Right-handed Abbreviations

Right -handed is a term originating from the Latin word dexter and is used, as an adjective, in reference to someone who is right (that is, who has a natural tendency to use the right side of their body ).

The person who usually uses the right hand or the right leg, therefore, is right-handed. In contrast, whoever uses the left hand or left leg more often is known as left- handed.

For example: “The team has many right-handed players and few left-handers”, “She is a right-handed tennis player with a great serve and speed to reach the net”, “My mother is right-handed, but I am left-handed”, “If you want to play for this part of the field, you will have to put aside your right-handed tendency and learn to use both legs”.

The right-hander is more skillful with the right hand. Therefore, he will write, pick up scissors and perform other activities with this hand. The opposite will be done by the left-handed person, who will use his left hand more frequently. Those who handle both hands with equal skill are called ambidextrous.

The adjective skillful is also applied to those who are skillful or expert in a trade: “He is a skillful man in negotiations with clients”, “The teacher told me that I am skilled in crafts and suggested that I take art classes to perfect my technique”, “I do not think it is appropriate to hire this professional: we need someone skilled in managing employees”.

Diestro, finally, is someone sagacious who does not stop in the face of difficulties or who is benign and adventurous.

Laterality

Laterality can be defined as the consequence of the distribution in our two cerebral hemispheres of the different functions, which depends on whether we prefer to use one or the other side of the body to carry out certain actions and to react to certain stimuli.

This is a complex function that is related to the binary nature of our nervous system; In general, our body is organized in pairs: two lungs, two eyes, two ears, two ears, two kidneys, and so on. In the same way, our brain has at its disposal two specialized hemispheres that are in charge of controlling this dual system to allow us to move efficiently through the world around us and communicate with other living beings.

As mentioned above, a person can be right-handed or left-handed, although there are more possibilities, which are grouped within crossed or mixed laterality . This concept assumes a non-homogeneous lateral predominance, and the possible combinations are several, although the most frequent consists of the predominance of the right hand and foot together with the left eye, a case that occurs in more than 30% of the population., mainly in women, and supposes a greater cerebral symmetry.

Some people believe that being right-handed or left-handed is related to their cognitive abilities and their personality; In the same way, there are those who think that crossed laterality has a certain impact on these aspects, although science has ruled out on more than one occasion a significant influence by the type of laterality.

Crossed laterality usually appears in cases of dyslexia, although it is not its sole and essential cause, bringing complications in the perceptual-motor organization, negatively affecting spatial organization and causing reading disorders. On the other hand, some experts point out that it can be a symptom of learning difficulties.

There are treatments to alter laterality, and in some cases it is believed that they can offer benefits on an emotional level, given that certain specialists attribute some social disorders to crossed laterality. However, many doctors recommend avoiding such treatments and instead focus on resolving psychological problems through therapy.

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