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Structure feedback as specific-behavior + actual-feeling +
Structure feedback as specific-behavior + actual-feeling + underlying-need + concrete-request to prevent defensive escalation.
Why This Is a Principle
This derives from Between every event and every emotional response is a (cognitive appraisal precedes emotion), Emotions function as evaluative signals that provide (emotions as evaluative signals), and Externalization Exposes Hidden Structure (externalizing exposes structure). Rosenberg's NVC four-step protocol is a principle because it prescribes a specific communication structure derived from axioms about how emotional appraisal works. It is actionable guidance grounded in the architecture of human emotion.