Tesi: "Mind and body therapies"

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McRae, Anastasia D. "A survey of clinicians' use of touch and body awareness in psychotherapy : a project based on independent investigation /". View online, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10090/5913.

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Vilaplana, Talia B. "An Analysis of Intentional Kinesthetic Empathy: A Somatic Therapeutic Approach". Scholarship @ Claremont, 2016. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/815.

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This paper examines the role and significance of kinesthetic empathy through a framework modeled in Dance/Movement Therapy. With the innate capacity to connect with others, understand ourselves in greater depth, and learn about the world around us, this paper argues for the human importance of creating empathy in intersubjective dynamics and relations, for the betterment of all parties involved. A system of phases is proposed which includes biological and psychological factors to create a model for intentional kinesthetic empathy. The model looks at empathy through the lens of kinesthesia, as the most authentic way to create this empathic potential to be used as a learning tool.

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Jones, Nicole Tuomi. "Comorbidity, typologies and treatment outcome in a correctional substance abuse treatment population /". free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3036836.

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Inaba, D. Trevor, e University of Lethbridge Faculty of Education. "Understanding the counsellor's process of working through shadow : a phenomenological-hermeneutical investigation". Thesis, Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 2006, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10133/545.

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A phenomenological-hermeneutic method of study was used to understand the counsellor’s process of working through shadow. After analysis, 16 themes were derived, of which 13 themes depicted the counsellor’s process of working through shadow, and three themes depicted the implications of shadow work on the counselling process. The first 13 themes chronologically demonstrate the process of shadow work from the beginning birth of shadow to the eventual incorporation of shadow into a person’s beingness. The last three themes illustrate the implications of shadow work on the counselling process, specifically addressing aspects of client empowerment, therapeutic alliance, and countertransference.
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Nichols, Duncan. "Embodied practice : do social work therapists explore client strengths as expressed in the lived experience of the body? : a project based upon an independent investigation /". View online, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10090/5917.

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Loots, Maureen. "A multi-variate approach to posture". Thesis, University of Pretoria, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/22851.

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What is the ideal human upright posture? Where did it come from, how did it develop, what is its significance, how is it measured? What are the cause and effect of malposture? Much has been published on the role of posture in physical as well as mental and emotional states of the individual. This study was undertaken to investigate these issues, while at the same time aiming to find the position and role of posture in the physical and psychological context of human life. The first aspect of posture investigated was its definition. What constitutes good posture is still a debated issue. The conclusion drawn was that good posture represents the state of balance in an individual at rest and during motion. Ideally this state should be achieved with all the body parts aligned on top of each other requiring minimal effort and energy expenditure. The evolutionary origin of the upright posture in man was traced in order to come to a clearer understanding of the anatomical, biomechanical and physiological mechanisms involved in posture. The positions and functions of some muscles and bones have remained, and some have changed during the development of the upright human from its quadrupedal ancestors. Maintenance of balanced posture depends mainly on the coordinated action of the stabilizing mono-articulated muscles, and their place and purpose in upright man were viewed in the light of their origins. By so doing one is able to uncover their intended use and to identify misuse of these muscles. Development throughout childhood mimics the evolutionary process. A series of postural exercises was described, which follows the childhood/evolutionary pattern, and have proven to be successful in postural rehabilitation and body¬mind integration. In order to understand the concept of the upright standing posture, control mechanisms responsible for maintaining upright posture were reviewed. These included the sensory and the neuromusculo-skeletal systems. This was duly undertaken in accordance with existing literature, it was concluded that posture is controlled in association with all human functions. Following the concept that posture affects the mind and emotions, the work and theories of prominent researchers in the body-mind and postural integration field such as Frederick Alexander, Raymond Dart, Moshe Feldenkrais, Alexander Lowen, Wilhelm Reich and Ida Rolf were reviewed and distilled. This led to evidence that treatment of the body has an effect on the mind, that structure influences function and that postural equilibrium has a beneficial influence on both mind and body. According to numerous workers malposture in man is pandemic. Ensuing literature and empirical research on total body posture, and the position of each area of the body, from the head to the feet, revealed divergent causes of this problem as well as effects of malposture, including negative self-image, psycholological problems, pain, fatigue and the inability to achieve the full human potential. Although there is no obvious cause of postural imbalance, there are many ways of preventing or rectifying the disorder. During the course of a postural rehabilitation therapy, there is a good chance of uncovering the underlying cause of the postural imbalance. This can be as deep seated as a personality disorder or as clear as the fear of an old sport injury. The incidence and extent of postural defects were investigated in two small groups of subjects with the aim to determine the range of postural deviations, and the body areas most commonly affected. All subjects studied, leaned forward with the gravity line anterior to the ankle joint. Postural defects were prevalent in all subjects. Most of the subjects were categorized as having severe postural defects or gross deformity. Postural asymmetry and kyphosis were the most common defects. The conclusions drawn from these studies were that most people, in any age group, suffer from some type of postural defect, supporting the general consensus that malposture is a pandemic condition. The effects of postural rehabilitation were also investigated. Postures improved in all the subjects over a period of twelve weeks, with a more vertical body alignment the most obvious change. Postural rehabilitation has physical and psychological consequences. This was demonstrated by improvement in posture and increased body awareness, a decrease in the tendency to become fatigued, an decrease in back and neck stiffness and improvement in mental attitudes. Postural training in general could therefore be profitable for both body and mind, and an appreciation of good posture and its resulting efficiency represents the best kind of preventative medicine. Postural training should have a place in both Education and Health.
Thesis (D Phil (HMS))--University of Pretoria, 2007.
Arts, Languages and Human Movement Studies Education
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McCabe, Kym M. "The Effects of Yoga on Symptoms Associated with Conduct Disorder with Callous Unemotional Traits as a Moderator". Scholarly Repository, 2009. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/327.

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The purpose of this research was to investigate the additive therapeutic effects of a yoga intervention on the anxiety, depression and behavioral problems of conduct-disordered male adolescents in residential treatment. In addition, the moderating effects of callous-unemotional (CU) traits on outcome measures were assessed. The program consisted of a four-week intervention program in which participants were randomly assigned to either the yoga group (n=25), in which they practiced yoga with an instructor, or the control group (n=19), in which they met for a supervised study hall. The study included pre-testing on symptoms of anxiety, depression and CU traits, and post-testing on anxiety and depression measures only. Behavioral data were unavailable due to unanticipated program changes. A repeated measures MANOVA was utilized to investigate the benefits of yoga practice on a combined mental health variable that consisted of two dependent variables, anxiety and depression. A significant effect for time, but not for the interaction between time and group, was found. This indicated that both groups' scores decreased over time on the depression and anxiety variables, but that there was no statistically significant difference between the treatment groups' depression and anxiety scores over time. In spite of non-significant results, additional exploratory analysis was conducted. Results indicated a trend towards significantly greater decreases in anxiety outcomes for the yoga group vs. the control group over time. The moderating effects of CU traits on the relationships among the treatment conditions and anxiety outcomes were found to be non-significant. Limitations of the present research, including low sample size and statistical power, are discussed.

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Siegel, Pamela. "Yoga e saúde = o desafio da introdução de uma prática não-convencional no SUS". [s.n.], 2010. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/311415.

