information explosion
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Information Explosion. Three Types of Biological Inquiry (Sylwester 2000) Evolutionary Psychology (behavior) Genetics (cells) Imaging Technology (brains) Memory and Emotions It’s all about ME!. Text Pg. 8-9. New Finding!. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Information Explosion
Three Types of Biological Inquiry (Sylwester 2000)
☺ Evolutionary Psychology (behavior)☺ Genetics (cells)☺ Imaging Technology (brains)
Memory and EmotionsIt’s all about ME!
Text Pg. 8-9
New Finding!Research Causes Cancer in Rats
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AATH
Pioneers
Thanks to Dr. Earl Henslin, “Your Brain on Joy” for permission to print these!
Brain Scans are giving us more information. .
Peaceful Brain Anxious, Worried, Depressed Brain
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Strong Memories
TextChpt. 3
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A Closer Look at Humor
What is Therapeutic Humor?
Therapeutic humor is any intervention that promotes health and wellness by stimulating a playful discovery,
expression, or appreciation of the absurdity or incongruity of life’s situations.
AATH Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor
Humor/Laughter
Humor• Reduces negative emotional
consequences of stress, anxiety, and tension
• Decreases depression, loneliness, and anger
• Improves mood• Increases self-esteem• Promotes a sense of
empowerment
Laughter• Increases pain tolerance
and threshold• Improves respiration and
breathing• Improves mental
functioning (alertness, creativity, and memory)
• Exercises facial, abdominal, and thoracic muscles
• Relaxes muscles
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TextChpt 1. Printed with permission from Ronald A Berk; Mirthium
Handout # 6
Take a Laughter Break