Cognitive cultural studies discuss the connection between culture and mind with insights from different areas of cognitive science and explore the functions of the shared features of human cognition in cultural produc...Cognitive cultural studies discuss the connection between culture and mind with insights from different areas of cognitive science and explore the functions of the shared features of human cognition in cultural production of specific historical context.The analysis of the American Sci-Fi The Body Snatchers from this perspective reveals the cognitive logic during the cold war period,and indicates that this science fiction not only records and shapes the American social psychology during the Cold War,but also serves as an effective medium through which the political and cultural symptoms of that period can be observed,interpreted,and reflected.展开更多
Global technologies that have made the world more interconnected have also,inadvertently,amplified the forces of stress that are now with us 24 hours a day,7 days a week.The accumulated impact of this stress I call cu...Global technologies that have made the world more interconnected have also,inadvertently,amplified the forces of stress that are now with us 24 hours a day,7 days a week.The accumulated impact of this stress I call cultural stress anxiety syndrome and call on integrative medicine practitioners to recognize that it is exacerbating whatever acute stressors are also present in our patients'lives.In this Commentary,I outline seven major components of cultural stress(time pressure,digital intrusion,digital dependency,isolation,sedentary lifestyle,poor sleep and uncertainty),describe their health consequences,and finally,offer cultural stress-specific remedies I have utilized in my own practice,along with studies that affirm their efficacy.My hope is that we,as integrative medicine practitioners who are cognizant of the role that stress plays in disease development,will more fully appreciate the added impact of cultural stress,and advise our patients on the importance of proactive stress management.展开更多
文摘Cognitive cultural studies discuss the connection between culture and mind with insights from different areas of cognitive science and explore the functions of the shared features of human cognition in cultural production of specific historical context.The analysis of the American Sci-Fi The Body Snatchers from this perspective reveals the cognitive logic during the cold war period,and indicates that this science fiction not only records and shapes the American social psychology during the Cold War,but also serves as an effective medium through which the political and cultural symptoms of that period can be observed,interpreted,and reflected.
文摘Global technologies that have made the world more interconnected have also,inadvertently,amplified the forces of stress that are now with us 24 hours a day,7 days a week.The accumulated impact of this stress I call cultural stress anxiety syndrome and call on integrative medicine practitioners to recognize that it is exacerbating whatever acute stressors are also present in our patients'lives.In this Commentary,I outline seven major components of cultural stress(time pressure,digital intrusion,digital dependency,isolation,sedentary lifestyle,poor sleep and uncertainty),describe their health consequences,and finally,offer cultural stress-specific remedies I have utilized in my own practice,along with studies that affirm their efficacy.My hope is that we,as integrative medicine practitioners who are cognizant of the role that stress plays in disease development,will more fully appreciate the added impact of cultural stress,and advise our patients on the importance of proactive stress management.
