State Of Self-awareness Research Articles

The differential effects of self-view in virtual meetings when speaking vs. listening

ABSTRACT With the surging reliance on videoconferencing tools, users may find themselves staring at their reflections for hours a day. We refer to this phenomenon as self-referential information (SRI) consumption and examine its consequences and the mechanism behind them. Building on self-awareness research and the strength model of self-control, we argue that SRI consumption heightens the state of self-awareness and thereby depletes participants’ mental resources, eventually undermining virtual meeting (VM) outcomes. Our findings from a European employee sample revealed contrary effects of SRI consumption across speaker vs listener roles. Engagement with self-view is positively associated with self-awareness, which, in turn, is negatively related to satisfaction with VM process, perceived productivity, and enjoyment. Looking at the self while listening to others exhibits adverse direct and indirect (via self-awareness) effects on VM outcomes. However, looking at the self when speaking exhibits positive direct effects on satisfaction with VM process and enjoyment.

Ethnographic Observations of the Wartime Everyday Life of the Population of Southern Ukraine: Post-Expedition Reflections

Based on field materials, an attempt has been made to analyze the state of self-awareness among modern residents of the former centre of freedoms of the Zaporizhzhian Army, which included parts of the present-day Dnipropetrovsk and Kherson regions. The transformations taking place in this socio-cultural space and their influence on self-identification processes are traced from an anthropological perspective. Examples of russian imperial attitude towards the cultural landscape of the southern Naddniprianshchyna in different historical periods are provided. Parallels are drawn with the testimonies of the renowned traveller and ethnographer, Alexander Afanasyev-Chuzhbinsky, who, in the mid‑19th century, exploring the region and noted negative trends regarding the economic practices of the new owners of Zaporizhzhia lands. It is argued that a similar destructive impact on nature and culture was the practice of constructing large dams on the Dnipro River during the Soviet period, which generated a distinct conflict between russian imperial and Ukrainian worldviews. Through the prism of the author’s collected testimonies during expeditions to the places of the Cossack Great Meadow visited by A. Afanasyev-Chuzhbinsky, contemporary events during the russian-Ukrainian war are comprehended. The focus is on the issue of the new genocide and ecocide brought by the occupiers to the south of Ukraine as a result of the explosion of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Station. The study reveals family strategies for preserving cultural memory concerning the former landscape and the role of the Zaporizhzhian Cossacks in modern processes of self-identification, through which not only the indigenous inhabitants but also participants of new waves of migration mentally assimilated the Zaporizhzhia heritage. Consequently, the military component of the cultural landscape of the Southern Naddniprianshchyna under the new conditions of the russian-Ukrainian war is capable of indirectly influencing the Ukrainian society. All of this calls for active protective measures regarding the cultural heritage and further comprehensive organization of scientific research in various fields of natural and socio-humanitarian sciences in order to preserve the values of the region and the development of Ukraine as a whole.

State of termination in religious-mystical culturе

The article provides a comprehensive analysis of domestic and foreign developments on the issues of a certain state of man in general and the state of TERMINATION in the religious and secular life of man in particular; the concept of «termination» is substantiated; the content of the leading concepts of the problem is revealed. The signs, types, functions, and qualities of the TERMINATION state are highlighted and systematized. The analysis is carried out on the materials of the documentary on religious and mystical culture. The philosopher in his theoretical reflections tries to cover both the objective state of affairs and the subjective world of man. Philosophy shows that external catastrophes can begin with an internal catastrophe, a subjective one, when people follow petty in petty ways, when the natural compensatory insight mechanism as a STATE OF CESSATION, a regulatory state of self-awareness, which results in the cessation of a trivial action, when this action is stopped as unnecessary. In religious and mystical culture, compensatory insight as a STATE of Cessation is the Divine state of the mystic as the cessation of action-actions. However, this is a cessation of small, trivial actions-actions. Compensatory insight as state of Cessation is the cessation of pettiness. The state of cessation is a cessation for a short time. And then there is action, actions for salvation. The state of Cessation - is a spontaneous experience in which the old personality dies in a person. It is experienced as a revelation, an insight. It is clear that there is relativity, what to consider important in the actions of a person, and what is not important. One person thinks some actions are important, while another person considers important, and another person considers completely different actions. But the state of STOP state can be triggered in both cases. in both cases. The state of STOP is a rather subjective state of the individual with his or her attitude to the world and to other people. But still, there is a more or less objective criterion. The objective criterion is that a person is somehow or another is orientated towards those actions that aimed at the development of life, at its preservation, its salvation, and not its destruction. And here the actions must be of a certain orientation. For example, a person of the XXI century, with his objective knowledge, his understanding of history, with his understanding of cosmic processes should be guided in their actions to preserve human life, to, to protect this life. But in the actions of people we. we see manifestations of cruelty and inhumanity. These actions are aimed simply at the destruction of human life. An example is, is the war that Russia has unleashed against Ukraine. In this war, the actions of the Russian occupiers - are actions to destroy all living things. Here the manifestation of the state of Suspension in a person does not does not work. The Russian soldier does not stop those his actions that destroy people.

