The notion of primary (or primary) has multiple uses. It can be used with reference to what is essential or what is in first place in terms of degree or order .
Primary education , in this framework, is that which guarantees the acquisition of knowledge that is considered basic . Also called primary education or basic education , it allows the literacy of students, who also learn to perform calculations and acquire various concepts that are considered fundamental in a society .
Primary care , on the other hand, is the medical assistance that a person receives in the first instance. This is essential care that is based on practical methods and seeks to meet as many care needs as possible.
Physical examinations, preventive actions and treatment of the most common disorders are part of the field of primary care. It can be said that, when an individual wants to make a consultation or receive advice about their health , the first professionals they go to are those who are in charge of primary care. These doctors, in turn, are in a position to refer the subject to a specialist when necessary.
A primary election , meanwhile, is an electoral process that allows selecting the candidate who will represent a political party in a subsequent general vote. In this way, in a primary election, pre-candidates are nominated who aspire, thanks to the people's vote , to become candidates.
In 2009 , for example , open, simultaneous and mandatory primary elections , known by the acronym PASO , were established in Argentina . Through them, the parties define their candidates.
It is worth mentioning that this term is used very often in everyday speech but almost always to express some of the concepts mentioned above and not taking advantage of all the vertices of its definition. Below we will see two lists of synonyms, which can help us understand in greater depth the ideas that we can express using the word primary or its respective masculine, primary .
The first list is as follows: capital, vital, principal, primordial, preferred and fundamental . In this case we have some synonyms that allow us to talk about something of utmost importance to someone or something, an essential component for a system, etc. With terms such as "primordial" or "fundamental" we understand that it is something without which nothing else could exist, since it supports its own basis .
On the other hand, we have some synonyms that evoke quite different ideas: elemental, primitive, original, primitive, rudimentary, original, rough, embryonic, backward and rude . And this leads us to a topic called primary emotions , which are the complex but automatic affective states that manifest in our body with the aim that we adapt to our environment to protect ourselves from certain threats and react appropriately to external stimuli.
In other words, primary emotions are mood alterations that usually arise in response to certain feelings, desires, memories, thoughts or passions, for example. When they take place, they generate changes in our body and mind, with intensities that vary according to the mood , physical health, personality and, of course, the characteristics of the stimulus.
One of the most common primary emotions is fear . Unfortunately, we are taught that it is a sign of cowardice, while in reality our brain uses this resource to allow us to evade certain threats, putting us in a state of alert in the face of imminent danger. Love is another of them, and one that we can experience in different ways, towards other people, for animals or plants, creating a bond that merges us into a single being.