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• Mind map


  An illustration or diagram that makes use of ideas branching from a specific concept. The concept is the keyword or the subject and the branches are the ideas related to the keyword or the subject. They are strategically placed around the subject to explain its processes or characteristics.
• Essential characteristics of mind-maps

  • The center is a representation of the subject or core idea
  • The main branches symbolize the relevant information that is coming out from the subject or core idea
  • The branches contain labels, stages, processes or categories that are in conjunction with the core idea
  • Twigs are representations of sub-topics
  • The branches create an image of an interconnected structure
• The Process of Mind-mapping

  1. Write a subject on the center of a paper. Encircle this topic to indicate that it is the keyword or subject

  2. Draw several lines around the circle. These lines are properly labeled with the major ideas or themes related to the keyword

  3. For each branch, draw twigs to indicate sub-topics that should be included in the branches

  4. When new data are learned, write them down in the proper twig or branch
• Tip in Mind Map: When writing a mind-map, remember SBT!
• Left Brain Hemisphere


  Primarily known as the side that regulates speech and language. This was based on the observed result of the damage to Broca's area. This area is found on the left side of the frontal lobe. When this is affected, there is a difficulty in speech sound production.
• Mind-Mapping Strategies for Left-Brain People

  • Library Maps (also known as reference maps). Their main purpose is to categorize, organize, and connect information from multiple sources about a specific topic without losing vital information.
  • Problem Solving Map. This mind-map is used during a single brainstorming session with the goal of getting ideas in a fast manner.
• Right Brain Hemisphere


  Controls the perception of visual and spatial stimuli. The right hemisphere is responsible for focusing our attention.
• Elements of Effective Mind-Maps

  • Single Words and Phrases (stated in the proper context)
  • Symbols, Icons, and Images (can be added to enhance the mind-maps)
  • Colors (use of different hues and shades can separate ideas included in the mind-map)
• Mind Mapping strategies for the Right-brained people

  • Presentation Map (meant to tell a story or present an argument. Its focus is on the audience. It directly informs the audience about an argument, a case or a proposition)
  • Tunnel Timeline Map (the key phrase is visualizing success. It is designed to deliver a solution or outcome)
• Tony Buzan created the mind mapping technique to make the two hemispheres work together. It is believed that the use of the two sides of the brain can make you develop a deeper understanding of the concept or process.
• Convergent Thinking


  Relies heavily on facts and is rational, also known as critical, analytical, vertical or linear thinking.
• Divergent Thinking


  Also called as horizontal thinking. This thinking pattern relies on imagination.
• Improving Learning: Practical Tips

  • Lessons should be studied throughout the semester
  • New information can be linked to the previous body of information through rehearsal
  • Mnemonic devices can also be used to make memorizing easier
• Mnemonic Devices

  • Categorical clustering (organization of a list of items into types)
  • Acrostic (create a sentence out of an acronym)
  • Interactive Images (make interactive images linking the words in a list)
• Learning Through the Use of Mind-Maps

  • for brainstorming
  • for memorization
  • to make difficult text easier
  • for making presentations
• Happiness and wellness are major concepts that caught the interest of researchers, psychologists, and philosophers across centuries.
• Hedonic well-being


  Basic premise is that happiness could be achieved through decreased pain and with a consequent increase in pleasure.
• Eudaimonic well-being

  Aristotle theorized that happiness is more than the pursuit of pleasure.
• Psychological well-being

  Influenced by self-actualization. The self-actualization theory indicates that you have an innate tendency to be at your best. It means that in your every journey of finding your purpose, you are also in the process of becoming the best person that you can be. In all aspects of your life, you are on the path of living and realizing your fullest potential.
• Six facets or components of psychological well-being

  • Self-acceptance
  • Positive relations with other people
  • Autonomy
  • Environmental mastery
  • Purpose in life
  • Personal growth
• Factors that may Affect Psychological Well-Being

  • Sociodemographic factors
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Socio-economic level
  • Health
  • Biological factor
  • Personality factor
• Hedonic Well-Being: Happiness is about increasing pleasure and minimizing pain.
• Eudaimonic Well-Being: Happiness is about finding your purpose in life.
• The Risk Factors that Affect Mental Health

  • Peer rejection
  • Bullying
  • Conflict and post-conflict scenarios
  • Adverse, traumatic events in childhood
  • Death of someone close to you
  • Socio-economic factor
• Signs of Poor Mental Health

  • Personality changes
  • Emotional changes
  • Social withdrawal and isolation
  • Lack of self-care
  • Problem with sleep
  • Risky behaviors
  • Sense of hopelessness or feeling overwhelmed
  • Prominent physical symptoms
  • Decline in academic performance
• Tips on how to address disturbing signs and concerns regarding mental health

  • Good communication
  • Understanding of mental health disorders
  • Be sensitive and attentive to others
• Psychological Conditions

  • Depression (part of mood disorders, and is clinically known as depressive disorders)
  • Anxiety disorders (feeling of fear or nervousness about a possible outcome)
  • Substance-related and addictive disorders (pertains to the abuse of and dependence on any substance)
• Strategies in Coping with Mental Health Issues/ the main cognitive distortions that you are most vulnerable to

  • Filtering
  • Overgeneralization
  • Fallacy of Change
  • Catastrophizing
  • Personalization
  • Emotional reasoning
  • Blaming
  • Shoulds
• Padesky's model presents five components of a person's experience


  • Thoughts (describe your experiences, emotions, and determine actions)
  • Moods (emotions, affect, or the feelings that occur to you)
  • Behaviors (actions, or patterns of actions that you do)
  • Physical reactions (pertains to the physiological responses of the body)
  • Environment (refers to the external elements in an experience)
• The term mental health evolved from the term mental hygiene to depict the harmony and balance of the various aspects of your life.
• Mental hygiene is a concept pertaining to the set of activities and actions that allow you to be in a state of equilibrium with the sociocultural environment you are in.
• Keeping in Mind Your Mental Health


  • Look after physical health (moving, eating, drugs and alcohol, sleeping)
  • Improve self-esteem
  • Generate positive thought
  • Cope with new situations
  • Build positive relationships
  • Find time for yourself
  • Set goals
• Six exercises to boost self-esteem

  • self-affirmation
  • avoid hollow positive affirmations
  • identify areas of strength and competency
  • demonstrate ability
  • tolerate positive feedback
  • take criticism positively
• Convergent and divergent thinking are two thinking patterns that have been introduced by Jay Paul Guilford.
• Tunnel Timeline Map is visualizing success. It is designed to deliver a solution or outcome
• A presentation Map directly informs the audience about an argument, a case, or a proposition.
• Problem Solving Map is used during a single brainstorming session
• Broca's area is an area that is found on the left side of the frontal lobe.
• When Broca's area is affected, there is a difficulty in speech sound production
• Library Map's main purpose is to categorize, organize, and connect information from multiple sources without losing vital info