Dimensions of Human Creativity in the Context of Comparative Analysis of the Works of M. Heidegger and H. Bergson

The purpose of the article is to substantiate the methodology of creativity based on a comparative analysis of the works of M. Heidegger (“The Origin of the Work of Art”) and H. Bergson (“Creative Evolution”). The research methodology was based on the futurological or value-futurological method, which is the author's proposal of V. Sivers. To determine the natural and genetic affinity of the two works, the comparative aspect of the methodology was applied, which made it possible to identify both their common points of intersection and points of distinction. In this methodological context, there is an author's component of vision, where at the intersection of different views new knowledge desired by every researcher should be born, or rather its changing and uncertain contours, which we call approaches to understanding creativity. The scientific novelty of the article lies in the reference to H. Bergson’s work “Creative Evolution” in the context of a comparative analysis with M. Heidegger’s work “The Origin of the Work of Art”. This helped to record being in a state of self-awareness and assert that any human activity performed and comprehended in this status is evidence and an indication of the process of creation, but does not prove it. It only reveals a new participant who is related to the subject and in some way separated from it. Conclusions. It has been proven that we can connect a person with the process of creation and the instance of the Observer. Creation happens every moment for two reasons: it has already happened, and it cannot stop. After all, nothing can exist. In fact, it prompts creation, which in human performance looks like creativity. Its ontological basis is the presence of nothing in the “anti-space”. It creates pressure on space with the requirement of realisation. The fact of awareness of nothingness is its transposition into consciousness and the condition of the “truth of essence”, namely the basis of the search for the essence of consciousness and the basis of self-awareness. Its invariant is the Observer. Key words: M. Heidegger, H. Bergson, creativity, myth-making, Observer, Other, nothing, consciousness, self-awareness, category, existential, dissolution, suspension of time.

From Human Doing to Human Being – The Metacognitive Model for Well-Being Resilience in the Workplace.

This exploratory study aspires to contribute to the discussions on well-being resilience in the workplace by proposing a novel model as a means of exploring core metacognitive factors involved as individuals develop a better skillset for cultivating well-being resilience. The concept of well-being resilience in the workplace aims to draw attention to the significance of the mastery of being present, defined as being self-aware, self-reflective and insightful, as the key to maintaining well-being and mental fitness. To cultivate well-being resilience, a metacognitive ability is important for directing and regulating cognitive processes and strategies, and leads towards nurturing states of self-awareness, self-reflection and insightfulness. The value of the development of reliable measures of self-reflection and insight for researchers and practitioners sits with the means to assess metacognitive processes such as psychological mindedness, self-reflection and insight (Grant, 2001). It supports the well-being resilience in the workplace based on cultivating “being” (reflection) next to “doing” (action). In this research study, a set of sources on the concepts of well-being, resilience, well-being interventions and metacognition acted as foundations for introducing a method of an experimental study consisting of a survey, a self-reflective task and a questionnaire distributed to a small sample of UK employees and yet to be distributed to a large sample of employees from several UK organisations, as part of further research recommendations. The mixed method aimed to provide a thorough insight into metacognitive ability and its relatedness to well-being resilience in the workplace. This paper offers views on the value of metacognition to the ability to develop and cultivate states of self-awareness, self-reflection and insightfulness leading to well-being resilience. It was noticed that individuals with high levels of well-being are more productive at work and are more likely to contribute to their communities (Frey and Stutzer, 2002; Tov and Diener, 2008). This exploration employs an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the value of metacognition to workplace mental fitness. This investigation builds upon Batha and Carroll’s (2007) call for further research on extending metacognition to various domains. The discussed study (Batha and Carroll, 2007) looked into the importance of metacognition and the relationship between metacognition and decision-making. The originality of this study is in the employment of metacognitive skills in the workplace, well-being and resilience, that unearths the interdisciplinarity of metacognition. This investigation uncovers the value of the science of “being” and the art of “being well” that support resilience in the workplace.