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Orientador: Nelson Filice de Barros
Tese (doutorado) - Univversidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
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Resumo: O yoga é uma prática psico-física sistematizada por Patanjali, sábio hindu, que viveu no século II a.C.. Em 1893 o yoga chega às Américas com a vinda do Swami Vivekananda aos Estados Unidos e no Brasil, nos anos de 1940, Caio Miranda começa a ensinar a prática no Rio de Janeiro. Portanto, o yoga é praticado há sessenta anos no país e há, ainda, poucas pesquisas sobre o mesmo no campo da saúde coletiva, razão esta que justificou o nosso interesse. Além do que em 2002 a Organização Mundial de Saúde incluiu o yoga no conjunto das práticas mente-corpo e estimulou seus países membros a pesquisar e adotar esta prática nos seus sistemas de saúde pública. O objetivo desse trabalho é analisar as percepções dos líderes das principais tradições do yoga em São Paulo sobre a possibilidade da inserção dessa prática como política pública no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) e seus processos de formação e profissionalização. Foram identificadas 21 tradições principais, das quais 18 líderes foram entrevistados e três não o foram por diferentes razões. Foram realizadas entrevistas em profundidade em janeiro/fevereiro de 2006; em setembro/outubro de 2008 e abril de 2009, com roteiro construído em três secções: a) Identificação pessoal; b) A prática do yoga e c) Yoga e saúde. As entrevistas tiveram duração média de 1,5h e aconteceram em diferentes locais da cidade de São Paulo, de acordo com os apontamentos dos entrevistados. Todas foram gravadas, transcritas e analisadas com base na tradição da análise temática da pesquisa qualitativa. A maioria dos instrutores tem curso superior, formação em yoga adquirida no Brasil e em países estrangeiros, em cursos nos EUA e na Índia, viagens e retiros. Em relação à profissionalização, alguns dos entrevistados tiveram contato muito cedo com o yoga, seja através de leituras, influências familiares, inclinações místicas, estados de saúde delicados ou simples curiosidade. Outros entraram em contato com a prática na idade adulta e decidiram se dedicar à docência do yoga. Os entrevistados atuam em escolas particulares de yoga ou em organizações que promovem diferentes tradições do yoga, dando aulas, palestras, cursos de formação, cursos intensivos e de férias, bem como organizando retiros, viagens, seminários, e alguns escrevem artigos e traduzem livros sobre temas do universo do yoga. Todos os entrevistados aprovam a inclusão do yoga no SUS e elaboraram sugestões sobre: como a prática poderia ser ofertada, o público alvo, as técnicas de yoga a serem ensinadas, a duração das aulas, etc. Algumas áreas em que o yoga poderia fazer importantes contribuições seriam: vegetarianismo; correção postural e integração dos movimentos; cultura de paz; cultivo de valores; abstenção de vícios; consciência espiritual; integração do si; cultivo da atenção, oxigenação cerebral; cultivo de uma disciplina e melhoria da qualidade de vida. Conclui-se que o yoga é visto como um conjunto de práticas físicas, sociais e filosóficas úteis para o campo da saúde, todavia com muitos desafios para a sua integração no SUS, devido à sua identificação com a cultura alternativa e distanciamento das bases epistemológicas da medicina complementar e integrativa.
Abstract: Background: Yoga is a psycho-physical practice systematized by Patanjali, a Hindu sage, who lived in the second century BCE. In 1983, yoga was brought to America by Swami Vivekananda. In Brazil, around 1940, Caio Miranda began teaching the practice in Rio de Janeiro. Thus yoga has been practiced for the last sixty years in the biggest urban centers of the country and there are very few academic studies on the subject in the health field, which is the main reason to justify our interest in the study. Besides, in 2002, the World Health Organization included yoga in the group of the mind-body practices and stimulated its members to study and adopt these practices in the national health systems. Objective: This article explores the São Paulo yoga leaders' perceptions regarding the potential insertion of yoga as a public policy into the Brazilian National Health System, and their process of professionalization. Methods: Twenty one main traditions were identified, of which 18 leaders were interviewed, and the other three didn't participate for different reasons. Indepth interviews were carried out in January/February 2006; September/October 2008 and April 2009, through the application of a questionnaire divided into three sections: (a) personal identification; (b) yoga practice; and (c) yoga and health. The interviews lasted approximately 1.5 hr and took place in various locations in São Paulo city, according to appointments arranged by the interviewees and after they had signed a voluntary consent form. All the interviews were tape-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed according to the qualitative research tradition. Most yoga leaders have college education and acquired their yoga training in Brazil and in foreign countries, like USA and India, and through trips and retreats. Concerning their professionalization, some of the interviewees came in contact with yoga at a young age either through books, family influences, mystical inclinations, delicate states of health or simply curiosity. Others discovered yoga as adults and decided to become yoga teachers. They work in private yoga schools or for organizations which promote different yoga traditions, teaching, giving lectures, courses for teachers, intensive and vacation courses, and they also organize retreats, trips and seminars; some of them write articles and translate books on different themes pertaining to the yoga field. Results: All the interviewees approve the inclusion of yoga in the Brazilian National Health System and suggested how the practice could be applied, the main public, the yoga techniques, the duration of the classes, etc. Areas in which yoga was perceived as being able to make important contributions included: vegetarianism; postural correction and integration of movements; peace culture; the cultivation of virtuous values; abstention from addictive substances; spiritual consciousness; integration of the self; cultivation of awareness; brain oxygenization; cultivation of discipline and improved quality of life. Conclusion: Yoga is seen as a group of useful physical, social, and philosophical practices for the health field. However, challenges to its integration into the BNHS include its maintenance as an alternative culture practice and its distance from the epistemological bases of present complementary and integrative medicine.
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Lowry, Rachelle E. "Influence of Mechanical Choices on Development and Persistence of Osteoarthritis: How Alexander Technique Can Promote Prevention and Management". Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/351.

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Is osteoarthritis a fate unconditionally vested in genetic makeup, or are joints aggravated into inflammation by the way they are treated? Humans are a complicated conglomeration of experiences, decisions, and inheritance. Osteoarthritis, likewise, has evaded simplicity in any explanation of its causation, so it necessitates a multi-dimensional perspective. This research considers the relevance of Alexander Technique in filling a void in which treatment and management of osteoarthritis is not equally equipped to answer this multi-dimensional causation. Alexander Technique is classified as a movement therapy, but this does not quite encompass the mindset of it—that it is indeed largely a mindset about movement. More concisely, Alexander Technique emphasizes self-awareness about how a person uses his or her body to perform daily tasks. It is physical minimalism, and involves continual recognition of muscle tension along with the ability to let go of any tension that is burdensome and unnecessary. This technique has diminished pain and increased the ease of movement for those who have experienced it, even people with osteoarthritis. To build the argument that osteoarthritis can be hindered through a heightened consideration of how joints are treated, the initial component of this research investigated the vast amount of information already gleaned about the pathogenesis of this disease. The fields of physiology, genetics, immunology, and clinical practice already have much to share, and this knowledge has been combined with studies about the benefits and goals of Alexander Technique to discover the common ground of osteoarthritis treatment. The experimental component assesses the association of Alexander Technique to the minimization of pain from osteoarthritis. An online survey asks osteoarthritis cohorts about the history of their disease, the effect it has had on their pain levels and activities of daily living, and about the efficacy of their management strategies. Because each participant will be asked if he or she has received Alexander Technique lessons, the survey can be used to analyze each respondent’s experience of osteoarthritis with respect to that. It was found that participants who had received Alexander Technique lessons reported an average of one more pain-free day per week, and experienced diminished pain levels for daily physical activities such as walking. Management strategies also indicated the benefit of Alexander Technique; those who had taken lessons less frequently used pain and anti-inflammatory medications and were able to be more physically active than the unexposed group. No statistical significance was achieved from the data, largely owing to small sample size (Alexander Technique, n=12, no Alexander Technique, n=25). This study is a step in the direction of better osteoarthritis management, promoting prevention-minded awareness of joint use and providing preliminary fuel for more extensive research.

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Kanitz, Jenny Lena [Verfasser]. "Untersuchung psychometrischer und physiologischer Wirkungen anthroposophischer Therapien aus dem Bereich der Mind-Body Therapien / Jenny Lena Kanitz". Berlin : Medizinische Fakultät Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 2016. http://d-nb.info/1101455292/34.

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Cockburn, Wade H. "The Somatic Relationship Between Mind-Body Therapists and Their Parents| A Grounded Theory Study". Thesis, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3611332.

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This study researched the subjective somatic experience of sensory awareness-trained therapists' interactions with their parents when encountering an issue that first arose during the therapist's childhood. It explored whether and how the therapists are aware of, sense, and identify their own body consciousness, and whether and how they utilize various somatic psychological practices to address present-day familial issues with their parent or parents. In addition to the usual verbal narrative, somatic psychology considers bodily states of consciousness, physical reactions, muscular patterning, chronic tension, speech patterns, breath, skin color and tone, and the use of bodily space in the therapy process. Thus, somatic psychology provides an integrated approach to exploring and healing the complex relationship between the mind and body. Such an approach is appropriate in adult child-parent relationship issues. Sensory awareness is a specific therapeutic technique used to identify feelings and sensations that occur in the present moment.

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Anthes, Susan Adelia. "Neurofeedback results: A cross comparison of opinion within the profession". CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2002. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2207.

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Baez, Shelby Elyse. "INJURY-RELATED FEAR IN PATIENTS AFTER ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION". UKnowledge, 2019. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/53.

