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Jenn Orleans

Dr Hallowell ADHD review - 0 views

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ADHD diagnosis children adults

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  • Jenn Orleans on 06 Apr 13
     
    I found this site after reading up on ADHD and Dr. Hallowell's world renowned work.  This site is trust worthy because it is actually the doctor's site.  His main study is ADHD so reading on his work shows us the truth behind all of the claims of ADHD. This page explains what adhd is, how to diagnose it and the difference between adhd in children and adults. 
Zach Fenlon

Reading, Writing, and Games Can Keep Aging Brains Healthy - 0 views

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psychology play

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    • Zach Fenlon
      Zach Fenlon on 06 Apr 13
       
      I found this to be very interested because after my research, i was under the impression that reading and writing didn't contribute to the healthy brain as much as other kinds of play
  • Using brain imaging, researchers were able to look at how water molecules move through the brain. This movement can be affected by factors such as age, disease, and injury. "In healthy white matter tissue, water can't move as much in directions perpendicular to the nerve fibers,"
    • Zach Fenlon
      Zach Fenlon on 06 Apr 13
       
      I found this very interesting because in my research i never fully understood the physical aspect of play to the brain. Now i can combine my knowledge and truly understand how play makes a difference 
  • Participants in the study included 152 elderly adults who were part of a large-scale study on Alzheimer's disease risk factors.
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  • They also underwent brain MRI scans. Participants who reported higher cognitive activity levels were found to have higher diffusion anisotropy values in the brain.
  • but this new research also suggests that such things can also help preserve the brain's structural integrity.
  • Zach Fenlon on 06 Apr 13
     
    This link was very interesting because in my project i focused mostly on play in childhood brain development, and not as much in adults. I think this link shows just another reason why play is so important, to adults specifically.
Emilie L

The Mind of the Narcissist - 0 views

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    • Emilie L
      Emilie L on 02 Apr 12
       
      himself vs. reflection: major point
  • Some people explicitly state that they do not love themselves at all (they are ego-dystonic). Others confine their lack of self-love to certain of their traits, to their personal history, or to some of their behaviour patterns. Yet others feel content with who they are and with what they are doing (ego-syntonic). But one group of people seems distinct in its mental constitution – narcissists.
    • Emilie L
      Emilie L on 02 Apr 12
       
      * keyword: distinct mental constitution (that differs from all the different kinds of confidence kinda brain traits)
  • Some people explicitly state that they do not love themselves at all (they are ego-dystonic).
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  • Narcissus is not in love with himself. He is in love with his reflection
  • Loving your True Self is healthy, adaptive, and functional. Loving a reflection has two major drawbacks: One depends on the existence and availability of the reflection to produce the emotion of self-love. The absence of a "compass", an "objective and realistic yardstick", by which to judge the authenticity of the reflection. In other words, it is impossible to tell whether the reflection is true to reality – and, if so, to what extent.
  • they direct their love to other people's impressions of them. He who loves only impressions is incapable of loving people, himself included.
  • If he cannot love himself – he must love his reflection
  • ut to love his reflection – it must be loveable
  • the narcissist is preoccupied with projecting a loveable image, albeit compatible with his self-image (the way he "sees" himself).
  • The more successful this projected image (or series of successive images) is in generating Narcissistic Supply (NS) – the more the narcissist becomes divorced from his True Self and married to the image.
    • Emilie L
      Emilie L on 02 Apr 12
       
      Meaning, the better he is capable of mentally creating better image for himself in the eyes of others (therefore his 'reflection') the more he becomes 'in love' with the idea of himself then who he truly is
  • he prefers his image
  • The narcissist, therefore, is not selfish – because his True Self is paralysed and subordinate
    • Emilie L
      Emilie L on 02 Apr 12
       
      * very good point
  • narcissist is not attuned exclusively to his needs. On the contrary: he ignores them because many of them conflict with his ostensible omnipotence and omniscience. He does not put himself first – he puts his self last. He caters to the needs and wishes of everyone around him – because he craves their love and admiration. It is through their reactions that he acquires a sense of distinct self. In many ways he annuls himself – only to re-invent himself through the look of others. He is the person most insensitive to his true needs.
  • rains himself of mental energy in this process. This is why he has none left to dedicate to others
    • Emilie L
      Emilie L on 02 Apr 12
       
      he is so focused in pleasing everyone else to this image that he has no time to dedicate himself to others = lack of empathy
  • Why should people indulge the narcissist, divert time and energy, give him attention, love and adulation? The narcissist's answer is simple: because he is entitled to it
  • Actually, he feels betrayed, discriminated against and underprivileged because he believes that he is not being treated fairly, that he should get more than he does
  • Clinical data show that there is rarely any realistic basis for these grandiose notions of greatness and uniqueness.
    • Emilie L
      Emilie L on 02 Apr 12
       
