Bodily Changes in Pain, Hunger, Fear and Rage
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"Bodily Changes in Pain, Hunger, Fear and Rage" is a landmark 1915 work in physiology and psychology by Walter Cannon that systematically explores the role of the autonomic nervous system and the fight-or-flight response in emotional and stress-related bodily reactions.
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Target entity: Bodily Changes in Pain, Hunger, Fear and Rage Context triple: [Walter Cannon, notableWork, Bodily Changes in Pain, Hunger, Fear and Rage]
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Pleasure & Pain
Pleasure & Pain is a studio album, most notably the 2005 release by R&B group 112 that blends smooth ballads with contemporary hip-hop-influenced tracks.
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Antidotes for Fear
Antidotes for Fear is an essay or sermon by Martin Luther King Jr. included in his collection "Strength to Love," addressing how faith, love, and moral courage can overcome fear.
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C.
The Intelligence of Emotions
The Intelligence of Emotions is the subtitle of Martha C. Nussbaum’s philosophical work "Upheavals of Thought," which explores how emotions are integral to rational judgment, ethics, and human flourishing.
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the problem of pain
The Problem of Pain is a theological and philosophical issue that explores how a good and omnipotent God can allow suffering and evil in the world.
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E.
Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects
"Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects" is a section of Spinoza’s *Ethics* that analyzes how human emotions can enslave us and explores the path toward greater rational freedom.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bodily Changes in Pain, Hunger, Fear and Rage Target entity description: "Bodily Changes in Pain, Hunger, Fear and Rage" is a landmark 1915 work in physiology and psychology by Walter Cannon that systematically explores the role of the autonomic nervous system and the fight-or-flight response in emotional and stress-related bodily reactions.
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A.
Pleasure & Pain
Pleasure & Pain is a studio album, most notably the 2005 release by R&B group 112 that blends smooth ballads with contemporary hip-hop-influenced tracks.
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B.
Antidotes for Fear
Antidotes for Fear is an essay or sermon by Martin Luther King Jr. included in his collection "Strength to Love," addressing how faith, love, and moral courage can overcome fear.
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C.
The Intelligence of Emotions
The Intelligence of Emotions is the subtitle of Martha C. Nussbaum’s philosophical work "Upheavals of Thought," which explores how emotions are integral to rational judgment, ethics, and human flourishing.
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D.
the problem of pain
The Problem of Pain is a theological and philosophical issue that explores how a good and omnipotent God can allow suffering and evil in the world.
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E.
Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects
"Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects" is a section of Spinoza’s *Ethics* that analyzes how human emotions can enslave us and explores the path toward greater rational freedom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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scientific monograph ⓘ |
| addresses |
mechanisms of homeostasis under stress
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relationship between emotion and bodily states ⓘ |
| author |
Walter B. Cannon
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linked to:
Walter Cannon
Walter Bradford Cannon ⓘ
linked to:
Walter Cannon
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| contribution | systematic mapping of autonomic changes to specific emotions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describes |
role of adrenal medulla in emotion
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role of epinephrine in bodily changes ⓘ role of sympathetic-adrenal system ⓘ |
| era | pre-behaviorist psychology ⓘ |
| examines |
circulatory changes during emotion
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endocrine responses to stress ⓘ gastrointestinal changes during emotion ⓘ respiratory changes during emotion ⓘ sympathetic nervous system activity ⓘ visceral changes during emotion ⓘ |
| field |
experimental psychology
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physiology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
bodily reactions to fear
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bodily reactions to hunger ⓘ bodily reactions to pain ⓘ bodily reactions to rage ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundational text for fight-or-flight concept
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landmark work in physiology of emotion ⓘ |
| influenced |
emotion research
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psychophysiology ⓘ stress theory ⓘ theories of autonomic arousal ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
autonomic nervous system
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emotions ⓘ fight-or-flight response ⓘ physiology ⓘ psychology ⓘ stress response ⓘ |
| methodology |
laboratory experiments on animals
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physiological measurements ⓘ |
| proposesConcept | fight-or-flight response ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1915 ⓘ |
| publisherLocation |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| relatedWork | The Wisdom of the Body ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 20th century physiology ⓘ |
| usedIn |
emotion theory debates
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teaching of physiological psychology ⓘ |
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