Bleed as Intrapersonal Conflict: Understanding Bleed Management and Resilience as Parts of a Homeostasis Recovery Process
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Abstract: This paper will make an argument for how the instability and imbalance that are associated with bleed experiences can be explained with the theory of physiological and psychological homeostasis. It will cover how the different parts of the established homeostatic model have logical counterparts in role-playing bleed theory, with particular emphasis on bleed management skills and integration practices. Through showing how bleed can be viewed as a form of intrapersonal conflict, the paper aims to further the existing theoretical framework around the concept with an additional aim of supporting the development of robust tools for measuring the impacts of bleed in the future.
Keywords: bleed, homeostasis, psychology, physiology, role-playing games
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