...Equine Assisted Therapy By: Ashley M. Lorenc An ancient Greek sage once said, "The outside of a horse is the best thing for the inside of man." Hippocrates echoed that sentiment when he spoke of "ride rhythm" (Bliss). I have found there is an unspoken magic that horses posses when it comes to healing human beings. This experience is something that could never be taught or reached in a “talk” therapy session. The primary objective of Equine Assisted Therapy at Helping Hands Therapeutic Riding Center is rehabilitation, but it is also there to provide mental, physical, and social stimulation. The children love coming out to ride. It is amazing seeing an unresponsive child get on a horse and 45 minutes later have a totally different personality. Some of the children are more challenging to work with than others. Their attention spans can be short so keeping them focused and entertained can be difficult. One patient we had was a girl about age 12. While on the horse she would talk in song, in a soft tone. She loved being on the horse. When the therapist would tell her left and right she would start to respond and move the reigns. Every child has their own personalities and their own needs. Each child is matched with a horse depending on those needs. This takes great patience for all the participants. Safety is essential. That is why I am there. I volunteer to walk next to the horse, to control the horse, and to monitor the rider through the lesson. The therapist...
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...Wellness Spas are everywhere. We are offering a spa that will reconnect your mind, body and soul. It will be a place of refuge and a safe haven to revive your energies, redirect your thoughts and actions in the aim of being whole again. We will offer you exotic services to help you attain this measure of revitalization and peace. Please take a few moments to answer a few questions below. 1) Do you take a few minutes each day to quiet your mind and breathe deeply? a. Yes b. No 2) Are you familiar with: Very Familiar Somewhat Familiar No c. Aromatherapy and its benefits d. Hot stone massage e. Oriental Foot Massage f. Acupuncture g. Thai Yoga Massage h. Yoga exercise i. Spa Parties j. How to change your nutrition habits 3) Which of these services are you most likely to choose? k. Aromatherapy - mixture of natural oils inhaled or rubbed into the body to bring about psychological or physical wellbeing. l. Hot stone massage – heated stones are placed at strategic points on your back and the stones warm and relax the muscles. It is believed to improve circulation and calm the nervous system. m. Oriental Foot Massage – a form of reflexology bringing healing through pressure points on sole and to of feet. n. Acupuncture – ancient Chinese healing through insertion of needle in certain points of the body. o. Thai Yoga Massage – being stretched by the massage therapist to...
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...Wellness Intervention for Older Adults with Chronic Illness NAME INSTITUTION Chronic illness on elderly people has become rampant and of great concern. Medical intervention makes it possible for people to live longer and to survive more severe injury and pain. (Brown, 2003). Chronic illness can lead to isolation, depression, occupational deprivation among others effects. Occupational Therapists intend to know the evidence concerning nonpharmaceutical mind-body interventions that are more likely to increased participations. The objective of this study was to evaluate mind –body interventions for the elderly adult with chronic pain. I randomly sampled one hundred and twenty patients from different hospitals within Miami. The response gave instruction in mind and body relationship, cognitive restructuring, problem-solving, communication and behavioral treatment for insomnia, nutrition and exercise, meditation, hypnosis, yoga and guided imagery. A structured review evaluated pain reduction, feasibility, and safety. I used studies in Medline and PsycINFO to retrieve the data. 40 samples out of 120 include older adults with chronic illness aged between 60 to 75 years for one year follow up. I excluded samples of chronic nonmalignant pain. I selected twenty two and eighteen samples for men and women respectively. The outcome measures varied by the study, it took into consideration of depression scale, chronic pain acceptance questionnaire health, arthritis impact measurements, health-promoting...
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...The core theme of mind and body is presented throughout the movie, The Matrix. Morpheus, the leader of the resistance, explains to Neo (also known as “The One”) that the “reality” perceived by Neo is actually “a computer-generated dream world…a neural interactive simulation”, which is known as the matrix. Reality, the perception as we know it, in actual fact, is a simulated reality created by machines to subjugate the human race. Throughout the movie, those against the resistance are hooked up to a machine that brings their mind to the simulated reality. Their physical bodies are hooked up to machines in the actual reality whereas their mind is sent to this simulated reality, making it feel as real and tricking your mind to think that you are present in this...
