Language of actions: The effects of teacher's kinesics on student learning and learning environment.

BACKGROUND: A teacher's appropriate use of nonverbal communication skills, mainly kinesics, can play a crucial role in the success of the students. Medical educators are unaware of the effective use of nonverbal communication as an instructional skill that can be used to engage learners, balance learners' participation by controlling the classroom environment, and motivate them to have a passion for learning. The purpose of the study was to explore the students' perceptions regarding the effect of teachers' kinesics on students' learning and their learning environment. This can be helpful for teachers in modifying their teaching styles and delivering quality education. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A qualitative study with an exploratory design was conducted at a private medical institute in 2021 for a duration of 6 months. Fourteen medical students volunteered to participate in the study. Focus group discussions were conducted with the students to explore the experiences of the medical students regarding the use of nonverbal communication skills by their teachers and its effect on their learning in the classroom. The data collected was analyzed manually. RESULTS: The results of the study revealed that teachers' nonverbal behaviors in the classroom significantly influence students' motivation, engagement, and learning in the classroom. Students preferred interaction with the teachers who were friendly and confident and used their nonverbal communication skills (eye contact, facial expressions, hand gestures) effectively, compared to strict and judgmental teachers. CONCLUSION: Teachers need to motivate their students by improving their teaching styles and incorporating nonverbal behaviors positively in the classroom. By creating an impactful learning environment, students' participation and learning will increase, which will, in turn, improve their academic performance.

Supportive strategies for nonverbal communication with persons living with dementia: A scoping review.

BACKGROUND: Many people living with dementia experience challenges comprehending language and benefit from nonverbal communication supports. Little published empirical evidence exists for care partners regarding supportive strategies for nonverbal communication with people living with dementia. This study aimed to conduct a scoping review of nonverbal strategies for care partners which have been observed to support communication with people living with dementia. METHODS: Current best practices for scoping research guided this review. CINAHL, PsycInfo, Scopus, and Pubmed databases were searched December 8, 2020. Empirical studies that examined the supportiveness of nonverbal communication strategies used by care partners of people living with dementia were eligible. All publication dates were included. Eligible studies were published in English in peer-reviewed journals. Studies were screened first by title and abstract, and subsequently by full-text review. Data charting was conducted using an evidence summary table, which was subsequently used for analysis. Results were presented in the form of a written summary. RESULTS: Sixteen studies were included in the final review. Six categories of supportive nonverbal communication strategies were identified: eye contact, gestures, facial expression, touch, close proximity, and frontal orientation. Studies observed six outcomes which indicated that these nonverbal strategies were supportive for communication with people living with dementia; however, person-centered outcomes were limited. CONCLUSIONS: The review identified supportive nonverbal communication strategies used by care partners with people living with dementia in the current literature. Disagreement exists in the literature regarding which outcomes define supportive nonverbal communication with people living with dementia. This in combination with the benefits of person-centered approaches to care with people living with dementia presents a critical need to delineate which nonverbal communication strategies are person-centered in future research. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT: Six supportive nonverbal communication strategies identified by scoping literature review, but there is disagreement in how the literature defines "supportive" @marie_y_s @EmmaBender19.

Words are just Noise, let your Actions Speak: Impact of Nonverbal Communication on Undergraduate Medical Education.

OBJECTIVE: To explore student's perceptions regarding impact of kinesics (facial expressions, gestures, head movements and postures) on undergraduate medical education. METHODS: A qualitative exploratory online survey was conducted from July-Sept 2020 among purposively chosen final year BDS students (n=150) of three dental colleges of Islamabad during COVID-19 lockdown phase. Semi-structured survey questions were validated and piloted before execution. Thematic analysis was performed, and consensus was built among all authors regarding findings, hence ensuring analytical triangulation. RESULTS: Response rate was 46% (69/150). Twenty sub-themes emerged under three domains of kinesics. Participants told that 'neutral expressions' frequently used by teachers create 'boring learning environment' and 'hesitation among students to ask questions.' A smile of teacher imparts 'new degree of interest in the subject' and gives 'freedom of expression' to the students. On contrary, anger 'demotivate' students, instills 'fear among them', make them anxious therefore, they are 'unable to understand lectures' which ultimately leads to 'loss interest in the subject'. Use of gestures by teachers creates 'enjoyable teaching-learning process' but movements such as clearing throat or shaky legs produce 'constant split-second interruption'. Moreover, standing posture of teachers bring 'interest and alertness among students'. CONCLUSION: Nonverbal communication can have positive or negative impact on undergraduate medical education. Therefore, teachers may start lecture with a smile and anger should be avoided to produce friendly and healthy learning environment. Faculty training is required for the effective use of nonverbal communication strategies to create an optimal learning environment for the students.

Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Impact Of Kinesics On Undergraduate Medical Education.

BACKGROUND: Nonverbal communication constitutes significant proportion of human communication besides spoken words. This study explored teacher's perceptions about impact of kinesics (facial expressions, gestures, head movements and postures) on undergraduate medical education within a classroom setting. METHODS: A survey-based exploratory research was carried out from July-August 2020. Medical teachers from two private dental colleges of Islamabad were included in the sampling frame. The survey questions were validated and approved by all authors before execution. Frequencies and percentages of closed-ended questions were calculated while thematic analysis for open-ended questions was done by all authors to get consensus on themes, hence ensuring analytical triangulation. RESULTS: Forty-six teachers responded to the survey. The most frequently shown facial expressions were 'happiness and enthusiasm' (76.1%) creating friendly, conducive, and motivating learning environment. 'Smile' was considered powerful communicative signal (95.7%) whereas 'anger' was thought to be communication barrier leading to stressful and demotivating learning environment. Neutral expressions were considered helpful to maintain class decorum. 'OK sign with raised thumb' (50%) was found helpful to develop special teacher-student connection and 'head nod' (84.8%) was encouraging students to continue giving answers. Standing posture (81%) exhibited teacher's commitment towards teaching and produced active learning environment. CONCLUSIONS: Teachers should start lecture with welcoming facial expressions, i.e., smile to build rapport with students. Anger should be avoided as it demotivates students by making learning environment stressful. We need to train faculty regarding effective use of nonverbal communication strategies to improve student's learning experience and to create positive learning environment.

Nonverbal Communication through Touch: Meanings for Physical Therapists Working in a Hospital Environment / Comunicación no verbal por medio del toque: significados para los fisioterapeutas que actúan en ambiente hospitalario / Comunicação não verbal por meio do toque: significados para fisioterapeutas que atuam em ambiente hospitalar

ABSTRACT Objectives: To know the most used types of touch and understand their meanings for physical therapists working in a hospital environment, from the perspective of their feelings, attitudes and behaviors during care. Materials and methods: Qualitative case study conducted by physical therapists working at a hospital in Brazil. For data collection, participant observation and semi-structured interviews were used as techniques. Data were analyzed according to the thematic content analysis proposed by Minayo. Results: 16 physical therapists participated in the study and, from the analysis of the empirical material, four thematic categories emerged: Instrumental touch as a fundamental resource of hospital physical therapy assistance; expressive touch: Its little presence does not mean absence of affection; physical therapist's feelings related to touch and difficulty talking about touch means that there is a deficiency in training. Conclusions: The underuse of expressive touch revealed the lack of knowledge and unpreparedness in the formation of the physical therapist, which, added to the lack of self-knowledge, hinders the affection and the creation of bonds in relationships. All of this justifies the rare studies on affective touch in health, which reflects an area to be explored and the need to sensitize professionals to influence the quality and humanization of care.

RESUMEN Objetivos: conocer los tipos de toque más utilizados y comprender sus significados para fisioterapeutas que actúan en ambiente hospitalario, en la perspectiva de sus sentimientos, actitudes y comportamientos durante la asistencia. Materiales y métodos: estudio de caso cualitativo realizado con fisioterapeutas que trabajan en un hospital en Brasil. Para la recolección de datos se utilizaron como técnicas la observación participante y las entrevistas semiestructuradas. Los datos se analizaron según el análisis de contenido temático propuesto por Minayo. Resultados: 16 fisioterapeutas participaron en el estudio y, a partir del análisis del material empírico, surgieron cuatro categorías temáticas: toque instrumental como recurso fundamental de la asistencia de fisioterapia hospitalaria; toque expresivo: su poca presencia no significa ausencia de afecto; sentimientos del fisioterapeuta relacionados con el toque y dificultad para hablar sobre el toque se traduce en una deficiencia en la formación. Conclusiones: la subutilización del tacto expresivo reveló la falta de conocimiento y preparación en la formación del fisioterapeuta, lo que, sumados a la falta de autoconocimiento, dificulta el afecto y la creación de vínculos en las relaciones. Lo anterior justifica los escasos estudios sobre el toque afectivo en la salud, que refleja un área por explorar y la necesidad de sensibilizar a los profesionales para que influyan en la calidad y la humanización de la asistencia.

