Brief overview What are mood swings? Rapidly changing changes in mood from joy or euphoria to sadness or aggressiveness and vice versa. They can be “normal” (physiological) or pathological (pathological). When to see a doctor? In the case of severe, long-lasting or recurring mood swings without an identifiable cause. If other psychological or physical symptoms … Mood swings
Socialization is the ongoing adaptation to patterns of feeling and thinking within social communities. According to socialization theory, humans are only viable through socialization. Socialization problems can therefore cause mental and psychosomatic illnesses, but can also be a symptom of them. What is socialization? Socialization is the ongoing adaptation to patterns of feeling and thinking … Socialization: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
In the medical field, the term sensory encompasses the totality of processes involved in sensory perception. Sensory perceptions include vision, hearing, taste, smell, and the sense of balance. What is sensory perception? In the medical field, the term sensory encompasses all the processes involved in sensory perception, such as smelling. Sensory science deals with the … Sensor Technology: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
Arousal level corresponds to the activation level of the central nervous system (CNS) and is associated with attention, alertness, and responsiveness. An intermediate level of arousal is considered the basis of highest performance. When negative arousal persists, distress and sometimes phenomena such as burnout syndrome develop. What is the arousal level? Arousal level corresponds to … Excitation Level: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
Psychomotricity defines a broad area of interplay between body, mind and spirit. If even one area is disturbed, behavioral deficits as well as movement and perception deficits can occur with varying intensities and effects. What is psychomotor therapy? Psychomotricity defines a broad field of the interaction of body, mind and spirit. Psychomotricity is a branch … Psyche and Movement (Psychomotor): Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
Declarative memory is a part of long-term memory. It is the knowledge memory that consists of semantic memory contents about the world and episodic memory contents about one’s own life. Amnesias may be limited to semantic or episodic content only, depending on the localization. What is declarative memory? Declarative memory is a part of long-term … Declarative Memory: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
The word aggression is often used in a judgmental way in everyday life. In contrast, psychological definitions provide a purely descriptive fact. Aggressive behavior is not primarily to be understood as a disease. Note: This article discusses “aggression” as a natural bodily process in humans, for example as a defense and defensive reaction in a … Aggression: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
An interest is based on cognitively strong involvement in and emotionally positive evaluation of certain activities, objects, or people. Interests interact with attention and are controlled in the brain, primarily by the frontal brain and limbic system. In apathy, there is no longer any interest in the external world. What is interest? Interest controls a … Interest: Function, Task & Diseases
A positive body image is the familiar, pleasant feeling when dealing with one’s own body. It is an important prerequisite for strong self-confidence and develops in early childhood. What is body image? A positive body image means feeling comfortable in your own skin. The development of a good body feeling starts in infancy. A positive … Body Sensation: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
Sensation is a preliminary stage of perception and corresponds to the primary sensory impression by the neuroanatomical sense organs. All the processing processes, such as mainly the emotional evaluation of the sensory impression, turn sensation into perception in the brain. What is sensation? At the beginning of perception is sensation or sensory perception. The sense … Sensation: Function, Task & Diseases
Emotions are one of the most important driving forces of human beings. Much more than logical thinking, emotional impulses such as hatred, contempt, anger, envy, but also pity, joy, exuberance and empathy cause us to react indirectly or directly and thus define to a considerable extent our social behavior and our social coexistence. In many … Emotions: Function, Task & Diseases
Without empathy, social interaction could not take place. It ensures that we can empathize with other people and understand their situation. What is empathy? Empathy is one of the most basic human qualities, without which it would be difficult to have a social community. The term “empathy”, derived from the Greek “empatheia” (empathy) stands for … Empathy: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
