Lesson 1 - Developing Ourselves

• The Mind and Body of Descartes - in this theory it states that our mind has the power to control the whole body.
• What does the theory "The Mind and Body of Descartes" say?

  The mind has the power to control the whole body. We can not contradict our minds.
• Rene Descartes - He is a Modern Philosopher that stated the theory Dualism
• Who is this person? - Rene Descartes

  
• Rene Descartes - widely contributed to the study about people
• Dualism - division of something conceptually into two opposed or contrasted aspects, or the state of being so divided
• What is the theory by Rene Descartes all about?

  Lahat ng bagay sa mundo ay may other side or state of being so divided
• Yin - expression of our feminine energy

  Yang - expression of our masculine energy
• Holism - all about seeing things as a whole and as something that is bigger than the sum of its parts.
• What is the theory by Jan C. Smuts all about?

  When we view parts of a whole, we view them as something big. But once we create and connect these parts and turn them into a whole, we can only create one object with it. A great example of this could be Legos. Legos have different pieces, and we can create so much and do whatever we want with those pieces, but at the end, we can only create one object with it.
• Jan C. Smuts - philosopher who introduced and defined Holism
• Feelings, emotions, and moods are not the same, but they can be used interchangeably
• How many emotions do we have?

  5 (happiness, anger, disgust, fear, sadness)
• How many emotions do we have according to Paul Ekmen?

  6 ( anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise )
• Paul Ekmen - he identified that there are 6 emotions that humans experience
• What University did Paul Ekmen became?

  University of California
• Who is this? - Jan C. Smuts

  
• Movare and Emovere - Latin words for Emotions
• What does movare and emovere mean?

  to move or be upset or agitated
• Who is this? - Paul Ekmen
• Physical responses of people with a state of strong emotion

  • Faster heartbeat
  • Profuse sweating
  • Dilation of eye pupils
  • Higher blood pressure
  • Muscular tremor
• What is the function of the heart?

  to pump oxygenated blood arount the body
• Why do we sweat?

  it is our body's way of cooling down
• Dilation - action of stretching or enlarging of an or part of the body
• What is an example of dilation?

  eye pupils
• What is the purpose of doctors checking the eyes with an light pen when a patient is unconscious?

  to check if the patient is still alive
• Systolic - phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood from the chambers into the arteries
• Diastolic - phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and allows the chambers to fill with blood.
• What is the normal blood pressure?

  120/80
• Describe what is in the picture

  A) Systole

  B) Diastole

  C) pumping

  D) filing

  
• Dr. Antonio R. Damasio - he wrote the scientific online article titled FEELING OUR EMOTIONS
• What is the specialization of Dr. who wrote FEELING OUR EMOTIONS?

  Neurologist - Brain
• What does FEELING OUR EMOTIONS say?

  feeling arises from the brain
• Attitude - person's evaluation/observation of an experience w/ another person, object, idea, behavior, or situation based on his her values and belief system
• Can attitude be changed?

  Yes
• Behavior - manifestation or acting out of the attitudes which an individual has
• Values - highest ideals of human existence such as respect and freedom
• Who is this? - Paul Ekmen
• Who is this? - Paul Ekmen

  
• Muscular Tremor - Refers to the involuntary movement of the muscles