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Approximately 200,000 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries occur each year with about 100,000 of these injuries undergoing reconstruction (ACLR). The impetus of ACLR is to allow previously high functioning, physically active individuals to return to desired levels of sports participation and to engage in recommended levels of physical activity. However, 1 out of 3 patients after ACLR fail to return to competitive levels of sport and meet recommended levels of physical activity. Injury-related fear has been cited as the primary barrier for failure to return to sport. However, the research has been primarily qualitative in nature and limited research has quantitatively examined the impact of injury-related fear on return to sport and physical activity engagement in this population. In addition to quantifying the impact of injury-related fear, no research has examined the underlying neural substrates associated with injury-related fear after ACLR. Previous research has demonstrated that patients after ACLR undergo neuroplasticity in sensorimotor regions of the brain and exhibit changes in neurocognitive functioning. Despite previous research in other musculoskeletal pathologies demonstrating neuroplasticity in emotional regulation centers of the brain, no research has examined these brain regions in patients after ACLR. Furthermore, previous research in healthy athletes has suggested that psychosocial impairments can lead to changes in neurocognitive functioning, including reaction time. Understanding these neural substrates could provide insight into appropriate intervention strategies to decrease injury-related fear, increase return to sport and physical activity engagement, and potentially improve neurocognitive functioning in patients after ACLR. The purpose of this dissertation was to further investigate the effects of injury-related fear on patients after ACLR and to determine the efficacy of a cognitive behavioral intervention to decrease injury-related fear in this population. The purposes of these studies were to determine whether patient-based, specifically psychological, and functional outcomes were associated with return to sport and physical activity levels in individuals with a history of ACLR, to determine differences in brain activation patterns when exposed to fear-eliciting stimuli in individuals with a history of ACLR compared healthy matched controls, and to determine the efficacy of in vivo exposure therapy on self-reported fear and reaction times in participants post-ACLR. The results of these studies indicate that injury-related fear was quantitatively associated with return to sport and physical activity engagement in patients after ACLR. Additionally, individuals with a history of ACLR activated emotional regulation centers of the brain in greater depth when compared to healthy matched controls. Lastly, in vivo exposure therapy decreased self-reported injury-related fear for specific functional tasks but did not improve general fear response or reaction time in post-ACLR participants. The results of these studies objectively elucidate the negative impact of injury-related fear in patients with a history of ACLR.

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Guerreiro, Daniela Sofia Morgado. "Os efeitos de um programa de intervenção psicomotora nos indicadores de saúde e bem-estar de sobreviventes de cancro da mama". Master's thesis, Universidade de Évora, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/29317.

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Com os avanços científicos, o número de sobreviventes de cancro da mama é cada vez maior, surgindo a necessidade de encontrar respostas terapêuticas que considerem a sua especificidade. Objetivo: Conhecer a viabilidade e os efeitos de um programa de relaxação psicomotora nos indicadores de saúde e bem-estar e na vivência afetiva do corpo de mulheres sobreviventes de cancro da mama. Metodologia: Participaram 18 mulheres (51.67 ± 8.20) sobreviventes de cancro da mama, que foram divididas em dois grupos, um grupo experimental, denominado de Grupo de Relaxação Psicomotora (GRP), que participou numa intervenção psicomotora durante 8 semanas, com frequência bissemanal, e um Grupo Controlo (GC), que não recebeu intervenção e manteve as suas rotinas habituais. Foi avaliada a viabilidade e os efeitos da intervenção nos indicadores de saúde física, saúde mental e bem-estar social e na vivência afetiva do corpo. Resultados: Comparado com o GC, no final da intervenção, o GRP evidenciava melhores indicadores (p≤0.05) de saúde física (vitalidade, domínio físico, fadiga) e mental (domínio psicológico, desempenho emocional, saúde mental, ansiedade, hostilidade, inércia, vigor), de bem-estar social (função social), e de vivência afetiva do corpo (notar as emoções, regulação atencional, consciência emocional, autorregulação, confiar no corpo, apreciação corporal). Na última sessão verificou-se ainda uma diminuição das concentrações de cortisol das participantes. Conclusões: Os resultados sugerem que a intervenção de relaxação psicomotora é uma abordagem não farmacológica viável, bem tolerada e benéfica para a saúde, o bem-estar e a vivência afetiva do corpo de mulheres sobreviventes de cancro da mama; ABSTRACT: The effects of a psychomotor intervention program on health and well-being indicators of breast cancer survivors. With the scientific advances, the number of breast cancer survivors is increasing, emerging the need to find therapeutic responses that consider their specificity. Objective: To know the feasibility and the effects of a psychomotor relaxation program on the health and well-being indicators and in the body affective experience of women breast cancer survivors. Methodology: Eighteen women (51.67 ± 8.20) who are breast cancer survivors participated, and were divided into two groups, an experimental group, denominated the Psychomotor Relaxation Group, which participated in psychomotor intervention for 8 weeks, with bi-weekly frequency, and a Control Group (CG), that received no intervention and maintained their usual routines. Having evaluated the feasibility and the effects of the intervention on physical health, mental health, social well-being indicators and on body affective experience. Results: Compared with the CG, at the end of the intervention, the GRP showed better indicators (p≤0.05) of physical health (vitality, physical domain, fatigue) and mental (psychological domain, emotional performance, mental health, anxiety, hostility, inertia, vigour), social well-being (social function), and body affective experience (noticing emotions, attentional regulation, emotional awareness, self-regulation, trusting the body, body appreciation). In the last session there was also a decrease in the cortisol concentrations of the participants. Conclusions: The results suggest that the psychomotor relaxation intervention is a viable non-pharmacological approach, well tolerated and beneficial for the health, well-being, and body affective experience of breast cancer survivors.

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Gray, Claire. "Weighing heavily on the mind : an exploration of how therapists construct and manage body weight within therapy". Thesis, University of Roehampton, 2016. https://pure.roehampton.ac.uk/portal/en/studentthesis/weighing-heavily-on-the-mind(61d3a7bd-f74c-40d9-ac8f-dd2bc8520e89).html.

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This study sought to understand how dynamic and differential meanings of body weight are experienced and negotiated within therapy. Studies have demonstrated the operation of fat bias within therapy affecting clinical judgement and treatment planning (Brown & Rothblum, 1990; Davis-Coelho, Waltz & Davis-Coelho, 2000). Other than literature around eating difficulties (e.g. Bordo, 2009; Burns, 2004; Costin, 2009; Malson, 2009), there is a scarcity of research demonstrating how meanings of body weight shape the therapeutic process. There is however, research urging vigilance for the operation of body politics within therapy: culturally imposed oppressive meanings for the body that may inform embodied and subjective experiences within the therapeutic encounter (Allegranti, 2011; Soth, 2006; Totton, 2012). This research asked how are meanings of the body and body weight constructed by therapists? Using a constructivist grounded theory method (Charmaz, 2014) this study conducted 12 interviews with counselling psychologists and psychotherapists. The findings suggest that therapists construct a ‘self’ as a body in a space, interacting with meanings of body weight to claim an identity as a therapist. It demonstrates the existence of body weight prejudice in therapy settings, with some therapists sanctioning meaning-making in accordance with a culturally and institutionally approved body order.

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Salmoirago, Blotcher Elena. "A Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Treatment of Anxiety in ICD Patients: Feasibility and Baseline Findings: A Dissertation". eScholarship@UMMS, 2011. http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_diss/506.

