JohnStuartMill JulienOffraydeLaMettrie Aristippus Epicurus FredFeldman TheodorustheAtheist MichelOnfray AristippustheYounger Hermarchus Lucretius PierreGassendi MetrodorusofLampsacus DavidPearce ZenoofSidon YangZhu TorbjörnTännsjö EsperanzaGuisán PeterSinger Schoolsofhedonism Cārvāka Cyrenaics Epicureanism Christianhedonism Utilitarianism Yangism Psychologicalhedonism Ethicalhedonism Axiologicalhedonism Keyconcepts Aponia Ataraxia Eudaimonia Happiness Hedone Pain Pleasure Sensation Suffering Tetrapharmakos Libertine Relatedarticles Paradoxofhedonism Hedonictreadmill vte Epicurus(contrarytocommonmisperceptionsofhisdoctrine)advocatedthatweshouldfirstseektoavoidsuffering(aponia)andthatthegreatestpleasureliesinataraxia,freefromtheworrisomepursuitortheunwelcomeconsequencesofephemeralpleasures.Epicureanism'sversionofHedonism,asanethicaltheory,claimsthatgoodandbadconsistultimatelyinpleasureandpain. ForStoicism,thegreatestgoodliesinreasonandvirtue,butthesoulbestreachesitthroughakindofindifference(apatheia)topleasureandpain:asaconsequence,thisdoctrinehasbecomeidentifiedwithsternself-controlinregardtosuffering. Modernphilosophy[edit] PartofaseriesonUtilitarianism Predecessors Mozi Epicurus Śāntideva DavidHume ClaudeAdrienHelvétius WilliamGodwin FrancisHutcheson WilliamPaley Keyproponents JeremyBentham JohnStuartMill HenrySidgwick R.M.Hare PeterSinger Typesofutilitarianism Negative Rule Act Two-level Total Average Preference Classical Keyconcepts Pain Suffering Pleasure Utility Happiness Eudaimonia Consequentialism Equalconsideration Felicificcalculus Utilitariansocialchoicerule Problems Demandingnessobjection Mereadditionparadox Paradoxofhedonism Replaceabilityargument Utilitymonster Relatedtopics Rationalchoicetheory Gametheory Neoclassicaleconomics Populationethics Effectivealtruism Philosophyportalvte JeremyBenthamdevelopedhedonisticutilitarianism,apopulardoctrineinethics,politics,andeconomics.Benthamarguedthattherightactorpolicywasthatwhichwouldcause"thegreatesthappinessofthegreatestnumber".Hesuggestedaprocedurecalledhedonicorfelicificcalculus,fordetermininghowmuchpleasureandpainwouldresultfromanyaction.JohnStuartMillimprovedandpromotedthedoctrineofhedonisticutilitarianism.KarlPopper,inTheOpenSocietyandItsEnemies,proposedanegativeutilitarianism,whichprioritizesthereductionofsufferingovertheenhancementofhappinesswhenspeakingofutility:"Ibelievethatthereis,fromtheethicalpointofview,nosymmetrybetweensufferingandhappiness,orbetweenpainandpleasure.(...)humansufferingmakesadirectmoralappealforhelp,whilethereisnosimilarcalltoincreasethehappinessofamanwhoisdoingwellanyway."DavidPearce,forhispart,advocatesautilitarianismthataimsstraightforwardlyattheabolitionofsufferingthroughtheuseofbiotechnology(seemoredetailsbelowinsectionBiology,neurology,psychology).AnotheraspectworthyofmentionhereisthatmanyutilitarianssinceBenthamholdthatthemoralstatusofabeingcomesfromitsabilitytofeelpleasureandpain:therefore,moralagentsshouldconsidernotonlytheinterestsofhumanbeingsbutalsothoseof(other)animals.RichardRydercametothesameconclusioninhisconceptsof'speciesism'and'painism'.PeterSinger'swritings,especiallythebookAnimalLiberation,representtheleadingedgeofthiskindofutilitarianismforanimalsaswellasforpeople. Anotherdoctrinerelatedtothereliefofsufferingishumanitarianism(seealsohumanitarianprinciples,humanitarianaid,andhumanesociety)."Wherehumanitarianeffortsseekapositiveadditiontothehappinessofsentientbeings,itistomaketheunhappyhappyratherthanthehappyhappier.