RESUMO Objetivos: conhecer os tipos de toque mais utilizados e compreender seus significados para fisioterapeutas que atuam em ambiente hospitalar, na perspectiva de seus sentimentos, atitudes e comportamentos durante a assistência. Materiais e métodos: estudo de caso qualitativo realizado com fisioterapeutas que atuam em um hospital do Brasil. Para a coleta de dados, utilizaram-se como técnicas a observação participante e a entrevista semiestruturada. Os dados foram analisados segundo a análise temática de conteúdo proposta por Minayo. Resultados: participaram do estudo 16 fisioterapeutas e, da análise do material empírico, emergiram quatro categorias temáticas: toque instrumental como recurso fundamental da assistência fisioterapêutica hospitalar; toque expressivo: sua pouca presença não significa ausência de afetividade; sentimentos do fisioterapeuta relacionados ao toque e dificuldade em falar sobre o toque traduz deficiência na formação. Conclusões: a subutilização do toque expressivo revelou o desconhecimento e o despreparo na formação do fisioterapeuta que, somados à ausência de autoconhecimento, dificulta a afetividade e a criação de vínculos nas relações. Tudo isso justifica os raros estudos sobre o toque afetivo na saúde, o que traduz uma área a ser explorada e a necessidade de sensibilizar os profissionais para influenciar na qualidade e humanização da assistência.

T-Pattern Analysis and Cognitive Load Manipulation to Detect Low-Stake Lies: An Exploratory Study.

Deception has evolved to become a fundamental aspect of human interaction. Despite the prolonged efforts in many disciplines, there has been no definite finding of a univocally "deceptive" signal. This work proposes an approach to deception detection combining cognitive load manipulation and T-pattern methodology with the objective of: (a) testing the efficacy of dual task-procedure in enhancing differences between truth tellers and liars in a low-stakes situation; (b) exploring the efficacy of T-pattern methodology in discriminating truthful reports from deceitful ones in a low-stakes situation; (c) setting the experimental design and procedure for following research. We manipulated cognitive load to enhance differences between truth tellers and liars, because of the low-stakes lies involved in our experiment. We conducted an experimental study with a convenience sample of 40 students. We carried out a first analysis on the behaviors' frequencies coded through the observation software, using SPSS (22). The aim was to describe shape and characteristics of behavior's distributions and explore differences between groups. Datasets were then analyzed with Theme 6.0 software which detects repeated patterns (T-patterns) of coded events (non-verbal behaviors) that regularly or irregularly occur within a period of observation. A descriptive analysis on T-pattern frequencies was carried out to explore differences between groups. An in-depth analysis on more complex patterns was performed to get qualitative information on the behavior structure expressed by the participants. Results show that the dual-task procedure enhances differences observed between liars and truth tellers with T-pattern methodology; moreover, T-pattern detection reveals a higher variety and complexity of behavior in truth tellers than in liars. These findings support the combination of cognitive load manipulation and T-pattern methodology for deception detection in low-stakes situations, suggesting the testing of directional hypothesis on a larger probabilistic sample of population.