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Background. Primary and secondary prevention trials have shown that implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) reduce the risk of cardiac death, but concerns have been raised regarding the psychological well-being of ICD patients. Anxiety can affect a significant proportion of these patients, but there is limited information about prevalence and determinants of anxiety after the implementation of the more recent guidelines for ICD implantation. Several behavioral interventions have been effective in improving anxiety in these patients, however the efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) has not been investigated in ICD patients, and there is limited information regarding the characteristics of pre-intervention, “dispositional” mindfulness in patients with cardiovascular disease never exposed to mindfulness training. The aims of this dissertation project were: 1) To determine the feasibility of a randomized clinical trial of a phone-administered, mindfulness-based training program, as measured by recruitment and retention rates, treatment adherence and fidelity; 2) To evaluate the current baseline prevalence and determinants of anxiety in the study population and 3) To describe the correlates of dispositional mindfulness in the study population. Methods. The study was conducted at the Electrophysiology Service at the UMass Memorial Medical Center. All consecutive patients who recently underwent an ICD procedure or received ICD shocks were screened for eligibility to participate in a pilot randomized controlled trial in which an eight session, phone-delivered, weekly MBI was compared to a usual care condition. Assessments were performed at baseline and post-intervention. A cross-sectional design was used for aims 2 and 3. Anxiety was assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; a shortened version of the Five Facets of Mindfulness questionnaire was used to evaluate mindfulness. Results. Thirty patients (21 M, 9 F; mean age 63.1 ±10.3 years) were enrolled in the study. The methods ultimately adopted to screen, recruit, and retain study participants were feasible to conduct and satisfactory to ICD outpatients, and the study intervention was safe. Phone delivery resulted in excellent retention rates and limited costs. Assessments of treatment fidelity showed that the content of the intervention was delivered as intended in almost 100% of cases. The study findings do not show a decrease in the overall prevalence of anxiety in ICD patients compared with earlier cohorts; anxiety was associated with young age, low socio-economic status and previous psychological morbidity, but not with ICD-related factors including prior shock delivery. Finally, baseline mindfulness was most strongly associated with previous psychological morbidity (in particular, depression), and current anxiety symptoms. Conclusion. Psychological morbidity appears to be the major determinant of anxiety in the patients currently enrolled in the study. Dispositional mindfulness is inversely associated with current anxiety and depression and with prior psychological morbidity, supporting the hypothesis of a modulating role of mindfulness on the processing of negative emotions. A phone-delivered, individual MBI is feasible, acceptable to patients and can be adequately delivered by trained instructors. The findings from this dissertation work support the need for larger clinical trials of MBI in ICD patients.

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Ferreira, Ana Paula de Melo [UNESP]. "Avaliação do programa de medicina anti-estresse em mulheres com câncer de colo uterino submetidas à radioterapia". Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/123300.

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A vivência da doença onco-ginecológica, proporciona sofrimento, preocupações e perdas tanto na paciente como nos membros da sua família, em particular, naquele que tem a responsabilidade da prestação de cuidados. Clinicamente, tem havido uma tentativa de modificar as respostas de estresse dos indivíduos, com terapias anti-estresse, que focam nas interações entre a mente e o corpo nos fatores mentais, sociais, espirituais e emocionais, afetando diretamente a saúde e a capacidade de auto-cuidado e auto-consciência. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a influência do programa de medicina anti-estresse em mulheres com câncer de colo uterino submetidas à radioterapia e em seu cuidador. A amostra foi constituída de 60 mulheres com câncer de colo uterino, submetidas à radioterapia, acompanhadas pelo Hospital Luxemburgo, em Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, e 60 cuidadores, sendo divididos em dois grupos denominados caso e controle. O grupo caso era composto de 30 mulheres e seus respectivos cuidadores, que participaram do programa de medicina anti-estresse (PMAE). O grupo controle não participou da terapêutica (30 mulheres e 30 cuidadores). Os participantes completaram um conjunto instrumentos de medida: o questionário socio-demográfico e clínico, o questionário European Organization for Reseach and Treatment of Cancer Qualityof- Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30), a Escala da Qualidade de Vida do Cuidador/Familiar Oncológico e o Termômetro de Distress. Foi coletada uma amostra de saliva para medição do cortisol salivar antes e após a realização das técnicas da medicina anti-estresse. Os grupos foram semelhantes em relação ao estado civil, escolaridade, menopausa, altura e peso. As pacientes que participaram do PMAE apresentaram melhora na qualidade de vida (p=0,0004), diminuição do distresse (p>0,0001) e cortisol salivar (p>0,0001). A qualidade de vida dos cuidadores de mulheres com câncer de colo uterino submetidas ...
The experience of onco-gynecological disease, provides distress, worries and losses in both patient and the family members, in particular, in that it has the responsibility of providing care. Clinically, there has been an attempt to modify the stress responses of individuals with anti-stress therapies, which focuses on the interactions between mind and body in the mental, social, spiritual and emotional factors directly affecting the health and capacity for self-care and self -awareness. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of the mindy-body medicine (MBM) in women with cervical cancer submitted to radiotherapy and their caregivers. The sample consisted of 60 women with cervical cancer submitted to radiotherapy, followed by Luxembourg Hospital in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and 60 caregivers were divided into two groups: case and control. The case group consisted of 30 women and their caregivers who participated of MBM. The control group did not participate in therapy (30 women and 30 caregivers). Participants completed a set of measurement instruments: the socio -demographic and clinical questionnaire, the questionnaire European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality-of- Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30), the Quality of Life Scale Caregiver / Family oncology and Distress Thermometer. A saliva sample for measurement of salivary cortisol before and after performing the techniques of MBM was collected. The groups were similar with respect to marital status, education, menopause, height and weight. The patients who participated MBM showed improved quality of life (p=0.0004), decreased distress (p>0.0001) and salivary cortisol (p>0.0001). The quality of life of caregivers of women with cervical cancer submitted to radiotherapy, which did not participate in MBM decreased (p=0.0475) compared to the group case. Caregivers PMAE participants showed decreased distress (p=0.0013) compared to the control group ...

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Ferreira, Ana Paula de Melo. "Avaliação do programa de medicina anti-estresse em mulheres com câncer de colo uterino submetidas à radioterapia /". Botucatu, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/123300.

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Orientador: Paulo Traiman
Coorientador: Sara de Pinho Cunha Paiva
Banca: Rívia Mara Lamaita
Banca: Ricardo dos Reis
Banca: Luís Otávio Zanatta Sarian
Banca: Anaglória Pontes
Resumo: A vivência da doença onco-ginecológica, proporciona sofrimento, preocupações e perdas tanto na paciente como nos membros da sua família, em particular, naquele que tem a responsabilidade da prestação de cuidados. Clinicamente, tem havido uma tentativa de modificar as respostas de estresse dos indivíduos, com terapias anti-estresse, que focam nas interações entre a mente e o corpo nos fatores mentais, sociais, espirituais e emocionais, afetando diretamente a saúde e a capacidade de auto-cuidado e auto-consciência. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a influência do programa de medicina anti-estresse em mulheres com câncer de colo uterino submetidas à radioterapia e em seu cuidador. A amostra foi constituída de 60 mulheres com câncer de colo uterino, submetidas à radioterapia, acompanhadas pelo Hospital Luxemburgo, em Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, e 60 cuidadores, sendo divididos em dois grupos denominados caso e controle. O grupo caso era composto de 30 mulheres e seus respectivos cuidadores, que participaram do programa de medicina anti-estresse (PMAE). O grupo controle não participou da terapêutica (30 mulheres e 30 cuidadores). Os participantes completaram um conjunto instrumentos de medida: o questionário socio-demográfico e clínico, o questionário European Organization for Reseach and Treatment of Cancer Qualityof- Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30), a Escala da Qualidade de Vida do Cuidador/Familiar Oncológico e o Termômetro de Distress. Foi coletada uma amostra de saliva para medição do cortisol salivar antes e após a realização das técnicas da medicina anti-estresse. Os grupos foram semelhantes em relação ao estado civil, escolaridade, menopausa, altura e peso. As pacientes que participaram do PMAE apresentaram melhora na qualidade de vida (p=0,0004), diminuição do distresse (p>0,0001) e cortisol salivar (p>0,0001). A qualidade de vida dos cuidadores de mulheres com câncer de colo uterino submetidas ...
Abstract: The experience of onco-gynecological disease, provides distress, worries and losses in both patient and the family members, in particular, in that it has the responsibility of providing care. Clinically, there has been an attempt to modify the stress responses of individuals with anti-stress therapies, which focuses on the interactions between mind and body in the mental, social, spiritual and emotional factors directly affecting the health and capacity for self-care and self -awareness. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of the mindy-body medicine (MBM) in women with cervical cancer submitted to radiotherapy and their caregivers. The sample consisted of 60 women with cervical cancer submitted to radiotherapy, followed by Luxembourg Hospital in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and 60 caregivers were divided into two groups: case and control. The case group consisted of 30 women and their caregivers who participated of MBM. The control group did not participate in therapy (30 women and 30 caregivers). Participants completed a set of measurement instruments: the socio -demographic and clinical questionnaire, the questionnaire European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality-of- Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30), the Quality of Life Scale Caregiver / Family oncology and Distress Thermometer. A saliva sample for measurement of salivary cortisol before and after performing the techniques of MBM was collected. The groups were similar with respect to marital status, education, menopause, height and weight. The patients who participated MBM showed improved quality of life (p=0.0004), decreased distress (p>0.0001) and salivary cortisol (p>0.0001). The quality of life of caregivers of women with cervical cancer submitted to radiotherapy, which did not participate in MBM decreased (p=0.0475) compared to the group case. Caregivers PMAE participants showed decreased distress (p=0.0013) compared to the control group ...
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Elias, Marina Fernanda. "Zona do improviso : uma proposta para o desenvolvimento tecnico poetico do ator-dançarino e para a criação cenica". [s.n.], 2007. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/284646.