Koshas in the Human Body

Gosas are very necessary for the growth of the body. Minerals are formed in the body through this kosha. These are the basic materials for the production of body parts and body production. It can be known that the body is made up of pancha kosa and these minerals are the raw materials for the creation of human race when male and female are conceived. Annamaya kosa is the basic kosa of the body and these are called food body. This food gives the body the necessary energy. The actions of the inner self are visible on the face. Annamaya Kosam makes this clear to us every day through our face. Pranamaya kosham is very helpful for the development of Annamaya kosham. These are known as wind body. This kosham can also be said to be the energy of the body. After rising in the soil of a child, the body experiences Pranamaya kosham. The body is aware. Next is the manon medhosam and the awareness kosam which works together with the pranamaya kosam. These are very helpful in the development of life. There are eight types of yoga for movement of the kosham. These tips are very helpful in implementing them. Through this we can know that the Vijyanmaya Kosam is activated. Therefore, the instinctive state is the Vijyanmaya Kosam that surrounds the body. This is the state of self-awareness according to philosopher J. Krishnamurti says, "Who am I?" The thought should occur to every human being, then the Anandamaya Kosha starts working in this body. This energy can be seen in the body. Thus, through the Kosha, the body, soul and soul work in the same straight line for development in human life and the body passes the state of peace and reaches the state of samadhi. Therefore, the function of the Kosha in the human body is very plays an important role.

Narrative moment. Musical performance according to Lawrence Kramer and James Baldwin

My aims are to investigate how the concept of narrative moment may be helpful in capturing the role of music in creating profound communication on the level of performing as well as listening to musical performance. I aim to show how sharing a culminating moment in a musical experience may lead to inducing a state of self awareness and confidence in place of critical separation and distrust. I discuss Lawrence Kramer’s idea of the narrative moment explained in original in reference to a literary example and an improvised music. It is presented as an example of communicative potential in music performance, which as I argue, is worth exploring and explaining further. Suggesting a possibility of narrative moment in the experience of musical performances offers a comprehensible and applicable vision of communicative potential of music that is far reaching even if rarely achieved; a possibility of communication that is direct and intuitive, flexible and affective. Defining musical meaning in terms of its music’s communicative power and far reaching social consequences suggests deep connections between the social/intersubjective, individual/subjective and aesthetic aspects of life. The proper explanation of the meaning of music requires drawing from different domains, including metaphors and highly persuasive literary and musical examples.

УДОСКОНАЛЕННЯ ФОРМУВАННЯ МОТИВАЦІЙНОЇ ПОЛІТИКИ НА СІЛЬСЬКОГОСПОДАРСЬКИХ ПІДПРИЄМСТВАХ

Мотиваційна політика відіграє велику роль в ефективному управлінні персоналом. Стан економіки та суспільних відносин в Україні й, що не менш важливо, стан розвитку самоусвідомлення її громадян є нестійким, складним. У цей період особливо важливо діяти ефективно у сфері управління персоналом підприємства. Ситуація постійно змінюється, а відповідно, повинні змінюватися й підходи до вибору ефективних методів роботи з персоналом. Під час проведення дослідження використано методи логічного узагальнення та порівняння – для формування основних положень та передумов формування мотиваційної політики, алгоритму управління мотиваційною політикою; системного аналізу та синтезу, зокрема, при обґрунтуванні ocнoвних напрямів удocкoнaлення мотиваційної політики на сільськогосподарських підприємствах; статистичного аналізу - при дослідженні зміни чисельності і заробітної найманих працівників в сільському господарстві; логічного узагальнення – під час формулювання висновків. Розроблено теоретико-методичні підходи до формування сучасної ефективної мотиваційної політики на сільськогосподарських підприємстві. Розкрито основні напрями удocкoнaлення мотиваційної політики на сільськогосподарських підприємствах. Систематизовано етапи впровадження мотиваційної політики на сільськогосподарських підприємствах. Визначено тенденції зміни чисельності і заробітної найманих працівників в сільському господарстві. На основі розглянутих підходів сформовано алгоритм управління мотиваційною політикою на сільськогосподарських підприємствах. Результати дослідження дозволять розширити перелік важливих напрямів удосконалення мотиваційної політики, що розглядаються в контексті алгоритму її управління. Запропонований алгоритм управління удосконаленням мотиваційної політики на сільськогосподарських підприємствах забезпечить дослідження та аналіз показників ефективності праці, їх моніторинг, що сприятиме зростанню ефективності праці. Відстеження факторів впливу на мотиваційну спрямованість процесів управління, поглиблення дослідження мотиваційних систем управління змінами на сільськогосподарських підприємствах стане перспективним напрямом наукових досліджень.