(...)[Humanitarianism]isaningredientinmanysocialattitudes;inthemodernworldithassopenetratedintodiversemovements(...)thatitcanhardlybesaidtoexistinitself."[7] Pessimistsholdthisworldtobemainlybad,oreventheworstpossible,plaguedwith,amongotherthings,unbearableandunstoppablesuffering.Someidentifysufferingasthenatureoftheworldandconcludethatitwouldbebetteriflifedidnotexistatall.ArthurSchopenhauerrecommendsustotakerefugeinthingslikeart,philosophy,lossofthewilltolive,andtolerancetoward'fellow-sufferers'. FriedrichNietzsche,firstinfluencedbySchopenhauer,developedafterwardquiteanotherattitude,arguingthatthesufferingoflifeisproductive,exaltingthewilltopower,despisingweakcompassionorpity,andrecommendingustoembracewillfullythe'eternalreturn'ofthegreatestsufferings.[citationneeded][8] Philosophyofpainisaphilosophicalspecialitythatfocusesonphysicalpainandis,throughthat,relevanttosufferingingeneral. Religion[edit] Mahaviratorch-bearerofahimsa Sufferingplaysanimportantroleinanumberofreligions,regardingmatterssuchasthefollowing:consolationorrelief;moralconduct(donoharm,helptheafflicted,showcompassion);spiritualadvancementthroughlifehardshipsorthroughself-imposedtrials(mortificationoftheflesh,penance,asceticism);ultimatedestiny(salvation,damnation,hell).Theodicydealswiththeproblemofevil,whichisthedifficultyofreconcilingtheexistenceofanomnipotentandbenevolentgodwiththeexistenceofevil:aquintessentialformofevil,formanypeople,isextremesuffering,especiallyininnocentchildren,orincreaturesdestinedtoaneternityoftorments(seeproblemofhell). The'FourNobleTruths'ofBuddhismareaboutdukkha,atermoftentranslatedassuffering.Theystatethenatureofsuffering,itscause,itscessation,andthewayleadingtoitscessation,theNobleEightfoldPath.Buddhismconsidersliberationfromdukkhaandthepracticeofcompassion(karuna)asbasicforleadingaholylifeandattainingnirvana. Hinduismholdsthatsufferingfollowsnaturallyfrompersonalnegativebehaviorsinone'scurrentlifeorinapastlife(seekarmainHinduism).[9]Onemustacceptsufferingasajustconsequenceandasanopportunityforspiritualprogress.Thusthesoulortrueself,whichiseternallyfreeofanysuffering,maycometomanifestitselfintheperson,whothenachievesliberation(moksha).Abstinencefromcausingpainorharmtootherbeings,calledahimsa,isacentraltenetofHinduism,andevenmoresoofanotherIndianreligion,Jainism(seeahimsainJainism). InJudaism,sufferingisoftenseenasapunishmentforsinsandatestofaperson'sfaith,liketheBookofJobillustrates. ForChristianity,redemptivesufferingisthebeliefthathumansuffering,whenacceptedandofferedupinunionwiththePassionofJesus,[10]canremitthejustpunishmentforsinsandallowtogrowintheloveofGod,othersandoneself.[11] InIslam,thefaithfulmustenduresufferingwithhopeandfaith,notresistoraskwhy,acceptitasAllah'swillandsubmittoitasatestoffaith.Allahneverasksmorethancanbeendured.Onemustalsoworktoalleviatethesufferingofothers,aswellasone'sown.Sufferingisalsoseenasablessing.Throughthatgift,thesuffererremembersGodandconnectswithhim.Sufferingexpungesthesinsofhumanbeingsandcleansestheirsoulfortheimmenserewardoftheafterlife,andtheavoidanceofhell.