Das gute Leben

Woopen, Christiane; Wagner, Michael; Zank, Susanne

doi:10.1007/s00391-021-01979-4

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“…And it by no account follows from a low well-being in dementia that life is no longer perceived as flourishing. For Woopen et al (2021 , 139, our transl. ), “a person perceives his or her life as flourishing, when he or she can develop those of his or her characteristics and live values and beliefs that are particularly important to him or her.” The challenge, then, is to balance health, well-being and flourishing life without delegating responsibility for it solely to the individual.…”

Section: The Embodied Mind In Motionmentioning

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The embodied mind in motion: a neuroscientific and philosophical perspective on prevention and therapy of dementia

Dzwiza-Ohlsen,

Kempermann

2023

Front. Psychol.

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The embodied mind in motion is a concept in which health and well-being, prevention and therapy, as well as lifestyle and habits meet. The mind changes profoundly in the course of dementias, affecting daily living and resulting in reduced quality of life. Interdisciplinary approaches are required for a holistic understanding of how the mind is affected by dementia. We here explore what such a holistic theory of dementia might look like and propose the idea of “embodied mind in motion”. The paradigm is biopsychosocial or biocultural, the theoretical anchor point is the lifeworld, and the guiding concept is “embodiment,” as body and mind are constantly in motion. Physical activity is, hence, central for the experience of health and well-being, beyond being “exercise” and “health behavior”. We discuss the embodied mind in motion referring to phenomenology, enactivism and (philosophical) anthropology. In our view, habits are embodied long-term memories and a philosophical equivalent to lifestyle. They unfold the meaningfulness of moving the body, complementing the objectifiable benefits of physical exercise. Empirical studies on “holistic activities” like hiking, yoga, music and dance illustrate improved integration into everyday life. Their meaningfulness enhances compliance and increases the preventive and even therapeutic potential. A crucial factor for this is the emotional dimension of lifestyle, exemplified by the virally popularized performance of “Swan Lake” by wheel-chair bound ex-ballerina Marta Cinta González Saldaña, suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. A number of epistemological and ontological consequences anchor “embodied movement” as a valuable principle for dementia research.

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Section: The Embodied Mind In Motionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The embodied mind in motion: a neuroscientific and philosophical perspective on prevention and therapy of dementia

Dzwiza-Ohlsen,

Kempermann

2023

Front. Psychol.

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Erfolgreiches Altern – auch als ‚Pflegefall‘? Anmerkungen zu einer Theorie der Pflege alter Menschen

Brandenburg,

Fenchel

2024

Altern &Amp; Gesellschaft

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Werthaltungen hochaltriger Menschen und ihre Wünsche für die eigene Lebenssituation und das gesellschaftliche Zusammenleben

Reissmann

Wagner

2023

Schriften Zu Gesundheit Und Gesellschaft - Studies on Health and Society

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ZusammenfassungZwischen November 2020 und April 2021 wurde im Rahmen der bundesweiten Studie „Hohes Alter in Deutschland“ eine Befragung von mehr als 10.000 Personen ab 80 Jahren zu deren Lebenssituation und Lebensqualität durchgeführt. Dieser Kurzbericht aus der deutschlandweiten Repräsentativbefragung stellt dar, welche Werte hochaltrige Menschen in Deutschland vertreten, wie sie das gesellschaftliche Zusammenleben wahrnehmen und welche Wünsche sie für ihre konkrete eigene Situation, für andere Menschen oder für unsere Gesellschaft als Ganzes haben.

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Das gute Leben

Cited by 4 publications

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The embodied mind in motion: a neuroscientific and philosophical perspective on prevention and therapy of dementia

The embodied mind in motion: a neuroscientific and philosophical perspective on prevention and therapy of dementia

Erfolgreiches Altern – auch als ‚Pflegefall‘? Anmerkungen zu einer Theorie der Pflege alter Menschen

Werthaltungen hochaltriger Menschen und ihre Wünsche für die eigene Lebenssituation und das gesellschaftliche Zusammenleben

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