Managing and Caring for the Self (1).pptx

Managing and taking care of the self

1. Understanding The Self Managing and Caring for the Self

2. ASK YOURSELF What are the top 3 things that you want to achieve in life? What are the things that you need to learn in order to fulfill your dreams? How will you handle the anticipated challenges towards achieving those dreams?

3. Goal Setting Linked to task performance Specific and challenging goals contribute higher and better task performance. Gives direction to a person about what needs to be done and how much efforts are required to be put in.

4. S-Specific Your goal should be clear and specific, otherwise you won’t be able to focus your efforts or feel truly motivated to achieve it.

5. M-Measurable Setting measurable goals is important in order to track your progress and stay motivated.

6. A-Action Plan Goals need to be realistic and achievable for it to be successful. You will further begin to identify different resources that can bring you close to it.

7. R-Relevant Relevant goals must also be applicable to the present situation. Your goals must be aligned with your vision and passion.

8. T-Time Bound Every goal needs a deadline, this will motivate you and help you focus on your goal.

9. Managing and Caring for the Self – Learning to be a Better Student Getting stress out of your life takes more than prayer alone. You must take action to make changes and stop doing whatever is causing the stress. You can learn to calm down in the way you handle things. -Joyce Meyer

10. Is this Learning? Reading lectures in advance Balancing and coordination Talking or socializing Writing your name

11. What is learning? Psychologists often define learning as a relatively permanent change in behavior as a result of experience.

12. DEVELOPMENT & LEARNING Powerful agents of change throughout one’s life, which induce structural and functional plasticity in the neural systems of the brain (Galvan, 2010). What happens in the brain during learning? NEUROPLASTICITY Ability of the brain to change throughout one's life. Involves the addition of new neurons, new interconnections between neurons, and the reorganization of information processing areas. The ability of the brain to change happens in two ways; An increase in the number of synapses between neurons; or A change in the function and structure of the neurons.

13. DENDRITES CELL BODY (SOMA) AXON TERMINAL BULB SYNAPSE NEURONS Basic building blocks of the nervous system that transmit impulses or messages. Every neuron is made up of a cell body (soma), dendrites, and an axon. Vary in terms of their functions and locations. The impulses that travel along neurons are electrochemical in nature.

14. SYNAPSE A neuron transmits impulses or messages to another neuron through a junction called a synapse . Neurons are not connected in are separated by a small gap. Neurotransmitters are the electrochemicals that connect and allow the transmission of impulses from one neuron to another.

15. acetylcholine NEUROTRANSMITTERS glutamate dopamine norepinephrine associated with memory and learning

16. Location: Front and top of brain Functions: Responsible for higher mental processes such as reasoning, planning, problem-solving and decision making as well as reproduction of fluent speech. FRONTAL LOBE

17. Location: Sides of the brain, near the ears, just behind the temples Functions: Responsible for sense of hearing, auditory processing and meaningful speech Involved in the formation of memories and processing emotional responses. TEMPORAL LOBE

18. Location: Back bottom part of the brain Functions: Containing the visual centers of the brain, it is responsible for visual processing. Analyzes visual information such as color, shape, and motion. Integrates visual information to help with perception. OCCIPITAL LOBE

19. Location: Top and back part of the brain Functions: Processes sensory information such as touch, taste temperature, and pain. Plays a role in spatial awareness and navigation. Involved in the integration of sensory input from different modalities. PARIETAL LOBE The four lobes are located in both left and right hemisphere.

20. Self Regulated Learning What works for you? What do you want to try doing? What do you want to do differently in your study habits? How would you do it?

21. Improve your Study Habits Attend all classes. Take good notes. Study your lessons and other reading materials daily. Research to improve your background in the course. Develop a list of possible questions. Ask questions in class. Review previous exams. Avoid last minute cram session Sleep at least 8 hours the night before the exams. Eat nutritious food.

22. Theory of Human Motivation Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

23. Deficiency needs vs. Growth needs

24. Social Cognitive Learning Albert Bandura Observational Learning Enactive Learning Modeling

25. Self-Observation Observing oneself can inform and motivate. It can be used to assess one’s progress toward goal attainment as well as motive behavioral changes.

26. Self Reaction Reaction to one’s performance can be motivating. Self reaction also allow a person to re-evaluate their goals in conjunction with their attainments.

27. Self-Efficacy The belief that we have the ability to meet the challenges ahead of us and complete a task successfully.

28. “Change can be tough, but I’ve never heard anybody say it wasn’t worth it.” - Carol Dweck Fixed Mindset Challenges – Avoids challenges Obstacles – Gives up easily Effort – See effort as fruitless or worse Criticism – Ignore useful negative feedback Success of others – Feel threatened by the success of others

29. Growth Mindset Challenges – Embrace challenges Obstacles – Persists in the face of setbacks Efforts – See effort as the path to mastery Criticism – Learn from it Success of others – Find lessons and inspiration in the success of others

30. Taking Care of One’s Health

31. How to start? What am I ask to do? Why should I do it? How shall I do it?

32. Personal Health Management Taking active responsibility for managing one’s own health

33. Health risk behaviors may include: Overweight and dietary behavior Physical activity and sedentary behavior Substance use Injury and violence Poor mental health Oral and hand hygiene Low protective factors

34. Components of Wellness

35. Create a wellness plan