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English translation: key underlying physiological, emotional, and/or cognitive processes expressed by our our bodies

22:18 Mar 14, 2024
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology / therapeutic presence
English term or phrase: system
Dear colleagues,
I have a little doubt about the meaning of the word “system” in the following passages. I guess it means “organism”, but I’m not completely sure it has this meaning in all the occurrences.
Below are some passages taken from a chapter about the importance of therapeutic presence in the counseling room and the world.
Thank you so much for your help!

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All of us were finding ourselves plunged into the emergency of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ongoing uncertainty coupled with emergent crises coming hour by hour and day by day were keeping us on high alert. (...) Wave after wave of these powerful experiences were sweeping through every system in our bodies, touching old wounds and old strengths. Adaptive beings that we are, after a time, many (but certainly not all) found *** their systems *** settling into new patterns as we began to realize we were going to be living with this virus for a long time.
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I see the pandemic, the cruelty of pervasive injustice and inequality, and the Earth’s desecration as springing from the same root – our estrangement from our birthright, the felt sense of “we.” This tragic departure from our nature has a powerful influence *** on our embodied systems ***, even when most of that lies outside awareness as we protect ourselves by forgetting and ignoring.

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I noticed I felt calmer and my interns reported a decrease in anxiety of about 50%, particularly when *** their clients’ systems *** became activated. Interpersonal neurobiology was already entering the therapy room as each of us became a more regulated and therefore safer presence for our people.
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One factor that significantly changed our presence in the counseling room was our growing realization that we each carry a bounty of inherent health, no matter how broken we are feeling in this moment. Two aspects of this were central for my group early on. The first part is that a genetically embedded need for connection is at the core of our humanness. This means that *** our system *** is always seeking the most nourishing attachments it can imagine
haribert
Local time: 19:18
Selected answer:key underlying physiological, emotional, and/or cognitive processes expressed by our our bodies
Explanation:
My take on it

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During the Covid-19 pandemic, for instance, we had to adjust to the new situation on every possible level: physiologically, emotionally, etc.

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Note added at 4 days (2024-03-19 21:10:03 GMT) Post-grading
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;-)
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Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 13:18
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Thank you so much, Darius, for your contribution! Many thanks also to Phil and Helena for their help! In the meantime, I've tried to read also other texts by the same author and it seems that "system" may hint also at the concept of "complex systems" capable of self-organizing toward a state of health (i. e. each of us has an inherent tendency toward well-being). But surely, "system" hints also at the different dimensions of a person, physiological, psychological, cognitive etc... Thank you so much again to all of you!
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3 +1key underlying physiological, emotional, and/or cognitive processes expressed by our our bodies
Darius Saczuk
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Organ systems
Helena Chavarria

  

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key underlying physiological, emotional, and/or cognitive processes expressed by our our bodies


Explanation:
My take on it

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Note added at 10 mins (2024-03-14 22:29:07 GMT)
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During the Covid-19 pandemic, for instance, we had to adjust to the new situation on every possible level: physiologically, emotionally, etc.

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Note added at 4 days (2024-03-19 21:10:03 GMT) Post-grading
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;-)

Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 13:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you so much, Darius, for your contribution! Many thanks also to Phil and Helena for their help! In the meantime, I've tried to read also other texts by the same author and it seems that "system" may hint also at the concept of "complex systems" capable of self-organizing toward a state of health (i. e. each of us has an inherent tendency toward well-being). But surely, "system" hints also at the different dimensions of a person, physiological, psychological, cognitive etc... Thank you so much again to all of you!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you very much, Darius, for your contribution!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Or, more simply, 'minds and bodies'.
2 hrs
  -> Right. Thank you, Phil.
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Reference comments


1 day 22 hrs
Reference: Organ systems

Reference information:
An organ system is a group of organs that work together in the body to perform a complex function, such as pumping blood or processing and utilizing nutrients. There are 11 major organ systems in the human body:

The circulatory (cardiovascular) system
The lymphatic system
The respiratory system
The integumentary system
The endocrine system
The gastrointestinal (digestive) system
The urinary (excretory) system
The musculoskeletal system
The nervous system
The reproductive system
The immune system

Organ systems work together with other organ systems to keep the body in good health. For example, the circulatory and digestive systems work together to deliver nutrients throughout the body. With the exception of the reproductive system, each is necessary for survival.

https://www.verywellhealth.com/organ-system-1298691

Helena Chavarria
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Note to reference poster
Asker: Thank you so much, Helena, for your contribution! In the meantime, I've tried to read other writings by this author, and I think (although I'm not completely sure) that "system" surely refers to the body and its systems, but also to the person as a "complex system" capable of self-organizing toward health... Thank you again for your help!

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