February 27, 2012
What type of narcotic …
1. causes a person to sense
things that aren’t actually
there?
2. supresses the nervous system?
3. increases nervous system
response?
4. is taken in by way of the air
canal?
 Just
as Physical Health can be measured in
three categories. In Physical Health, they
were nutrition, exercise and fitness.
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Knowledge – the background information
required to make informed decisions and
analyses.
Creativity – the ability to make new connections
to make new decisions or solve challenges.
Common Sense – the ability to use logic to solve
simple day-to-day challenges.
 Exercising
each of these regularly helps to
maintain and improve Intellectual Health.
 Diverse
Interactions – spend time with unlike
people. It has been proven that we learn from
our environment.
 Experience – As 4-H says, “learn to do by doing”.
Experience is the most coveted form of
intelligence in the workplace.
 Playing games – Some games are good for
knowledge (Trivial Pursuit, Jeopardy), some for
creativity (Cranium, Sudoku, Taboo)
 Read, Take a Course – Purposefully put yourself
in a position to learn more.
 Asking questions – Assume you don’t know
everything. Assume you have to go out on your
own to learn it.
Playing music is the only studied activity proven
to increase all aspects of Intellectual Health.
 Board games, cards, reading, writing, and even
ordinary social interaction increase mental
function.
 Ginkgo biloba is a supplement that improves
cognition. Use only after discussing with a
pharmacist.
 Sleep, to reset the neurons. The deep breathing
of sleep also dilates the blood vessels, allowing
for better function of the entire body, including
the brain.
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Uses logic
 Detail oriented
 Facts rule
 Words and Language
 Present and Past
 Math and Science
 Can Comprehend
 Knowing
 Acknowledges
 Order/Pattern Perception
 Knows object name
 Reality based
 Forms strategies
 Practical
 Safe
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Uses feeling
 “Big picture” oriented
 Imagination rules
 Symbols and images
 Present and Future
 Philosophy & Religion
 Can “get it” (i.e. meaning)
 Believing
 Appreciates
 Spatial Perception
 Knows object function
 Fantasy based
 Presents Possibilities
 Impetuous
 Risk-taking
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 Divergers:
concrete/reflexive learners that
want to know why something happens, they
prefer detailed, systematic reasoning, and
they prefer lectures or hands-on experience
 Convergers:
abstract conceptualization/active
experimenters that want to know how it
works, they find detailed operational
information useful, and they prefer to be
interactive as with computer programs,
problem-based learning, or workbooks
 Assimilators:
abstract conceptualization/reflective
observers that want to know exactly what there is
to know about the topic, they prefer organized
information and respect the knowledge of the
delivering source, and they prefer lectures or labs
with definitive guidebooks and answers
 Accommodators:
concrete experience/active
experimenters that can work well with complexity
and relating concepts, they prefer to be
independent and active in their learning process
 Logical-Mathematical
– Not so much about
math, more about reasoning, patterns, and
scientific thinking and investigation.
 Spatial – To visualize with the mind’s eye.
 Linguistic – Not just good at reading and
writing, but also at analyzing words,
manipulating syntax and structure, and
learning foreign languages.
 Bodily-kinesthetic – Not just athletic, but
good control of one’s bodily motions, skillful
handling of objects, timing, muscle memory.
Musical – Rhythms, tones, timbre, meter, melody.
 Interpersonal – interaction with others, sensitive
to others’ moods and motivations.
 Intrapersonal – self-reflection, deep
understanding of your self, your strengths and
weaknesses, what makes you unique, and
predictability of your own reactions/emotions.
Critical thinking.
 Naturalistic – Nurturing and relating information
to one’s natural surroundings.
 Existential – The ability to contemplate
phenomena or questions beyond sensory data,
such as the infinite, or the omnipotent.
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