O aniquilamento do corpo em Auschwitz: análise semiótica do relato de Primo Levi / The annihilation of the body at Auschwitz: semiotic analysis of the account of Primo Levi

O aniquilamento do corpo em Auschwitz: análise semiótica do relato de Primo Levi No contexto da temática do corpo, meu objetivo, neste artigo, é demonstrar como a "originalidade" dos métodos de extermínio dos prisioneiros, nos campos de concentração nazistas, começavam pelo aniquilamento do corpo. Tal metodologia foi descrita, minuciosamente, por um sobrevivente de Auschwitz, o químico e, sobretudo, contundente escritor, Primo Levi. Exímio observador semiótico, ele focaliza, particularmente, as relações entre as representações sígnicas e a "verdade" interna dos prisioneiros. Com tal enfoque semiótico, Levi con-segue demonstrar que a política de extermínio praticada pelo nazismo deu-se antes das câmaras de gás e dos fornos crematórios: a "originalidade" do nazismo - para usar a expressão do historiador Raul Hilberg (1985) - foi a de, antes de tudo, aniquilar o indivíduo. Essa política de aniquilamento consistiu, como tão bem ilustrou Levi, na destruição da verdade interna do indivíduo a partir da destruição das representações sígnicas externas.

In the context of the subject of the body, my purpose in this article is to demonstrate how the "originality" of the methods of extermination of prisoners in the Nazi concentration camps began with the annihilation of the body. Such methodology has been described, in detail, by a survivor of Auschwitz, the chemist and, above all, blunt writer, Primo Levi. An eminent semiotic observer, he focuses particularly on the relations between the signic representations and the internal "truth" of the prisoners. With such a semiotic approach, Levi can demonstrate that the policy of extermination practiced by the Nazis took place before the gas chambers and crematorium: the "originality" of Nazism - to use historian Raul Hilberg's expression (1985) - it was, first of all, to annihilate the individual. This policy of annihilation consisted, as Levi has so well illustrated, in the destruction of the inner truth of the individual from the destruction of external signic representations.

Head Motion Modeling for Human Behavior Analysis in Dyadic Interaction.

This paper presents a computational study of head motion in human interaction, notably of its role in conveying interlocutors' behavioral characteristics. Head motion is physically complex and carries rich information; current modeling approaches based on visual signals, however, are still limited in their ability to adequately capture these important properties. Guided by the methodology of kinesics, we propose a data driven approach to identify typical head motion patterns. The approach follows the steps of first segmenting motion events, then parametrically representing the motion by linear predictive features, and finally generalizing the motion types using Gaussian mixture models. The proposed approach is experimentally validated using video recordings of communication sessions from real couples involved in a couples therapy study. In particular we use the head motion model to classify binarized expert judgments of the interactants' specific behavioral characteristics where entrainment in head motion is hypothesized to play a role: Acceptance, Blame, Positive, and Negative behavior. We achieve accuracies in the range of 60% to 70% for the various experimental settings and conditions. In addition, we describe a measure of motion similarity between the interaction partners based on the proposed model. We show that the relative change of head motion similarity during the interaction significantly correlates with the expert judgments of the interactants' behavioral characteristics. These findings demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed head motion model, and underscore the promise of analyzing human behavioral characteristics through signal processing methods.

Semiotic diversity in utterance production and the concept of 'language'.

Sign language descriptions that use an analytic model borrowed from spoken language structural linguistics have proved to be not fully appropriate. Pictorial and action-like modes of expression are integral to how signed utterances are constructed and to how they work. However, observation shows that speakers likewise use kinesic and vocal expressions that are not accommodated by spoken language structural linguistic models, including pictorial and action-like modes of expression. These, also, are integral to how speaker utterances in face-to-face interaction are constructed and to how they work. Accordingly, the object of linguistic inquiry should be revised, so that it comprises not only an account of the formal abstract systems that utterances make use of, but also an account of how the semiotically diverse resources that all languaging individuals use are organized in relation to one another. Both language as an abstract system and languaging should be the concern of linguistics.