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Orientadores: Eusebio Lobo da Silva, Sara Pereira Lopes
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Artes
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Resumo: Esta pesquisa apresenta um estudo sistemático sobre a improvisação enquanto ferramenta para o processo de criação coletiva nas artes cênicas, e a conseqüente sistematização de um jogo teatral ao qual chamamos Zona do Improviso. Utilizamos como norteadores da investigação dois sistemas com evidentes possibilidades de diálogo e entrelaçamento: o Sistema Effort-Shape, desenvolvido por Rudolf Von Laban, e o exercício do Campo de Visão, desenvolvido pelo Prof. Marcelo Ramos Lazzaratto. A partir do interjogo entre esses dois sistemas e, somando como suporte teórico e prático os estudos sobre jogo e improvisação de Viola Spolin, sistematizamos a Zona do Improviso que nos proporcionou juntamente com os dois citados sistemas, a montagem do espetáculo ¿Alma de Papel¿. Levantamos a hipótese de que a relação de cada intérprete com seu material criativo e espontâneo interfere no seu desenvolvimento técnico poético e na criação cênica em si. O desenvolvimento desta pesquisa se deu a partir da experimentação destes conceitos aplicados a dois tipos de propostas realizadas em laboratórios práticos: um processo pedagógico de sistematização destas idéias (Zona do Improviso) e uma experimentação de criação cênica (Alma de Papel). Participaram dos laboratórios vinte estudantes dos cursos de graduação em Artes Cênicas, Artes Corporais, Artes Plásticas e Música, da Unicam
Abstract: This research presents a systematical study about the use of improvisation as a tool for the collective creation in the performing arts, and the consequent systematization of an improvisation game called 'Improvisation Zone¿. As references of this research, we made use of two systems with clear possibility of dialogue and interlacement: the Effort-Shape System developed by Rudolf Von Laban, and the 'Vision Area¿ game, developed by Prof. Marcelo Ramos Lazzaratto. Starting from the 'intergame¿ between theses two systems and guided by the practical and theoretical studies of Viola Spolin, we systematized the 'Improvisation Zone¿, playing a key role in our creation of the play 'Alma de Papel¿. This research enquires the relationship of each interpreter with his own spontaneous and creative material, and how it interferes with his technique and poetic development and in the scenic construction. The development of this research was based on the experimentation of these concepts, applied on two propositions: the pedagogic process of systematization of these ideas ('Improvisation Zone¿) and the experimentation of the scenic construction
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Lumpkins, Logan, e Craig Wassinger. "Effects of Lower Extremity Aerobic Exercise and Conditioned Pain Modulation on Evoked Shoulder Pain". Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/434.

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Background: Emerging evidence suggests that aerobic exercise and conditioned pain modulation may be advocated in treating patients with musculoskeletal pain. The effects of lower extremity aerobic exercise and conditioned pain modulation on evoked shoulder pain are not known. Purpose: To determine the acute effects of lower extremity aerobic exercise and conditioned pain modulation on outcomes of evoked shoulder pain from pain pressure threshold measurements. Study Design: Repeated measures. Methods: Thirty (30) healthy volunteers were tested over the course of two sessions. Session 1 consisted of collecting pain pressure threshold measurements over the infraspinatus before and immediately following a conditioned pain modulation with cool water. Session 2 consisted of collecting pain pressure threshold measurements over the infraspinatus before and immediately following a bout of lower extremity aerobic exercise on a recumbent stepper apparatus. Results: Pain pressure threshold was not significantly influenced by the conditioned pain modulation using cool water (p=0.725). Pain pressure threshold was significantly increased immediately following the lower extremity exercise session (P<0.001). Conclusion: Conditioned pain modulation with cool water did not produce any significant changes in pain pressure threshold. Lower extremity aerobic exercise acutely increased pain pressure threshold in participants with experimentally induced shoulder pain. Physical therapists may consider lower extremity aerobic exercise to produce short-term hypoalgesic effects and facilitate the application of more active interventions.

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Yarbrough, Carolyn. "Electromyography (EMG) Biofeedback Training in Music Performance: Preventing and Reducing Musculoskeletal Pain in Musicians". Scholarship @ Claremont, 2012. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/66.

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Musicians are a high-risk occupational group for musculoskeletal disorders. Often manifesting in muscle tension, pain and paresthesia, musculoskeletal disorders can drastically affect comfort, mentality and endurance while performing. This study sought to examine the effects of electromyography (EMG) biofeedback training in reducing musculoskeletal symptoms in music performance. The subjects were university-level violinists and cellists. Over a period of 2-4 weeks, all participants underwent EMG biofeedback training while performing their instrument using audio feedback. No significant results were found, but patterns of decreased muscle tension and increased performance comfort and endurance were observed.

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Smith-Forbes, Enrique V. "EXPLORATION OF FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PATIENT ADHERENCE IN UPPER EXTREMITY REHABILITATION: A MIXED-METHODS EMBEDDED DESIGN". UKnowledge, 2015. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/27.

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Adherence is considered a prerequisite for the success of exercise programs for musculoskeletal disorders. The negative effects of non-adherence to exercise recommendations impact the cost of care, and also treatment effectiveness, treatment duration, the therapeutic relationship, waiting times, the efficiency of personnel and use of equipment. Adherence to therapeutic exercise intervention is a multifaceted problem. The World Health Organization (WHO) established the multidimensional adherence model (MAM). The MAM describes five interactive dimensions (socioeconomic, healthcare team and system, condition-related, therapy-related, and patient-related factors) that have an effect on patient adherence. The first purpose of this dissertation was to explore the MAM dimension of condition-related factors to determine the Quick Disabilities of the Arm Shoulder and Hand (QDASH) minimal clinical important difference (MCID) for three distal upper extremity conditions. The second purpose was to explore the MAM dimension of personal factors to learn from individuals who expressed incongruence between their QDASH and GROC scores; how they described their perceived change in therapy. The third purpose was to explore the MAM dimension of therapy-related factors to examine the effect of patient-therapist collaborative goal setting on patient adherence to treatment and QDASH outcomes. Results demonstrated in the first study that diagnosis specific MCID’s differed from the global MCID using multiple diagnoses. In the second study results demonstrated that patients expect to have a dedicated therapist who they can trust to work collaboratively with them to establish goals and spend time with them to achieve these goals. In the third study, our first hypothesis was not supported for all three measures of adherence. The median for home exercise program diary adherence was found to trend towards significance by 8.7 percent favoring the experimental group Mann-Whitney U (p < .100). Our second hypothesis was not supported. The experimental group receiving collaborative goal setting intervention had similar QDASH mean change scores 45.9±27.6 compared to the control group 46.1±23.8, Mann-Whitney U (p < .859).

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Amburn, Everett Jackson. "Difference in Quality of Life Between Group and Individual Exercise in a Faith-Based Sample". Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3258.

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There is limited data on the quality of life of individuals who exercise in a group versus individuals who exercise alone. The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a difference in the quality life between adults who attend an exercise class and those who exercise alone. Using the WHOQOL-BREF, 27 adult females were surveyed in Central California at two Church of Latter Day Saints locations. Ten females were enrolled in a group exercise class while 17 were individual exercisers. The data was analyzed using a t-test for independent samples to determine if there is a significant difference in scores. There was not a significant difference in overall quality of life, environmental domain, and physical domain, but there was a significant difference in the psychological and social domains. Further research is recommended and benefits are detailed.

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Torres, Casadó Guillermo. "Análisis bibliométrico de las publicaciones biomédicas en el periodo 2006-2010 sobre técnicas orientales cuerpo-mente y sus relaciones con el tratamiento y prevención de las enfermedades". Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Lleida, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/284219.

