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ESQUEMA FISICO [1 record]
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
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