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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"Body based"”.
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A Conceptualization of the Body in Psychodynamic and Body-Based Psychotherapies: Areas of Overlap and Possibilities for Integration
… of approaches promotes a split between the body and the mind, defining them as separate from each other. This dissertation helps bridge the divide between the literature in body-based therapies and verbally-based psychotherapy by (i) exploring the conceptual frame used to understand the body …
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Reflections On Leaking Men And Abject Masculinities: Challenging Representations Of Male Identity In And Through Body-Based Performance Art
… on the representation of masculinity in male body-based performance art placed emphasis on the deconstruction of normative masculine identities. The focus of these investigations tended to position the image of masculinity within Lacan’s sexuation matrix, and as such, these representations …
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Nano-scale Glucose Fuel Cells for Energy Harvesting in the Human Body Based on Proton Conduction in Cerium Oxide
Future implantable medical devices such as sensors, drug delivery systems, and electroceuticals require efficient, reliable, and highly miniaturized power sources. To date, the predominant power source of implants is the Li–I2 pacemaker battery, which is limited in its scale-down potential without …
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An evaluation of the effects of a training programme in Trauma Release Exercises on quality of life
This study investigated a unique body-based intervention, known as Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE), which focuses on the neurophysiological residues of stress.
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Mind over matter: an exploratory case study of mind-body interventions in the burn unit
… of five patients who participated in mind-body based occupational therapy (MB-OT) while in the burn unit. Individual responses to mind-body practices were assessed and patient perspectives were included to better understand what MB-OT brought to the recovery process.
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Examining the Conditions for Student Well-Being and Whole Person Health with Mindfulness and Somatic-Based Learning
… of this research indicate that somatically based mindfulness practices positively impact language patterns between students. Physical body-based activities were also shown to create greater calmness that in turn manifests as greater inclusion in the classroom. These findings make a case for …
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Desiring machinations of Matertekhnologi
… with new media art to investigate the mediated body in relation to communications technology. The thesis illustrates contemporary, twenty-first century artists working with feminist strategies, the body, performance and technological media. Theoretical discussions are developed that imagine or …
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Work It Out: Three Case Studies Examining Dance and Girls' Body Image in Early Adolescence
… appearance, has resulted in the prevalence of body image issues. Supported by extensive literature on body image, I argue that young girls learn that their self-worth as future women is tied to the evaluation of their bodies as aesthetically pleasing, reproductively able, and representative of …
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An exploration of obesity: childhood onset obesity and adult onset obesity
… and obese individuals perceive one's own body. Based on research, it was hypothesized that obese individuals are more likely than non-obese individuals to perceive one's body negatively. It was also hypothesized that obese individuals who suffer from childhood onset obesity as opposed to …
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Theatre as transformative practice : a heuristic exploration of the psychosomatic dynamics of self-expressive theatre practices
… into the psychosomatic dynamics of theatre-based practices was undertaken using heuristic methodology (Moustakas, 1990). Twenty-two practitioners, some working independently, others working collaboratively, were interviewed about their approaches, focusing on their experiences of …
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Stability and Vortex Shedding of Bluff Body Arrays
… and compared to that of flow over a single body. Based on the solutions of the laminar flow, a one-dimensional analytical analysis was performed on selected velocity profiles in the wake region. The results of this analysis were used to guide the interpretation of the two dimensional results …
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Disruptive Body
… the development of my exhibition, Disruptive Body, based on my personal experiences with an eating disorder and my studio research. In my paper, I aim to engage a conversation about the dangers of normalizing body management by creating an immersive, confrontational environment for the viewer. …
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Un-structuring Museums: reclaiming agency and space in the Company Gardens
… the communities which they serve and the human body. Based on this research it then proposes alternative approaches to museum-making in a post-colonial context. The inquiry begins with an exploration of the history of museums in within a European, and then a South African context. It then goes …
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A Comparison of Coping Styles and Body Image of Abused and Non-Abused Women
<p>This study compared body image, patterns of coping, and the relationship between these factors in subjects with and without a reported background of childhood incest. Self-report measures of personal experience (Relevant Variable Questionnaire and the Assessment of Coping Interview), body image …
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Studies of embodied cognition and metaphor
… and conceptual link and highlight the role of body-based metaphors in the processing of information. The way people physically respond to questions at the point of choice indeed affects their judgments and decisions. Theoretical and practical contributions and implications of these findings are …
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Body driven cognition : writing to the body to influence the mind
… the modulation of cognitive processes through body-based input. The contribution of this thesis is twofold: first, the tools developed in this work provide a platform for researchers to experiment by engineering cognitive processes. This could allow researchers to evaluate the causation rather …
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The impact of reiki and philophonetics on the victims of domestic violence
… and Reiki which are both considered to be “body-based” therapies in the treatment of survivors of Domestic Violence. The sample was drawn from patients that sought treatment from the Community Care Centre and consisted of eight case studies of women who have been abused. A phenomenological …
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Self-as-context moderation of relationship fusion: A comparison of intimate and familial relationship impact on weight concern
… important others’ verbal behavior may influence body-based self-appraisals even in the absence of others. The observed protective effects of self-as-context perspectives, particularly among diverse participants, and the clinical and theoretical implications are discussed.</p>
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The Utilization of a Theology of Human Embodiment to Address Body Image
… Christian faith are lived through the physical body, Christians historically neglected the body and elevated the soul. Old Testament believers valued body and soul, while New Testament believers fell prey to philosophical teachings that denigrated the material realm. Platonic and Gnostic …
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The Catholic Apostolic Church: its history, ecclesiology, liturgy and eschatology
… to provide an extensive account of this unique body based upon authoritative primary sources. It fills a gap in current scholarship: most other recent works deal with individual aspects of the body, and hence cannot adequately indicate either its overall nature or the way in which its various …
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