The function of myth in Akan healing experience : a psychological inquiry into two traditional Akan healing communitiesAyimAboagye, Desmond
We propose that religion in its various forms can function to address each of Maslow's needs because each of these needs can raise existential questions. We also propose that religion can function to challenge the individual to transcend all of these needs through subjugation of oneself and one'...
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in the case of depression, both genetic and community studies suggest that the phenotype is more likely to exist as a continuous (albeit skewed, [2]) distribution of symptoms rather than a true disease dichotomy [3-6]. Given the substantial degree ...
To further understand the intrapersonal function of language, neurobiological research has confirmed that the same human brain area, the limbic system, is responsible for language and other cognitive functions, including memory, attention, and emotion (Guell et al., 2018; Reece et al., 2015). We...
For example, learning allows us to associate a fear with a potential danger in such a way that the intensity of fear is roughly equal to the degree of actual danger. Dysfunction occurs when an internal mechanism breaks down and can no longer perform its normal function. But, the presence ...
Italy. This wind instrument has the form of a dragon with open wolf-like jaws containing several metal tongues. The hollow dragon's head was mounted on a pole with a fabric tube affixed at the rear. In use, the draco was held up into the wind, or above the head of a horseman, wher...
The Function of Literature in Psychological Science: The recent reform debates in psychological science, prompted by a widespread crisis of confidence, have exposed and destabilized the so-called myth of self... L Malich,MR Munafò,I Flis - 《Review of General Psychology》 被引量: 0发表: ...
The imaginal basis of generosity is rooted in the myth of the 'hero and the return', which is the mythic foundation of the analyst's role as psychopomp. It is argued that the generosity of the analyst is a cardinal therapeutic factor in treatment. 展开 ...
(Herculano-Houzel,2009). But the structure of the nerve cells in the latter is much less complex. In addition to neurons, there are also other cells in the brain that have a supply function but perhaps also a role in information processing. Glial cells are an example of this. Their ...