Perdev

• Forebrain


  The most progressive and biggest segment of the brain, located in the uppermost part and involved in all brain functions except the automatic movements of the brain stem
• Frontal lobe


  • Located under the forehead, controls reasoning, planning, voluntary movement and some properties of speech
• Prefrontal cortex


  • Part of the frontal lobe behind the forehead, controls cognitive skills like differentiating conflicting thoughts and establishing good and bad
• Parietal lobe


  • Located at the top of the head, receives data from the skin consisting of heat, cold, pressure, pain and how the body is positioned
• Temporal lobe


  • Located at the sides of the head above the ears, performs functions such as perception, speech and certain types of memory
• Occipital lobe


  • Located at the back of the head, above the cerebellum, handles sensory information from the eyes
• Limbic system


  • Forms the inside border of the cerebrum and performs three operations
• Midbrain


  • Located in the topmost section of the brain stem, smallest area of the brain, related to some reflex actions, hearing, and eye movements, controls involuntary movement
• Components of Emotional Intelligence


  • Self-Awareness
  • Self-Management
  • Social Awareness
  • Relationship Management
• Self-Awareness


  The core of emotional intelligence, composed of emotional self-awareness, self-confidence, and accurate self-assessment
• Self-Management


  Composed of self-control, adaptability, and transparency
• Social Awareness


  Composed of empathy, service orientation, and organizational awareness
• Relationship Management


  Composed of visionary leadership, conflict management, and building connections/bonds
• Important skills for Adolescents to learn as part of their EQ


  • Recognizing and handling emotions
  • Cultivating empathy
  • Developing a cooperative spirit
• Practical ways to develop your Emotional Intelligence


  • Observe how you react to people
  • Do a self-evaluation
  • Record your emotional responses to events
  • Listen to your body
  • Monitor how your emotions and behavior are linked
  • Notice patterns in your emotional past
  • Relate with other people
  • Improve your empathy skills
  • Study people's body language
  • See the effect you have on others
• Types of relationships

  • Family
  • Friends
  • Casual Acquaintances
  • Intimate Relationships
  • Romantic Relationships
  • Lust
  • Attraction
  • Commitment
  • Social Relationships
• The midbrain is located at the upper area of the spinal cord, includes the brain stem and the cerebellum, and regulates the heartbeat, digestion, and breathing
• Functions of the two brain hemispheres

  • Right Brain: Recognizing faces, Color, Motions, Images, Music, Intuition, Reading emotions, Color, Creativity
  • Left Brain: Language, Logic, Critical thinking, Numbers, Reasoning
• Approximately one out of five teenagers has a mental health disorder and nearly one third show symptoms of depression
• Mental health disorders

  • Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Social Anxiety Disorder (also called Social Phobia)
  • Agoraphobia
  • Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI)
  • Depression
  • Suicide
  • Depression and Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression)
• Resilience


  The process of adapting well in the face of hardship, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress
• Emotional Intelligence (EI)


  The ability to acknowledge, realize and handle emotions in ourselves and others