Sian Beilock How The Body Knows Its Mind Summary

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Beilock, Sian. How the Body Knows Its Mind. New York, NY: Atria Books, 2015. Print. (152-158) Sian Beilock is the author of this novel, the information written by her would be considered credible due to the fact that she is a leading expert on brain science in the psychology department at the University of Chicago. This book was also published in the year 2015 which assures readers that the information it contains is up to date and accurate. The novel is easy to understand and the author uses examples of scientific discoveries to help make the arguments more relatable. Beilock goes into depth about how love, is something more than just an emotion, it derives from the body’s anticipation. “Volunteers reported feeling

This information is useful and credible to readers as Deits explains what it is like to lose someone himself, sharing personal experiences and relating it to the research conducted by others as well. Relevancy should not matter when it comes to the situation of grief over a loved one. No matter the time period people will always have to face the hardships of losing someone. The passage on page 10 explains what it’s like to lose someone. “You can’t anticipate how you will react to the death of someone dear to you… each experience is different and you may react in quite different ways,” (10). Also he goes into detail about how some may even react, “some people faint; others are icy calm. Some fall apart in tears, while others become the world’s greatest organizers,” (10). Further on, the chapter starts to result in ways on how to respond to these feelings, “if you find yourself angry at the world in general and at God in particular, it’s okay to feel those emotions,” (11). Deits wrote this guide to attempt to help people overcome the loss of loved ones and help them find new ways to deal with their sadness and

Written by Marijn Poortvliet and Celine Darnon in 2010 the information is accurate due to the fact it is less than a decade old. “Achievement goals reflect the aim of an individual’s achievement and pursuits,” (324). Also the article talks about individuals and that “people hold therefore are also strong social effects because people may work with or against others to attain their goals,” (323). Furthermore, it attempts to explain why some individuals are better at attaining their goals than others, “individuals with mastery goals may perceive low interdependence with others, because they reach their goals when they improve their individual performance,” (325). This information is subtle and easy to read as to why individual, groups and relationships make goals in