[12] AccordingtotheBahá'íFaith,allsufferingisabriefandtemporarymanifestationofphysicallife,whosesourceisthematerialaspectsofphysicalexistence,andoftenattachmenttothem,whereasonlyjoyexistsinthespiritualworlds.[13] Artsandliterature[edit] LandscapewiththeFallofIcarusbyPieterBruegheltheElder Artisticandliteraryworksoftenengagewithsuffering,sometimesatgreatcosttotheircreatorsorperformers.TheLiterature,Arts,andMedicineDatabaseoffersalistofsuchworksunderthecategoriesart,film,literature,andtheater.Beitinthetragic,comicorothergenres,artandliteratureoffermeanstoalleviate(andperhapsalsoexacerbate)suffering,asarguedforinstanceinHaroldSchweizer'sSufferingandtheremedyofart.[14] ThisBrueghelpaintingisamongthosethatinspiredW.H.Auden'spoemMuséedesBeauxArts: Aboutsufferingtheywereneverwrong, TheOldMasters;howwell,theyunderstood Itshumanposition;howittakesplace Whilesomeoneelseiseatingoropeningawindoworjustwalkingdullyalong; (...) InBreughel'sIcarus,forinstance:howeverythingturnsaway Quiteleisurelyfromthedisaster;(...)[15] Socialsciences[edit] Socialsuffering,accordingtoArthurKleinmanandothers,describes"collectiveandindividualhumansufferingassociatedwithlifeconditionsshapedbypowerfulsocialforces".[16]Suchsufferingisanincreasingconcerninmedicalanthropology,ethnography,massmediaanalysis,andHolocauststudies,saysIainWilkinson,[17]whoisdevelopingasociologyofsuffering.[18] TheEncyclopediaofWorldProblemsandHumanPotentialisaworkbytheUnionofInternationalAssociations.Itsmaindatabasesareaboutworldproblems(56,564profiles),globalstrategiesandsolutions(32,547profiles),humanvalues(3,257profiles),andhumandevelopment(4,817profiles).Itstatesthat"themostfundamentalentrycommontothecorepartsisthatofpain(orsuffering)"and"commontothecorepartsisthelearningdimensionofnewunderstandingorinsightinresponsetosuffering".[19] RalphG.H.Siu,anAmericanauthor,urgedin1988the"creationofanewandvigorousacademicdiscipline,calledpanetics,tobedevotedtothestudyoftheinflictionofsuffering",[20]TheInternationalSocietyforPaneticswasfoundedin1991tostudyanddevelopwaystoreducetheinflictionofhumansufferingbyindividualsactingthroughprofessions,corporations,governments,andothersocialgroups.[21] Ineconomics,thefollowingnotionsrelatenotonlytothematterssuggestedbytheirpositiveappellations,buttothematterofsufferingaswell:Well-beingorQualityoflife,Welfareeconomics,Happinesseconomics,GrossNationalHappiness,GenuineProgressIndicator. Inlaw,"Painandsuffering"isalegaltermthatreferstothementaldistressorphysicalpainenduredbyaplaintiffasaresultofinjuryforwhichtheplaintiffseeksredress.Assessmentsofpainandsufferingarerequiredtobemadeforattributinglegalawards.IntheWesternworldthesearetypicalmadebyjuriesinadiscretionaryfashionandareregardedassubjective,variable,anddifficulttopredict,forinstanceintheUS,[22]UK,[23]Australia,[24]andNewZealand.[25]Seealso,inUSlaw,NegligentinflictionofemotionaldistressandIntentionalinflictionofemotionaldistress. Inmanagementandorganizationstudies,drawingontheworkofEricCassell,sufferinghasbeendefinedasthedistressapersonexperienceswhentheyperceiveathreattoanyaspectoftheircontinuedexistence,whetherphysical,psychological,orsocial.