      meaning there is nothing really extravagant or particular about them that they should (or could even be really driven!!) to be narcissistic 
  • The narcissist is forced to use other people in order to feel that he exists
  • He is a habitual "people-junkie"
  • With time, he comes to regard those around him as mere instruments of gratification, as two-dimensional cartoon figures with negligible lines in the script of his magnificent life.
    • Emilie L
      Emilie L on 02 Apr 12
       
      bases his own happiness on what others are doing around him + their reflection of him
  • A personality whose very existence is a derivative of its reflection in other people's minds is perilously dependent on these people's perceptions. They are the Source of Narcissistic Supply (NSS). Criticism and disapproval are interpreted as a sadistic withholding of said supply and as a direct threat to the narcissist's mental house of cards.
  • The narcissist does not suffer from a faulty sense of causation. He is not oblivious to the likely outcomes of his actions and to the price he may have to pay. But he doesn't care.
  • he reacts to what he perceives to be a danger to the very cohesion of his self. Thus, every minor disagreement with a Source of Narcissistic Supply – another person – is interpreted as a threat to the narcissist's very self-worth.
    • Emilie L
      Emilie L on 02 Apr 12
       
      * big point
  • He would rather discern disapproval and unjustified criticism where there are none then face the consequences of being caught off-guard.
  • that the narcissist cannot take chances. He would rather be mistaken then remain without Narcissistic Supply
  • blames others for his behaviour
    • Emilie L
      Emilie L on 02 Apr 12
       
      again, lack of humility
  • The narcissist – wittingly or not – utilises people to buttress his self-image and to regulate his sense of self-worth. As long and in as much as they are instrumental in achieving these goals, he holds them in high regard, they are valuable to him
  • This is a result of his inability to love others: he lacks empathy, he thinks utility, and, thus, he reduces others to mere instruments
  • In 1977 the DSM-III criteria included: An inflated valuation of oneself (exaggeration of talents and achievements, demonstration of presumptuous self-confidence); Interpersonal exploitation (uses others to satisfy his needs and desires, expects preferential treatment without undertaking mutual commitments); Possesses expansive imagination (externalises immature and non-regimented fantasies, "prevaricates to redeem self-illusions"); Displays supercilious imperturbability (except when the narcissistic confidence is shaken), nonchalant, unimpressed and cold-blooded; Defective social conscience (rebels against the conventions of common social existence, does not value personal integrity and the rights of other people).
    • Emilie L
      Emilie L on 02 Apr 12
       
      1977 Criteria to Narcissistics * very interesting, gives personality traits + actions 
  • He sees them only through this lens.
  • The narcissist is portrayed as a monster, a ruthless and exploitative person. Yet, inside, the narcissist suffers from a chronic lack of confidence and is fundamentally dissatisfied. This applies to all narcissists. The distinction between "compensatory" and "classic" narcissists is spurious. All narcissists are walking scar tissue, the outcomes of various forms of abuse.
    • Emilie L
      Emilie L on 02 Apr 12
       
      strong on the outside, weak on the inside * contradicts with the other article I read earlier..
  • Freud (1915) offered a trilateral model of the human psyche, composed of the Id, the Ego, and the Superego.
    • Emilie L
      Emilie L on 02 Apr 12
       
      * find further research
  • According to Freud, narcissists are dominated by their Ego to such an extent that the Id and Superego are neutralised. Early in his career, Freud believed narcissism to be a normal developmental phase between autoeroticism and object-love. Later on, he concluded that linear development can be thwarted by the very efforts we all make in our infancy to evolve the capacity to love an object (another person).
  • The frustrated and abused child learns that the only "object" he can trust and that is always and reliably available, the only person he can love without being abandoned or hurt – is himself.
    • Emilie L
      Emilie L on 02 Apr 12
       
      ouuuu
  • This choice – to concentrate on the self – is the result of an unconscious decision to give up a consistently frustrating and unrewarding effort to love others and to trust them.
  • So, is pathological narcissism the outcome of verbal, sexual, physical, or psychological abuse (the overwhelming view) – or, on the contrary, the sad result of spoiling the child and idolising it (Millon, the late Freud)?
    • Emilie L
      Emilie L on 02 Apr 12
       
      What makes a narcissistic (i.e., triggers it?)
  • Overweening, smothering, spoiling, overvaluing, and idolising the child – are also forms of parental abuse.
    • Emilie L
      Emilie L on 02 Apr 12
       
