Krop-sind-forholdet: analyse af tekster og sociale konsekvenser

Introduce the subject by giving a brief account of the insight into the mind-body relationship outlined in the texts

Text 1: “A New Fertility Factor”, are written by Alice D. Domar and deals with various problems with fertility. It is explained how anxiety inhibits the chance of becoming pregnant, and that distress may improve the chance of becoming pregnant.

Text 2: “We All Need a Dose of the Doctor”, are Written by Michael C. Miller and acting on patient's relationship to his or her doctor, and the importance of "human touch" and a secure feeling when you need medical care.

Text 3: “How to Think About the Mind”, are written by Steven Pinker, which describes the brain and how the soul/mind is connected to the brain. He describes how the antidepressant influences on a person and of depressed people do not have lazy souls, it is actually a part of their brain that is not functioning properly.

Text 4: “The Body”, are written by Hanif Kureishi. It is unlike the three previous texts a science fiction text, while the others are factual texts. The text is about a man who changed his brain into a new, more beautiful and young body, and his experience with the new body as described.