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En este estudio bibliométrico se analiza la investigación mundial sobre las técnicas orientales cuerpo-mente (TOCM) a través de los artículos publicados en revistas científicas biomédicas sobre tres disciplinas orientales: yoga, tai chi y qi gong, y tres prácticas o procedimientos: la meditación, los ejercicios respiratorios y la relajación. Se examinaron 2.363 artículos publicados en el periodo 2006-2010. Se estudiaron los indicadores de productividad e impacto científico de las instituciones, países y revistas, y se analizan las áreas temáticas y la colaboración entre autores e instituciones. Se observa un aumento progresivo del interés biomédico por las TOCM fundamentalmente en relación a sus aplicaciones terapéuticas y preventivas. Estados Unidos es el país más destacado en productividad y visibilidad. Harvard Medical School es la institución más productiva. Un gran número de documentos se publicaron en revistas de carácter clínico entre los que destacan los trabajos sobre meditación y yoga.
En aquest estudi bibliomètric s'analitza la investigació mundial sobre les tècniques orientals cos-ment (TOCM) a través dels articles publicats en revistes científico biomèdiques sobre tres disciplines orientals: ioga, tai chi i i qi gong, i tres pràctiques o procediments: la meditació, els exercicis respiratoris i la relaxació. Es van examinar 2363 articles publicats durant el període 2006-2010. Es van estudiar els indicadors de productivitat i impacte científic de les institucions, països i revistes, i es van analitzar les àrees temàtiques i la col·laboració entre autors i institucions. S'observa un augment progressiu de l'interès biomèdic per les TOCM fonamentalment en relació a les seves aplicacions terapèutiques i preventives. Estats Units és el país més destacat en productivitat i visibilitat. Harvard Medical School, és la institució més productiva. Un gran número de documents es van publicar en revistes de caràcter clínic entre els que destaquen els treballs sobre meditació i ioga.
This bibliometric study analyses the research on oriental mind-body techniques (OMBT) carried out globally through articles published in biomedical journals on three eastern disciplines : yoga , tai chi and qi gong, and three practices or procedures : meditation , breathing exercises and relaxation. 2,363 articles published between 2006-2010 were examined. The indicators of productivity and scientific impact of institutions, countries and journals were studied, and the thematic areas and collaboration between authors and institutions analyzed. A progressive increase in the biomedical interest in the TOCM, primarily in relation to its therapeutic and preventive applications, is observed. The United States is the top country in productivity and visibility. The Harvard Medical School is the most productive institution. A large number of papers were published in journals of a clinical nature, most of which were on meditation and yoga.

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Zagdsuren, Battogtokh. "Effects of Jump Training on Bone Mineral Density in Young Adult Females". TopSCHOLAR®, 2014. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1373.

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Physical activity is critical to bone health. However, not all physical activity has optimum effect on bone health and metabolism. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a short term progressive jumping protocol on bone mineral density in college age Asian females. Sixteen participants aged18-28 years enrolled in the study. Participants were assigned to exercise (n=9) and control (n=8) groups. The exercise group completed a two-legged depth jump from an approximate 20cm stepbench followed immediately by a maximum vertical jump using arm swings for five days per week for two weeks. Each depth jump and vertical jump was performed ten times during each session. The exercise intervention progressed from one session per day to three sessions per day in ten days. The bone mineral density (BMD) by dualenergy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA), ground reaction force (GRF), bone specific physical activity questionnaire (BPAQ), and dietary log were administered to the participants pre- and post-intervention. The data were analysed using a dependent t-test and one-way repeated measures. There were no significant changes noted in BMD value in the study. The past BPAQ showed significant correlation to BMD change of left hip (p<0.01) in exercise group. The vertical GRF showed significant increase (p<0.05) in exercise group. It can be concluded from the study that intensity of the progressive jumping was intense enough to stimulate some changes in the bone metabolism.

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Salmoirago, Blotcher Elena. "A Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Treatment of Anxiety in ICD Patients: Feasibility and Baseline Findings: A Dissertation". eScholarship@UMMS, 2010. https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_diss/506.

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Background. Primary and secondary prevention trials have shown that implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) reduce the risk of cardiac death, but concerns have been raised regarding the psychological well-being of ICD patients. Anxiety can affect a significant proportion of these patients, but there is limited information about prevalence and determinants of anxiety after the implementation of the more recent guidelines for ICD implantation. Several behavioral interventions have been effective in improving anxiety in these patients, however the efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) has not been investigated in ICD patients, and there is limited information regarding the characteristics of pre-intervention, “dispositional” mindfulness in patients with cardiovascular disease never exposed to mindfulness training. The aims of this dissertation project were: 1) To determine the feasibility of a randomized clinical trial of a phone-administered, mindfulness-based training program, as measured by recruitment and retention rates, treatment adherence and fidelity; 2) To evaluate the current baseline prevalence and determinants of anxiety in the study population and 3) To describe the correlates of dispositional mindfulness in the study population. Methods. The study was conducted at the Electrophysiology Service at the UMass Memorial Medical Center. All consecutive patients who recently underwent an ICD procedure or received ICD shocks were screened for eligibility to participate in a pilot randomized controlled trial in which an eight session, phone-delivered, weekly MBI was compared to a usual care condition. Assessments were performed at baseline and post-intervention. A cross-sectional design was used for aims 2 and 3. Anxiety was assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; a shortened version of the Five Facets of Mindfulness questionnaire was used to evaluate mindfulness. Results. Thirty patients (21 M, 9 F; mean age 63.1 ±10.3 years) were enrolled in the study. The methods ultimately adopted to screen, recruit, and retain study participants were feasible to conduct and satisfactory to ICD outpatients, and the study intervention was safe. Phone delivery resulted in excellent retention rates and limited costs. Assessments of treatment fidelity showed that the content of the intervention was delivered as intended in almost 100% of cases. The study findings do not show a decrease in the overall prevalence of anxiety in ICD patients compared with earlier cohorts; anxiety was associated with young age, low socio-economic status and previous psychological morbidity, but not with ICD-related factors including prior shock delivery. Finally, baseline mindfulness was most strongly associated with previous psychological morbidity (in particular, depression), and current anxiety symptoms. Conclusion. Psychological morbidity appears to be the major determinant of anxiety in the patients currently enrolled in the study. Dispositional mindfulness is inversely associated with current anxiety and depression and with prior psychological morbidity, supporting the hypothesis of a modulating role of mindfulness on the processing of negative emotions. A phone-delivered, individual MBI is feasible, acceptable to patients and can be adequately delivered by trained instructors. The findings from this dissertation work support the need for larger clinical trials of MBI in ICD patients.

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Crow, Courtney Lynn. "The effects of massage on perceived physical soreness, pain and markers of inflammation following high intensity unaccustomed exercise". DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2015. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/1476.

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Massage is often recommended to athletes to facilitate recovery and attenuate DOMS. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of massage on perceived muscle soreness and pain, inflammatory and immune markers, ROM, and mood state. Fourteen, recreationally active, women participated in a randomized crossover design study, consisting of 1) 60 min. full body massage following unaccustomed exercise and 2) 60 min. of rest. following unaccustomed exercise. Perceived muscle soreness and pain, active range of motion (ROM), mood state, along with blood concentrations of interleukin-6 (IL-6), C-reactive protein (CRP), creatine kinase (CK), and neutrophil count (NC), was assessed at baseline, 4hrs, and 24hrs following both treatment and control conditions. The aims of this study were 1) to decrease the effects of delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), and increase time to recover, and 2) to investigate the effect of massage vs. passive rest on inflammatory and immune markers within the blood. We hypothesized 1) an increase in ROM, a decrease in perceived physical soreness and perceived physical pain, as a result of the massage, compared to control, and 2) a decrease in blood plasma inflammatory markers, CRP, NC, CK, and IL-6, as a result of the massage, compared to control. We found massage following exercise to 1) significantly decreased perceived pain (p=0.001), 2) significantly increased immune iv markers (WBC (p=0.012) and NC (p=0.012)), and 3) significantly decreased ROM (p=0.02), compared to control. Massage had no impact on inflammatory markers (IL-6, CRP, and CK), or mood.

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Purdy, Allison Renee. "The Effects of Yoga Therapy on the Quality of Life for a Paraplegic Individual". PDXScholar, 2012. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/342.