[26]Otherresearchershavenotedthatsufferingresultsfromaninabilitytocontrolactionsthatusuallydefineone'sviewofone'sselfandthatthecharacteristicsofsufferingincludethelossofautonomy,orthelossofvaluedrelationshipsorsenseofself.Sufferingisthereforedeterminednotbythethreatitselfbut,rather,byitsmeaningtotheindividualandthethreattotheirpersonhood.[26] Biology,neurology,psychology[edit] Sufferingandpleasurearerespectivelythenegativeandpositiveaffects,orhedonictones,orvalencesthatpsychologistsoftenidentifyasbasicinouremotionallives.[27]Theevolutionaryroleofphysicalandmentalsuffering,throughnaturalselection,isprimordial:itwarnsofthreats,motivatescoping(fightorflight,escapism),andreinforcesnegativelycertainbehaviors(seepunishment,aversives).Despiteitsinitialdisruptingnature,sufferingcontributestotheorganizationofmeaninginanindividual'sworldandpsyche.Inturn,meaningdetermineshowindividualsorsocietiesexperienceanddealwithsuffering. Neuroimagingshedslightontheseatofsuffering Manybrainstructuresandphysiologicalprocessesareinvolvedinsuffering(particularlytheanteriorinsulaandcingulatecortex,bothimplicatedinnociceptiveandempathicpain).[28]Varioushypothesestrytoaccountfortheexperienceofsuffering.Oneofthese,thepainoverlaptheory[29]takesnote,thankstoneuroimagingstudies,thatthecingulatecortexfiresupwhenthebrainfeelssufferingfromexperimentallyinducedsocialdistressorphysicalpainaswell.Thetheoryproposesthereforethatphysicalpainandsocialpain(i.e.tworadicallydifferingkindsofsuffering)shareacommonphenomenologicalandneurologicalbasis. AccordingtoDavidPearce’sonlinemanifesto"TheHedonisticImperative,"[30]sufferingistheavoidableresultofDarwiniangeneticdesign.Pearcepromotesreplacingthepain/pleasureaxiswitharobot-likeresponsetonoxiousstimuli[31]orwithgradientsofbliss,[32]throughgeneticengineeringandothertechnicalscientificadvances. Hedonisticpsychology,[33]affectivescience,andaffectiveneurosciencearesomeoftheemergingscientificfieldsthatcouldinthecomingyearsfocustheirattentiononthephenomenonofsuffering. Healthcare[edit] Diseaseandinjurymaycontributetosufferinginhumansandanimals.Forexample,sufferingmaybeafeatureofmentalorphysicalillness[34]suchasborderlinepersonalitydisorder[35][36]andoccasionallyinadvancedcancer.[37]Healthcareaddressesthissufferinginmanyways,insubfieldssuchasmedicine,clinicalpsychology,psychotherapy,alternativemedicine,hygiene,publichealth,andthroughvarioushealthcareproviders. However..."Ifpeoplefeelunhappywhenburdenedbynegativelifeevents,thisisnomentaldisorder,but“healthysuffering” .Itisofgreatimportancenottomedicalizesucheverydayproblems."[38] Healthcareapproachestosuffering,however,remainproblematic.PhysicianandauthorEricCassell,widelycitedonthesubjectofattendingtothesufferingpersonasaprimarygoalofmedicine,hasdefinedsufferingas"thestateofseveredistressassociatedwitheventsthatthreatentheintactnessoftheperson".[39]Cassellwrites:"Theobligationofphysicianstorelievehumansufferingstretchesbacktoantiquity.Despitethisfact,littleattentionisexplicitlygiventotheproblemofsufferinginmedicaleducation,researchorpractice."Mirroringthetraditionalbodyandminddichotomythatunderliesitsteachingandpractice,medicinestronglydistinguishespainfromsuffering,andmostattentiongoestothetreatmentofpain.Nevertheless,physicalpainitselfstilllacksadequateattentionfromthemedicalcommunity,accordingtonumerousreports.