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Section
1: Mind Body Connection
Section
2: Neurotransmitters
Section
3: The Brain and Nervous System
Mind Body Connection
Most experts in
the field of psychology and biology agree that the mind and the body are
connected in more complex ways than we can even comprehend. Research
constantly shows us that the way we think affects the way we behave, the way
we feel, and the way our body’s respond. The opposite is also true,
physical illness, physical exhilaration, exercising, insomnia all affect the
way we feel and behave, but also the way we think about ourselves and the
world.
Since most of this online text is devoted to
the way our mind works (as opposed to our brain), this chapter will focus on
the brain, the nervous system, and how these physiological components of our
being interact, respond to, and influence our psychological health.
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