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The purpose of this study was to document the effects that a regular yoga therapy practice has on the quality of life for a paraplegic individual. Due to the unique nature of spinal cord injury (SCI), this was a case study with one participant. For 5 weeks the subject practiced a standardized yoga routine three times a week with a yoga teacher, receiving private instruction. Interview questions were asked before and after the intervention to document the participant's quality of life. Each week, the subject completed a modified SF-36 questionnaire as well as Cohen's Perceived Stress Survey. Perceived pain and perceived stress were the two primary variables monitored in the study. The results of this study demonstrated a slight reduction in perceived stress, a reduction in perceived pain, and an improvement in overall quality of life. Additionally, the subject increased her strength significantly from the beginning to the end of the study. Based on the findings in this study, it appears that a regular adapted yoga routine is beneficial for paraplegic individuals.

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Jack, Andrew. "Mind and body". Thesis, University of Oxford, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.335672.

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Woudzia, Lisa. "Mind, body and experience". Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26634.

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It is a common notion that we have minds or souls in addition to or distinct from our bodies. This common notion, however, is considered by many to be philosophically unacceptable. This toeing the case many philosophers have attempted to account for the mental in terms of the physical. This thesis examines four such attempts. The type identity theory, functionalism and eliminative materialism are examined and rejected. A token identity statement is adopted and defended. The defense of the token identity statement rests on its form which takes the subject of experience to be central. While consciousness is not explained by this identity statement, I argue that it does enable us to accommodate the mental within a physicalist framework.
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Thornburg, M. Hayden. "Possibilities of mind and body an exploration and critique of mind-body identity theory /". Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2006. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p006-1549.

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Лебідь, А. Є. "Фізикалістська стратегія mind-body problem". Thesis, Cумський державний університет, 2016. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/47582.

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В контексті нашого дослідження необхідним видається зактуалізувати увагу на проблемі свідомості в її реалістській та антиреалістській репрезентації. Чому постає питання такого характеру? На нашу думку, осмислення та усвідомлення реальності як такої із необхідністю передбачає існування суб’єкта пізнання. Відтак, розуміння об’єктивної реальності як незалежної від поглядів, думок, вподобань тощо суб’єкта пізнання вимагає поставити питання про феномен свідомості і, зокрема, про його реальність чи-то нереальність, а також визначення істиннісного значення висловлювань, що містять ментальні терміни.

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Donnelly, Andrea. "Mind, Body, and Handwoven Cloth". VCU Scholars Compass, 2010. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2104.

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My work explores the nature of individual perception, and the side of our lives lived entirely within our minds. I do this through the lens of self-reflection, examining the images of my own mental life and translating them into delicately handwoven cloth. These images and their structures become sensory experiences of the intangible, and a meeting place for my internal life and that of my viewer. The cloth I weave is simultaneously familiar and strange. Through woven surface and imbedded imagery, I attempt to illuminate the deep emotions that necessarily isolate us from each other, and the shared experiences of our physical beings, which connect us. The quiet, ritualistic act of weaving expresses an overlapping of mental and physical space: the resulting cloth bears within each line of warp and weft the metaphor of that process.

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Disque, J. Graham, e Clifton W. Mitchell. "Mind-Body Approaches to Supervision". Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2003. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/2814.

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O'Brien, Annamarie L. "Mind over Matter: Expressions of Mind/Body Dualism in Thinspiration". Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1369057408.

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Green, Celia. "Causation and the mind-body problem". Thesis, University of Oxford, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.321533.

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White, Benjamin G. "Mind-Body Dualism and Mental Causation". Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2016. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/390365.

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Philosophy
Ph.D.
The Exclusion Argument for physicalism maintains that since every physical effect has a sufficient physical cause, and cases of causal overdetermination (wherein a single effect has more than one sufficient cause) are rare, it follows that if minds cause physical effects as frequently as they seem to, then minds must themselves be physical in nature. I contend that the Exclusion Argument fails to justify the rejection of interactionist dualism (the view that the mind is non-physical but causes physical effects). In support of this contention, I argue that the multiple realizability of mental properties and the phenomenal and intentional features of mental events give us reason to believe that mental properties and their instances are non-physical. I also maintain (a) that depending on how overdetermination is defined, the thesis that causal overdetermination is rare is either dubious or else consistent with interactionist dualism and the claim that every physical effect has a sufficient physical cause, and (b) that the claim that every physical effect has a sufficient physical cause is not clearly supported by current science. The premises of the Exclusion Argument are therefore too weak to justify the view that minds must be physical in order to cause physical effects as frequently as they seem to.
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Montenegro, Jennifer. "Wild: Paintings Intertwining Body and Mind". CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/413.

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I believe creativity can be a direct link to the soul, a space to have a conversation with the divine and I seek to explore this idea in my art. I also want to invite the observer to move through my work and explore the space contained within their own emotions and sensibilities, beyond boundaries, allowing the work to linger and sink in. Translating these ideas into the form of my works, following my intuition intelligently, involves an intensive process of many layers of paint and textures combined with thread. My work involves the intersections of spirituality and art making through the experience of meditation. Engaging in traditional painting methods with abstract formations and intertwining thread to symbolize body and mind. Exploring the invisible, which is something you cannot obtain like meditation and making it visible through human experience. Inspired by Maurice Merleau-Ponty theoretical thinking on placing consciousness as the source of knowledge. Painting is my meditation, it is a tool to connect, dissolve, and release. Thread is the link to my ancestral consciousness and femininity. My work creates a wild boundless space, welcoming all emotions and thoughts to manifest into gestural and abstract landscapes. There is no right or wrong way to experience the work, what matters most is the totality of presence and observation of the spaces in-between.

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Hubbard, Elise. "Movement as experience through mind. body. spirit". Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/4110.

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Dallstream, David M. "Mind-body training and the Christian athlete". Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.

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Venter, Morgan. "YouWin| Young women's mind and body therapy". Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10099870.

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YouWin: Young Women’s Mind and Body Therapy (YWMBT) is a not-for-profit case management company with the mission coordinating multi-faceted, evidence-based therapy to heal the bodies and minds of adolescent women, in order to facilitate their healthy development into tomorrow’s women. The company’s top three goals are to lessen the burden of obesity and depression in the local community, help individuals meet their own weight loss and recovery goals, and establish the YWMBT treatment model as the standard of treatment for comorbid obesity and depression in young women.

This business plan will present the scope of the issue to be addressed, an analysis of the target market and a relevant market strategy, an analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to YWMBT, an overview of some of the legal and regulatory concerns associated with establishing and operating the business, and finally a review of the financial viability.

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Biederman, Angela L. "Body in the Landscape of the Mind". Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1461593111.

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Swinford, Rachel R. "Adapted dance - connecting mind, body and soul". Thesis, Indiana University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3610166.

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Using Heideggerian interpretive phenomenology, this study illuminates the lived experience of an adapted dance program for individuals with Down syndrome and their family members. The overall pattern from both dancers and family members was adapted dance: connecting mind, body and soul. The primary theme from dancer interpretations was expressing a mosaic of positive experiences, and the primary theme from family member interpretations was experiencing pride in their loved ones. The dance program provided dancers an opportunity to express their authentic self while experiencing moments of full embodiment in the connection of their mind, body and soul. While dancers experienced the connection of mind-body-soul, family members recognized the importance of this connection in their loved one. This research is instrumental in advocating for opportunities for individuals with Down syndrome to experience dance as a social, physical and intellectual activity that results in learning and increasing social interactions. The research findings from this study can support future initiatives for dance programs that may influence a population that has limited access to physical activity and dance. The study's teaching strategies, dance activities, class procedures and sequences, and feedback techniques can be used by other professionals who teach individuals with intellectual disabilities.

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Clarke, Warwick Media Arts College of Fine Arts UNSW. "Body and soul". Publisher:University of New South Wales. Media Arts, 2008. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/44096.

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The research component, "Body and Soul", is an interdisciplinary, comparative study of the essay form, focusing on the Weimar period. The essay is a marginal literary genre, which, like much documentary style photography, attempts "the imaginative recreation of a culture, a period or an individual". August Sander's photographic opus, People of the 20th Century and Robert Musil's essayistic novel, The Man Without Qualities invite comparison as complex and problematic portraits of their respective societies. Sander's typological portraits are well known and his legacy informs much of contemporary documentary photography. Sixty images were published in 1929 by Kurt Wolff, Transmare Verlag, Munich, as Antlitz der Zeit (Face of Our Time) with an introduction by Alfred D??blin. The rust two volumes of Robert Musil's, Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften (The Man Without Qualities), were published in 1930 and 1932 by Rowohlt Verlag, Hamburg. Recent publication of new editions of both Musil's and Sander's works prompted the attempt to reconcile two portraits of people and events of the early decades of the 20th Century in Germany and Austria. The essay form in literature and the documentary style in photography are examined with regard to the polemic associated with truth and reality. This review attempts to illustrate the inevitable inclusion of the fictional element into the fabric of both forms of investigation. The study concludes with a review of contemporary art practice in photo-documentary and some thoughts on future developments. The studio component, "Dargan", is a photographic essay of a site in the Blue Mountains West of Sydney. Focusing on relics of industrial activity in the region, and their effects on the landscape, large format colour photographs were produced to establish a documentary style body of work for exhibition as large-scale colour analogue prints. The work is the response to a need to engage with the Australian landscape and to establish a sustainable practice that recognises and takes into account an ambivalent relationship with "country".