Translational Aspects of the Multidisciplinary Study of Metacognition.

Metacognition, self-awareness, self-knowledge, and insight each refer to the process by which individuals reflect upon and appraise their own abilities. Self-awareness is a complex, dynamic, and multifactorial construct that spans various domains such as motor, sensory, functional and cognitive abilities. Various disciplines including cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, psychiatry and neurology have attempted to understand healthy and pathologic self-awareness of cognition in particular. Although intrinsically connected, the study of healthy and pathologic states of self-awareness have remained relatively discrete from one another. Indeed, different disciplines examining self-awareness of cognition have operationalized and measured awareness through distinct theoretical frameworks. More recently, however, various authors have attempted to bridge constructs across disciplines in an effort to develop a unitary theoretical model for self-awareness of cognitive abilities. In this commentary, we summarize the study of self-awareness of cognitive abilities across various disciplines, highlighting translational aspects between them.

ONLINE MINDFULNESS PROGRAM FOR LONELY OLDER ADULTS

Mindfulness meditation is a cognitive state of self-awareness that promotes emotional regulation and change in self-perspective. Mindfulness has been applied to address loneliness, stress, and anxiety, demonstrating consistent health benefits. The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of an online mindfulness program and to measure its impact on well-being among lonely older adults. The intervention consisted of seven one-hour weekly online modules led by a trained facilitator via WebEx. Engagement was high with 63% of participants attending four or more sessions. Pre/post survey data (N=42) found decreased anxiety, stress, and improvement in mindfulness, purpose in life, and resilience. This program demonstrates that online mindfulness programs may be of great benefit for lonely older adults. Future research will include larger samples to investigate further impacts.

Reflecting Yourself? The Influence of Mirrors and Avatars on Dishonest Behavior in Virtual Reality

Objective self-awareness theory (Duval & Wicklund, 1972) predicts that individuals behave morally compliant and honest under increased self-awareness. We argue that this proposition requires a critical reflection in the context of Virtual Reality (VR). The present thesis investigates self-awareness and dishonesty in VR and is among the first to provide such an exploratory reflection. In an experiment, we tested the effects of the two factors (1) mirror presence and (2) avatar choice on dishonesty in a highly-immersive VR setting. Participants played a mind game in VR that incentivized dishonest reporting without any fear of detection. We let participants choose between two human and one fictitious avatar. We also varied the presence of a mirror across participants. Our results show that participants took significantly more time to lie when facing a mirror or wearing a human avatar, indicating a higher state of self-awareness. However, this effect did not significantly influence the resulting level of dishonesty. We discuss a number of factors that could explain this finding and highlight the relevance of further research in the economics domain.

마음챙김 코칭교육프로그램 개발을 위한 기초연구

Happiness could increase by both external factors, and exerting self-potential when internal growth is accompanied. In this respect, the importance of ‘mindfulness’ is emphasized. Mindfulness was originally based on the Buddhist practice as a states of self-awareness by nonjudgmental acceptance and awareness, but it is accepted as an important concept about happiness and leads to practical education and research in various areas. In this context, this study developes the mindfulness coaching education program by applying the coaching technique based on the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program, a popularized mindfulness program, for the purpose of improving the happiness of modern people who live busy daily lives. The mindfulness coaching education program in this study is 6step ReMindfulness, consists of six steps and eight sessions. The main features are as follows. First, the process of restoring the original image is the process of planting the intention of going to a desired figure while looking around from the past to the present at each stage. Second, the program consists of open questions, using a coaching's question technique, which leads to conscious change and growth by expanding one's point of view and raising inner thoughts, emotions and patterns. Third, the program is composed of the GROW model of coaching, and there are a series of processes that build self-goals and action plans at each stage. The mindfulness coaching education program in this study has two advantages. Directional awareness is achieved quickly and creating a practical goal and will is generated for each individual, which can be compared to existing mindfulness education programs. Therefore, developing concrete education plans for various adult groups and preparing and implementing universal education programs through the validation of the effectiveness of education will contribute to restore modern people's mindfulness and to pursue their own happiness.

