Body Posture Affects Moods

A recent article from Canwest Information Service vocal that recent research conducted at Hobart and William Smith College in New York state, has found that the “ mere act of folding your arms increases hop and activates an unconscious want to succeed. ”

Now the first response of people when they watch someone with his / her arms folded, is to think back to their classes on non - said behaviour and think, “ Oh, that person in being defensive”. And it is true that frequently the folded arms motion indicates an unwillingness to pass on with what a speaker is suggesting.

However, it now appears that something higher might be in play here as well, and the most interesting part of the research is that not only do our non - verbals fair what we might be thinking, but our non - verbals might also trigger a psychological state that may create what we think.

The folded arms folks in the research study spent more time on an impossible - to - solve anagram ( word grindstone ), and in new study came up with more correct solutions to a puzzle than those who were asked to sit with their hands on their thighs.

Ofttimes we think that the psychological state leads to body movement, but it appears that this works both ways.

What this suggests, then, is that we may have a range of other alternatives to use to modify our moods and mental states. ( Besides food! )

Method actors arrive to have undeclared this for caducity. In management to “ get into” the vein of the character being portrayed, the performer will adopt the due posture. If the character is sad, glum, or uncherished, then the artist will undertake by adopting a stooped mind-set, end down, shoulders slumped, etc. That body posture creates an internal feeling in the player which s / he is then able to pipe to the audience.

Retain the song from, I think, Sound of Music – Whenever I feel ruffled, I clout my head erect, I whistle a happy tune, etc. Looks as if the songwriter had it right.

Next time you want to change your mental state, try changing your body posture first and behold what end product is has on your vein. It might be easier than trying to talk yourself out of a bad temper.

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