Abordagens corporais: recurso transformador na formação do terapeuta ocupacional / Corporal approaches: transformer action in training of the occupational therapist

O objetivo deste estudo foi discutir o processo de ensino-aprendizagem de abordagens corporais no campo da Terapia Ocupacional. Os dados foram coletados durante a disciplina em abordagens corporais ministrada no curso de graduação em Terapia Ocupacional da Universidade EstadualPaulista, por meio de grupos focais realizados ao final de doze encontros presenciais com quatro horas/aula cada. O estudo foi desenvolvido com quarenta discentes matriculados na disciplina. Todos os encontros foram filmados e transcritos na íntegra, sendoos relatos analisados através do método análise de conteúdo e criação de categorias. Os resultados apontaram para percepção de que as temáticas discutidas durante os encontros possibilitaram ao discente vivenciar e construir um pensamento crítico a respeito daquilo que é próprio do cliente aproximando-o, por meio de uma abordagem holística, daquilo que é potência norteadora do processo em Terapia Ocupacional. As abordagens corporais são consideradas um recurso transformador e potente no processoensino-aprendizagem da Terapia Ocupacional e como atividade formativa investigativa na construção das compreensões da prática profissional do terapeuta ocupacional em situações desingularidade, complexidade, incerteza e conflito de valores.

The objective of this study was to discuss the teaching-learning process of corporal approaches in the Occupational Therapy fi eld. The informations were collected during the classes, in the body approaches matter, administered in the fourth period of the graduate program in OccupationalTherapy of the Universidade Estadual Paulista, through focus groups conducted at the end of all twelve-face meetings with classes of four hours each. The study was realized by fortystudents enrolled in the discipline. All meetings were filmed, which allowed the full transcript and analysis of the students reports. The speeches analysis consisted of content analysis and categories creation. The results indicated to the perception of the thematic discussed during the meetings enabled the student to experienceand build critical thinking about what is proper the client, and through a holistic approach, about what is guiding the potency of the Occupational Therapy process. The body approaches are considered a feature powerfull transformer in the teaching-learning of occupational therapy as an investigative and formative activityin the understandings’ construction of the professional practice of occupational therapists in situations of uniqueness, complexity, uncertainty and conflict in the value process.

La comunicación desde la lectura del lenguaje gestual en jóvenes en situación de discapacidad auditiva / Communication from body language reading in young persons with hearing disabilities / A comunicação desde a leitura da linguagem gestual em jóvens em situação de deficiência auditiva

Objetivo: Interpretar la estructura del lenguaje no verbal desde los niveles sintáctico, semántico y pragmático de la comunicación y los modelos de la misma para determinar la acción del gesto como signo en jóvenes en situación de discapacidad auditiva. Materiales y Métodos: Estudio de corte semiótico que plantea el reconocimiento de las reglas subyacentes al lenguaje codificado, en este caso se profundizó en la naturaleza del fenómeno gestual; se aplicaron protocolos de observación y se realizó un registro fílmico que fue sometido al microanálisis de cada escena y secuencias individuales, lo que llevó a descripciones más detalladas de aquellos gestos que ayudaron a responder la pregunta de investigación. Resultados: La comunidad de no oyentes se comunica de manera tan fluida como lo hacen los oyentes utilizando un sistema diferenciado –lenguaje de señas– que implica así mismo el uso de signos alternos capaces de enriquecer el proceso de transmisión y recepción de mensajes. Conclusiones: El signo en la comunicación del no oyente toma diferentes formas; el lenguaje codificado es una de ellas siendo este la estructura gramatical del lenguaje de señas o manual; los sonidos fónicos, la lectura labio facial y el gesto hacen parte del lenguaje no codificado, elementos que se exponen de manera espontánea durante la comunicación

Objective: To interpret the structure of non-verbal language from syntactic, semantic and pragmatic levels of communication and its models for determining the action of a gesture as a sign in Young persons with hearing disabilities. Material and Methods: The semiotic study presents recognition of underlying rules to encoded languages. In this research the nature of the gestural phenomenon was studied in depth; observation protocols were applied and records on film were carried out and submitted to microanalysis of each scene and individual sequences which resulted in more detailed descriptions of those gestures that helped to answer the research question. Results: The non-hearing community communicates in a way as fluent as hearing people do using a differentiated system –sign language– that also implies the use of alternate signs that are able to enrich the transmission process and message reception. Conclusion: The sign in communication of the deaf people takes different forms; encoded languages is one of them, being this one the grammatical structure of the manual or sign language; phonic sounds, lip-reading and body language make part of the non-encoded language, elements that are exposed in a spontaneous way during communication

