Personal Development

Chapter Six

1. Identify and define the parts of the brain that is responsible for our instinctive, autonomic,
behavior and serves survival functions.

This part of the brain is the HINDBRAIN. It has the following parts:

a. Medulla controls vital functions like respiration, blood circulation, digestion, and heart
rate.
b. Cerebellum regulates posture, balance, and muscular coordination.
c. Pons acts as a bridge between the medulla and other parts of the brain; regulates
movement, sleep and arousal.
d. Reticular Activating System regulates attention, movement, sleep, waking, and
reflexes.
2. What is the mid-brain for?

It is the conduction and switching center of the brain that enables responses, like muscle
movements to happen, and for auditory and visual system to transpire.

3. What is the function of the forebrain?

The forebrain is in charge of our intellectual activity and consciousness.

It has the following parts:

a. Cerebrum
- acts as executive center of the brain responsible for remembering, learning, and
thinking, as well as taking charge of language and emotion.
- is located in the upper part of the cranial cavity, which is a space inside the top of the
skull.
- is divided into four regions called lobes that control senses, thoughts, and movements.
The four lobes are the occipital, temporal, frontal, and parietal lobes.
(http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-the-cerebrum-definition-functions-location.html)

b. Thalamus
- Relays sensory information.
- lies at the top of the brain stem near the centre of the brain from where nerve fibres
project out towards the cerebral cortex.
(www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-the-Thalamus.aspx)
c. Hypothalamus
- Secretes hormones and controls physiological functions like temperature, hunger and
thirst.
- Located above the pituitary gland and below the thalamus.
- is mainly responsible for motivational behavior.
(http://brainmadesimple.com/hypothalamus.html)

d. Corpus Callosum
- Connects the two hemispheres.
- is the part of the mind that allows communication between the two hemispheres of the
brain. It is responsible for transmitting neural messages between both the right and left
hemispheres.
(http://brainmadesimple.com/corpus-callosum.html)

e. Pituitary Gland
- Is the master gland that secretes hormones that controls the endocrine system.
- is about the size of a pea and is situated in a bony hollow, just behind the bridge of your
nose. It is attached to the base of your brain by a thin stalk.
(https://www.pituitary.org.uk/information/what-is-the-pituitary-gland/)
4. Identify the two hemispheres of the brain and what is its effect on the person?
 5. Explain the Whole Brain Theory of William Edward Ned Herrmann.

In this theory he studied the EEG or electroencephalograph scans of different

patients. It is also a methodology designed to help thinkers, teams and organizations better benefit from
all of the thinking available to them. It acknowledges that while different tasks require different mental
processes, and different people prefer different kinds of thinking, organizations will get better results
when they can strategically leverage the full spectrum of thinking available. Through this, discovered
four very different major types of thinking: analytical, practical, rational and experimental.
(www.herrmannsolutions.com/what-is-whole-brain-thinking-2/)

Analytical: Practical:

Logical
Organized
Linear Thinking
Sequential
Quantitative
Safe-keeping
Here-and-Now
Planned
Argue Rationally
Detailed
Generalize from specifics
Implementer
Problem-solve logically
A rule and a place for
Know the bottom line
everything
Critical Analysis
If it aint broke, dont fix it
Solve tough problems
On time
Gather facts
Action-oriented
Measure precisely
Approach problems

Relational: Experimental:

Interpersonal Creative
Feeling-oriented Innovative
Teamwork Holistic
Intuition Synthesizing
Communication Visionary
Attuned to people & See the big picture
group dynamics Risk-taker
Empathetic & nurturing Recognize new possibilities
Experience is reality Integrate ideas & concepts
Intuitive, understanding Bend or challenge
Care about values established policies
Recognize interpersonal Problem-solve in intuitive
difficulties ways
Helping, coaching,
partnering
6. Explain or Define the following:
a. Associative thinking
A mental technique that lets you explore an idea by considering all possible
areas related to the topic at hand to get fresh insights. An example is when writing an
essay or a paper for economics. You may list down a few words that you may associate
or link with that topic. Possible examples are money, social science, supply, demand,
market and the like. In real life, we may link associative thinking to this example.
Whenever I would see a pool, I would remember all the good and bad experiences that I
have had in a swimming pool. All the memories I have had with my friends and the like.
A mental process of making associations between a given subject and all
pertinent present factors without drawing on past experience.
(courses.educ.ubc.ca/etec540/May08/KilistoffA/associative%20thinking.html)

b. Creative thinking
Is an expansive way of driving your thoughts to venture into the realm of
possibilities. Example of this is thinking of a new clothing line, a new product a business
can sell into the market.
It is also known as thinking outside of the box.
It is away of looking at problems or situations from a fresh perspective that
suggests unorthodox solutions (which may look unsettling at first). Creative thinking can
be stimulated both by an unstructured process such as brainstorming, and by a
structured process such as lateral thinking.
(http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/creative-thinking.html)

c. Mind-mapping
Is a creative way of exploring ideas through a graphic visual presentation. It uses
words, images, numbers, colors, and spatial awareness to expand your brain.
is a powerful graphic technique which provides a universal key to unlock the
potential of the brain. It harnesses the full range of cortical skills.
(www.tonybuzan.com/about/mind-mapping/)