Memory Pt. 1
This is the ability to take information from your senses, store the information in the brain, and retrieve the information when you need it.
What is memory?
Strategies we can use to help us remember new information
What is memory strategies
True or false: Everyone ages the same
False
This skill helps you plan your day and organize tasks.
What is planning (or organization)?
The learned ability to regulate your emotions, manage thoughts, and control reactions/ behaviors to adapt to different situations
What is emotional regulation?
Another word/ phrase for short term memory?
What is working memory?
This strategy involves increasing the amount of time in between retrieval, strengthening the memory (e.g. Peggy Bailey)
What is delayed/Spaced Retrieval?
What happens to the brain during normal aging
What is shrinks or gets smaller
True or False: working memory, sustained attention, emotional regulation, and collaboration are all included in executive functioning
What is True
True or False: Social Community can help manage emotions
What is True?
Your attention/ focus, environment, and overall well-being affect this part of memory
What is encoding (taking in information)?
This strategy uses fun made up words to help you remember more information (HOMES)
What is a mneumonic device?
Taking care of this will help the brain function better
What is the body
This is the ability to adapt to change when things do not go according to plan
What is (cognitive) flexibility?
Name a "In the moment strategy" We can use
What is taking a break, pause and reflect, deep breathing, realising the emotion
Remembering someone's name, telling a story about what happened to you as a child, and remembering landmarks on your drive home are all examples of?
What is retrieval (using the information when you need it)?
True or False, Every memory strategy will work for every person so we only need to use one
What is False?
True or false, there is nothing we can do to combat normal aging
What is false
True or false, Executive Functioning skills can not be practiced and will never get better
What is false
What are the types of processing that people use for emotional regulation?
What is internal and external processors
Memory that improves with repetition and practice is often this type.
What is long-term memory?
This strategy involves breaking down information into more manageable sizes by category, mind maps, or smaller steps
What is a Chunking?
Drinking enough of this helps prevent confusion and supports brain function.
What is water?
This skill helps start activities when your motivation is low
What is starting small or starting with an easy task
Examples: Positive self talk, journaling, practicing, focusing on what you can control