PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Basis of Phenomenology and Hermeneutics Phenomenology is a philosophical current developed by Edmund Husserl in the middle of the 20th century. According to Patton (quoted in Latorre, 1996), this approach focuses on how individuals understand the meanings of lived experiences.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gadamerian philosophy and hermeneutic phenomenology is founded on the idea that people make meaning (the hermeneutic aspect) of lived experiences (the phe-nomenological aspect) through dialogue from a perspective where cognition is a product of a particular time and place.

Detailed explanation-3: -Prejudice, Tradition, Authority, Horizon. In part II of Truth and Method Gadamer develops four key concepts central to his hermeneutics: prejudice, tradition, authority, and horizon. Prejudice (Vorurteil) literally means a fore-judgment, indicating all the assumptions required to make a claim of knowledge.

Detailed explanation-4: -The interpretive paradigm and hermeneutic phenomenological design are the most popular methods used in international cross-cultural research in health care, nurse education and nursing practice. Their inherent appeal is that they assist researchers’ to explore lived experiences.