Psychophysiology

Psychophysiology studies the relationships between mental processes and the body's physiological responses.

Definition

Psychophysiology analyzes how emotions, attention, stress and cognition are related to the activity of the nervous system, heart, breathing, muscles and skin. It helps to understand why a mental state can have somatic signals and body regulation influences the experience of emotions. This does not mean, however, that every physical ailment has only a psychological cause.

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Practice and life

For a week, note your body tension, breathing and emotions at three times of the day. Look for dependencies, not immediate conclusions.

Common misunderstanding

It is a mistake to psychologize every body reaction. The second mistake is ignoring physiological signals when working on emotions.

Questions for self-reflection

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