Objetivo: Interpretar a estrutura da linguagem no verbal desde os níveis sintáticos, semântico e pragmático da comunicação e os modelos da mesma parte determinar a ação do gesto como signo em jovens em situação de deficiente auditivo. Materiais e Métodos e Materiais: Estudo de corte semiótico que projeta o reconhecimento das regras subjacentes à linguagem codificado, neste caso se afundou na natureza do fenômeno gestual; aplicaram se protocolos de observação e se realizou um registro fílmico que foi submetido ao microanalise de cada cena e sequencias individuais, o que levou a descrições mais detalhado de aqueles gestos que ajudaram a responder a pergunta de pesquisa. Resultados: A comunidade de não ouvintes se comunica de maneira tão fluida como o fazem os ouvintes utilizando um sistema diferenciado – linguagem de senhas- que envolve assim mesmo o uso de signos alternos capazes de enriquecer o processo de transmissão e recepção de mensagens. Conclusões: O signo na comunicação do não ouvinte toma diferentes formas; a linguagem codificada é uma delas sendo este a estrutura gramatical da linguagem de senhas ou manual; os sons fônicos, a leitura lábio facial e o gesto fazem parte da linguagem não codificada, elementos que se expõem de maneira espontânea durante a comunicação

Proxêmica e cinésica como recursos comunicacionais entre o profissional de saúde e o idoso hospitalizado / Proxemics and kinetics as communication resources between health professionals and the hospitalized elderly / Proxémica y cinésica como recursos comunicacionales entre el profissional de salud y el anciano hospitalizado

Estudo exploratório de campo com o objetivo de identificar os mecanismos de invasão do espaço pessoal e da territorialidade do idoso hospitalizado e os gestos e posturas corporais do profissional de saúde aplicados a favor dessa interação. Desenvolvido em hospitais no interior paulista, em 2009, com 117 participantes de uma capacitação em comunicação não verbal em gerontologia. Os resultados, diante dos mecanismos de invasão do território no cuidado com o idoso, foram 89,7% de ações de invasão, 38,5% de contaminação e 38,5% de violação. Os gestos e posturas corporais, avaliados favoravelmente à interação com o idoso, foram agrupados em: funções e significados (64,1%); pertinência situacional (43,6%) e expressão de sentimentos (35,0%). Conclui-se que a invasão foi o mecanismo mais citado contra preservação da territorialidade do idoso, justificada pela negligência de autorização prévia para manipulação de pertences ou do próprio corpo e de permissão de pessoas estranhas ou em quantitativo que superlote seu território.

This exploratory field work aimed at identifying mechanisms of personal space invasion and territorial perception related to the hospitalized elderly. It also examines health professionals’ body postures and gestures deemed as favorable interaction between said professionals and the elderly. The study was conducted in hospitals located in the São Paulo state countryside (Brazil), with 117 attendants to a capacity building program on nonverbal communication in Gerontology. Results showed that territorial invasion-related mechanisms encompassed invasion (89.7%), contamination (38.5%), and violation actions (38.5%). Body posture and gestures deemed as favorable to interacting with the elderly were grouped as follows: functions and meanings (64.1%), situational applicability (43.6%), and expression of feelings (35.0%). Conclusively, invasion was reported to be the most common territorial invasion mechanism against the elderly. It stems from the failure in seeking previous consent to handle patients’ belongings or body parts as well as allowing strangers or too many people to enter the elderly’s personal territory.

Estudio exploratorio de campo con el objetivo de identificar los mecanismos de invasión del espacio personal y de la territorialidad del anciano hospitalizado y los gestos y posturas corporales del profesional de salud aplicados a favor de esa interacción. Desarrollado en hospitales en interior del Estado de São Paulo-SP-Brasil, en 2009, con 117 participantes de una capacitación en comunicación no verbal en gerontología. Los resultados, delante de los mecanismos de invasión del territorio en el cuidado con el anciano, fueron 89,7% de acciones de invasión, 38,5% de contaminación y 38,5% de violación. Los gestos y posturas corporales, evaluados favorablemente a la interacción con el anciano, fueron agrupados en: funciones y significados (64,1%); pertinencia situacional (43,6%) y expresión de sentimientos (35,0%). Se concluye que la invasión fue el mecanismo más citado contra preservación de la territorialidad del anciano, justificada por la negligencia de autorización previa para manipulación de pertenencias o del propio cuerpo y de autorización de personas extrañas o en cuantitativo que superpoble su territorio.

