Lesson 5:

The Powers of the Mind

Part I. Learning Module Information

the concepts about mental health and wellbeing particularly stress and coping
Content strategies in middle and late adolescence
Standards
Performance identify his/her own vulnerabilities and plan on how to stay mentally
Standards healthy while coping with stress
Most Essential Identify ways that help one become capable and responsible adolescent
Learning prepared for adult life
Competencies
(MELC) Discuss understanding of mental health and psychological well-being to identify
ways to cope with stress during adolescence
Duration Q1 Week 6-7

Objectives:

At the end of this module, you will be able to:

1. Discuss that understanding the left and right brain functions may help in improving one’s
learning,
2. Explore mind-mapping techniques suited to right brain- or left brain-dominant thinking styles,
and
3. Make a plan to improve learning using both left and right brain development.

Part II: Learning Explorations

THE DOMINANT SIDE OF THE BRAIN

Researchers believed that brain dominance determines a person’s preferences, problem-

solving style, personality characteristics, and even career choices. For example, a right-brain
individual will quickly get a feeling for a situation, while a left-brain person will usually ask a lot of
questions first. The following chart reflects additional difference between left and right-brain
dominance
 PERSONAL PREFERENCE
LEFT DOMINANCE RIGHT DOMINANCE
Classical music Popular music
Being on time A good time
Careful planning To visualize the outcome
To consider alternative To go with the first idea
Being thoughtful Being active
Monopoly, scrabble, or chess Athletics, art, or music

There is nothing good or bad about either preference. Both orientations can be equally
successful in accomplishing a single task; however, one may be more appropriate over the
other depending on the situation.

MIND MAPPING

Mind mapping is a powerful thinking tool. It is a graphical technique that mirrors the way the
brain works, and was invented by Tony Buzan. Mind mapping helps to make thinking visible.
Most people make notes using lined paper and blue or black ink. Making notes more attractive
to the brain by adding color and rhythm can aid the learning process, and can help to make
learning fun. The subject being studied is crystallized in a central image and the main theme
radiates out from the central image on branches. Each branch holds a key image or a key word.
Details are then added to the main branches and radiate further out. Mind maps have a wide
variety of uses, for example, note taking, revision planning, planning for writing and problem
solving can all be successfully carried out using the technique. The colors and the graphics
used will help children to organize their ideas and thoughts. They can be very simple or, quite
detailed depending upon the age of the children and the complexity of the subject. Because
creating the mind map involves the use of the left and right brain, remembering the information
becomes easier!
Below is an example of a simple mind map linked to the information above.

How to draw a mind map:

1. Turn the page on its side (landscape). Use plain paper.
2. Draw the central image using different colors. The central image should encapsulate the
subject of the map.
3. Add the branches representing the subject’s main topics or themes using key words or
images.
4. Add detail with more key words and images. Use color.
5. Print the words clearly.
6. Use arrows to connect linked ideas.

YOU CAN GROW YOUR INTELLIGENCE

New Research Shows the Brain Can Be Developed Like a Muscle
Many people think of the brain as a mystery. They don’t know much about intelligence and how
it works. When they do think about what intelligence is, many people believe that a person is
born either smart, average, or dumb—and stays that way for life. But new research shows that
the brain is more like a muscle—it changes and gets stronger when you use it. And scientists
have been able to show just how the brain grows and gets stronger when you learn. Everyone
knows that when you lift weights, your muscles get bigger and you get stronger. A person who
can’t lift 20 pounds when they start exercising can get strong enough to lift 100 pounds after
working out for a long time. That’s because the muscles become larger and stronger with
exercise. And when you stop exercising, the muscles shrink and you get weaker. That’s why
people say “Use it or lose it!” But most people don’t know that when they practice and learn new
things, parts of their brain change and get larger a lot like muscles do when they exercise.
Inside the cortex of the brain are billions of tiny nerve cells, called neurons. The nerve cells have
branches connecting them to other cells in a complicated network. Communication
between these brain cells is what allows

When you learn new things, these tiny connections in the brain actually multiply and get
stronger. The more that you challenge your mind to learn, the more your brain cells grow. Then,
things that you once found very hard or even impossible to do—like speaking a foreign
language or doing algebra—seem to become easy. The result is a stronger, smarter brain.
 MODULE 6:
Emotional Intelligence

Part I: Learning Module Information

Content the different types of emotions and how they are expressed
Standards
Performance identify ways to communicate and manage emotions in a healthy manner
Standards
Most Essential explore one’s positive and negative emotions and how one expresses or hides
Learning them
Competencies
(MELC) demonstrate and create ways to manage various emotions
Duration Q1 Week 8

Part II. Learning Explorations

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
More Than One Kind of Intelligence
You may have heard people mention "IQ" when talking about intellect and how smart someone
is. (For example, "My brother doesn't need to study as much as I do because he has a really
high IQ.") IQ stands for "intellectual quotient." It can help predict how well someone may do
academically. IQ is just one measure of our abilities, though.
There are many other kinds of intelligence in addition to intellect. For example, spatial
intelligence is the ability to think in 3D. Musical intelligence is the ability to recognize rhythm,
cadence, and tone. Athletic, artistic, and mechanical abilities are other types of intelligence.
One important type of intelligence is emotional intelligence.

