Prefrontal cortex - responsible for decision-making, planning, and self control
Amygdala - brain's alarm system; controlling emotions like fear and aggression.
Hippocampus - memory center of the brain. Crucial for learning and remembering information.
Anterior Cingulate Cortex - this area helps regulate emotions and empathy. A healthy anterior cingulate cortex has high emotional intelligence.
2nd lesson: Personal Relationships
Secure - healthy
Ventral Striatum - brain's reward system, influencing motivation and pleasure
Insula - emotional ''awareness'' and bodily sensations. Presence of mind.
Hypothalamus - it regulates basic functions; sleep, appetite, and stress response.
Cortex - this is where higher cognitive functions like language and problem-solving occur.
Anxious-preoccupied - fear of abandonment. Emotional hunger.
Dismissive-Avoidant - Emotionally distant, isolation. The cause is mostly because the caregivers dismissed their emotions.
Dismissive-Avoidant - the parents are present physically but not emotionally
Anxious-preoccupied - permi ni siya ginabayaan, mostly ofw parents. They get anxious every time mapuli parents nila kasi they know after a few weeks, mahalin naman liwat.
Fearful-Avoidant - Parents are mostly abusive and inconsistent. First day ok ang treatment or in other terms, happy. Pero the next day gina abuso ka, tas the cycle repeats.
Fearful-Avoidant - gusto mo angga pero ginapapalayo mo siya.
Personal relationships
The connections we form with others on an intimate, emotional, or social level
Types of personal relationships
Family
Friends
Romantic partners
Colleagues
Personal relationships
Involve mutual understanding, trust, and support
Contribute significantly to our emotional well-being and sense of belonging
Personal relationships
Built on communication, empathy, and shared experiences
Require effort and commitment to maintain and nurture over time
Personal relationships
Play a vital role in shaping our identities, providing companionship, and offering opportunities for personal growth and fulfillment
Personal Relationships is the type of relationship which is closely associated with a person, and which can only have meaning to this person
The very first meaningful relationship every human being encounter is with one’s caregiver.
Our relationships in the future are shaped to a large extent by our attachment to our parents.
Attachment styles refer to the patterns of interpersonal relationships and emotional bonds that individuals develop, typically in early childhood, with their primary caregivers.
The four main attachment styles, as identified through research by psychologists such as Mary Ainsworth and John Bowlby
Secure Attachment - feels comfortable with intimacy and are able to develop trusting, reciprocal relationships.
Anxious-Preoccupied Attachment - tends to worry about their relationships and fear rejection or abandonment.
Dismissive-Avoidant Attachment - often avoid intimacy and emotional closeness in relationships
Fearful-Avoidant Attachment (or Disorganized Attachment) -individuals experience conflicting desires for both closeness and independence in relationships.
Different Types of crushes: Romantic Crush, Celebrity Crush, Infatuation, Friend Crush, Intellectual Crush, Emotional Crush, Rebound Crush, Unrequited Crush
RomanticCrush - This is the classic type of crush where you're attracted to someone romantically
CelebrityCrush - Many people develop crushes on celebrities or public figures they admire from afar.
Infatuation - is a strong, intense crush that can develop quickly and be based more on fantasy than reality
FriendCrush: Sometimes, people develop crushes on their friends
IntellectualCrush: An intellectual crush occurs when you're drawn to someone's intelligence, knowledge, or expertise.
EmotionalCrush - involves feeling a deep emotional connection or bond with someone, even if it's not necessarily romantic.
ReboundCrush: After experiencing a breakup or rejection, some people develop crushes on others as a way to cope with their feelings of loss or loneliness.