[40]Besides,somemedicalfieldslikepalliativecare,painmanagement(orpainmedicine),oncology,orpsychiatry,dosomewhataddresssuffering'assuch'.Inpalliativecare,forinstance,pioneerCicelySaunderscreatedtheconceptof'totalpain'('totalsuffering'saynowthetextbooks),[41]whichencompassesthewholesetofphysicalandmentaldistress,discomfort,symptoms,problems,orneedsthatapatientmayexperiencehurtfully. Mentalillness[edit] GaryGreenberg,inTheBookofWoe,writesthatmentalillnessmightbestbeviewedasmedicalizationorlabeling/namingsuffering(i.e.thatallmentalillnessesmightnotnecessarilybeofdysfunctionorbiological-etiology,butmightbesocialorcultural/societal).[42] Reliefandpreventioninsociety[edit] Sincesufferingissuchauniversalmotivatingexperience,people,whenasked,canrelatetheiractivitiestoitsreliefandprevention.Farmers,forinstance,mayclaimthattheypreventfamine,artistsmaysaythattheytakeourmindsoffourworries,andteachersmayholdthattheyhanddowntoolsforcopingwithlifehazards.Incertainaspectsofcollectivelife,however,sufferingismorereadilyanexplicitconcernbyitself.Suchaspectsmayincludepublichealth,humanrights,humanitarianaid,disasterrelief,philanthropy,economicaid,socialservices,insurance,andanimalwelfare.Tothesecanbeaddedtheaspectsofsecurityandsafety,whichrelatetoprecautionarymeasurestakenbyindividualsorfamilies,tointerventionsbythemilitary,thepolice,thefirefighters,andtonotionsorfieldslikesocialsecurity,environmentalsecurity,andhumansecurity. ThenongovernmentalresearchorganizationCenteronLong-TermRisk,formerlyknownastheFoundationalResearchInstitute,focusesonreducingrisksofastronomicalsuffering(s-risks)fromemergingtechnologies.[43]Anotherorganizationalsofocusedonresearch,theCenteronReducingSuffering,hasasimilarfocus,withastressonclarifyingwhatprioritiesthereshouldbeatapracticalleveltoattainthegoalofreducingintensesufferinginthefuture.[44] Uses[edit] PhilosopherLeonardKatzwrote:"ButNature,aswenowknow,regardsultimatelyonlyfitnessandnotourhappiness(...),anddoesnotscrupletousehate,fear,punishmentandevenwaralongsideaffectioninorderingsocialgroupsandselectingamongthem,justassheusespainaswellaspleasuretogetustofeed,waterandprotectourbodiesandalsoinforgingoursocialbonds."[45] Peoplemakeuseofsufferingforspecificsocialorpersonalpurposesinmanyareasofhumanlife,ascanbeseeninthefollowinginstances: Inarts,literature,orentertainment,peoplemayusesufferingforcreation,forperformance,orforenjoyment.Entertainmentparticularlymakesuseofsufferinginbloodsportsandviolenceinthemedia,includingviolentvideogamesdepictionofsuffering.[46]Amoreorlessgreatamountofsufferingisinvolvedinbodyart.Themostcommonformsofbodyartincludetattooing,bodypiercing,scarification,humanbranding.Anotherformofbodyartisasub-categoryofperformanceart,inwhichforinstancethebodyismutilatedorpushedtoitsphysicallimits. Inbusinessandvariousorganizations,sufferingmaybeusedforconstraininghumansoranimalsintorequiredbehaviors. Inacriminalcontext,peoplemayusesufferingforcoercion,revenge,orpleasure. Ininterpersonalrelationships,especiallyinplaceslikefamilies,schools,orworkplaces,sufferingisusedforvariousmotives,particularlyundertheformofabuseandpunishment.Inanotherfashionrelatedtointerpersonalrelationships,thesick,orvictims,ormalingerers,mayusesufferingmoreorlessvoluntarilytogetprimary,secondary,ortertiarygain. Inlaw,sufferingisusedforpunishment(seepenallaw);victimsmayrefertowhatlegaltextscall"painandsuffering"togetcompensation;lawyersmayuseavictim'ssufferingasanargumentagainsttheaccused;anaccused'sordefendant'ssufferingmaybeanargumentintheirfavor;authoritiesattimesuselightorheavytortureinordertogetinformationoraconfession. Inthenewsmedia,sufferingisoftentherawmaterial.