PHYSICAL EDUCATION AS A MEANS OF EMOTIONAL SUPPORT IN THE INTEGRAL FORMATION OF STUDENTS

Abstract

The current social context refers to a complexity that demands new perspectives from the formal educational point of view, and among these the integrality of those who are educated: "The students". The educational system obeys an almost hegemonic design where a curricular development focused on the knowledge of the different academic disciplines prevails, prioritizing a traditional teaching format linked to the processing of information and the transmission of knowledge as well as the development of necessary competencies, neglecting emotional aspects of the students. From this perspective, physical education is referred to as a means of emotional support in the integral formation of students. Therefore, it was necessary to know, analyze and interpret the role of emotional education as a pedagogical intervention. Hence, research was developed that proposed content analysis to find information of interest that provides answers to the aspects exposed. As a conclusion, it was obtained that physical activity increases the oxygenation of the brain, creates new neurons and synapses, and releases a significant amount of substances that directly or indirectly affect the learning and memory processes. The substances that increase with the practice of physical activity are neurotransmitters and hormones such as serotonin, adrenaline, oxytocin and dopamine, which have a leading role because they increase the level of commitment and perseverance. Hence, innovative approaches of neuroscience display importance on physical education because of the comprehensive training that is promoted by articulating it with the emotional work of students.