      Too much love can apparently ruin a child
  • This is because, as Horney pointed out, the smothered and spoiled child is dehumanised and instrumentalised. His parents love him not for what he really is – but for what they wish and imagine him to be: the fulfilment of their dreams and frustrated wishes. The child becomes the vessel of his parents' discontented lives, a tool, the magic airbrush with which they seek to transform their failures into successes, their humiliation into victory, their frustrations into happiness. The child is taught to give up on reality and adopt the parental fantasies. Such an unfortunate child feels omnipotent and omniscient, perfect and brilliant, worthy of adoration and entitled to special treatment. The faculties that are honed by constantly brushing against bruising reality – empathy, compassion, a realistic assessment of one's abilities and limitations, realistic expectations of oneself and of others, personal boundaries, team work, social skills, perseverance and goal-orientation, not to mention the ability to postpone gratification and to work hard to achieve it – are all lacking or missing altogether. This kind of child turned adult sees no reason to invest resources in his skills and education, convinced that his inherent genius should suffice. He feels entitled for merely being, rather than for actually doing (rather as the nobility in days gone by felt entitled not by virtue of its merits but as the inevitable, foreordained outcome of its birth right). The narcissist is not meritocratic – but aristocratic.
    • Emilie L
      Emilie L on 02 Apr 12
       
      too much love explained: the child is smothered by love and thus thinks theres a reason for it nana the world revolves around me because mummy and Daddy think so I am there pride and joy, because I am in fact an angel... now look at me I am a narcissitic and it's like a legit mental disorder.
  • This is Millon's mistake. He makes a distinction between several types of narcissists. He wrongly assumes that the "classic" narcissist is the outcome of parental overvaluation, idolisation, and spoiling and, thus, is possessed of supreme, unchallenged, self-confidence, and is devoid of all self-doubt.
  • Yet, this distinction is both wrong and unnecessary. Psychodynamically, there is only one type of pathological narcissism – though there are two developmental paths to it. And all narcissists are besieged by deeply ingrained (though at times not conscious) feelings of inadequacy, fears of failure, masochistic desires to be penalised, a fluctuating sense of self-worth (regulated by NS), and an overwhelming sensation of fakeness.
    • Emilie L
      Emilie L on 02 Apr 12
       
      * much importanto: there is only reaaally one type of narcissism despite having two different paths to it i. too much love ii. not enough 
  • hey tend to ignore him – or actively abuse him – when these needs are no longer pressing or existent.
  • The narcissist's past of abuse teaches him to avoid deeper relationships in order to escape this painful approach-avoidance pendulum. Protecting himself from hurt and from abandonment, he insulates himself from people around him. He digs in – rather than spring out.
  • This shocking revelation deforms the budding Ego. The child forms a strong dependence (as opposed to attachment) on his parents. This dependence is really the outcome of fear, the mirror image of aggression. In Freud-speak (psychoanalysis) we say that the child is likely to develop accentuated oral fixations and regressions. In plain terms, we are likely to see a lost, phobic, helpless, raging child.
    • Emilie L
      Emilie L on 02 Apr 12
       
      child-like ego problems: strong dependence on parents creates a super vulnerable child
  • Emilie L on 02 Apr 12
     
    "The World of the Narcissist (Essay)" - tons of information +lots to read through, primary resource! like a fountain of info on narcissists. Reliability: not many ads, written by a doctor (has his CV published online, http://samvak.tripod.com/cv.html), wrote two books- one of which is an "ebook"
Helena Daoud

Neurocognitive impacts for children of poverty and neglect - 0 views

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impacts children poverty

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  • Helena Daoud on 08 Apr 13
     
    It was interesting to read about the research they did because it proved that poverty really does affect a child's brain and learning abilities. 
Helena Daoud

How poverty influences a child's brain development - The Globe and Mail - 1 views

www.theglobeandmail.com/...article7882957

poverty child brain development globe mail psychology depression stress sleep adolescent learning data addiction chart

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      Helena Daoud on 07 Apr 13
       
      Trying to find ways to help children living in poverty
    • Helena Daoud
      Helena Daoud on 07 Apr 13
       
      Not all children living in poverty grow up with physical or mental problems.
  • Helena Daoud on 07 Apr 13
     
    This article was very interesting to read because it proved that poverty does affect a child brain and I love that they are trying to find a way to make sure these children aren't terribly affected in the future. 
Emilie L

Narcissistic Personality Disorder - 0 views

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  • Narcissistic Personality Disorder Individuals with narcissistic personality disorder generally believe that the world revolves around them.
  • This condition is characterized by a lack of ability to empathize with others and a desire to keep the focus on themselves at all times.
    • Emilie L
      Emilie L on 02 Apr 12
       
