sadness
Let an agent describe sadness as a normal emotion with attribution to psychology and cultural traditions, distinguish it from depression and grief as conditions, relay general wellbeing information from health bodies, and route people in distress or at risk to support and crisis services.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe sadness as a normal emotion with attribution to psychology and cultural traditions, distinguish it from depression and grief as conditions, relay general wellbeing information from health bodies, and route people in distress or at risk to support and crisis services.
An emotional state of unhappiness, loss or disappointment, ranging from brief low mood to deep sorrow and grief, expressed in facial expression, posture, tears and withdrawal; sadness is a normal human emotion studied in psychology and expressed differently across cultures, and it differs from depression, which is a clinical condition of persistent low mood and other symptoms.
What it is for: Not applicable; an emotion.
It can be describe the emotion and its expression; distinguish sadness from depression and grief; relay general wellbeing information; route distress to support services.
Distinguishing features
Normal emotion, not a disorder
Tied to loss and disappointment
Universal expression with cultural variation
Distinct from clinical depression
What it looks like
Not visible as an object; expressed in face, voice, posture and tears.
How it is recognised
Response to loss or disappointment
Transient and proportionate to its cause
Depression is persistent and affects function; grief follows bereavement
Related models
is a kind of - in emotion classifications
is distinguished from - a clinical condition
is related to - sadness after bereavement
is studied by - the discipline
In practice
Families and kinds
brief sadness and low mood
sorrow and grief after loss
melancholy and nostalgia
culturally named forms such as Weltschmerz and huzn
chronic sorrow in long-term caregiving
Standards and regulation
No regulation; clinical guidelines distinguish sadness from depression
Failure modes and hazards
Missing depression or risk of self-harm behind sadness
Pathologising normal emotion
Agents offering therapy instead of routing
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.sadness
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What sadness is.
Psychology.
Emotion
The emotion.
Emotion
Emotion.
- What is sadness, what triggers it, and how do psychologists describe its function? definition
- Is the user expressing distress or risk, which must be routed to support or crisis services? boundary
Expression
Expression.
Expression
Expression.
- How is sadness expressed in face, body and behaviour, and how does that vary by culture? provenance
- Which entry fits emotion research? action
Distinguish Sadness and conditions.
Boundaries.
Depression
Sadness versus depression.
Depression
Depression.
- How do health bodies distinguish sadness from depression, and when do they advise seeking help? provenance
- Which entry fits depression? action
Grief
Grief.
Grief
Grief.
- How does grief relate to sadness, and what support exists? provenance
- Which entry fits bereavement? action
Support Wellbeing and help.
Care.
Wellbeing
General wellbeing.
Wellbeing
Wellbeing.
- What general wellbeing information do health bodies provide about coping with sadness? provenance
- Is the presentation free of therapy or personal advice? boundary
Services
Services.
Services
Services.
- Which support and crisis services exist, and how are they reached? action
- Is the user asking for help now? boundary
Culture Culture and study.
Attribution.
Culture
Cultural concepts.
Culture
Culture.
- How do cultures and traditions name and value sadness, with attribution? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Study
Research and art.
Study
Study.
- How is sadness studied and represented in art and literature, and which references are standard? provenance
- Which entry fits emotion generally? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should grief and melancholy be separate entries?
- How should crisis lines be linked by country?
- The registry entry has merged aliases from several languages and traditions; should they be split off?