Sensation is the process by which our sensory receptors and nervouse system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment. It is what we see, hear, touch, smell, and taste. Perception is how we organize those senses. It allows us to recognize meaningful objects and events. Perception is how we perceive things as good or bad. If we sense a stove as hot our perception perceives it as something we shouldn't touch.
The most interesting thing I learned in chapter 6 was about pain, specifically the section on controlling pain. Pain is both physical and psychological and is treated physically and psychologically. I found it interesting how in some experiments, people with pain were given fake drugs and they felt better. The fake drug caused the brain to dispense real pain-killing chemicals. I always hear stories about people just blocking out pain and I always found it interesting. There are some people out there that have a huge pain threshold. I personally knew a guy that had his jaw broken, doctors wired it shut, and two days later he cut the wires off himself with a wire cutter. It is almost like he feels no pain at all. I finally understand that either he must be really good at just blocking the pain out or he is just crazy.
The article I read was called "Seven Ways Music Influences Mood." The article talked about how music can be connected to and influence our emotions. Music appeals to our senses and can influence our mood greatly. I agree with many of the things mentioned in the article. Music can either calm me down or get me pumped up for a game. I think music applies to all of our lives. We all listen to music and we all have experienced how it can affect our mood. Many of us listen to music when we work out to get us going and pumped up. Others listen to it when we are alone to help us relax and stay calm.
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I think that it is very intersting that there is physical and psychological pain. It is surprising how our minds actually work. It also entertains me how some people believe they feel better by being given a fake drug. In my opinion, they probably feel this way because they believe that any sort of drug is able to soothe their pain. That is crazy how that person cut the wires out of his mouth. I believe that we as humans are able to create our own pain. If we believe something will hurt, it will, vice versa.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was also very interesting how sometimes people who were in pain were given placebos, and they felt better. I also liked learning about the different pain thresholds. I personally do not handle pain well at all.
ReplyDeleteI really agree with the article you read. Music totally influences my mood. If I want to feel happy, I'll always put on some upbeat, loud music. If I want to just chill out, I'll listen to some slower, softer music. Good job, Indy.
I think it's interesting how people can block out pain too. I think a big part of it could be a "mind over matter" sort of thing. Last week while I was presenting FBLA workshops a girl stomped on my toe while dancing and broke my pinky toe, and it HURT. But I still had to finish another twenty minutes of my workshop and do the closing session so I sort of "forgot" about the pain long enough to do what I had to. Sometimes we do what we need to do, even when it means blocking out pain.
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