Cognitive science

Introduction JoAnne is the grandmother of six year-old Cayden, and a compulsive hoarder. Ed and Melissa, the parents of Cayden, have allowed JoAnne to provide childcare for Cayden, because they cannot afford daycare. JoAnne's home is filled with piles of trash, clothes, and unused items that surround the walls, leaving only a tiny walkspace. JoAnne's room is too crowded to sleep in, so she sleeps, eats, and relaxes on the couch. Her piles of trash reach the ceiling, making them a huge hazard.…

Metacognition is a term used to define how well a student is aware of their own understanding of a concept or topic. This is essential for nursing school as it allows students to understand and identify their strengths and weaknesses and how to overcome any weakness that may be present. Students who are overly confident in the material they have studied, often have lower test scores and a weaker understanding of a topic as they feel that reviewing or changing a study habit is unnecessary (Chew,…

In the book Animals In Translation by Temple Grandin has two overall messages. One of these overall messages is the idea of the why people with autism function, the next message is that animals need to be treated humanely and ethically. Temple Grandin starts off the book by explain how she came about this idea that people with autism think in pictures rather than in words. She explains how when she was younger she went to a special school where they had animals and everyday she would go out to…

People often give others labels. Labeling someone is usually an attempt to predict what would a person be like later in their life based on observing their current characteristics. However, a repeated labeling to a person may be possible to come true whether the label is good or bad. According to William Isaac Thomas, Thomas Theorem states that “If men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences” (Keirns, Strayer, Griffiths, Cody-Rydzewski, Scaramuzzo, Sadler, Vyain, Bry,…

TIME-OUT FOR RADICAL SELF-CARE By Silvia Mordini Yoga is time where we get back in touch with caring about ourselves. Self-care is essential to a productive, peaceful life. It is a deeply spiritual practice. Developing an attitude of self-care means seeing yourself as the author and expert on your life story. Authoring one's own life assumes some measure of authority and requires appreciating yourself. Sadly deep down a lot of us don't approve of ourselves. Or we don't think we are worth the…

1. How are you doing on your plan? I would say my self confidence has improved. I have performed well when given a blank treatment plan and needing to come up with one on the spot when treating a patient for the first time. I have learned to just my "gut instinct" when it comes to therapeutic exercises or activities, because when I second guess myself it causes me to lose confidence in myself. At the end of each day, we (me and whichever OT I am with that day) digest how the day went, the…

If I may be candid, after reading this book written by Petersen (2015) he opened my eyes on a lot of skills that I thought I had mastered, but now I know this is not the case. Furthermore, I have fallen into several of the traps that Petersen talks about in the book. I realize that even in my personal life I fall into the trap of having the Flat Head Syndrome. For example, I could remember a case where one of my cousin and eye were talking about sports, in which, sometimes one of us could…

WHAT I DO HAVE ARE A VERY PARTICULAR SET OF SKILLS INTRODUCTION I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money, but what I do have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. (Morel, 2008) This famous quote from the movie Taken, provides us with the sense of what it takes to be a professional. It provides us with the beginning, an understanding, that we need a very particular set of…

thinking about the lecture you got from your boss when you are cooking dinner. The average person spends up to one third of their life engaging in thoughts that are not related to the task at hand. Two recent papers examine the perceptual and cognitive consequences of mind wandering. In a study by Terhune and colleagues, participants were shown infrequent "Oddball" green circles embedded in a stream of "Standard" blue circles. Participants had to judge whether each oddball was shorter or…

The semester is almost running out. On April 27, our class had a research presentation for each individual. Obviously, everyone felt nervous and anxious, overall, I would say that the first group did very well. One of those presentations, “Art Therapy”, presented by Jennifer Hudak, was really interesting. I really liked this one. I think this topic contained useful information to people who feel curious about this field. Her presentation was about her researches, and the advantages of art…