Mental Illness Paper Mind/Brain
Dr. Wagner
January 29, 2013
Mind/Brain Paper
Before this class what was your familiarity or practice with using the mind and brain interchangeably? Why are the two not synonymous at all? Why did you use them this way?
The mind is more important than the brain. The question that everyone should be trying to contemplate for themselves is that of the mind versus the body/brain. This question is commonly overlooked as the difference between the two is not necessarily taught and the words in society are taught as one in the same. Before enrolling in, Sociology of the Mental Illness, I will admit that I used the terms brain and mind as interchangeable synonyms. I had never thought to look up the actual definition for each of the terms. I had also never thought to look up synonyms for either of these terms. I used the terms in the interchangeable way due to the fact that I was never taught the correct meanings for the two. I can’t blame the fact that I was never taught the difference between the two as the only reason that I used them interchangeably. I also have to blame myself for this mistake. I have gained much knowledge in my time here on Earth but there is plenty more that I have yet to learn. If I was to actually have applied myself I would have noticed that there was a difference between the two words and that they are not interchangeable or synonyms. After looking up brain on the internet I found out that they use mind as a synonym. The reason that the terms brains and mind are not synonymous is due to the fact that they refer to different aspects of the human. The brain by definition is the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical action, according to dictionary.com. The mind by definition the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives,
January 29, 2013
Mind/Brain Paper
Before this class what was your familiarity or practice with using the mind and brain interchangeably? Why are the two not synonymous at all? Why did you use them this way?
The mind is more important than the brain. The question that everyone should be trying to contemplate for themselves is that of the mind versus the body/brain. This question is commonly overlooked as the difference between the two is not necessarily taught and the words in society are taught as one in the same. Before enrolling in, Sociology of the Mental Illness, I will admit that I used the terms brain and mind as interchangeable synonyms. I had never thought to look up the actual definition for each of the terms. I had also never thought to look up synonyms for either of these terms. I used the terms in the interchangeable way due to the fact that I was never taught the correct meanings for the two. I can’t blame the fact that I was never taught the difference between the two as the only reason that I used them interchangeably. I also have to blame myself for this mistake. I have gained much knowledge in my time here on Earth but there is plenty more that I have yet to learn. If I was to actually have applied myself I would have noticed that there was a difference between the two words and that they are not interchangeable or synonyms. After looking up brain on the internet I found out that they use mind as a synonym. The reason that the terms brains and mind are not synonymous is due to the fact that they refer to different aspects of the human. The brain by definition is the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical action, according to dictionary.com. The mind by definition the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives,