Stereotypes Of The Human Body

However, the brain, the most influential and powerful organ, remains a mysterious entity within the organism. All the body’s functions are processed and delineated by the brain. The brain is the central control system for the body, directing movement, functions and thoughts. The tasks of the brain are so varied that scientists have yet to uncover its full potential. They have been able to distinguish the various regions and the roles each section plays in system control, but have failed to uncover and delve deeper into the functions beyond the mechanical and physical. We are more than a mechanical system working to maintain life. Instead we are made up of mechanical, personal and abstract functions. Recognizing the connections between these aspects of our human mental capacity is essential to understanding our humanity. Failing to consider all three creates an incomplete image of what it means to be human.

“Psychologically, loneliness is not about how many friends you have; it’s about feeling disconnected from the rest of the world.”-anonymous. The feeling of loneliness varies from person to person. One may be happy being asocial and introverted, whereas others need a lot of social interaction to be satisfied. One’s age, personality, and environment has a great impact on what levels of social interaction are needed. Even if someone doesn’t necessarily like to be around others it is important to have interaction so the mind can develop correctly and hopefully to its full potential. It has been shown that social isolation can have damaging effects to the brain and development on both adults and children.

Loneliness is an emotional state everyone experiences. A person can be surrounded by people yet feel lonely. John Cacioppo, a psychologist at University of Chicago joined with social network scientists Dr. Nicholas Christakis of Harvard University and James Fowler of University of California, San Diego. They did a survey of over 4,500 volunteers to determine the effects of loneliness.

The forebrain is the largest part of the brain and consists of five areas: the cerebral cortex, the basal ganglia, the limbic system, the thalamus, and the hypothalamus. These areas work together to control perception, memory, and cognitive functions. The forebrain is basically what makes us human as it also deals with controlling emotions, motivation, and learning. (“Brain Atlas”)

The students were asked to discuss strategies that they use to cope with feelings of loneliness and sadness. Two of the students described how they would write letters to their boyfriends back home. They explained that by writing and receiving letters, they felt less lonely. Other strategies that were mentioned were talking on the phone, emailing, and even sending and receiving pictures (2).

Did you know the physical effects of loneliness are comparable to smoking 15 cigarettes a day? Loneliness raises your chance of death by 26%. While we known intuitively that loneliness is harmful, science is beginning to show just how harmful. At the very beginning of the Bible, God declares, “It is not good for the man to be alone.” And yet, in our western society we constantly seek after individualism. We think that somehow we’ll be able to achieve what we want on our own. The drive to go it alone is deeply rooted in our culture and we’re seeing the effects of what we’ve sown. Mental illness is on the rise. One in four women between 16 and 24 have harmed themselves, another 26% of these women are also affected by anxiety, depression, phobias or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. While depression and loneliness are at an all time high, we need leaders to rise up and blah blah blah

Nevertheless, the classroom setting enables peers to develop themselves socially, and at the same time advancing their knowledge in the subject matter. Conversely, an online setting enables one to fall into detrimental behaviors such as isolation, proven to lead one down a spiraling path of depression. Explaining the effects of isolation as a facet of depression, Bartha, Parker, Thomson, and Kitchen write, “social isolation simply reinforces their depression” (14), clarifying the effect being alone can have on someone. As noted within the citation, isolation is brought about solely from the fact that one can take whichever course they so decide under

Emotions can be defined as “A mental state that arises spontaneously rather than through conscious effort and is often accompanied by physiological changes.” Emotions are a response to stimuli. They are short-lived feelings that come from a known cause. It can affect attitude and behaviour in the professional and personal life. Emotions can help or hurt, but one has no say in the matter until one understands them. Some examples of emotions are: joy, fear, anger, grief, etc.

Emotions are whole body phenmena that involve loosely coupled changes in the domanisn of subjective experience, behavior and central , peripheral physiology.the subjective aspect of emition is so central to the concept of emotions that the emotions and feelings are used interchangablely .but emtions not only make us feel but also make us act.These changes in experineces and behaviour are associated with autonomic and neuro endocrine respenses that both anticipate emotion-related behaviours and fallow them , ofetn as a consequence of the motor activity associated with the emotional response( lang & Bradley , 2010). As functionalist accounts of emotion make clear , the multifaceted responses that comprise emotion often are useful in helping to achive the goals that gave rise to emotions in the first

The mind is an intangible part of our body where thinking, perception, memory, consciousness and judgement take place. The mind is connected to the body deeply. They continuously communicate with each other. Nerve impulses are sent to the brain and the body reacts in the form of biochemical reactions. Whenever something is going on inside your mind, there is an instant response from the body.

The brain is not only an accumulation of thoughts, but it is also the thing that posses

“In psychology, emotion is often defined as a complex state of feeling that results in physical and psychological changes that influence thought and behavior. Emotionality is associated with a range of psychological phenomena including temperament, personality, mood, and motivation. According to author David G. Meyers, human emotion involves “...physiological arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience”” (Cherry,

brain but are not easily accessible by the conscious part of the mind. In other words,

Our Emotional Intelligence Quotient (EQ) – the ability to perceive, use, understand and manage emotions within ourselves and in others, is very important. Emotions are our responses to events around us, and are created by the combination of our thoughts, feelings, and actions. What is most important is that we create our own emotions. Our responses are shaped by our thoughts – by what we tell ourselves. As we clarify our understanding of our own beliefs and patterns, we learn that we are actually choosing our own lives. Feelings are the internal expression of the emotion and can be differentiated from body sensations and states: "feeling depressed." The emotion ‘behind’ the feeling of depression: sadness or anger. Emotion, therefore, includes the situation, the interpretation or perception of the situation and the response or feeling related to the perception of the situation.

“A house and a home are not same. A house is a part of the material structure of society, whereas a home is made up by its residents. A house is a physical frame for its residents while at the same time the resident marks the