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...James This evaluation and reflection paper focuses on William James’s explanation of phenomena and connection between mind, brain and body discussed in his text “The Principles of Psychology”. In “The Principle” spiritualists explain the way we remember by something in the brain that associate and knows past and events, yet it lacks to answer various oddities like the effects of illnesses and old age to memory. For associationist, association of an idea with the remembered thing results in easier recollection but then again lacks to explain effects of fever and old age. William James stressed that phenomena cannot influence our mind without influencing our body, senses and our brain. The text acknowledges that experiences of body make memory what it is and that mental states need certain body conditions to change. He stressed that mental and body life is affected by inner and outer relations but there is diversity between behavior of intelligence and mechanical performance or semi-automatic for animals saying that the sake of the action and consciousness level defines the difference of the act towards the end result. The text mainly focuses on proving the link between brain and mental condition by giving illustrations of different authors as to prove his text. In his text William James focuses mainly on the connection between our mental state and experiences of our body saying that injuries of brain directly affects our mental state. He uses neuroscience proof to support...
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...Michael Lacewing Descar tes on mind-body independence and the inter ming ling thesis This handout follows the handout on ‘Descartes’ arguments for distinguishing mind and body’. You should read that handout first. How is the mind related to the body? While Descartes has argued that the mind as intellect is distinct from the body, we have just seen that the existence of the imagination complicates the picture. In Meditation VI, Descartes says nature…teaches me by these feelings of pain, hunger, thirst, etc., that I am not only lodged in my body, like a pilot in his ship, but, besides, that I am joined to it very closely and indeed so compounded and intermingled with my body, that I form, as it were, a single whole with it (159). Because ‘one single whole’ doesn’t sound like ‘two substances’, this claim and its implications for Descartes’ dualism are puzzling. THE ARGUMENT FROM BODILY SENSATIONS AND EMOTIONS Reflecting on perception, sensation and feeling, we notice that we perceive we have bodies, and that our bodies – this particular physical object that we have a close and unique relationship with – can be affected in many beneficial and harmful ways. This is brought to our attention through our bodily appetites, like hunger and thirst, through emotions, such as anger, sadness, love, and through sensations, like pain, pleasure, colours, sound and so on. All these experiences have their origins in the body. This doesn’t mean that mind and body aren’t distinct; in Meditation...
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...Importance of Sports for all The connection between mind and body - the neglect of physical education - sports are the best means of physical development - they in still valuable qualities - the duke of Wellington's remark. 'A sound mind in a sound body' is an expression so familiar and so often quoted that its meaning is likely to have lost something of its edge and appeal. Yet it expresses a profound truth and formulates an ideal which every individual should set before himself. The body is the temple of the mind and is intimately connected with it. Bodily ailments stunt the growth of the mind, just as mental maladies affect the health of the body. The education that is imparted in our schools and colleges is mainly intellectual. It is true that every school and college has a playground and offers facilities for sports like cricket and football. But participation in games is not compulsory and little account is taken of it while awarding certificates and degrees. Besides, there is acute shortage of playgrounds in large cities. Our educationists should realise the organic connection between mind and body, and pay more attention and importance to the physical training of the young. Outdoor games like hockey, football, basket ball and tennis are the best means of ensuring physical health and development. They have several advantages over other forms of exercise. They provide not only exercise for the body but recreation for the mind. Exercising one's limbs at home or in gymnasium-calls...