[47] Inpersonalconduct,peoplemayusesufferingforthemselves,inapositiveway.[48]Personalsufferingmaylead,ifbitterness,depression,orspitefulnessisavoided,tocharacter-building,spiritualgrowth,ormoralachievement;[49]realizingtheextentorgravityofsufferingintheworldmaymotivateonetorelieveitandmaygiveaninspiringdirectiontoone'slife.Alternatively,peoplemaymakeself-detrimentaluseofsuffering.Somemaybecaughtincompulsivereenactmentofpainfulfeelingsinordertoprotectthemfromseeingthatthosefeelingshavetheirorigininunmentionablepastexperiences;somemayaddictivelyindulgeindisagreeableemotionslikefear,anger,orjealousy,inordertoenjoypleasantfeelingsofarousalorreleasethatoftenaccompanytheseemotions;somemayengageinactsofself-harmaimedatrelievingotherwiseunbearablestatesofmind. Inpolitics,thereispurposefulinflictionofsufferinginwar,torture,andterrorism;peoplemayusenonphysicalsufferingagainstcompetitorsinnonviolentpowerstruggles;peoplewhoargueforapolicymayputforwardtheneedtorelieve,preventoravengesuffering;individualsorgroupsmayusepastsufferingasapoliticalleverintheirfavor. Inreligion,sufferingisusedespeciallytogrowspiritually,toexpiate,toinspirecompassionandhelp,tofrighten,topunish. Inritesofpassage(seealsohazing,ragging),ritualsthatmakeuseofsufferingarefrequent. Inscience,humansandanimalsaresubjectedonpurposetoaversiveexperiencesforthestudyofsufferingorotherphenomena. Insex,especiallyinacontextofsadismandmasochismorBDSM,individualsmayuseacertainamountofphysicalormentalsuffering(e.g.pain,humiliation). Insports,sufferingmaybeusedtooutperformcompetitorsoroneself;seesportsinjury,andnopain,nogain;seealsobloodsportandviolenceinsportasinstancesofpain-basedentertainment. Seealso[edit] WikimediaCommonshasmediarelatedtoHumansuffering. LookupsufferinginWiktionary,thefreedictionary. Wikiquotehasquotationsrelatedto:Suffering Topicsrelatedtosuffering Physicalpain-relatedtopics Pain ·Pain(philosophy) ·Psychogenicpain ·Chronicpain ·Paininanimals(Amphibians,Cephalopods,Crustaceans,Fish,Invertebrates) Ethics-relatedtopics Evil ·Problemofevil ·Hell ·Goodandevil:welfaristtheories ·Negativeconsequentialism ·Suffering-focusedethics Compassion-relatedtopics Compassion ·Compassionfatigue ·Pity ·Mercy ·Sympathy ·Empathy Cruelty-relatedtopics Cruelty ·Schadenfreude ·Sadisticpersonalitydisorder ·Abuse ·Physicalabuse ·Psychologicaloremotionalabuse ·Self-harm ·Crueltytoanimals Death-relatedtopics Euthanasia ·Animaleuthanasia ·Suicide Otherrelatedtopics Eradicationofsuffering ·Dukkha ·Weltschmerz ·Negativeaffectivity ·Psychologicalpain ·Amorfati ·Victimology ·Penology ·Pleasure ·Painandpleasure ·Happiness ·Hedonictreadmill ·Sufferingrisks ·Wildanimalsuffering Selectedbibliography[edit] JosephA.Amato.VictimsandValues:AHistoryandaTheoryofSuffering.NewYork:Praeger,1990.ISBN 0-275-93690-2 JamesDavies.TheImportanceofSuffering:thevalueandmeaningofemotionaldiscontent.London:RoutledgeISBN 0-415-66780-1 Casell,E.J.(1991).Thenatureofsufferingandthegoalsofmedicine(pertama ed.).NewYork:OxfordUniversityPress. 