Benefícios da estimulação perceptual corporal no esquema corporal de idosos / Benefits of body perception stimulation on body scheme among the elderly

Os avanços da ciência proporcionaram o aumento da longevidade e refletem o crescimento do contingente de idosos na sociedade atual. O aumento da idade cronológica traz perda progressiva da funcionalidade e altera o processo de fornecimento de informações sobre a percepção corporal, resultando na interpretação distorcida dos parâmetros corporais. Estudos comprovam que o movimento e atividade física são capazes de influenciar positivamente a percepção corporal. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi avaliar os efeitos de atividades de estimulação corporal perceptual sobre o esquema corporal dos idosos. A avaliação foi realizada através do teste de projeção de pontos, o IMP (Image Marking Procedure), que é capaz de predizer o grau de distorção entre a imagem real e percebida nos diferentes pontos do corpo. As medidas de percepção das dimensões corporais foram mensuradas antes e depois de um programa de estimulação perceptual corporal. Os resultados do estudo demonstraram que o programa de intervenção corporal pode trazer benefícios para os sujeitos participantes, mas é necessário que a estimulação tenha um foco mais particular conforme as características perceptivas de cada indivíduo.

Advances in science have resulted in increased longevity and reflect the growing number of elderly individuals in society today. The increase in chronological age brings progressive loss of functionality, and changes the process of providing information on body awareness, resulting in the misinterpretation of body parameters. Studies have shown that movement and physical activity are able to positively influence body perception. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of perceptual body stimulation activities on the body schema of the elderly. The evaluation was performed with the IMP (Image Marking Procedure), capable of measuring the degree of distortion between the actual and perceived image in different parts of the body. Measurements of body size perception were taken before and after perceptual body stimulation programs. The study results showed that the body intervention program can bring benefits to the participants, but it is necessary that stimulation have a more specific focus, according to the perceptive characteristics of each individual.

A dança <>o outro: prerrogativas para uma educação estética através do processo criativo / La danza <> el otro: prerrogativas para una educación estética con el proceso creativo / The dance (on) stage(s) the other: prerogatives for an aesthetic education through the creative process

A dança instala no corpo uma outra cena de sentidos que potencializa a ação criativa, assim, quando o corpo dança, sua percepção é aguçada em direção a estados alterados da consciência. Neste nível perceptível, instalado em meio ao processo criativo, técnica (a competência) e liberdade (a performance) se relacionam, e criam, como efeito, a dança. A partir desta evidência, que aqui será sustentada segundo um cruzamento de leituras entre a psicanálise e a filosofia, lanço-me a uma reflexão sobre a percepção corporal na dança, na tentativa de situar a atuação criativa. Assim, abro um caminho para entender o processo criativo como campo de sensibilização corporal, a partir do qual a intervenção educativa é efetivada no corpo.

The dance installs in the body another scene of senses that raises the creative performance and not that can be speculated about it. There, “who dance” is the other one, making the body acting of another manner, beyond the systemic contour of Ego. Without the presence of this forged performance, the body would not pass of one ruled machine in function of something and not in favor of himself, as original movement of himself. This article intends to make a reflection about the corporal perception in the dance, trying to point out the creative performance. So, we opened a way to understand the process creative as field of corporal sensitization where the educative intervention is accomplished in the body.

La danza instala en el cuerpo otra escena de sentidos que levanta el funcionamiento creativo y no que se puede especular sobre él. Allí, “quién dança” es el otro, haciendo el cuerpo actuar de otra manera, más allá del contorno sistémico del Ego. Sin la presencia de este funcionamiento forjado, el cuerpo no paso de una máquina gobernada en función de algo y no a favor de él, como movimiento original de él mismo. Este artículo se prepone hacer una reflexión sobre la percepcion corporal en la danza, intentando precisar el funcionamiento creativo. Así pues, abrimos una manera de entender el proceso creativo como campo de la sensibilización corporal donde la intervención educativa se logra en el cuerpo.