matters of the mind
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Matters of the mind. Before the lesson. Do you have any friend, family or someone you know has a mental disease? Can you share with us?. P.51. Vocabulary. whiz /hwɪz/ (n.); someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field customize /'kʌstə'maɪz/ (v.); to make or change - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Matters of the mindMatters of the mind
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Before the lesson
Do you have any friend, family or someone you know has a mental disease? Can you share with us?
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Vocabulary
whiz /hwɪz/ (n.); someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
customize /'kʌstə'maɪz/ (v.); to make or change
something to suit the needs of the owner
psychometrics/'saɪkə'mɛtrɪks/ (n.); used for
measuring mental abilities and processes
P.51
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Vocabulary
baffle /'bæfl/ (v.); to confuse somebody completely; to be too diffi
cult or strange for somebody to understand or explain bewilder /bɪ'wɪldɚ/ (v.); Cause (someone) to become perplexe
d and confused pediatrician /'pidɪə'triʃən/ (n.); A medical practitioner speciali
zing in children and their diseases
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Vocabulary
psychiatrist /saɪ'kaɪətrɪst/ (n.); A medical practitioner
specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness
retard /rɪ'tɑrd/ (v.); to make the development or progress of som
ething slower quandary /'kwɑndərɪ/ (n.); the state of not being able to
decide what to do in a difficult situation
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Vocabulary
Ambidextrous /'æmbə'dɛkstrəs/ (n.); able to use
the left hand or the right hand equally well
Concur /kən'kɝ/ (v.); Agree with (a decision, opinion, or
finding); Be of the same opinion; agree
We have the same opinion.
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A different way of thinking
Reading 2
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Introduction
Paul Holtz, a 22-year-old whiz who solves complex computer problems for the Stillwater School District in St. Paul,Minn.
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Condition
But Paul, who was once labeled ”slow” by teachers, can’t drive a car – and he can’t get a college degree.
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Influence
Paul’s mind has baffled his parents because he was different in some ways, Because of this problems, his adolescence – academically and socially – became very stressful for him.
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Search for solutions
His parents took him to Mayo Clinic psychometrists, who administer and interpret psychological tests, evaluated Paul while he performed simple linear tasks.
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Consequence
He did not do well on anything straightforward.
However, he performed remarkably well on tasks that required complex like calculation.
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Conclusion
Paul, himself, doesn’t really understand how he gets from one point to another.
→It means he is not linear-thought He can do all kinds of sophisticated things in
his mind quickly
→ It means he is nonlinear-thought
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How do you think?
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First Question
When you participate in a race, and overtake the second one. What’s your position now?
Answer : If your answer is the first one, you are wrong!
If you overtake the first two, you only position to replace the man, you are still the second one.
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Second Question
You are in a race, and you overtake the last person. What’s your position now?
Answer : If your answer is the reciprocal of the second,
you are wrong again! Tell me, how can you overtake the last one? No solution for this problem.
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Third Question
Mary‘s father has five daughters, the eldest daughter Nana, 2ed Nene, 3rd Nini, 4th Nono. (a,e,i,o) Then, what does the 5th daughter name?
Answer : Mary = =
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Fourth Question
A mute goes to buy a toothbrush, he imitates the action of brushing to the shopkeeper. The purchase is successfully done. Now if a blind man to buy a pair of sunglasses.
How should he express himself ?
Answer : Open his mouth. He is a blind, not a mute! It's
that simple!!
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Linear thought
Linear thought is like following a recipe. Steps progress in a logical sequence until a task is completed. They deal with things logically but sometimes it’s a danger in relying too heavily on logic.
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Non-linear thought
People like Paul Holtz process information in a non-linear way. People who think in a non-linear way such as Einstein, often have trouble in school. However, they may be considered ”geniuses” in fields that interest them because they are more creative.
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Questions
Which type of thoughts do you like? Linear? Non-linear?
If you can choose your thinking style, which one you will select? Linear? Non-linear? or remain the same?
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Ending
Paul is happy now.
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A Head Injury Leads to a Change in Character.
A Man Who Borrowed Cars
Reading 1 P.42~43
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Vocabulary
subarachnoid hemorrhage 蛛網膜下出血
/.sʌbə‘ræknɔid ’heməridʒ/ aneurysm /’ænjə.rɪzəm/ (n.); An excessive localized
enlargement of an artery caused by a weakening of the artery wall
動脈瘤 rupture /'rʌptʃɚ/ (v.); an injury in which something inside the
body breaks apart or bursts
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Vocabulary
psychiatric /'saɪkɪ'ætrɪk/ (adj.); relating to psychiatry or to
mental illness visuospatial /'viʒəwō'spæʃəl/ (adj.); Relating to or
denoting the visual perception of the spatial relationships of objects
視覺空間 misdemeanor /'mɪsdɪ'minɚ/ (n.); A nonindictable offense,
regarded in the US (and formerly in the UK) as less serious than a
felony
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Vocabulary
vicinity /və'sɪnətɪ/ (n.); the area around a particular place
semantic /sə'mæntɪk/ (adj.); connected with the meaning of
words and sentences
psychotherapy /'saɪko'θɛrəpɪ/ (n.); the treatment of
mental illness by discussing somebody's problems with them rather th
an by giving them drugs
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Vocabulary
ignition /ɪg'nɪʃən/ (n.); the electrical system of a vehicle that
makes the fuel begin to burn to start the engine; the place in a vehicle
where you start this system
lesion /'liʒən/ (n.); damage to the skin or part of the body caused
by injury or by illness premorbid /prē'môrbəd/ (adj.); Preceding the occurrence of
symptoms of disease or disorder
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Vocabulary
detrimental /'dɛtrə'mɛntl/ (adj.); Tending to cause harm
relapse /'ri'læps/ (n.); the fact of becoming ill/sick again after
making an improvement
impairment /ɪm'pɛrmənt/ (n.); the state of having a physical o
r mental condition which means that part of your body or brain does no
t work correctly; a particular condition of this sort
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