What Is Emotional Intelligence?

Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand, use, and manage our emotions.
Emotional intelligence is sometimes called EQ (or EI) for short. Just as a high IQ can
predict top test scores, a high EQ can predict success in social and emotional situations.
EQ helps us build strong relationships, make good decisions, and deal with difficult
situations.
One way to think about EQ is that it's part of being people-smart. Understanding and getting
along with people helps us be successful in almost any area of life. In fact, some studies show
that EQ is more important than IQ when it comes to doing well in school or being successful at
work.
Improving Your EQ

Emotional intelligence is a combination of several different skills:

1. Being Aware of Your Emotions
Most people feel many different emotions throughout the day. Some feelings (like surprise) last
just a few seconds. Others may stay longer, creating a mood like happiness or sadness. Being
able to notice and accurately label these everyday feelings is the most basic of all the EQ skills.
Being aware of emotions — simply noticing them as we feel them — helps us manage our own
emotions. It also helps us understand how other people feel. But some people might go through
the entire day without really noticing their emotions. Practice recognizing emotions as you feel
them. Label them in your mind (for example, by saying to yourself "I feel grateful," "I feel
frustrated," etc.). Make it a daily habit to be aware of your emotions.

2. Understanding How Others Feel and Why

People are naturally designed to try to understand others. Part of EQ is being able to imagine
how other people might feel in certain situations. It is also about understanding why they feel the
way they do. Being able to imagine what emotions a person is likely to be feeling (even when
you don’t actually know) is called empathy. Empathy helps us care about others and build
good friendships and relationships. It guides us on what to say and how to behave around
someone who is feeling strong emotions.
3. Managing Emotional Reactions
We all get angry. We all have disappointments. Often, it's important to express how you feel.
But managing your reaction means knowing when, where, and how to express yourself. When
you understand your emotions and know how to manage them, you can use self-control to hold
a reaction if now is not the right time or place to express it. Someone who has good EQ knows it
can damage relationships to react to emotions in a way that's disrespectful, too intense, too
impulsive, or harmful.
4. Choosing Your Mood
Part of managing emotions is choosing our moods. Moods are emotional states that last a bit.
We have the power to decide what mood is right for a situation, and then to get into that mood.
Choosing the right mood can help someone get motivated, concentrate on a task, or try again
instead of giving up. People with good EQ know that moods aren't just things that happen to us.
We can control them by knowing which mood is best for a particular situation and how to get
into that mood.

EQ: Under Construction

Emotional intelligence is something that develops as we get older. If it didn't, all adults would act
like little kids, expressing their emotions physically through stomping, crying, hitting, yelling, and
losing control!
Some of the skills that make up emotional intelligence develop earlier. They may seem easier:
For example, recognizing emotions seems easy once we know what to pay attention to. But the
 EQ skill of managing emotional reactions and choosing a mood might seem harder to master.
That's because the part of the brain that's responsible for self-management continues to mature
beyond our teen years. But practice helps those brain pathways develop.
We can all work to build even stronger emotional intelligence skills just by recognizing what we
feel, understanding how we got there, understanding how others feel and why, and putting our
emotions into heartfelt words when we need to.
INTRODUCTION TO EMOTIONS

Emotions are what you feel on the inside when things happen. Emotions are also known as feelings.
1. Afraid: feeling fear and worry
2. Angry: feeling mad with a person, act, or idea
3. Ashamed: feeling bad after doing wrong
4. Confident: feeling able to do something
5. Confused: feeling unable to think clear
6. Depressed: feeling sad, blue, discouraged, and unhappy
7. Embarrassed: feeling worried about what others may think
8. Energetic: feeling full of energy
9. Excited: feeling happy and aroused
10. Glad: feeling joy and pleasure
11. Jealous: feeling upset when someone has something that you would like to have or they get to do
something you wanted
12. Lonely: feeling alone and that nobody cares
13. Proud: feeling pleased for doing well
14. Relaxed: feeling at ease and without worry, calm
15. Stressed: feeling tense, tired, uneasy, and overwhelmed

What did you learn?

1. What are emotions? Describe them.

2. Do you think emotional intelligence is important in your development? Explain your answer.
3. What areas of emotional intelligence do you need to develop?

How well do you understand this less? Express yourself during our online class.