Callousness

Cold insensitivity to others' pain.

Family Negative
Valence negative
Arousal low activation
Intensity Moderate
Opposite Tenderness

Cold insensitivity to others' pain. The body holds this signal first, often before the mind has named what is happening.

Where callousness lives in the body

Face
Drained, blank
Withdrawn
Chest
Hollow, sunken
Withdrawn

Related emotions

CrueltyNegative familyIndifferenceCognitive familyNumbnessNegative familyTendernessThe opposite
A note on this entry: The data on this page (definition, body sensations, valence, arousal, related emotions) reflects a structured reference for callousness. A full long-form entry is being added gradually. If you have research, a translation, or a body-mapping correction to suggest, please get in touch.