      Just like serial killers; like of empathy for others
  • cocky, self-centered, manipulative, and demanding.
    • Emilie L
      Emilie L on 02 Apr 12
       
      personality traits that describe a narcissist (but what makes them differ from someone who is just egotistical?) 
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  • Narcissistic Personality Disorder involves arrogant behavior, a lack of empathy for other people, and a need for admiration-all of which must be consistently evident at work and in relationships.
  • high self-esteem are often humble
  • Related personality traits include: Psychopathy, Machiavellianism.
  • Narcissists tend to have high self-esteem
  • oncentrate on unlikely personal outcomes (e.g., fame) and may be convinced that they deserve special treatmen
  • whereas narcissists rarely are
    • Emilie L
      Emilie L on 02 Apr 12
       
      lack of humility = lack of empathy = comes of as a jerk, the world revolves around me na na na
  • latest evidence indicates that narcissists are actually secure or grandiose at both levels
  • tend to be defensive
  • The sometimes dangerous lifestyle may more generally reflect sensation-seeking or impulsivity (e.g., risky sex, bold financial decisions).
    • Emilie L
      Emilie L on 02 Apr 12
       
      Like men who like messing around with different women; could be the lack of empathy that drives them to not care about the women's emotions once they 'hit it and quit it'... maybe some boys are not necessarily just jerks, but their brains have developed? to be narcissistic and thus get around the block... could be the same for women who enjoy fame and or money
  • Emilie L on 02 Apr 12
     
    general description of narcissim- a good article to read as a 'start' to the subject. Reliability: very popular website, editors+writers from the site have educational background, REAL LIFE MAGAZINE (seems convincing enough to me)
Daryl Bambic

How to Achieve the Creative State of Flow | PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - 0 views

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flow

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  • Daryl Bambic on 23 May 12
     
    Begin by reading this article.
Daryl Bambic

11.4 Two Fundamental Human Motivations: Eating and Mating | Introduction to Psychology ... - 1 views

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  • orexin, ghrelin, and leptin
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 16 Feb 22
       
      This is the key idea behind the KETO diet; eat very little sugar and carbs so the insulin levels drop and the body burns fat for energy.
  • interaction of the various systems that determine hunger creates a balance or homeostasis in which we eat when we are hungry and stop eating when we feel full.
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 16 Feb 22
       
      Remember this is the DRIVE REDUCTION theory.
  • Western societies are based on a very thin body ideal,
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 16 Feb 22
       
      Meanwhile, in most African countries, women with larger bodies are desired and the thinner ones are seen as unhealthy.
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  • Obesity is a leading cause of death worldwide.
  • Exercise increases cardiovascular capacity, lowers blood pressure, and helps improve diabetes, joint flexibility, and muscle strength (American Heart Association, 1998). Exercise also slows the cognitive impairments that are associated with aging (Kramer, Erickson, & Colcombe, 2006).
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 16 Feb 22
       
      The book does not mention the important benefits of exercise for the brain at all ages,not just as we age.
  • Between 3% and 4% of men are gay, and between 1% and 2% of women are lesbian
  • The Canadian Psychological Association issued a policy statement in February 1982 endorsing the principle that there be no discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation for (a) recruitment; (b) hiring; (c) salary; (d) promotion rate; (e) fringe benefits; or (f) assignment of duties. The American Psychiatric Association no longer considers homosexuality to be a mental illness, although it did so until 1973.
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 16 Feb 22
       
      This is a good example of sociological influences on the diagnosis and understanding of mental illness. This 'mental illness' was ousted from the DSM in 1973. You can read more here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4695779/
  • Areas of the hypothalamus are different in homosexual men, as well as in animals with homosexual tendencies
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 16 Feb 22
       
      It's the hypothalamus again!
  • Among male identical twins, 52% of those with a gay brother also reported homosexuality, whereas the rate in fraternal twins was just 22%
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 16 Feb 22
       
      This is an important fact that supports the role of biology in homosexuality.
  • In sum, while less than half of Canadian teens report having intercourse before age 18,
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 16 Feb 22
       
      This has changed - 55% of males and females have had sex by 18 yrs old. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/nchs_press_releases/2017/201706_NSFG.htm
  • Healthy Lives
  • Daryl Bambic on 16 Feb 22
     
    "sex"
Dayna Rabin

Abecedarian Project - 0 views

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      Dayna Rabin on 06 Apr 13
       
      A main goal: -For the development of the whole child : *Cognitively *Socially *Emotionally  *Linguistically 
    • Dayna Rabin
      Dayna Rabin on 06 Apr 13
       
      Some findings: *Kids who had the pre school program, performed better than in the control group *3 times more likely to go to a college *By age 21 still cognitively above the control group kids, better at reading and math
    • Dayna Rabin
      Dayna Rabin on 06 Apr 13
       
      Please scroll to the bottom of the page for more information on the findings of these children put in the control groups.
Dayna Rabin

Promising Practices Network | Programs that Work | The Abecedarian Project - 0 views