‘Perceived social citizenship’: a comparative study between two different hukous

ABSTRACTIn China, there are immense barriers to inclusive social citizenship because of the failure to overcome the institutional fragmentation of social security across the hukou division. The hukou system continues to be important in determining how social citizenship is granted in China; not only does it facilitate dual social citizenship, it imposes perceptions of deservingness that bolster these divisions. The aim of this paper is to build a social-citizenship-based framework, drawing upon the strengths of the capability approach, which is applicable to the complexity of the rural–urban divide in China. Referring to several data sources, the paper examines social citizenship as a subjective phenomenon. The paper highlights the social exclusion mechanisms embedded in the hukou system that might have an effect on social citizenship as a state of self-awareness.

Buying to Blunt Negative Feelings: Materialistic Escape from the Self

We propose that escape theory, which describes how individuals seek to free themselves from aversive states of self-awareness, helps explain key patterns of materialistic people's behavior. As predicted by escape theory, materialistic individuals may feel dissatisfied with their standard of living, cope with failed expectations and life stressors less effectively than others, suffer from aversive self-awareness, and experience negative emotions as a result. To cope with negative, self-directed emotions, materialistic people may enter a narrow, cognitively deconstructed mindset in order to temporarily blunt the capacity for self-reflection. Cognitive narrowing decreases inhibitions thereby engendering impulsivity, passivity, irrational thought, and disinhibited behaviors, including maladaptive consumption.

The Pathogenesis of Auditory Verbal Hallucinations in Schizophrenia: A Clinical–Phenomenological Account

Abstract: Although hallucinations are among the most studied psychiatric symptoms, their pathogenesis remains largely unknown and their experiential complexities are rarely accounted for. In schizophrenia, auditory verbal hallucinations are by far the most frequently reported type of hallucination. In this study, we explore verbal hallucinations in schizophrenia and we argue that these are best understood not as abnormal perceptions, but as cognitive phenomena arising from a partial dissolution of certain structures of self-consciousness. Consistent with recent empirical and conceptual studies in phenomenological psychiatry, we claim that specific alterations of self-awareness tend to precede the emergence of verbal hallucinations in schizophrenia. We illustrate these altered states of self-awareness in three detailed case vignettes of hallucinating schizophrenia spectrum patients. We propose a clinical–phenomenological account of the pathogenesis of verbal hallucinations in schizophrenia, suggesting that pathological changes in the experience of space and morbid objectification of inner speech may lead to crystalized verbal hallucinations.

일부 노인의 구강내 상태에 따른 구강건강관련 삶의질 차이에 관한 연구

Purpose: Recently our country is rapidly aging population is growing. In the oral cavity of the elderly status of oral health-related quality of life to evaluate any impact. Methods: The survey used structured self administered questionnaires from April to May in 2011 in Daejeon and Chungcheong provinces to 277 people, analysis of the general characteristics of a frequency analysis method, the difference between the quality of life T / F test, whether oral self-according to the quality of life healthy oral health effects of the multiple regression analysis. Results: Award comes on the number of residual value, lower age all the more, smaller monthly income was small, but significant difference between them was no difference between gender. Residual value according to the number of differences in the quality of life of physical pain upper, physical disability, the lower the physical pain, physical disability, psychological disability were significant differences in degradation. Depending on oral maxillary prosthesis fitted to physical pain, psychological discomfort, physical disability, the lower the functional limitation, physical pain, there was a significant difference in physical disability. Conclusion: Status of the oral cavity of the elderly factors affecting the quality of life remaining in the lower dimensions, upper and lower prosthetics, self-aware state of oral health in order to improve the quality of life of elderly oral health education to be strengthened to increase the residual value, reducing their own prosthetic perceived oral health is health, so they feel it should be for the development of health education programs for the elderly should be. [Abstract]

