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14 Cards in this Set
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WHAT DO WE AS INDIVIDUALS DEFY ON A DAILY BASIS??
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1.) NATURE
2.) TIME 3.) BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS 4.) WEATHER 5.) LIGHT (NOT UNTIL RECENTLY) -"INDOOR LIFESTYLES" (SPENDING LESS THAN 1 HOUR/DAY OUTSIDE. -DAILY SLEEP PATTERNS (NIGHT SHIFT WORK) -INDIVIDUAL AND SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS (SUMMER VS. WINTER) (EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT) |
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SUNLIGHT AND INDIVIDUAL
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SUNLIGHT HITS RETINA
SENDS TO HYPOTHALMUS (BODY TEMP, MOOD, LIBIDO, HUNGER, SLEEP, SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS SNC) THEN PINEAL GLAND ( MELATONIN AS WELL AS SERATONIN) WHEN THESE MESSAGES GET MESSED UP IT EFFECTS MANY THINGS. (SUCH AS NIGHT SHIFT WORK AND LIGHT NOT HITTING THE RETINA AND STARTING THE PROCESS) |
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WHEN IS MELATONIN THE HIGHEST?
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WHEN YOU ARE FEELING THE MOST SLEEPY
PRIME TIME FOR SLEEPING IF SURPASS THIS VITAL TIME WILL NOT GET ADEQUATE REST FOR THE NIGHT. |
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WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF INDOOR LIFESTYLES?
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-INSOMNIA AND CHRONIC FATIGUE
-DEPRESSION-SAD (SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER) -BONE DISORDERS SUCH AS SCOLIOSIS (NOT ENOUGH SUNLIGHT. CALCIUM IS NOT PROCESSED AS WELL.) -FERTILITY PROBLEMS, PMS, IRREGULAR CYCLES -OBESITY AND OTHER FOOD RELATED ILLNESSES. -INCREASE CANCER RISK (FLUORESCENT LIGHT EVERYDAY W/O SUNLIGHT INCREASES RISK FOR CANCER/NIGHT SHIFT) -DIRECTED ATTENTION FATIGUE (DECREASED CONCENTRATION, INCREASED IRRITABILITY AND STRESS) EX: LISTENING TO DR. TALK AND TAKING NOTES= DIRECTED ATTENTION FATIGUE.. -INNEFECTIVE STRESS RECOVERY (MOODY, TIRED, ETC.. NOT ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY RECOVER FROM STRESS) |
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WHAT CAN WE DO TO FIX THE CONSEQUENCES OF AN INDOOR LIFESTYLE?
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-GO OUTSIDE!!!
(AT LEAST 15 MINUTES EVERYDAY) -REGAIN A MORE SENSIBLE SCHEDULE (CIRCADIUM RYTHMS) -PHOTOTHERAPY (FULL SPECTRUM LIGHTS) |
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WHAT CAN AN INDIVIDUAL DO IF THEY CAN NOT GO OUTSIDE?
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-LOOK OUT THE WINDOW
(BETTER THAN NOTHING/ 20% OF RAYS MAKE IT THROUGH THE WINDOW) -HAVE PICTURES OF NATURE IN PRIMARY ENVIRONMENTS -VISUALIZE NATURE -MAKE INDOOR SPACES RECEPTIVE TO THE OUTSIDE (OPEN YOUR WINDOWS) |
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RESEARCH AND THEORY: NATURE IS RESTORATIVE
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-NATURE HAS BEEN SHOWN TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RENEWAL OF COGNITIVE RESOURCES AND PSYCHO-PHYSIOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES AND HEALTH.
(RESTORE BRAIN, BODY, PHYSIOLOGICAL, AND HEALTH) -COGNITIVE FREEDOM (BRAIN LIGHTING UP WHEN IN NATURE) (MORE FREE STATE OF MIND) -ECOSYSTEM CONNECTEDNESS (CONNECTION TO THE WORLD) -PERSONAL GROWTH -CHALLENGE (CLIMBING ROCKWALL IN NATURE)(GIVES CHANCE TO GROW) -SOCIAL EXPERIENCE (CONNECT MORE WITH PEOPLE) -HEALTH |
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PERCEPTIONS AND PREFERENCES FOR NATURE
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-RECENT NATIONWIDE SURVERY SHOWED THAT 95% BELIEVE THAT A VISIT TO NATURE CAN RELIEVE STRESS.
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WHAT ARE THE MOTIVES FOR RECREATING OUTDOORS?
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-STRESS REDUCTION
-CLEARING THE HEAD -ESCAPE FROM CIVILIZATION -REFLECTION ON THE IMPORTANT THINGS IN LIFE. |
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COGNITIVE APPROACH-ATTENTION RESTORATION THEORY (KAPLANS', LEPORE, AND EVANS)
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-NATURE HEALS YOUR BRAIN
-DIRECTED ATTENTION FATIGUE-DECREASED CONCENTRATION, INCREASED IRRITABILITY AND STRESS. -NATURE RESTORES BY HOLDING ATTENTION EFFORTLESSLY ("SOFT FASCINATION") (DUE TO EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY) |
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PSYCHO-PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS RECOVERY-HARTIG
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AFTER DIRECTED ATTENTION FATIGUE, NATURE (BOTH BRIEF VIEWS AND WALKING) RESTORES BLOOD PRESSURE TO NORMAL LEVELS.
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AFFECTIVE APPROACH-ULRICH (EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGIST)
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WE ARE EMOTIONALLY AND GENETICALLY ATTACHED TO NATURE
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ULRICH'S (1984)
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SURGICAL PATIENT STUDY FOUND PATIENTS WITH A VIEW OF NATURE
-REQUIRED LESS PAIN MEDICATION -WERE HOSPITALIZED 1 DAY LESS ON AVG. -RECEIVED FEWER NEGATIVE EVALUATIONS FROM THE NURSING STAFF PROCEEDING STUDY REPLICATED STUDY WITH PICTURES OF NATURE VS. ABSTRACT ART. -FINDINGS WERE CONSISTENT WITH ULRICH'S FIRST STUDY. |
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BENEFITS OF RESIDENTIAL GREEN SPACE
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-INEFFECTIVE STRESS RECOVERY MAY UNDERMINE PHYSICAL HEALTH (EXAMPLE: LIVING IN LARGE CITY)
-URBANITES W/O EXPOSURE TO NATURE MAY DISPLAY MORE SYMPTOMS OF CHRONIC STRESS -RESIDENTS WITH ABUNDANT GREEN SPACE CLOSE (1-3KM) HAVE REPORTED FEWER HEALTH PROBLEMS. -PRESENCE OF GREEN SPACE PROMOTES EXERCISE, SOCIAL CONTACTS, BETTER AIR QUALITY, AND LESS NOICE. |