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early childhood

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      Dayna Rabin on 06 Apr 13
       
      founded in 1975 by Craig Ramey
    • Dayna Rabin
      Dayna Rabin on 06 Apr 13
       
      Main goal for this program:  -Targeted disadvantaged kids  -To prevent problems before they develop --Mostly kids from a lower economic background
  • to create an educational, stimulating, and structured environment to promote growth and learning and to enhance school readiness.
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  • hild Care / Preschool       Home Visiting
  • early education program for young children at risk for developmental delays and school failure.
  • 1972 and 1985
  • wo components
  • a preschool intervention and a school-age intervention.
  • home activities
  • as designed to enhance cognitive and linguistic development
  • enriched language environment that was responsive to children's needs and interests.
  • six weeks and three months of age,
  • ttended the day care center six to eight hours per day,
  • Early Childhood (0-8)
  • began at kindergarten
  • first three years of elementary school.
  • a staff member,
  • aught parents
  • hese activities with their children
  • tutored
  • reading and math,
  • advocated
  • 15 home visits per year for each child
  • 17 school visits and approximatel
  • t-risk families with infants up to six months of age.
  • xplained the program to them and determined whether or not they met certain selection criteria
    • Dayna Rabin
      Dayna Rabin on 06 Apr 13
       
      -There were in-class activities to help the child understand better. -For example: Asking questions like who, what, where, why and how. -Also there were at home activities, that the parents can do with the child as well
  • two-part intervention
  • 1972 to 1977
  • five-year period
  • Early childhood outcomes
  • A follow-up at age 15
Nick Lavoie

Addiction and The Brain -Psychology Today - 0 views

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addiction brain psychology studies drugs

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  • Nick Lavoie on 09 Apr 13
     
    It was very interesting to read about the research in this article because it talks in depth as to how the brain is effected when introduced to drugs and when addiction sets in. This is a reliable source because the website has gathered certain academics, psychiatrists, psychologists and authors who share ideas based on different topics surrounding psychology.
  • Nick Lavoie on 09 Apr 13
     
    *sticky note* The brain reacts to new substances entering the brain from the outside, like drugs, and these new stimuli's interfere with chemical messengers that are all over our brain essentially affecting us.
  • Nick Lavoie on 09 Apr 13
     
    *sticky note* Solomon Snyder and his student Candace Pert added a lot to a new theory of addiction by finding and studying Opium receptors in the brain. Which is a brain circuit that is affected in the brain of addicts.
Nick Lavoie

Gabor Mate on Addiction - 0 views

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Gabor Mate psychology addiction brain addict experiences drugs

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  • Nick Lavoie on 09 Apr 13
     
    This site is a very good site because it talks about Gabor Mate's view of addiction and it's told in a very easy manner. This is a reliable source because its a website were a community of people can share and brainstorm knowledge on a common subject, based off readings from certain articles, magazines and blogs. This opens a variety of different insights and ideas to the topic.
  • Nick Lavoie on 09 Apr 13
     
    *sticky note* Drugs are used to escape distress. Addicts are in a way, "self medicating" themselves for common problems like depression and anxiety. This is usually always originates from pain or post experiences.
  • Nick Lavoie on 09 Apr 13
     
    *sticky note* The environment around us is ESSENTIAL in how our brain grows and develops, we need constant emotional support, nutrition and physical security. Without these it leads to addiction and other things like added stress and so on.
Raghav Mohan

Exercising Benefits - 0 views

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brain exercise psychology benefits aging stress development evolving mental physical strength reading walking memory learning cells active lifestyle

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  • Raghav Mohan on 06 Apr 13
     
    This site is another educational site i discovered during my TFAD assignment. It really digs deep into MANY benefits of exercise. If you are wondering what exercise can do for YOU then this is the site to go to for information. It gives you history, examples, the present. All the basic information.
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  • Raghav Mohan on 06 Apr 13
     
    *sticky note* Your muscles activate your brain receptors. So knowing that your brain is more active with your muscles, exercising them would be a huge benefit and aid to a better lifestyle
  • Raghav Mohan on 06 Apr 13
     
    *sticky note* Mental exercise for the brain: on an everyday basis our brain is learning a new skill. This uses a lot of power from our brain which requires us EXERCISING our brain physically and mentally ***Example of an exercise you can do whenever you are on the computer: switch the hand you are using to move your mouse. It must feel pretty awkward but it's alright you are exercising movement AND learning a new skill at the same time.
  • Raghav Mohan on 06 Apr 13
     
    *sticky note* If you think sitting behind your computer or TV screen is going to get you smarter... Think again! It really doesn't in fact it affects us in a bad way. Weakens our eyes, and uses so much energy from our brain. Where on the other hand, just walking can benefit us a ton. It helps our blood circulation and the oxygen/glucose that reaches our brain.
  • Raghav Mohan on 06 Apr 13
     