일부 노인의 구강내 상태와 자가인지 구강건강상태와의 관련성

Purpose: The recent proliferation of the aging population, oral health care is closely related to the mental health ofthe elderly is very important being recognized. Provide basic data for improving the quality of life for the elderly, todetermine whether the oral health of the elderly whether oral self-perception of health and any related wish.Methods: Surveys to May 20 from April 15, 2011, subjects were elderly and living in Daejeon and Chungnam277 people were examined. All the statistics using SPSS 18.0 for the determination of statistical significance, andthe significance level was 0.05.Results: 1. Recognized, the most common oral health, self-aware bad the state (46.2%) there was no significantdifference in the general characteristics according to self-Oral health status, remaining natural dimensions or theintra-oral prosthetic, there was no significant difference. More teeth, residual phase, in accordance with intra-oralprosthetic mandibular Not all dentures, partial dentures, full dentures net self-perception of oral health status betterrecognized.2. According to the type of partial dentures, oral health status self-phase, mixed mandibular removable, fixed,fixed, removable partial dentures in order to recognize that good oral health, self-aware state, showed between them,there was no significant difference.3. Of variable dimension that has nothing to do with the remaining natural maxillary and mandibular prostheticmaxillary prosthetic mandibular partial dentures, age income, a positive correlation was negatively correlated. Thecase of the mandible, the mandibular prosthetic mandibular partial denture, maxillary prosthetic, the amount ofincome were correlated.4. Intra-oral Prosthetics correlation variables in the maxillary, mandibular prosthesis, the positive correlationbetween income, age was negatively correlated, if the income of the mandible. Maxillary partial denture has nothingto do with the variable portion of the mandibular denture, age was a negative correlation was found.Conclusion: Satisfaction and how now it is important simply to live as long, but you need to pay attention to the

The mirror effect: Self-awareness alone increases suicide thought accessibility

According to objective self-awareness theory, when individuals are in a state of self-awareness, they tend to compare themselves to their standards. Self-to-standard comparison often yields unfavorable results and can be assimilated to a failure, activating an escape motivation. Building on recent research on the link between failure and suicide thought accessibility, the present experiment tested the hypothesis that mirror exposure alone provokes an increase in suicide thought accessibility. Participants were exposed to their mirror reflection (or not) while completing a lexical decision task with suicide-related words. Self-to-standard discrepancy salience was manipulated by asking participants to list actual and ideal traits before versus after the lexical decision task. As predicted, mirror-exposed participants recognized suicide-related words quicker than those unexposed to their mirror image. Self-to-standard discrepancy salience did not moderate this effect. Discussion focuses on the role of the motivation to escape self-awareness in the availability of suicide-related ideas.

Curious monkeys have increased gray matter density in the precuneus

Curiosity is a cornerstone of cognition that has the potential to lead to innovations and increase the behavioral repertoire of individuals. A defining characteristic of curiosity is inquisitiveness directed toward novel objects. Species differences in innovative behavior and inquisitiveness have been linked to social complexity and neocortical size [18]. In this study, we observed behavioral actions among nine socially reared and socially housed capuchin monkeys in response to an unfamiliar object, a paradigm widely employed as a means to assess curiosity. K-means hierarchical clustering analysis of the behavioral responses revealed three monkeys engaged in significantly more exploratory behavior of the novel object than other monkeys. Using voxel-based-morphometry analysis of MRIs obtained from these same subjects, we demonstrated that the more curious monkeys had significantly greater gray matter density in the precuneus, a cortical region involved in highly integrated processes including memory and self-awareness. These results linking variation in precuneus gray matter volume to exploratory behavior suggest that monitoring states of self-awareness may play a role in cognitive processes mediating individual curiosity.

On Falling Down a Hole

This article depicts, in first person, the author's experience of descent and return during a conversation with her mother. It presents a conceptual framework for the state of spacious self-awareness that develops when self, other, and observing self are in relationship; describes the daughter–mother encounter, during which the author's sense of “inner space” flattens and collapses (with resultant depression, loss of ability to symbolize, and inundation by unconscious elements); and illustrates the process of the author's return to her former state of self-awareness.