ASPECTS OF OUR BRAIN .pdf

ASPECTS OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT “ Powers of Our Mind “ —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------—------------------------------------- → Anatomy Label the brain The role of the brain → Controls every process involved in regulating the human body. → It cont...

ASPECTS OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT “ Powers of Our Mind “ —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------—------------------------------------- → Anatomy Label the brain The role of the brain → Controls every process involved in regulating the human body. → It controls memory, thoughts, emotions, motor skills, breathing, body temperature, touch and many more bodily processes. 1.) Frontal lobe 2.) Parietal lobe 3.) Occipital lobe 4.) Temporal lobe 5.) Cerebellum Frontal Lobe -> Controls important cognitive skills such as judgment, speech, learning, reasoning, problem solving and memory. Each side of the frontal lobe controls voluntary muscle movements on the opposite side of the body. Parietal Lobe → Organizes sensory information from various body parts. It processes sensations such as touch, temperature, and pain which gives us self-perception. → The parietal lobe also allows us to make controlled precise movements such as writing. It gives us location awareness, so we understand where items are located in relation to ourselves and to categorize linked items e.g apples and bananas as items of fruit. Occipital Lobe → The occipital lobe helps us recognize and understand what we see, by processing visual information from our eyes → the occipital lobe helps us identify shapes, colors, movement, places and faces. It also provides us with depth perception and understanding 3D space. Temporal Lobe → The temporal lobe is linked with memory and recalling past experiences. It also helps us understand the meaning of words and linking words to objects. → Temporal lobe is key in processing emotions and how we feel about situations. It is essential in alerting us when we feel in danger. → It also plays a role in processing sensory signals like sight and sound. Cerebellum → The cerebellum coordinates movement and helps us maintain balance. It plays a key role in muscle actions which are essential for any movement from picking something up from the floor to walking, playing sports and learning to play a musical instrument. → Controls eye coordination. —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------—------------------------------------- At the age of 18 - your brain is fully developed. The largest brain on Earth belongs to a sperm whale and weighs 20 pounds. An adult brain produces enough power to light a 25-watt light bulb. A massive 75 percent of the brain is made up of water. —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------—------------------------------------- THE BRAIN DOMINANCE THEORY Left - Right - —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------—------------------------------------- : : WHOLE BRAIN MODEL : : QUADRANT 1 (ANALYZE) ; Analyses, Quantifies, Logical, Critical, Realistic, Likes numbers, Knows about Money, Knows how things work QUADRANT 2 (ORGANIZE); Takes preventive action, establishes procedures, gets things done, is reliable, organizes, is timely, is neat, plans. QUADRANT 3 (PERSONALISE); Sensitive to others, Likes to Teach, Physical Affection, Tactile, Supportive, Expressive, Emotional, Talks a lot, Feels QUADRANT 4 (STRATEGIZE); Inference, Imagines, Speculates, Risk-Tasker, Impetuous, Rule Breaking, Fascinates Surprises, Curious, Playful —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------—------------------------------------- Multiple Intelligence by Howard Gardenner. In his theory, he believes these innate intelligences are expressed in different sensory modalities. Improve all of them; Intrapersonal Spatial Naturalist Musical Logical-Mathematical Existential Interpersonal Bodily Kinesthetic Linguistic To overcome that limitation is to have yourself enroll in workshops. Critical Thinking - Type of thinking that converges on a single thought or entity. Here one must organize, analyze, or evaluate information, all of which could become a thinking skill if they were broken into parts and taught explicitly. 1.) Inferring 2.) Comparing and Contrasting 3.) Analyzing 4.) Supporting a Statement 5.) Decision Making 6.) Ordering 7.) Creating Groups Creative Thinking - utilizes divergent thinking; thinking that diverges from a single point. The ff. Processes are used. 1.) Fluency 2.) Flexibility 3.) Originality 4.) Elaboration 5.) Integrate 6.) Brainstorming Web 7.) Generate Relationships 8.) Reflective Thinking