Impulsivity
Reading comprehension Book “Gulliver”. High Level C. Book 1-Spanish
Welcome to the world of “Evotext” or evolutionary texts. It is an easy idea. We have adapted a literary classic “Gulliver’s Travels”, and we have created four levels: A, B, C, and D. Level A is very easy to read and Level D is very difficult. The idea is that if your reading skills improve, you can continue with Gulliver’s stories but the level will adapt to your better skills. The text evolves as you evolve. That means, if Level A seem too easy, you can pass to Level B and so on. There are 20 books, with 30 files in each book.
Here you have an example of Volumen 1, Level C. You can also find it at www.amazon.com
Lectura 1.C:
Mi padre tenía una pequeña hacienda. Yo era el tercero de cinco hermanos. A los catorce años me mandó al Colegio Emmanuel donde estudié durante tres años. Como mi mantenimiento representaba una carga demasiado grande para una reducida fortuna como la de mi padre, entré de aprendiz con míster James Bates. El Sr. Bates era un eminente cirujano de Londres, con quien estuve cuatro años. Con pequeñas cantidades de dinero que mi padre me enviaba aprendí navegación y Matemáticas. Yo pensaba que me serían útiles para viajar, pues siempre creí que viajar sería mi suerte. Cuando dejé a míster Bates volví con mi padre, aunque mi deseo era vivir sólo en Leida. una ciudad cercana. Con la ayuda de mi padre, la de mi tío y la de algún otro pariente, conseguí cuarenta libras para mi sustento en Leida y me prometieron treinta más al año.
Preguntas:
- ¿En qué posición se hallaba el protagonista entre sus hermanos?
- ¿Cómo se llamaba el colegio al que fue?
- ¿Cómo se llamaba el eminente cirujano para el que trabajó como aprendiz?
- ¿Qué aprendió con lo que le mandaba su padre?
- ¿Cuánto dinero consiguió con la ayuda de sus familiares?
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Mindfulness Meditation Part 4
SCIENCE & MINDFULNESS MEDITATION
In mindfulness practice, we have found two main attentional mechanisms. The first one is centered on focused attention. The exercise consist to focus your attention to an object, usually the object is your breathing.
The second one is centered on open attention. The exercise consists of an observation of the mental flow but without any identification; as if you were a mental observer of your own ideas and feelings.
In the study of Moore et al., 2012, they demonstrate that regular and brief mindfulness meditation practice improves the capacity of self-regulation of attention. Meditation group perform better on the Stroop test task. Reaction time was better in the meditation group than in the control group. We hypothesized that working of sustained attention could improve inhibition of response.
HOW TO MEDITATE
- SEAT WITH THE BOTTON OF THE FOOT TOTALLY IN CONTACT WITH THE FLOOR.
- FOCUS ON TO EXPIRATE WITH YOUR MOUTH.
- STAY WITH FIVE MINUTS EVERY DAY: MORNING? AFTERNOON? IT DOESN´T MATTER!! JUST DO IT.
- DON´T TRY TO EVALUATE YOUR PROGRESSSION. IT´S NORMAL THAT NOTHING HAPPENS.
References:
Jha, A. P., Krompinger, J., & Baime, M. J. (2007). Mindfulness training modifies subsystems of attention. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, 7(2), 109-119. doi:10.3758/CABN.7.2.109
Moore, A., Gruber, T., Derose, J., & Malinowski, P. (2012). Regular, brief mindfulness meditation practice improves electrophysiological markers of attentional control. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 6. doi:10.3389/fnhum.2012.00018
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ADHD
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is one of the most prevalent (most common) psychological disorders in children and adolescents. It is a disorder that has several groups of symptoms
and presentation can vary even among children. Without proper treatment, it can lead to problems in the family, at school, and in relationships with peers, and therefore it is of psychological disorders of childhood onset that receives more attention from psychiatrists and child psychologists, as well as research groups worldwide.
Therefore, here is a compendium of articles that will expand on, with the aim of raising awareness of this disorder.
- ADHD and DSM-V diagnostic criteria
- ADHD and emotional memory
- Cerebral cortex development in ADHD
- Restless Leg Syndrome and ADHD
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