Funerals of AIBO Robot Dogs

 

A thing that I found very interesting last week are the robot dogs funerals in Japan.

AIBO is the artificial intelligence robot. The first AIBO was released by Japanese electronics maker Sony in 1999. It became a hit in a really short time, but in 2006 they stopped production of robot dogs and owners had time to bring their AIBOs for repair until 2014. When dogs went out of order there was nothing they could do to fix their pets. It caused a really weird and peculiar custom of giving funerals to robotic dogs. In 2019 there were held a massive funeral at the Buddhist temple, the ceremony was performed just like the normal funeral of the people. For me it is really disturbing that many people prefer to have an artificial animal instead of a real one. Also it can have an impact on humans interpersonal relationships because people will have a better bond with them than with other humans.

Symptoms of stress

Symptoms of stress

Symptoms of stress in the sphere of physiology of the organism:

-          -Sleeplessness

-          -Intensified sweating

-          -Tension, tremors and muscle pains

-          -Tension, coldness of the fingers and toes

-          -Back pain, neck pain, headaches

-          -Accelerated heartbeat, palpitations,

-          -Increased blood pressure, blood pressure changes,

-          -Accelerated breathing,

-          -Nausea, diarrhea or constipation, indigestion, abdominal pain, stomach cramps, vomiting,

-          -Decreased secretion of saliva and digestive juices, dry mouth and throat

Symptoms of stress in the sphere of agility of thought:

-         - Perceptual disturbances (illusions, distortions, etc.),

-          - Confusion,

-           -Inability to focus attention, or excessive alertness,

-           -Inability to concentrate on the task, losing the thread,

-           -Problems with remembering, replaying, gaps in memory,

-           -General lack of interest,

-           -Too many thoughts or a blank in the head,

-           -Fixations (obsessively holding on to certain ideas despite the fact that they do not produce the expected results),

-           -Decision-making difficulties (decision paralysis or rash decisions),

-           -Exaggerating problems and even suicidal thoughts.

Symptoms of stress in emotion sphere:

-          -Anxiety, fear, tension,

-          -Irritability, nervousness,

-          -Anger,

-          -Embarrassment,

-          -Closing in yourself,

-          -Lowering of mood, depressive states, sadness, despair,

-          -Feelings of helplessness, powerlessness, hopelessness, sense of loneliness,

-          -Decrease of motivation

 

Symptoms of stress in behaviour:

-         - Impulsivity, outbursts of anger, aggression or crying,

-          -Muscle tremors, nervous tics, nail biting,

-          -Difficulties with speech, stuttering, jawbone,

-          -Psychomotor agitation or impaired drive,

-          -Reduced operational efficiency and productivity,

-          -Insomnia or attacks of drowsiness,

-          -Change in appetite (increased or decreased),

-          -The appearance of other nervous behaviours :

               -Frequent accidents

               -Intense smoking

               -Drinking large amounts of alcohol

               -Unwarranted use of drugs

 

Symptoms of stress in the sphere of life philosophy:

-          -Helplessness

-          -Questioning values

-          -Impersonal approach to tasks

 

Stress

 

Stress is:

·         a natural, physiological reaction to what is: new, unusual and threatening.

·         state of mobilisation of an organism “fight or run away”

·         imbalance of an organism

Stress is not an illness or weakness.

Organism response to any demands made on it is:

GAS – General Adaptation Syndrome 

 

Alarm phase – the body mobilizes at the signal of a harmful factor. The body's immunity initially declines, but quickly remains compensated.

 

Resistance phase - resistance of organism is increasing beyond steady level and the muscular activity increases. The “fight or run away” response. Activated adaptive mechanisms allow to counteract stress. The body's resistance to harmful factors rises above a normal steady level and persists for a period of time to combat the threat.

 

Exhaustion phase - a gradual loss of immunity, the body's adaptive resources are depleted, if the harmful risk acts for too long, the body depletes resources and loses immunity.  A person is then susceptible to many somatic and mental illnesses.  The body thus signals that it needs rest and recuperation.

 Stress can be experienced in two ways: positive and negative.

STRESS
EUSTRESS	DISTRESS
stress with slight intensity	stress  too strong and prolonged
positive,	negative,
stimulating	paralyzing, causing anxiety
mobilizing,	depletes resources and tires
growth-promoting	pathogen