Understanding mind and behavior Class 11 PSYCHOLOGY
- 1. UNDERSTANDING MIND AND BEHAVIOUR MADE BY MANSVI SEHRAWAT 11-D
- 2. WHY IT IS HARD TO DEFINE MIND ? Firstly, mind cannot be defined in concrete behavioural terms. Secondly, there are no animal models to study human mind or mental illnesses. Thirdly, the study of human mind is done invariably by another human mind . And , hence, an unbiased objective interpretation of finding become difficult. Fourthly, any concept of mind has far reaching implications not just in medicine, but also outside it . Lastly, stringent research about the human mind has several human rights related and ethical limiations.
- 3. MIND Mind is an entity which is abstract i.e, which does not exist physically. OTHER DEFINITIONS a. The element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and its experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought. b. The part of you that thinks, knows, remembers and feels.
- 4. If the term “mind” has returned to psychology, we should thank neuroscientists like Sperry and physicists like Penrose, who have given it the respect which it deserved and now has . There are scientists in various disciplines including psychology, although it is still far away.
- 5. TYPES OF MIND There are basically 3 types of minds : 1. SUBCONCIOUS MIND 2. CONCIOUS MIND 3. UNCONCIOUS MIND
- 7. DIFFERENCE B/W MIND AND BRAIN MIND It is an abstract entity. It is not made up of any cells and is hypothetical. It does not have a definite shape and structure. It refers to a person’s conscience i.e , understanding thoughts and processes. BRAIN It is a physical entity. It is made up of blood vessels and nerve cells. It has a definite shape and structure. Brain coordinates movements, functions and feelings of the body.
- 8. RELATIONSHIP B/W MIND AND BRAIN There are differences b/w the brain. But one cannot deny the opposite of it. Mind is a separate entity but it is also true that mind cannot exist without brain. There is an interdependent relationship b/w the two. The mind-body, or the brain-body, connection the link b/w a person’s thoughts, feelings and behavior and their physical symptoms.
- 9. EXAMPLES OF MIND-BODY CONNECTION EXAMPLE OF AN ATHLETE An amateur athlete lost his arm in a motorcycle accident but continued to feelan “arm” and also continued to feel its movements. When offered coffee, his “phantom arm” reached out to the coffee cup and when someone pulled it away, he protested. EXAMPLE OF A YOUNG MAN A young man who had suffered brain injury in an accident, after he returned home from the hospital, claimed that his parents had been replaced by their “duplicates”, and in reality, they were imposters.
- 10. CONCLUSION In each of these cases, the person had suffered from damage of some part of the brain but his “mind” had remained intact . Earlier it was believed by scientists that there is no relationship b/w mind and body. But, recent studies have shown that there is a relationship b/w mind and behavior.
- 11. INTERESTING FACT ABOUT DREAMING THE SENSE OF FALLING INVOLVED IN A DREAM ACTUALLY COMES FROM THE BRAIN FALLING ASLEEP TOO FAST AND ASSUMING IT IS DYING.
- 12. PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY Breaking down the word: Psycho- emotional behavior Neuro - hypothalamic/pituitary axis Immuno- immune system involvement Logy- study of
- 13. INTRODUCTION Psychoneuroimmunology(PNI) deals with the study of the interaction b/w psychological processes and the nervous and immune systems of the human body. Until 1970, it was thought among the modern western medical community that immune system functions without any influence from any other parts or functions of the body. Dr. Robert Ader in 1975 coined the term psychoneuroimmunology to show a link b/w the way people think and about there health.
- 15. EXAMPLE FOR EXAMPLE, IF A PERSON IS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE ADANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY FATAL DISEASE, THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO BECOME DEPRESSED. PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY SUGGEST THAT THIS DEPRESSION CAN ACTUALLY LEAD TO MORE HEALTH PROBLEMS. RESEARCH OF THE LATE 20TH CENTURY AND EARLY 21ST CENTURY INDICATES THAT THERE IS A CONNECTION B/W STRONG EMOTIONS LIKE RAGE, ANGER, FEAR, JOY AND STRENGTH WITH THE IMMUNE SYSTEM.