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.
(p 73). Imagining one’s self in an event does not have a big impact compared
All through life people strive to become someone with a specific identity; to be classified as a “somebody” rather than a “nobody”. This classification is most noted amongst high school students. Often youth identities are developed through the activities they participate in, the jock, the cheerleader, the nerd, the band geek. Yet, people are not the activities they participated in in high school. People graduate, go to college, work toward a career, have children. Then at the ten year reunion, those same high school jocks, cheerleaders, nerds, and band geeks gather once again to reminisce over the past. These people are no longer the high school activities of the past nor are these people the activities they participate in currently, their identities now, at this reunion, are judged by something different. The peers at the reunion do not look the same, but such qualitative identity is not important; a person does not have to look specifically the same to be the same person. Yet, how do peers judge a person’s identity, know James is still the same James and has survived time, besides the name tag they wear? Arguably, the most sufficient response to this question of personal identity is the use of the body criterion.
Passer, M., Smith, R., Holt, N., Bremner, A., Sutherland, E., & Vliek, M. (2009). Psychology; Science of Mind and Behaviour. (European Edition). New York.
“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
Our body image is an important part of our self-identity and our self esteem. In Medilexicon’s medical dictionary, body image is the personal conception of one's own body as distinct from one's actual anatomic body or the conception other people have of it. In medicine and psychology terms, body image refers to a person’s emotional attitudes, beliefs and perceptions of their own body. Body consciousness is a growing phenomenon among women and this has started the debate on the positive and negative effects of having an unrealistic body image on women.
The mental and physical processes that work together is what creates the ability for the mind to properly perceive the information that is received. The brain and the senses interact in such a way that gives the mind freedom to interpret this information into the individual’s own reality. Without this combination of influences, it would mean that the mind does not go beyond the information given because it would simply be a biological function and the unique interpretation of events could not happen. But since the mental and physical processes do work together the mind takes the information that is received and the mind constructs different interpretations of the sensory information. There are many ways where this can be advantageous. In one way, the mind creating interpretations of information is what allows for individuality and for different opinions in situations. Without the interpretations it would seem that human perception of events would be identical in every way. But besides the advantages there are also disadvantages, such as the fact that there are many ways in which th...
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,
Baird, A. A. (2011). THINK Psychology (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education. (pp. 264-275).
Coon, D., Mitterer, J. O., Talbot, S., & Vanchella, C. M. (2010). Introduction to psychology: Gateways to mind and behavior. Belmont, Calif: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
(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.)
...ult of my experience and of my reflection journey I feel I am able to realise desirable practice.
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.
Numerous speculations have been advanced to clarify the relationship between what we call your mind and your brain. They incorporate Jackson and Nagel 's journey to oppose recognizing what we call 'mental
Throughout our healthy brains, healthy bodies course so far, we have learned time and time again about the strong and important relationship between our brains and our bodies. Health and wellness is not one single thing, it is a collection of practices, attitudes and ways of being in the world, which help us cultivate the best form of ourselves. Finding and understanding the ways in which we can best take care of ourselves, and then applying them, gives us the opportunity to improve our physical, cognitive, mental and emotional wellbeing. Embodying our healthiest selves helps not only us, it helps those around us by providing a positive example about how to exist within our own bodies, and exist within the world. Throughout this paper, we will
Many doctors, therapists, and other health care providers never hear about this concept during their medical training, as this is not part of their treatment protocol. However, becoming aware of your body and the sensations you experience within your body and on your skin is the key to solving many health problems, including physical pain. It was a major key to Cornelia's physical healing process eighteen years ago and key in Janet's healing from early life trauma.