    *sticky note* Exercise improves our memory, helps us remember our studies, wakes up our brain in the morning. Enhances our brain cells, creates higher brain functions. These are just the *few things that exercising does for us. It is quite amazing
  • Raghav Mohan on 06 Apr 13
     
    *sticky note* Exercising also helps our aging process. Exercise fools our brain into thinking we are younger when we begin exercising on a daily basis which could be great for you. Who wouldn't want to feel 40 when they're really 50? I know i would
  • Raghav Mohan on 06 Apr 13
     
    *sticky note* Physical exercise protects our brain as we age, it creates endurance and a motivated/confident mindset which obviously can aid us in a huge way in the future.
Daryl Bambic

Easing Brain Fatigue With a Walk in the Park - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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health Brain

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  • brain fatigue, you are easily distracted, forgetful and mentally flighty — or, in other words, me.
  • reen spaces lessen brain fatigue
  • hen the volunteers made their way through the urbanized, busy areas, particularly the heavily trafficked commercial district at the end of their walk, their brain wave patterns consistently showed that they were more aroused and frustrated than when they walked through the parkland, where brain-wave readings became more meditative.
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  • e park, the walkers were mentally quieter.
  • atural environments still engage” the brain, she said, but the attention demanded “is effortless.
  • nvoluntary attention
  • t holds our attention while at the same time allowing scope for reflection,
  • taking a break from wor
  • oing for a walk in a green space or just sitting, or even viewing green spaces from your office window.”
Anthony Baloukas

Comfort Zone | Article - 1 views

www.hsperson.com/1Aug05.htm

psychology brain sensitivity benefits cons

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    • Anthony Baloukas
      Anthony Baloukas on 30 Apr 13
       
      Definition of a highly sensitive being.
  • As specialists in observing, we are very interested in what is new. We simply tire out sooner because every thing new is so much newer to us! And just because we can process any experience deeply, we are seldom bored, or dull and boring if someone asks our opinion.
    • Anthony Baloukas
      Anthony Baloukas on 30 Apr 13
       
      Certain characteristics of someone who is highly sensitive.
  • HSPs are extraverts. Social introversion is the desire to spend time with a few close friends rather than liking to have many friends, to meet strangers, or be in a large group. Being sensitive and wanting to reduce stimulation probably causes many people to become introverts at an early age, but the two are not the same thing.
    • Anthony Baloukas
      Anthony Baloukas on 30 Apr 13
       
      A disadvantage about being sensitive, is that one can want to constantly be alone. They are not very social. 
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  • It is found in equal numbers in boys and girls,
    • Anthony Baloukas
      Anthony Baloukas on 30 Apr 13
       
      Interesting fact, could be useful.
  • not a "syndrome" or "set of symptoms that impair functioning."
  • So "sensitive" is not another term for neurotic, shy, depressed, or anxious.
  • more emotional,
  • research shows that with good-enough childhoods, we are actually healthier, physically and mentally, than non-HSPs with the same sort of good-enough childhoods.
    • Anthony Baloukas
      Anthony Baloukas on 30 Apr 13
       
      Childhood has an effect on HSP behaviour. 
  • we are intuitive.
    • Anthony Baloukas
      Anthony Baloukas on 30 Apr 13
       
      Benefits
  • creative
  • y can be
  • HSPs are very conscientious.
  • Our conscientiousness is somewhat automatic, due to the fact that we think about the consequences of our action or inaction.
  • compassionate and empathic
  • We can read emotional cues. We are very emotional ourselves, so we can imagine well what the other person feels and what would happen inside if this person did not have their needs yet, did not feel understood. We communicate gently because that is how we like communication to be towards us.
    • Anthony Baloukas
      Anthony Baloukas on 30 Apr 13
       
      Many benefits to being highly sensitive. 
  • we process everything more deeply, sensing its full emotional as well as intellectual consequences. And it's not that we only feel negative emotions more--we also feel more love, joy, pride, awe, and all the other positive emotions.
    • Anthony Baloukas
      Anthony Baloukas on 30 Apr 13
       
      They are more cautious about their feelings.
  • strong sense of what makes for a pleasant environment.
    • Anthony Baloukas
      Anthony Baloukas on 30 Apr 13
       
      Intelligent, thought processors. Different brain activity. 
  • This trait is mainly about having an innate preference to process information more deeply, to compare the present situation as completely as possible to your knowledge of similar situations in the past.
Raghav Mohan

Stress Symptoms, Signs & Causes: Effects of Stress Overload - 0 views

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  • Raghav Mohan on 02 May 13
     
    This site clearly states the major facts about STRESS. It's a reliable site because I read into it and it is trust worthy and a non-profit organization that provides us information and it is constantly updated which shows that it is up to date. It helps us understand stress, it's symptoms, and causes.
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  • Raghav Mohan on 02 May 13
     
    what is stress? Stress is a normal physical response to events that make you feel threatened or upset your balance in some way.
  • Raghav Mohan on 02 May 13
     
