The Making of HEROES

By The Hero Himself

Medical Student

Identification Process

Understanding Your Brain

Cognitive Style Quiz

Choose the one sentence that is more true. Do not leave any blanks.

1. A ) It's fun to take risks. B ) I have fun without taking risks. 2. A ) I look for new ways to do old jobs. B ) When one way works well, I don't change it.

3. A ) I begin many jobs that I never finish. B ) I finish a job before starting a new one.
4. A ) I'm not very imaginative in my work. B ) I use my imagination in everything I do. 5. A ) I can analyze what is going to happen next. B ) I can sense what is going to happen next.

6. A ) I try to find the one best way to solve a problem. B ) I try to find different answers to problems.

7. A ) My thinking is like pictures going through my head. B ) My thinking is like words going through my head.
8. A ) I agree with new ideas before other people do. B ) I question new ideas more than other people do. 9. A ) Other people don't understand how I organize things. B ) Other people think I organize well. 10. A ) I have good self-discipline. B ) I usually act on my feelings.

11. A ) I plan time for doing my work. B ) I don't think about the time when I work.

12. A ) With a hard decision, I choose what I know is right. B ) With a hard decision, I choose what I feel is right.
13. A ) I do easy things first and important things later. B ) I do the important things first and the easy things later. 14. A ) Sometimes in a new situation, I have too many ideas. B ) Sometimes in a new situation, I don't have any ideas. 15. A ) I have to have a lot of change and variety in my life. B ) I have to have an orderly and well-planned life.

16. A ) I know I'm right, because I have good reasons. B ) I know I'm right, even without good reasons. 17. A ) I spread my work evenly over the time I have. B ) I prefer to do my work at the last minute. 18. A ) I keep everything in a particular place. B ) Where I keep things depends on what I'm doing.

19. A ) I have to make my own plans. B ) I can follow anyone's plans.

20. A ) I am a very flexible and unpredictable person. B ) I am a consistent and stable person. 21. A ) With a new task, I want to find my own way of doing it. B ) With a new task, I want to be told the best way to it.

To Score
To Score Give yourself one point for each time you answered "A" for questions: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21. Give yourself one point for each time you answered "B" for questions: 4 ,5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18. Add all points. Totals imply: 0-4: strong left brain 5-8: moderate left brain 9-13: middle brain 14-16: moderate right brain 17-21: strong right brain
The Alert Scale of Cognitive Style, by Dr. Loren D. Crane, Western Michigan University, 1989.

left-brain dominant: sequential, time-oriented

Right-brain: intuitive, emotional

middle-brain dominant tend to be more flexible but sometimes get confused when decisions need to be made because, neurologically speaking, you could do most tasks through either a left-brain or a right-brain method

Right Brain Students

Prefer to work in groups. Like to do art projects and graphic design. Prefer to design and make a mobile rather than write "another tedious term paper. Functions
Alerts us to novelty; tells us when someone is lying or making a joke Specializes in understanding the whole picture Specializes in music, art, visual-spatial and/or visual-motor activities Helps us form mental images when we read and/or converse Responsible for intuitive and emotional responses. Helps us to form and maintain relationships

Left Brain Students

Prefer to work alone. Like to read independently and incorporate research into their papers. Favor a quiet classroom without a lot of distraction. Functions
Constantly monitors our sequential, ongoing behavior Responsible for awareness of time, sequence, details, and order Responsible for auditory receptive and verbal expressive strengths Specializes in words, logic, analytical thinking, reading, and writing Responsible for boundaries and knowing right from wrong Knows and respects rules and deadlines

Strengthening

4 Important Colors

Colors in Classroom
provides an unthreatening environment that improves visual processing, reduces stress, and challenges brain development through visual stimulation/relationships and pattern seeking Visual stimulation: rewires the brain, making stronger connections while fostering visual thinking, problem solving, and creativity (Simmons, 1995). Color variety reduces boredom and passivity. However, using more that six colors in a learning environment strains the minds cognitive abilities.

 Color can alter perception of time, increase school pride, reduce disruptive behavior and aggression, reduce vandalism, reduce absenteeism, and provide a supportive background for the activities being performed Study Hall: STASIS green, blue, brown, earth tones; no red, no orange Counseling: HARMONY green, lavender, peach, medium brown, yellow; no red, no bright yellow Lecture: THOUGHTFUL blue, green, violet, magenta Biology: NATURE blue, green, teal, brown, beige

Alliance

Yerkes Dodson Curve

 Milner et al: Consolidate motor procedural learning for regular nappers Takahashi et al: Potential to promote daytime alertness Lau et al: facilitates the reorganization of discrete memory traces into flexible relational memory networks Lavie and Weler 1989: Sleep efficiency was better, sleep latency shorter, and amount of SWS greater in a nap taken closer to the afternoon circadian dip in alertness compared with the evening forbidden zone for sleep. Naitoh 1981: Cautioned that naps taken at the wrong time could lead to prolonged sleep inertia.

 Tietzel and Lack 2002: The 10-min nap improved subjective and objective alertness, decreased fatigue, increased vigor, and improved performance Brooks and Lack 2006: Results indicated that the 5-min nap was equivalent to the no-nap condition, the 10-min nap produced immediate benefits that were maintained, and the longer naps showed benefits emerging later in the test bout

 Gilin 1983: Reducing sleep in the period of the second half of the night has antidepressant effects

Dangerous Behavior

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Postgraduates Student

Specialist

Consultant

Housemanship

The Wrath of Stress

The Challenges

Strategies

Politically savvy

1. They Dont Waste Time Feeling Sorry for Themselves Mentally strong people dont sit around feeling sorry about their circumstances or how others have treated them. 2. They Dont Give Away Their Power They dont allow others to control them, and they dont give someone else power over them. 3. They Dont Shy Away from Change Welcome positive change and are willing to be flexible.

4. They Dont Waste Energy on Things They Cant Control They focus on what they can control in their lives. They recognize that sometimes, the only thing they can control is their attitude. 5. They Dont Worry About Pleasing Everyone Theyre not afraid to say no or speak up when necessary. They strive to be kind and fair, but can handle other people being upset if they didnt make them happy. 6. They Dont Fear Taking Calculated Risks Spend time weighing the risks and benefits before making a big decision, and theyre fully informed of the potential downsides before they take action.

7. They Dont Dwell on the Past Dont waste time dwelling on the past and wishing things could be different. They acknowledge their past and can say what theyve learned from it. 8. They Dont Make the Same Mistakes Over and Over Accept responsibility for their behavior and learn from their past mistakes. Instead, they move on and make better decisions in the future. 9. They Dont Resent Other Peoples Success Appreciate and celebrate other peoples success in life. They dont grow jealous or feel cheated when others surpass them.

10. They Dont Give Up After the First Failure Mentally strong people dont view failure as a reason to give up. Instead, they use failure as an opportunity to grow, improve and willing to keep trying

11. They Dont Fear Alone Time Can tolerate being alone and they dont fear silence. They arent afraid to be alone with their thoughts and they can use downtime to be productive.

12. They Dont Feel the World Owes Them Anything They werent born with a mentality that others would take care of them or that the world must give them something. Instead, they look for opportunities based on their own merits.

13. They Dont Expect Immediate Results Applying their skills and time to the best of their ability and understand that real change takes time.

Health Professional Daie

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