There are many thing’s that occur within one’s body that go unseen. While in the course Dance 220, I have been able to notice the thing’s about my mind and body that would 've gone unnoticed before. While learning about my own subjective somatic inner experience’s, I came to an understanding that I do a lot of thing’s that I never really take account for. For example, my experience with thinking is probably one of the biggest concepts that I never actually thought about. While I sit in class and listen to my professor’s lecture or my peers present, I have a tendency to repeat what they are saying in my head. Not only does this help me remember for future tests, quizzes, and assignments, but it helps me understand what words they are saying and what they are trying to make me understand. The concept of thinking was the one somatic experience that stood out to me personally. Am I a good thinker because I do that? Will this help me in the future? One thing that the professor has helped me understand is that I can answer these question’s as long as I make myself aware of the things that I do with particular somatic experiences. While I repeat these words in my head, I also found that this form of thinking helps me with the proprioception in sensation. When I repeat these words to myself, I usually have moment’s where I say “oh, that totally makes sense now!” Apart from that, I also noticed that this way of thinking helps me use my sensation to know if I feel comfortable around someone or not. While sitting in class, as I repeat the words that are said to me, I begin to ask myself if that particular professor will be a good fit for me. If I have a hard time comprehending what that professor is saying, I don’t feel comfortable asking q...
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...ife. I was able to talk about my feelings and put forth effort that I didn’t even know I had.
While being in body sense, I have been able to understand why I do certain thing’s and why I struggle with a wide range of concepts. It’s interesting to read about all of the participation, somatic inner experience’s, style’s of information intake, and seeing what movement’s help not only my body relax but my mind as well. While we read in class about all of these different topics, I am able to immediately connect a memory or something about myself to that particular section in the reading. I have come to a better understanding that it’s okay to be unique. So far, body sense has taught me that each and every person is different. Extreme or small difference’s, each person around me is one in their own. I don’t need to be like anyone else, because I’m okay just the way I am.
Passer, M., Smith, R., Holt, N., Bremner, A., Sutherland, E., & Vliek, M. (2009). Psychology; Science of Mind and Behaviour. (European Edition). New York.
more information and thoughts than an encyclopedia and weigh less then three pounds? The brain gives us the ability to act on our own. To think, say, and do things we want to do all occur because of our brain. The brain controls our movement, our thoughts, and our memory. Memory, the process of storing and retrieving information in the brain, consists of three main types, short-term, long-term, and ancestral all which can be comparred between genders.
An attempt to understand and grasp what the mind truly is has paved the way for new fields in research. First of all, the mind is elucidated as “the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought.” Based on that information it can be assumed that the mind is like our window to the physical world, but it is crucial to note that certain aspects of our personality define it. Additionally, our perceptual experiences are deemed to be influenced by a stimulus that arrives at our sensory organs and have the power to cause changes in our mental states. But, how is it “possible for conscious experiences to arise out of a lump of gray matter endowed with nothing but electrochemical properties (wiki)?” This is precisely where psychologists come into play since they focus on understanding people, the mind, and human behavior. Psychologists perform countless experiments and research studies in order to elucidate on how we act, feel, and think, and additionally treat mental illness...
And Alexandra Howson’s The Body in Society looks into the overall relationship between the body and mind. Your body and mind most commonly work together on most tasks. However this is not binary and the mind can arguably work without the body in the picture. But what is the functionality of a mind without its body its a memory bank with no available forms of expression. So the ideal is the body and mind working simultaneously “Successful interactions...may be achieved through managing and controlling one’s body,” (Howson Page 48). The way others perceive your appearance is all about how you present your body and mind relationship.Perception of your body correlates with the idea of body image and self-esteem. The way you look or appear to others can either lower or boost your self esteem. Your body was given to you and it 's just a matter of what you do with this “information.” Luckily if you believe there is something that leads to “high levels of body dissatisfaction,” (Howson Page. 25) you can essentially work with the body for your common goal. If the mind/soul is unhappy is has the power to change body image, however the body can also fight this urge. If the body comes back and doesn’t “change per se” the body can essentially encourage the mind to love the body
Beilock, Sian. How the Body Knows Its Mind. New York, NY: Atria Books, 2015. Print. (152-158)
Much of the intellectual history of psychology has involved the attempt to come to grips with the problem of mind and body and how they interact.
Everything people do is connected to psychology. As a multi-faceted and wide-ranging discipline, the focus of psychology the mental activity and behavior of people (Grison, Heatherton & Gazzaniga, 2016). Cognitive processes such as perception enable an individual to make sense of the endless environmental stimulus encountered in daily life (Grison, Heatherton & Gazzaniga, 2016). From reading this text, to walking a dog, reaching a personal goal, or deciding which shoes to wear, perceptions not only influence decision making, they allow an individual to navigate the world. Moreover, it is an individual’s perceptions that can affect their physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. Who a person is in terms of their intelligence, motives, goals,
These three themes combine to support a compelling argument of how truly important it is to gain a greater grasp of one’s subconscious and inner self.
(Scientists have discovered that there are a large number of internal brain structures, which work together with the input and output brain structures to form fleeting images in the mind. Using these images, we learn to interpret input signals, process them, and formulate output responses in a deliberate, conscious, way.)
Myers, G. D., (2010).Psychology (9th ed.). In T. Kuehn & P. Twickler (Eds.), The Biology of Mind. (p.64). New York, NY: Worth Publishers.
Body image refers to a person’s unique perception of his/her body. It is how we perceive ourselves, how we think we appear to others, and how we feel about our looks from “our own internal view” (cash, 1990b, p. 51).This internal view is associated with a person’s feelings, thought, and evaluations (positive or negative). (Cultivation and social comparison, p. 3).
“Self” is the identity bestowed upon humans that allows us to distinguish ourselves from one another. A persons unique psyche is what entitles them to be considered an individual and mindfully independent. This distinct self identity follows a person through out every facet of their lives. It remains the same “self” from the time a person is born to the day they die, and possibly after. Despite many opinions, the true “self” does not come from our physical body, it comes from the mind and the soul. It is not what a person specifically thinks and feels, but the distinctive unparalleled way they do so. “Self” is embodied by our continued existence in every moment we experience. Our “self” is created to be stable and is best exemplified through consciousness. Consciousness, as defined by Miller in John Perry’s First Night, is “the non-physical and non-material aspects of you”. Some non-physical features of consciousness are demonstrated through our actions, memories, and how we perceive information. As new born babies, our consciousness is already established. Newborns have the ability to recognize their individual needs. They have a full understand of their idea of pain and pleasure, happiness and sadness. As we grow older, we better establish an awareness of our
...ult of my experience and of my reflection journey I feel I am able to realise desirable practice.
This paper will discuss the mind-body connection and it's relevance to health care professionals and to the public. It will explore the history of the mind-body connection, as well as state research that has been done on the subject. The reader will gain an understanding of the various techniques used in mind-body therapy, as well as their effectiveness.
In Eric Jensen’s Brain-Based Learning (2008) several prominent parts divide numerous chapters with the intent to explore educators in understanding key principles in learning. Three parts in the text discuss the physiological effects, sensory contributions, and neuroscientific perspective of the human brain. The final part discusses the brain-compatibility in the classroom. The three concepts in Jensen’s text that I will use in my classroom come from the three parts discussed of the human brain and these are the impact of physical movement on the brain, incorporating all the senses in the classroom, and making meaning for students.