What Does It Mean To Standin Hugs Mann?
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SLIDE 2 – WHO FOUNDED THIS STUDY?
Mann's life fell apart after his parents divorced and his fiancée broke off their engagement. He was studying anthropology and communications in London at the time. He moved back to his native Australia for a change of scenery.
After living in Australia for a few months, a friend tracked him down and dragged him to a party so he could "reconnect with society again." At the party, a complete stranger walked up to Mann and hugged him, and for that brief moment, Juan Mann didn't feel down about himself. After the short embrace, he realized then that a simple hug could do the trick to making other people feel better.
After the party, Juan Mann set out to a busy street in Sydney and held up a large poster board sign that read FREE HUGS. "The idea of …show more content…
Sometimes hugging is meant to also express reunion after separation.
A study found that this chemical was a subtle modulator of social behavior and that it mediated the effects of environmental factors on stress response.
Psychology Today explains that hugging another causes the brain to release a neurochemical called oxytocin, essentially a hormone created during bonding.
Oxytocin is released in the body when we feel safe and connected and tells the brain, “Everything is all right.”
Hugging increases oxytocin and trust by decreasing activation of the brains "fear" centre.
When we hug a stranger, we create a positive connection that makes us feel good. We feel loved even just for a short time.
SLIDE 7 – IMPACT OF THE STUDY
A simple hug can brighten up a person’s day because when we hug someone we can feel the love from the other person. A simple hug can make a person happy it serves as a comfort to a troubled, alone and a person who has many problems. Through a hug we can express ourselves
SLIDE 2 – WHO FOUNDED THIS STUDY?
Mann's life fell apart after his parents divorced and his fiancée broke off their engagement. He was studying anthropology and communications in London at the time. He moved back to his native Australia for a change of scenery.
After living in Australia for a few months, a friend tracked him down and dragged him to a party so he could "reconnect with society again." At the party, a complete stranger walked up to Mann and hugged him, and for that brief moment, Juan Mann didn't feel down about himself. After the short embrace, he realized then that a simple hug could do the trick to making other people feel better.
After the party, Juan Mann set out to a busy street in Sydney and held up a large poster board sign that read FREE HUGS. "The idea of …show more content…
Sometimes hugging is meant to also express reunion after separation.
A study found that this chemical was a subtle modulator of social behavior and that it mediated the effects of environmental factors on stress response.
Psychology Today explains that hugging another causes the brain to release a neurochemical called oxytocin, essentially a hormone created during bonding.
Oxytocin is released in the body when we feel safe and connected and tells the brain, “Everything is all right.”
Hugging increases oxytocin and trust by decreasing activation of the brains "fear" centre.
When we hug a stranger, we create a positive connection that makes us feel good. We feel loved even just for a short time.
SLIDE 7 – IMPACT OF THE STUDY
A simple hug can brighten up a person’s day because when we hug someone we can feel the love from the other person. A simple hug can make a person happy it serves as a comfort to a troubled, alone and a person who has many problems. Through a hug we can express ourselves