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Experiencing Emotions by Highly Sensitive People
Zemanová, Anežka ; Pikola, Julie (advisor) ; Bosman, Dita (referee)
This bachelor thesis occupies with experiencing emotions by highly sensitive people. The main purpose of the theoretical part is to summarize current knowledge of the topic. The theoretical part focuses on symptoms of sensory processing sensitivity and high sensitivity, possibilities of measurement of high sensitivity and emotions of these individuals. The practical part describes the realized qualitative research. The purpose of the research is to present, by semi-structured interviews with eight highly sensitive individuals, their evaluation of high sensitivity, experiencing emotions and their effects on their life. By open coding, five topics are identified, such as symptoms of high sensitivity, relationship to the high sensitivity, high sensitivity in the relationship to others, emotions and regulation of emotions. According to results, respondents evaluate their emotions as intensive ones and causable even by tiny stimuli. Self-acceptance seems to be important in a life of highly sensitive people. Keywords High Sensitivity; Sensory Processing Sensitivity; Experiencing Emotions; Intensity of Emotions; Regulation of Emotions
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