Psychology And Posture

Standing upright can be seen as a double entendre when directly relating it to masculinity. In one aspect, having a vertical stance is associated with confidence and suggests a strong presence. Men in Verona are often associated

The behavior that the girl was trying to minimize is a problem that many people suffer from. However, like the girl, many people also change their behavior in certain circumstances. The girl has learned to stand up straight through classical conditioning. When the girl was younger, the girl was complimented by her parents when she sat up straight. The praise of her good posture was the unconditioned stimulus, and the pleasure that she felt at this praise was the unconditioned response. As the girl grew older, she would notice that her parents would praise her even more when she had good posture and impressed an authoritative figure, such as a teacher or principal. The authoritative figures that she associated praise with were the conditioned stimuli. As such, her conditioned response was to sit up straighter when talking to an adult of authority. So, when she is with an authoritative figure, she modifies her posture in an attempt to impress them. If nobody cared whether someone had good or bad posture, then the action of straightening up would go extinct. Extinction is when a conditioned response

Analysis of the research study referenced in the policy, the quantitative pilot study, revealed the utilization of a one group, prospective, repeated measures design method to collect data (Wong, 2011). Two research assistants performed all data collection. Instruments used in data collection included a 10 question Mental Status Questionnaire, Braden Scale assessment and readings from oxygen and temperature sensors placed on bony prominences (Wong, 2011). While wearing the temperature and oxygen sensors on the trochanters, heels and the sacrum, the participants were placed in a lateral position for 30 minutes, and then turned to the loading position, which is supine for two hours with the head of the bed elevated at 30 degrees. Finally, placed in the unloading position, laterally again for two hours. In total, this data collection, readings from the sensors worn by participants, took place over five hours. All data collected was submitted to the Predictive Analytics Software (PASW) Statistics Base where the information was managed and analyzed, reporting percentages and frequencies occurring within the

Even though this source is all from a survey, it is still a reliable source he cites many different facts from all different surveys. He cites different people’s opinions and things that have happened to other people, so some of the facts are people’s opinions. David Garner uses rhetorical questions to get the reader see how body image is a very big deal. He states "What impact does our mood have on our feelings about our body?" This helps build an emotional attachment to the author's claim.

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- Human body is erect, with the feet only slightly apart, head and toes pointed forward, and arms hanging at the sides with palms facing forward.

The four assumptions in CT are: The need for comfort is basic; persons experience comfort holistically; self comforting measures can be healthy or unhealthy; and when achieved in healthy ways, enhanced comfort leads to greater productivity (Kolcaba, 2003). These assumptions are testable and useful. As a middle range theory, CT has a limited number of propositions which reflect generalizations beyond specific clinical

Main Idea: Your physical expression and attitude can affect your mood. MSD: The act of maintaining a frown caused the students to feel angry. Those students induced to make a smiling face reported feeling happier and found cartoons more humourous. Half of the class felt different depending on what they were told to do.

In Amy Cuddy's editorial, "Your iPhone is Ruining Your Posture - and Your Mood", she explains how slouching can effect your appearance and how you look towards other people. She explains that we have both a dominant pose (posture) and a weak pose (posture) and we express our perspectives and our identities by our posture. Amy describes that most males have a more dominant posture because of their levels of testosterone are very high and their stress hormone is very low but it can also be the opposite where as their testosterone level is very low and their stress hormone is high making them look like a weak man. Also females tend to give a weak pose when around a male because males tend to be more tough then females.

In the editorials "Posture Affects Standing, and Not Just the Physical Kind" by Jane Brody and "Your iPhone Is Ruining Your Posture- and Your Mood" by Amy Cuddy, both claim that our mobile devices are ruining our posture and mood. Our physical being is impacted negatively by poor habits, not only that also our mental and emotional being as well.

Posture can affect your social standing in numerous ways. It also affects your health, mood, and appearance. Amy Cuddy’s article use a psychological reason to why posture affects your social standing. Jane E. Brody’s articles uses ethics, Glenn E. Weisfield and Jody M. Beresford use a logical reason in their research paper. Logos, Pathos, and Ethos in their articles. I believe that Amy Cuddy’s article makes the most credible argument.

One’s posture is a factor in how they feel and are perceived by society. In Amy Cuddy’s editorial “Your iPhone is Ruining Your Posture - and Your Mood,” and her TED Talk “Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are,” the topic of posture affecting social standing and emotion is explored with research and personal experience. Cuddy seems to firmly believe that posture is a key factor in one’s life. Jane E. Brody also delves into the conversation with her editorial, “Posture Affects Standing, and Not Just the Physical Kind,” in it she also agrees with Cuddy’s side while appealing more to emotion and using some research. Both editorials cover the same topic, but Cuddy’s appears to be stronger as it appeals to more areas of the rhetorical triangle.

In Jane Brody's article 'Posture affects standing and not just the physical kind", Amy Cuddy's article "Your iphone is ruining your posture and your mood", and in Glenn E. Weisfeld and Jody M. Beresford's research paper "Erectness of posture as an indicator of dominance of success in humans", all authors provide evidence that supports their argument. The authors provide evidence from various sources to make their argument credible. The authors also include logos, pathos and ethos to their arguments to make them more interesting and attractive to readers.

It is very often that as a teacher I am encouraging my students to “sit up straight”, “face forward”, and “put your legs under your desk”. Would I have any sympathy for a student who responded by telling me that they couldn’t because their body would not allow them to do that based on the furniture that I have provided them in the classroom? Probably not. Students spend close to 30% of their total day in school and for the majority of that time, they are seated for long periods (Linton, Hellsing, Halme, & Akerstedt, 1994). And for the most part, the furniture in the classrooms is not designed to promote a good seating posture, which affects the students’ behavior and optimal performance (Mandal, 1981) Children who are uncomfortable in their seats may tend to demonstrate behaviors deemed inappropriate in the classroom. These behaviors may take the form of fidgeting, rocking, or other changes in their positions to take away any discomfort they are feeling. The student may seem inattentive, when in fact they are trying to cope with the discomfort they are feeling because of the chair (Oxford, 1969).

Almost every night, my parents would tell me to sit up straight when we were eating at the dinner table, and they would say it would help me digest. Also, in high school when I would walk through the halls between classes, many of my friends would compliment me on my posture. I thought it was the strangest thing to compliment someone on. The title “Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are,” brought back these memories; therefore, I was interested to see what Amy Cuddy had to say. Cuddy is a social psychologist and a business professor at Princeton. In the TED Talk “Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are,” Amy Cuddy discusses the reasons to use power posing, and it could affect the mind for better success in our lives.