Psychological Concepts of Self Defense

Jiko bōei no shinri-gaku-teki gainen [自己防衛の心理学的概念]

Shinri-gaku no gainen [心理学の概念] psychological concepts

The most difficult concept to address directly resulting in the assumption the student will reach this state of mind on their own rather than through reality-based training that triggers the emotional monkey brain, etc.

Emotion: anger, fear, frustration 

“For the individual, emotions are evolved information-processing systems that aid in survival.1 These transient, fleeting reactions to events can impact a person’s welfare and require immediate response.2 Emotions prime behaviors by initiating unique physiological signatures and mental structures, aid in bonding memories and cognitions, and, most important, serve as a motivator of human behavior.” - https://tinyurl.com/ym75p2mm

“Group emotions arise when a sufficient proportion of members share similar emotions about their group (the “ingroup”) or another group (the “outgroup”) …” - see above link

“the phrase “fight or flight” to describe these emotions. Every emotion activates separate areas of the brain and produces different patterns of nonverbal expressions and body reactions (e.g., sweat, surface vasoconstriction vs. dilation) …”  - see above link

“Anger, contempt, and disgust have different physiologies, mental states, and nonverbal expressions, implying different behaviors.8 Angry people have an increased heart rate, and their blood flows differentially to their arms and hands; this prepares them to fight because anger functions to remove obstacles.9 However, disgust causes an individual to eliminate or reject contaminated objects. As a primary function, contempt makes someone communicate their evaluations of another’s actions vis-à-vis status and hierarchy. Therefore, anger focuses on persons’ or groups’ actions, while contempt and disgust focus on who they are. - see above link

Read the entire article “ https://tinyurl.com/ym75p2mm” as it holds information tat can lead to training and practices especially as it pertains to facial expressions (micro-expressions) that can open a path to avoiding conflict and violence.