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ESQUEMA CORPORAL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-07-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- body percept
1, record 1, English, body%20percept
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- body schema 2, record 1, English, body%20schema
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The postural image one has of one's body as it functions outside of central consciousness; it is organized over the years mainly on the basis of incoming kinesthetic and tactile perceptions. 2, record 1, English, - body%20percept
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Body image is the] mental image we form of our body as a whole, including both its physical characteristics (body percept), and our attitudes toward these characteristics (body concept). ... The body percept probably begins to take shape in the third or fourth months of life when the infant discovers his fingers and toes. 3, record 1, English, - body%20percept
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- schéma corporel
1, record 1, French, sch%C3%A9ma%20corporel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- schéma postural 1, record 1, French, sch%C3%A9ma%20postural
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[La représentation qu'on a de son corps] est fondée sur des données sensorielles et sensitives multiples [...] Les lésions du lobe temporal déclenchent des troubles du schéma corporel. 1, record 1, French, - sch%C3%A9ma%20corporel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología (Generalidades)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- esquema corporal
1, record 1, Spanish, esquema%20corporal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Imagen tridimensional en reposo y en movimiento que el individuo tiene de los segmentos de su cuerpo. 2, record 1, Spanish, - esquema%20corporal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El esquema corporal es […] la representación que el ser humano se forma mentalmente de su cuerpo, a través de una secuencia de percepciones y respuestas vivenciadas en la relación con el otro. […] se desarrolla todos los días e informa, enriqueciendo, bloqueando u ordenando la imagen del cuerpo. […] incluye el ordenamiento, relaciones y funcionalidad de diversas nociones de otros esquemas, tales como los esquemas visual, táctil, olfativo, gustativo, del equilibrio, del tono muscular, de postura, distancias, movimiento, tiempo, etcétera, participando así todos los sentidos; siendo el esquema corporal una realidad de hecho, en cierto modo, nuestro vivir carnal al contacto del mundo físico. 3, record 1, Spanish, - esquema%20corporal
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-06-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- body image
1, record 2, English, body%20image
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- body identity 2, record 2, English, body%20identity
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The mental image we form of our body as a whole, including both its physical characteristics (body percept), and our attitudes toward these characteristics (body concept). 3, record 2, English, - body%20image
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Our body image is a basic component of our concept of self and our feeling of personal identity ... The body image develops slowly and undergoes many changes in the course of growth. 3, record 2, English, - body%20image
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- image du corps
1, record 2, French, image%20du%20corps
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- image corporelle 2, record 2, French, image%20corporelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les dernières lignes de son livre sur l'image du corps [...] Paul Schilder [conclut] : «Toute présentation d'une image du corps qui serait une entité isolée restera nécessairement incomplète. Un corps est toujours l'expression d'un Moi et d'une personnalité et il est dans le monde». 3, record 2, French, - image%20du%20corps
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología (Generalidades)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- imagen corporal
1, record 2, Spanish, imagen%20corporal
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- imagen del cuerpo 2, record 2, Spanish, imagen%20del%20cuerpo
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Representación mental amplia de la figura corporal, su forma y tamaño, la cual está influenciada por factores históricos, culturales, sociales, individuales y biológicos que varían con el tiempo. 3, record 2, Spanish, - imagen%20corporal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El esquema corporal es la imagen tridimensional que todo el mundo tiene de sí mismo y podemos llamar a esta imagen, imagen corporal. [...] Cuando se aborda el tema de esquema corporal, es frecuente encontrar que se utilizan indistintamente los conceptos de esquema corporal y de imagen corporal, por lo que es importante intentar una diferenciación entre ellos. [...] En principio, el esquema corporal es el mismo para todos los individuos de la especie humana en circunstancias más o menos iguales, pero la imagen del cuerpo, por el contrario, es propia de cada uno, ya que está ligada al sujeto y a su historia. Es específica de una libido en situación, de un tipo de relación libidinal. 4, record 2, Spanish, - imagen%20corporal
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