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...Six Major Neurotransmitters Joy Pachowicz PSY 350 Professor Alina Perez – Sheppe April 24, 2011 Introduction The purpose of this paper is to discuss the six major neurotransmitters. There are more than six neurotransmitters; but, in this paper, we will speak of six. To understand what neurotransmitters do; it will be necessary to do a small review of some other terms that will be included in explaining the six major neurotransmitters. Neurons are basic elements of the nervous system; and, unlike other cells, they can communicate with and transmit information to others cells over long distances. The neuron has a cell body and a cluster of fibers at one end that are called dendrites. The dendrites receive messages that other neurons communicate. (Feldman, p.61). The messages received by dendrites are carried by the axon, which is at the other end of the neuron. So, at one end of the neuron is the axon and at the other end are the dendrites. The dendrites receive chemical messages and the axons carry them to other neurons. (Feldman, p.61) The synapse is the space between two neurons where the axon of a receiving neuron communicates with the dendrites of the sending neuron. Neurotransmitters are the chemicals that carry messages across the synapse to dendrites of the receiving neuron. This paper will discuss six different neurotransmitters, their functions and how they affect mental illness and medical diseases. The first neurotransmitter...
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...occurred. We want to know where we actually live. Where is conscious thought? It was once believed that our thoughts and soul were housed in our hearts. As man began to understand and study the human body, these beliefs changed. We now know that every thought, emotion, belief, and impulse begins in the brain. The primary focus of biopsychology is to understand the mind versus brain relationship. Biological psychology is a sub-field and combination of two separate academic areas of scientific study. Biology literally means the study of life. Physiology is the study of how the body functions. Human psychology studies the mind and the resulting behavior of people (Pinel, 2009). The fields of psychology and physiology are studied together in order to achieve a better understanding of each area and their interdependent functioning and relationships. Biological psychology is also known as: biopsychology, neuroscience, neurobiology, and even behavioral science (Bickhard, 2009). Historically, biological psychology began with the ancient Greeks. Theorists and philosophers across time have added to biology and psychology. Plato, Socrates, Descartes, Galen, and Galvani have all given life to this field. Descartes thought that pineal gland of the brain is where the mind and body talk to each other. He also theorized that behaviors were merely a type of mechanical reflex. As time has gone on, scientist, psychologists, and theorists investigate the interdependent relationships...
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...Williams Philosophy 180 9.18.12 Personal Identity. What am I? A mind or a body? Between both my mental and physical realities my true self is found in my mind. An intangible but highly influential, very private set of thoughts construct the perception of how I allow the physical world to experience my being. My body is a physical representation of the collective effort of thoughts and experiences of my mind. In essence our body serves as a vessel or shell for our very soul. The question, “what am I?” could also be “who are you?” What constitutes an individual’s identity? I believe between the two options of physical and mental realities that my prolonged mental consciousness gives me my identity. My memories are who I am. Without my memories I am just a body a tabula rasa all over again. This idea of memory serving as our identity can be seen with the example of Alzheimer’s patients. Alzheimer’s is an autoimmune disease that even with today’s modern medicine is still misunderstood. The patient suffering AD experiences a slow wipe out of their memory. Even though, still unclear to how or why this happens to millions of people worldwide we are able to see first hand years of life disappear into nowhere and how destructive this is to families, loved ones, and an individuals identity. They exist physically as a shell and nothing more. Their connection and relationship to the physical world is of no use without the mind. For the record I am by no means stating that an AD patient’s life...
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...defines caring as the ethical and moral idea of nursing that has interpersonal and humanistic qualities ” ( Alligood, 2010 ). Watson’s theory focused on the art of caring for the patient entirely. This involved the mind, body and spirit. Her theory provides a model for nursing, allowing nurses to give quality care to patients in every aspect of the person. Watson’s Theory of Human Caring is divided into three elements: the element of transpersonal caring, the element of Carative factors. The element of transpersonal caring gears towards going beyond caring for the patient’s health and includes caring for their humanity. The element of Carative factors are the framework that provides meaning to nursing in general. They are a set of guidelines that promote caring for the patient entirely. The element of the caring moment occurs when the nurse and patient form a human to human transaction that involves caring for the mind, body and spirit. The Caring Moment: The caring moment is defined as coming together in a moment that provides the opportunity for human caring to occur. ( Alligood, 2010). The caring moment creates inner harmony in both the patient and nurse. It involves the transaction of human to human contact involving the person in its entirety. Mind, body and spirit connect in the caring moment. Clark states, “ It is this “ being a caring consciousness,” while having a positive intentionality when entering into transpersonal caring relationships that should be the basis...
