Our body is constantly active. The heart beats, the lungs expand and contract, the stomach digests, and countless physiological processes unfold without deliberate control. Most of these visceral activities operate automatically. Yet automatic does not mean inaccessible. Humans are capable of sensing signals generated within their own bodies. Interoceptive awareness refers to the ability to perceive and interpret these internal bodily signals. Interoception has become an increasingly central concept across multiple domains of psychology. A substantial body of research links maladaptive interoceptive processing to negative mood states, suggesting that not only the presence of bodily signals, but the way they are interpreted, matters for psychological functioning. This insight has even contributed to the integration of interoceptive training components into certain therapeutic approaches. James–Lange Theory of Emotion ...
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