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Phenomenological
/fɪnˌɒmɪnəlˈɒdʒɪkəl/
/fɪnˌɑːmɪnəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl/
phenomenological
01
relating to the study or analysis of individual subjective experiences and the meaning attributed to them
phenomenological
adj
Example
The phenomenological approach to psychology emphasizes the study of individual subjective experiences.
Phenomenological psychiatry focuses on understanding mental disorders from the perspective of the individual's lived experience.
In phenomenological research, participants are often asked to describe their subjective experiences in detail.
Phenomenological philosophers like Husserl seek to describe and understand the structures of consciousness as they are directly experienced.
The phenomenological method involves suspending judgment and exploring phenomena as they appear in consciousness.