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...employed in order to successfully complete this paper. The primary source was a textbook, Appreciating Dance, and secondary sources included articles gathered from the databases. At the end of this paper, the reader should gain an understanding of just how close of a relationship dance and religion has. Someone need not be perfect to be a great dancer – feeling a soul is more important than what the body can do.”- Marcia Haydéeo Let them praise His name in the dance: let them sing praises unto Him with timbrel and harp. Topic: The Relationship between Dance and Spirituality Throughout the ages dance has been a part of civilization as far back as the Paleolithic period- the early phase of the Stone Age, lasting about 2.5 million years, when primitive stone implements were used (Oxford Dictionaries, 2013)- when cave painting were found in France and Italy (Lihs, 2009). Dancing also dates back to the Greeks and the Romans. It is through dance that many individuals find their voice or their own identity. Dance provides many individuals with a sense of comfort and peace of mind that many cannot seem to find off the dance floor. On the dance floor, one’s chaotic world seems to find a balance and all the troubles of life appear to take a back seat as dancing becomes the dominant thought that...
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...study of what role biology plays in behavior, and the links between the brain and the body. How the brain functions and how the body reacts or how it behaves to the activity of the brain. Biopsychology has also been called the mind-body connection. 2. What is the historical development of biological psychology? The historical development of biopsychology is traced as far back as the ancient Greek era. It became the Roman church who dictated much of the human behavior according to their religious beliefs. After the Dark Ages subsided a new way of thinking was born and this period is called the Renaissance era. With this era came new ways of studying things, ways to see things by observing them and this was how modern science was founded. 3. Name one of the three important theorists associated with biological psychology. Rene Descartes (1596-1650) was a French philosopher but also the one the first to conclude that the Universe was made up of two elements. One of which was the physical matter or the human body, and the other was the soul, spirit, self, or the human mind. 4. Describe the relationship between biological psychology and other fields in psychology and neuroscience. Whether it is the study of biopsychology and other fields of psychology or neuroscience, all psychologists and scientists are trying to understand the functions of the brain. The body and mind connection and how it reacts to certain behaviors or illnesses. 5. Describe the major...
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...currently understood about clinical psychology and all that may be discovered in the future will also have connection to those earlier gestations. Therefore to have a fuller comprehension of clinical psychology it is important to have an understanding of its history and how the science has evolved, emerged, and matured through time. As important would be the ability to lend a sense of credence and validity to the study of the human mind and resultant behaviors through clinical psychology by learning something about the role of studious research and concrete statistical evidence. Last there must be a substantive discussion and understanding of how clinical psychology differs from other explorations and disciplines into the thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors of the human mind and brain. Clinical Psychology Overview It may be said that clinical psychology is just one specific form of psychology wherein the clinician uses the tenets and precepts of the psychological sciences to investigate, treat, and prevent psychological discomfort for the individual who is not in a position of homeostasis. History and Evolution of Clinical Psychology It was the early Greeks who are most considered to have been influential within the Western mind regarding the approach to illness and any nexus between human ailments and the connections between the body and the...
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... oneself and one’s body”. Nasal pranayama (breathing) techniques can increase the amount of blood that is oxidized in the body which in turn produces numerous health benefits such as calming the mind, stabilizing the nervous system, promoting healing and strengthening the heart. Mental health is improved with yoga through the process of self-acceptance. This is an important component for those in recovery from addiction because it is a realization that they don’t need to be perfect or to try and get away from uncomfortable feelings; they can face experiences and be present in the moment accepting what the body can do from one day to the next. It is the cumulative effect of daily practice that creates a mind-body connection, builds trust and wards off self-defeating behavioural patterns. Spiritual awareness and discipline can be achieved through meditation which cultivates relaxation, has a stabilizing effect and provides the opportunity to feel connected to oneself, others and the universe. Tapas, a Sanskrit word associated with ‘fire’ and ‘heat’ is...
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