Cognitive problems such as slow information processing, inflexibility, poor attention span and motor restlessness co-present frequently. Remember that brain...
The Common Root Problem of Anxiety: A Perspective to Manage
admin, , Helping Parents, amygdala, anxiety, brain, brain function, cognitive, domain, emotion, frustration tolerance, mani pavuluri, medial prefrontal cortex, nervous, prefrontal cortex, reactivity, stress, ventrolateral prefrontal cortex, 4anxiety # worry # fear # brain # solution You think of an angry man, frustrated girl, irritated boy,...
Motivation: Just Do It..Plus
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Projective Identification: Teacher-Child Relationship
admin, , Helping Teachers, adolescent, child, emotion, frustration tolerance, kind, kindness, mani pavuluri, Melanie Klein, Projective Identification, stress, teacher, teacher training, 0# Teacher Reactivity # Child Reactivity # Thoughtful Responses # Best Outcome One of my favorite dynamic processes to...
Compartmentalization: A Word For Parsing Out ‘You’
admin, , Helping Parents, art of living, balance, checklist, cognitive, compartmentalization, mani pavuluri, organization, problem solving, resilience, stress, work life balance, 2# Parents # Balancing # Time Management # Work Ethic # Reality Check # Big Picture The word compartmentalization...
The “It” and Executive Function
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Knee Jerk Reaction: Brain’s Non-Reflective Response
admin, , Explaining Brain, adolescent, amygdala, art of living, awareness, bipolar disorder, brain, brain function, child, cognitive, conduct, discipline, emotion, executive function, feeling, frustration tolerance, learning, mani pavuluri, problem solving, stress, teacher, teen, thinking, ventrolateral prefrontal cortex, 0Have you heard of the expressions like- oh he has the brain in the knee, knee jerk reaction or...
Concentration: Is the Problem Real?
admin, , Helping Teachers, adolescent, attention, brain function, child, cognitive, concentration, emotion, focus, frustration tolerance, learning, mani pavuluri, Motivation, problem solving, resilience, sensorimotor integration, stress, teacher, teen, thinking, ventrolateral prefrontal cortex, 0Often at school and home alike, we see children perform variably across tasks. Countless times, teachers and parents ask...
Insula in the Brain: Helps Us Know How We Feel and Experience
admin, , Explaining Brain, arousal, cingulate, emotion, empathy, insula, mani pavuluri, sensorimotor integration, somatic, stress, tension, ventrolateral prefrontal cortex, 2Insula is a very special area of the brain, right behind the front end of the cortex on both...
Feather Dusting Difficult Communication
admin, , Thinking Life, art of living, awareness, brain, cognitive, conduct, emotion, frustration tolerance, kindness, mani pavuluri, marital conflict, marriage counselling, Projective Identification, relationship, resilience, serene, stamina, stress, thinking, vision, 4Say you are really committed in a relationship to someone you adore. You get along quite fine on all...