The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective

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The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 15 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • The body has traditionally been treated as a biological object in psychology. However, is there more to our bodies than that? Some psychologists recognise that we relate to other people and the ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 Embodiment
    • 1 Embodiment
    • 2 Identity and the body
    • 2 Identity and the body
    • 2.1 Resisting a body–mind–social split
    • 2.2 Body as ‘identity project’
    • 2.3 Summary of Section 2
    • 3 Phenomenological accounts
    • 3 Phenomenological accounts
    • 3.1 Lived experience
    • 3.2 Consciousness of the body
    • 3.3 A body–world interconnection
    • 3.4 Experiencing multiple sclerosis: a case illustration
    • 3.5 Summary of Section 3
    • Conclusion
    • References
    • Acknowledgements