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RonaldAnderson.WorldSufferingandQualityofLife,SocialIndicatorsResearchSeries,Volume56,2015.ISBN 978-94-017-9669-9;Also:HumanSufferingandQualityofLife,SpringerBriefsinWell-BeingandQualityofLifeResearch,2014.ISBN 978-94-007-7668-5 References[edit] ^See'Terminology'.Seealsotheentry'Pleasure'inStanfordEncyclopediaofPhilosophy,whichbeginswiththisparagraph:"Pleasure,intheinclusiveusagesmostimportantinmoralpsychology,ethicaltheory,andthestudiesofmind,includesalljoyandgladness –allourfeelinggood,orhappy.Itisoftencontrastedwithsimilarlyinclusivepainorsuffering,whichissimilarlythoughtofasincludingallourfeelingbad."Itshouldbementionedthatmostencyclopedias,liketheonementionedaboveandBritannica,donothaveanarticleaboutsufferinganddescribepaininthephysicalsenseonly. ^Forinstance,WayneHudsoninHistoricizingSuffering,Chapter14ofPerspectivesonHumanSuffering(JeffMalpasandNorelleLickiss,editors,Springer,2012) :"Accordingtothestandardaccountsufferingisauniversalhumanexperiencedescribedasanegativebasicfeelingoremotionthatinvolvesasubjectivecharacterofunpleasantness,aversion,harmorthreatofharmtobodyormind(Spelman1997;Cassell1991)." ^Examplesofphysicalsuffering:painofvarioustypes,excessiveheat,excessivecold,itching,hunger,thirst,nausea,airhunger,sleepdeprivation."IASPPainTerminology".ArchivedfromtheoriginalonSeptember26,2008.RetrievedSeptember11,2008."UAB–SchoolofMedicine–CenterforPalliativeandSupportiveCare".Archivedfromtheoriginalon2007-10-28.Retrieved2008-09-11.OtherexamplesaregivenbyL.W.Sumner,onp.103ofWelfare,Happiness,andEthics:"Thinkforamomentofthemanyphysicalsymptomswhich,whenpersistent,canmakeourlivesmiserable:nausea,hiccups,sneezing,dizziness,disorientation,lossofbalance,itching,'pinsandneedles','restlesslegs',tics,twitching,fatigue,difficultyinbreathing,andsoon." ^Mentalsufferingcanalsobecalledpsychologicaloremotional(seePsychologicalpain).Examplesofmentalsuffering:depression(mood)/hopelessness,grief,sadness/loneliness/heartbreak,disgust,irritation,anger,jealousy,envy,cravingoryearning,frustration,anguish,angst,fear,anxiety/panic,shame/guilt,regret,embarrassment/humiliation,restlessness. 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^SeeforinstanceFranciscoIbáñez-Carrasco,EricaR.Meiners(eds.);SuzanneDeCastell(foreword)(2004).Publicacts:disruptivereadingsonmakingcurriculumpublic.NewYork:RoutledgeFalmer.p. 6.ISBN 0-415-94839-8.CS1maint:multiplenames:authorslist(link):"Inoureraofinformationsaturation,mediausespain,suffering,anddesiretodistractandtocreatespectacularroadkilloutofpoverty,deviancy,andviolence(...)".SeealsoforinstanceArthurKleinmanabouttheusesandabusesofimagesofsufferinginthemedia. ^SeeforinstanceViktorFrankl'sMan'sSearchforMeaning ^Fukuyama,Francis(2002).Ourposthumanfuture:consequencesofthebiotechnologyrevolution.NewYork:Farrar,StrausandGiroux.ISBN 0-374-23643-7. vteEmotions(list)Emotions Acceptance Admiration Adoration Aesthetic Affection Agitation Agony Amusement Anger Angst Anguish Annoyance Anticipation Anxiety Apathy Arousal Attraction Awe Boredom Calmness Compassion Confidence Confusion Contempt Contentment Courage Cruelty Curiosity Defeat Depression Desire Disappointment Disgust Distrust Doubt 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