Cartesian dualism - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

ANP 370 Exam 2 MSU Questions with complete solutions The three bodies !! By nancy scheper- hugges lock Biomedicine and anthropology approaches to Cartesian Dualism (three bodies) -Mind and body are two different entities -Mind and body opposition -Western medicine -At the doctor your subjective experience isnt being included (biomed) -Pain is either biological (doctor) or mental (psych) /incorporated but treated separately nonwestern cosmolgies - Mind and body are ve...

Psychology The scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those functions affecting behaviour in a given context Science A means of acquiring knowledge through systematic and objective observation, with the aim to discover general laws Introspection (Wundt) The first systematic experimental attempt to study the mind by breaking up conscious awareness into basic structures of thoughts, images and sensations Cartesian dualism (Descartes) The mind and body are ind...

Explain how the dynamic interaction between mind and body impacts wellness. "Brain in the belly"- the gut uses some of the same neurotransmitters as the brain (the ENS) "Stress and anxiety may cause aging"- those with higher stress have shorter telomeres and their telomerases don't work/function as well "Interactions between the brain and immune system"- the CNS, immune system, and other systems work together in a dynamic way Telomeres DNA protein complexes that help stabilize a cell's ...

What is the connection (if any) between the mind and the body (or brain)? Five popular theories: - ANSWER-+Dualism +Materialism +Behaviorism +Functionalism +Computer View Theory #1: - ANSWER-Dualism Thomas Aquinas - ANSWER-"Humans are the boundary line of spiritual and corporeal nature, and intermediate between the two, sharing in both corporeal and spiritual perfections." Rene Descartes - ANSWER- Father of Modern Philosophy Author of Meditations on First Philosophy ...

mind-body problem - ANSWER-This problem questions what the relationship is between your consciousness (your mind) and your brain. What are the two families of answers to the mind-body problem? - ANSWER-Immaterialism and Materialism What is the Dualist (Immaterialist) answer to the mind-body problem? - ANSWER-A working brain is not required for thought and consciousness. What is the Materialist answer to the mind-body problem? - ANSWER-A working brain is required for thought and consciou...

What is the mind? - ANSWER-whatever thinks, feels, experiences. Something that doubts, understands, and affirm; typically the soul also known as how the mind relates to matter What is body or (equivalently) matter? - ANSWER-Body: Whatever takes up space and has position; a material thing Matter: takes up space What is the mind-body problem? - ANSWER-The problem of how the mind relates to the physical world. What is a substance? - ANSWER-a kind of stuff; anything that can undergo change ...

Approaches - AQA AS Psychology Exam Questions and Answers Psychology - Answer-The scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those functions affecting behaviour in a given context Science - Answer-A means of acquiring knowledge through systematic and objective observation, with the aim to discover general laws Introspection - Answer-(Wundt) The first systematic experimental attempt to study the mind by breaking up conscious awareness into basic structures of thoughts...

philosophy of mind - ANSWER-a subfield of metaphysics that focuses on questions concerning the nature of personhood, especially in regard to the relationship between the mind (non-physical) and the body (physical), the nature of the self, consciousness, and artificial intelligence. The Mind-Body Problem - ANSWER-The implicit, alleged contradictions that arise as a result of attempting to articulate the precise relationship between two seemingly different realities, the mind (traditionally con...

Psychology as a Natural Science Exam 1 Study Guide with Complete Solutions Cerebral Commissures - Ans:-tracts that connect the left and right cerebral hemispheres lateralization of function - Ans:-differences in function between two sides of the brain split-brain patients - Ans:-patients whose corpus callosums have been cut commissurotomy - Ans:-procedure in which the commissural axons of the corpus callosum (and often anterior commissure) are severed such that the cortical regions of the ...

What are the three components of the Cartesian - ANSWER-1) The epistemic primacy of subjective awareness - The claim that I know the contents of my conscious mind more immediately than anything else 2) Mind-body dualism - the view that mind and body are two fundamentally different kinds of things 3) Mental transparency - everything that is in the mind is available to conscious awareness (ideas, thoughts, representations concepts) What is empiricism about ideas? - ANSWER-Empiricism abo...