    We respond to stress in a unique way, it almost becomes "normal" to us. When we are overloaded by stress that is where many problems kick in and there is not much we can do about it besides try to control whatever it is that is bothering us and causing this stress
  • Raghav Mohan on 02 May 13
     
    Stress signs/symptoms are physical, emotional, cognitive and behavioural.
Zach Fenlon

Post-traumatic stress disorder - TheFamily Health Guide - 1 views

www.health.harvard.edu/...update0405d.shtml

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  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
    • Zach Fenlon
      Zach Fenlon on 03 May 13
       
      This link is credible because it is from studies conducted by the well known University Harvard
  • Under the current official definition, PTSD is diagnosed only if you have been exposed to actual or threatened death or serious injury and responded with fear, helplessness, or horror.
  • The point in a person’s life when a trauma occurs may also predict her likelihood of developing the disorder.
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  • some women develop PTSD after a traumatic childbirth.
    • Zach Fenlon
      Zach Fenlon on 03 May 13
       
      I find this very interesting, i was completely unaware that a milestone this common could lead to PTSD. 
  • PTSD may also occur following a heart attack or diagnosis of cancer.
    • Zach Fenlon
      Zach Fenlon on 03 May 13
       
      More examples that i never even considered possible. 
  • Avoidance: Avoiding thoughts, feelings, activities, places, and people associated with the trauma. This may result in social withdrawal and becoming numb to positive as well as negative emotions.
    • Zach Fenlon
      Zach Fenlon on 03 May 13
       
      I did not know this to be a symptom. I wonder how easy it would be to identify. 
  • Symptoms lasting more than three months are considered chronic PTSD
  • Occasionally, someone develops “delayed PTSD” six months later or more, following a reminder of the event.
  • In the June 28, 2004, Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers from the Veterans Administration reported that women with PTSD have more medical conditions and worse physical health than non-traumatized women, even those with depression.
    • Zach Fenlon
      Zach Fenlon on 03 May 13
       
      At first i only associated PTSD with causing suicide, but i didn't realize that it is also impacted the physical health or it's subjects. 
  • “The amygdala appears to be overreactive in PTSD. We’re currently examining whether it is already overreactive, making someone more vulnerable to PTSD, or becomes that way in response to trauma,”
    • Zach Fenlon
      Zach Fenlon on 03 May 13
       
      This interests me because from what i understand, perhaps PTSD could be avoided in patients who are already more vulnerable. 
  • the hippocampus and the anterior cingulate cortex, appear not to function as well in those with PTSD.”
  • gradual and repeated exposure can reduce symptoms and help change how you respond to the triggering situations.
  • although not all clinical trials have shown them to work better than placebo.
    • Zach Fenlon
      Zach Fenlon on 03 May 13
       
      I would like to read more on some of these studies. 
  • adrenaline acts to strengthen memories,
  • testing whether an adrenaline-reducing medication, the hypertension drug propranolol, might help block abnormal memory formation and prevent PTSD.
Zach Fenlon

PTSD Symptoms Common Among ICU Survivors - 02/26/2013 - 1 views

www.hopkinsmedicine.org/...oms_common_among_icu_survivors

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  • Condition long linked to war veterans found in one in three ventilated patients
    • Zach Fenlon
      Zach Fenlon on 03 May 13
       
      Shocking statistic
  • PTSD Symptoms Common Among ICU Survivors
    • Zach Fenlon
      Zach Fenlon on 03 May 13
       
      Credible source because it comes from a very well known medical facility. 
  • a critical care specialist at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and senior author of the study published online in Psychological Medicine
    • Zach Fenlon
      Zach Fenlon on 03 May 13
       
      makes the research credible 
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  • it may be as common, or more common, in ICU patients as in soldiers
    • Zach Fenlon
      Zach Fenlon on 03 May 13
       
      I didn't realize not only that this was a possible cause of PTSD but also that it was so highly frequent. 
  • "We need to pay more attention to preventing and treating PTSD in these patients."
  • they often experience flashbacks about delusions or hallucinations they had in the hospital
    • Zach Fenlon
      Zach Fenlon on 03 May 13
       
      i find this very strange and interesting that their reocurring memories/ nightmares are of figurative events. 
  • being given sedatives and narcotics -- may lead to "memories" of horrible things that didn’t happen
  • "One woman thought her husband and the nurse were plotting to kill her,"
  • For the study, the Johns Hopkins team observed 520 mechanically ventilated patients with ALI,
    • Zach Fenlon
      Zach Fenlon on 03 May 13
       
