Essays about: "mental consciousness"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words mental consciousness.

1. 1. The Representation of Perpetrators in the Netherlands : A Case Study of Dutch Memorial Museums about the Second World War

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

   Author : Eva Britt van Es; [2023]
   Keywords : Holocaust; genocide; perpetrators; memory culture; The Netherlands;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses the texts and audio-files of the exhibitions of the Dutch memorial museums about the Second World War to understand how perpetrators have been represented. In a social constructionist approach on cultural memory and heritage it can be argued that memorial museums are institutions which partake in the processes of cultural memory and heritage during which a reconstruction of the past is developed which can be connected to the values of the current society. READ MORE

3. 2. Misdiagnosis of unresponsive wakefulness syndrome : The importance of finding covert consciousness

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

   Author : Agata Pietrzyk; [2021]
   Keywords : Vegetative state; misdiagnosis; mental imagery task; disorders of consciousness; neuroimaging;

   Abstract : The traditional diagnosis of patients with disorders of consciousness relies solely on behavioral responses. In 1996 it was estimated that 43% of patients diagnosed with unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (vegetative state) receive the wrong diagnosis. Assessing consciousness is perhaps the most crucial part of the diagnostic process. READ MORE

4. 3. The Just One Look Method : The Act of Inward Looking and the Self-Directed Attention Exercise

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för psykologi (PSY)

   Author : Niklas Lindström; [2021]
   Keywords : The Just One Look Method. The Act of Inward Looking. Self-Directed Attention Exercise. Mindfulness Meditation. Attention. Mental Health. Qualitative content analysis.;

   Abstract : The aim of this study was to examine personal experiences of an alternative method for improving mental health and well-being called The Just One Look Method (JOLM). Data were collected and analyzed by qualitative content analysis of eight semi-structured interviews of JOLM users resulting in three main themes: The Act of Inward Looking (AIL), The Self-Directed Attention Exercise (SDA) and Consequences of JOLM. READ MORE

5. 4. Spectators’ Experience of Watching Dance without Music: A cognitive semiotic exploration of kinesthetic empathy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Kognitiv semiotik

   Author : Khatia Chikhladze; [2021]
   Keywords : empathy; kinesthetic empathy; qualitative kinetic dynamics; qualities of movement; vitality affects; emotional arousal; respiration; skin conductance; consciousness; phenomenology; intentionality; classical ballet; contemporary dance.; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Empathy is our ability to experience and understand the mental states of others. In movement perception, and in particular in dance spectatorship, it has been argued that we experience observed movements through our own bodies: kinesthetic empathy. READ MORE

6. 5. Fear of Failure in Swedish 9th Grade Students and its effect on their decision to study STEM : A quantitative study

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kemi och biomedicin (KOB)

   Author : Melanie Büchele de Montes; [2021]
   Keywords : Imposter phenomenon; STEM attrition; Gender; gymnasieval;

   Abstract : Sweden faces a recruitment problem in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). It has been suggested that imposter phenomenon, a feeling of fraudulence and inability to internalize success, may be the reason why many individuals, especially women, leave STEM fields. READ MORE