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Blitz, David. "Evolution, emergence and mind". Thesis, McGill University, 1985. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=66021.

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Uings, David John. "Mind, meaning and miscommunication". Connect to e-thesis, 2008. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/355/.

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Thesis (M.Phil.) - University of Glasgow, 2008.
M.Phil. thesis submitted to the Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, University of Glasgow, 2008. Includes bibliographical references. Print version also available.

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O'Grady, April. "A Single Subject Investigation of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies for Body Dysmorphic Disorder". Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2002. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/OGradyA2002.pdf.

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Bulbena-Cabré, Andrea. "Anxiety & Joint hypermobility: connecting mind and body". Doctoral thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/458625.

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La ansiedad se considera actualmente la enfermedad psiquiátrica más prevalente en todos los rangos de edad, y además causa una invalidez considerable, lo que representa una carga para la sociedad. La nosología de los trastornos de ansiedad ha cambiado significativamente durante los últimos siglos. Aunque conceptos antiguos como la “neurosis” abarcaban modelos mixtos en los que los síntomas de ansiedad se interpretaban en el contexto de enfermedades médicas, la nueva clasificación nosológica ha ido migrando hacia los aspectos psicológicos, cognitivos y conductuales de la ansiedad. Sin embargo, la mayor proporción del coste de la ansiedad se atribuye a la pérdida o reducción de la productividad y a los costes directos del tratamiento médico debido a los síntomas físico o somáticos inexplicables. En los últimos años han surgido nuevos hallazgos y nuevos modelos de comorbilidad somática en los trastornos de ansiedad y en esta tesis nos centramos en la relación entre el síndrome de hiperlaxitud articular (también conocido como Ehlers-Danlos tipo Hypermóvil (JHS/hEDS)) y los trastornos de ansiedad, que fue descrito por primera vez hace más de 30 años. Nuestro objetivo principal es revisar esta asociación junto con los mecanismos subyacentes con el fin de comprender las diferentes dimensiones de la psicopatología asociada con el JHS/hEDS. La revisión de la literatura confirma una alta prevalencia de trastornos psiquiátricos en los individuos con el JHS/hEDS. Particularmente, el JHS/hEDS está fuertemente asociado con la ansiedad y también hay evidencia creciente de que también está asociado con trastornos depresivos, alimentarios y del desarrollo, así como con el abuso de alcohol y tabaco. En el área de los trastornos de ansiedad, hay estudios clínicos y no clínicos que confirman la sólida asociación entre el JHS/hEDS y la ansiedad. Específicamente, se ha encontrado que el JHS/hEDS está asociado con una mayor frecuencia de los llamados trastornos de ansiedad endógenos (trastorno de pánico y agorafobia) junto con una mayor intensidad de ansiedad, fobias y temores y mayores síntomas físicos y somáticos. En uno de los estudios presentados en este proyecto se confirma esta asociación en una población mayor de 60 años. Los mecanismos subyacentes detrás de esta asociación incluyen riesgos genéticos, aumento de los mecanismos exteroceptivos e interoceptivos y disminución de la propiocepción. Recientes estudios de neuroimagen también han demostrado una mayor de respuesta en las áreas cerebrales que procesan emociones, lo podrían explicar la alta reactividad afectiva visto en estos sujetos. Asimismo, en esta tesis hemos estudiado el funcionamiento del sistema nervioso autónomo (ANS) en estos pacientes y hemos encontrado que tienen una regulación atípica del ANS y son más propensos a sufrir enfermedades relacionadas con este sistema. Estos hallazgos son congruentes con otros estudios que han demostrado que los pacientes con JHS / hEDS suelen sufrir enfermedades relacionadas con el estrés como la fibromialgia o el síndrome del intestino irritable. Como parte de esta tesis, se ha desarrollado un nuevo modelo de enfermedad somática denominado "Fenotipo Neuroconnectivo" en el que se incluyen la relación entre la ansiedad y la hyperlaxitud articular en el núcleo y se describen los respectivos aspectos somáticos, psicológicos, cognitivos y de comportamiento. Este fenotipo debe ser implementado para asegurar una evaluación adecuada y para guiar para tratamientos más específicos. Futuras líneas de investigación deben explorar aún más las bases biológicas de esta asociación y ampliar y desarrollar la dimensión terapéutica.
Anxiety disorders are currently considered the most prevalent psychiatric illness across all ages and cause significant disability, which represent a burden to society. The nosology of anxiety disorders has changed significantly during the past centuries. While old concepts like neurosis embraced organic models of anxiety, in which symptoms of anxiety were interpreted in the context of medical illnesses, new nosological classification has moved towards the psychological, cognitive and behavioral aspects of anxiety. However, some studies reported the greatest proportion of the cost of anxiety is attributed to lost or reduced productivity, and the direct costs of medical treatment due to the unexplained physical or somatic symptoms. New models of somatic comorbidity among anxiety disorders have emerged over the past years and in this project, we focus on the relationship between the Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (also known as Ehlers Danlos-Hypermobile type (JHS/hEDS)) and Anxiety disorders, which was described for the first time over 30 years ago. We aimed to further study this association along with the underlying mechanisms with the ultimate goal of understanding the different dimensions of the psychopathology associated with JHS/hEDS. A literature reviews confirm an increasing amount of evidence pointing towards a high prevalence of psychiatric conditions among individuals with JHS/hEDS. Particularly, JHS/hEDS is strongly associated with anxiety and there is also limited but growing evidence that JHS/hEDS is also associated with depression, eating and neuro-developmental disorders as well as alcohol and tobacco misuse. In the area of anxiety disorders, clinical and nonclinical studies confirm the solid association between JHS and anxiety. Specifically, JHS has been found to be associated with higher frequency of the so-called endogenous anxiety disorders (panic disorders and agoraphobia) along with higher intensity of anxiety and fears and greater physical and somatic complaints. In one of the studies included in this thesis, we have proven that this association is also maintained in elderly populations.

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Seymour, Emma Ursula Harriet. "#Dangerous conceits' : mind, body, and metaphor 1590-1640". Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.295352.

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Hajric, Elma. "Embodiment - Architecture, Body and Mind (Inhabiting Urban Markers)". Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/30816.

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What a human being can experience and how can it make sense of that experience depends not only on oneâ s body, but also on its interaction with the environment. It is through our embodiment that we inhabit the world and through our body that we act within it. Embodiment is not about the body per se, but about the culture. According to Merleauâ Ponty, â the body is never isolated in its activity, but always already engaged in the world.â Our embodiment is always mediated by our interaction with other human and/or non-human bodies. Embodiment is experienced through substance, quality, as well as existence associated with specific space and time. Bodies are pre-consciously aware of their existence and consciously ask questions regarding their own being and that others. Bodies also have to be aware of their own historical development and their boundaries. This can only be applied to human beings, because only human beings are capable of asking questions and being aware of things. For non-human beings their existence is only experienced by its â showingâ to us. My thesis concentrates on the connection between the human body, its activity, and of the world. It examines what effect our bodily experience has on our understanding of the world by exploring how our body is positioned in space relative to the environment around us. This thesis is studied through a series of four specific design interventions or embodiments. When the diamond of Washington D.C. was surveyed in 1791, mile markers were placed to manifest the invisible boundary. For the sites, I am using the four Corner-Stone locations of this boundary. By using such modest monuments as locations for my sites, I am hoping to extend public awareness of the historical importance of these markers that has been lost over time. These individual markers work together in order to embody one thing - the district. By elaborating spaces around them, the public would have a chance to explore the spatial quality of the environment; as well as their relation to the cultural and historical embodiment of the city. Through this project I studied architectural embodiment through the making present of the invisible survey line of the district boundary.
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