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Mind constitutes an important part of our body. Its proper
functioning is important for survival. The mind is also referred
to as the set of various cognitive functions such as perception,
thinking, consciousness, language, memory, and judgment.
The state of the mind can be very well explained through the
concept of Mental Health. It is defined as the state of
well-being in which the person realizes his/her own potential, is
able to deal properly with the stresses of life, is able to work
productively and fruitfully and is able to make effective
contributions to his/her community. It is accountable for the
emotional, psychological and social well-being of an individual
and greatly influences an individual's process of thinking, feeling
and the way he/she acts in its surrounding.
The study of the relation of mind to that with the brain has
always been a complicated one. Many theories and studies have
been idealized for the same. The older studies have
contemplated the concept of dualism and idealism according to
which the mind was considered to be non-physical. The
modern studies, on the other hand, lay importance over the
concept of physicalism and functionalism according to which the
mind is considered to be roughly identical with the brain.
The Conscious, Subconscious and the Unconscious Mind forms
the three levels of the mind on which several studies have
been conducted by the famous Austrian psychologist, Sigmund
Freud. These studies just have a theoretical basis as it is very
difficult to prove these scientifically.
Everything works on basic fundamental principle or law. This is
important to ensure that the working mechanism of any
particular object is fine or not. Similarly, to keep a check over
the normal functioning of the mind the laws have been devised
which needs to be followed by the mind.
Summary
The presence of mind causes one to have subjective awareness
and intentionality towards the surrounding environment. It gives
one the ability to perceive and respond to the stimuli present
within the environment through the means of some kind of
agency. Living beings with the mind are conscious of their
environment and are capable of thinking and feeling.
Different culture and traditions perceive the meaning of mind
differently. In some cultures, the mind is perceived as an entity
that has been developed exclusively for the human beings while
the other notion states that the properties of the mind are
ascribed to non-living entities like animism and panpsychism, to
animals and to deities. There existed some other theories as
well that linked mind to live after death and ascertained
cosmological and natural order reasons to the existence of
mind.
Título : Mysteries of our Mind
EAN : 9781393602507
Editorial : IntroBooks
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