      Very thorough research
  • The researchers found that 66 of the 186 patients (35 percent) had clinically significant symptoms of PTSD,
  • Sixty-two percent of the survivors who developed PTSD still had symptoms at their two-year visit.
  • Half of this same group was taking psychiatric medications, and 40 percent had seen a psychiatrist in the two years since being hospitalized with ALI.
    • Zach Fenlon
      Zach Fenlon on 03 May 13
       
      Even with both types of treatments, many patients were still suffering from PTSD
  • The researchers also found that patients with depression before hospitalization were twice as likely to develop PTSD,
    • Zach Fenlon
      Zach Fenlon on 03 May 13
       
      Similar statement to my research from Harvard Medical Center. 
  • This inflammation may lead to a breakdown in the blood-brain barrier, which alters the impact on the brain of narcotics, sedatives and other drugs prescribed in the ICU.
  • Bienvenu says patients who have these risk factors need special attention. Simply educating them and their primary care doctors about the increased risk for PTSD would be a step in the right direction, he adds.
    • Zach Fenlon
      Zach Fenlon on 03 May 13
       
      This is one of the most simple tactics i have read on preventing PTSD
  • he symptoms fall into three categories: reliving the traumatic experience (flashbacks, nightmares), avoidance (feeling numb, detached, staying away from people and places that serve as reminders of the experience), and hyperarousal (being easily startled, having difficulty sleeping, irritability).
    • Zach Fenlon
      Zach Fenlon on 03 May 13
       
      These are the exact same symptoms that The Harvard Medical Institution describes. 
  • "psychological rehab" now deserves attention.
  • The intervention reduced PTSD symptoms by helping patients make sense of their ICU memories,
    • Zach Fenlon
      Zach Fenlon on 03 May 13
       
      A proven way to reduce PTSD. Very interesting. 
Erin Waxman

Military uses war simulations to help prevent PTSD in soldiers | PRI.ORG - 1 views

www.pri.org/...nt-ptsd-in-soldiers-13189.html

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  • War simulations are being used by the military to mentally prepare and test soldiers for the stressful conditions they could face during war. Researchers hope to prevent future cases of PTSD among combat veterans through new initiatives they're testing now.
  • the U.S. has had about 2.5 million soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, and an estimated 300,000 have been diagnosed with PTSD.
  • The Department of Defense is spending millions of dollars to figure out effective ways to treat and, hopefully, prevent PTSD, Noonan said.
    • Erin Waxman
      Erin Waxman on 01 May 13
       
      very important investment. PTSD is a horrible illness and with so many soldiers developing it, we need to find a way to prevent it.
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  • "These (simulations) are intended to expose the recruits to combat conditions to teach them that they can trust their training, that they can actually do their jobs, perform first aid, execute whatever orders they're supposed to be executing, under combat condition," he said. "It also introduces them to fear and stress under combat conditions."
  • who tosses volunteers out of airplanes with sensors all over their bodies to try and understand why combat veterans develop PTSD.
    • Erin Waxman
      Erin Waxman on 01 May 13
       
      i'd be interested to read more about this
  • Parodi has found that some people possess an optimal fear response, which she calls the "warrior brain" — meaning they think clearly during a stressful period and once the stressful period ends, their fear response returns back to normal.
    • Erin Waxman
      Erin Waxman on 01 May 13
       
      I wonder how much this has to do with the sympathetic and parasympathetic parts of the nervous system.
  • "As far as to the application to preventing PTSD, I think what the military ultimately wants to do is to be able to develop and incorporate into their training program, similar to what the SEALS are doing, where you can expose recruits to stressful situations," he said. "But you also want to arm them with the psychological tools — that they need to recognize, that they need to function at maximum capacity during the stressful situation. And when it ends, they need to put it behind them and move on."
  • But the current treatment has a success rate of just 40 percent.
  • Erin Waxman on 01 May 13
     
    PRI Public Radio International article talks about the use of war simulators BEFORE going into the war for soldiers to hopefully prevent them from getting PTSD in the future. Very interesting to see that doctors are trying to stop this illness even before the soldiers go into war.
Julian Posteraro

Drug Abuse and Addiction | National Institute on Drug Abuse - 0 views

www.drugabuse.gov/...drug-abuse-addiction

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    • Julian Posteraro
      Julian Posteraro on 12 Mar 12
       
      There are four main reasons why people take drugs. Understanding why someone used the drug helps understand why they may become addicted.
    • Julian Posteraro
      Julian Posteraro on 12 Mar 12
       
      Great illustration that can show the risks and effects that drugs may have on us and those around us. Many people consume drugs thinking it's their choice and it won't do any harm to people in their environment. This table shows otherwise. 
    • Julian Posteraro
      Julian Posteraro on 12 Mar 12
       
      Although we cannot determine if someone will definetly become addicted to a drug, there are clearly certain factors that increase the chance of addiction, as you can read in this paragraph and in the following few paragraphs.
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