PSYCHIATRIC EXPOSURE

Structured Learning Experience

ENHANCING MEMORY PART 2
OBJECTIVES
At
a)
b)
c)

the end of the session, the patients will be able to:

To enhance their hearing senses and analytical thinking
To increase their mental performance
To remember and to learn new information

RATIONALE
Patients in psychiatric area are suffering in cognitive deficiencies and some of
them are also lack of physiological capacity such as the seven senses. Some common
conditions are lack of sense of hearing and sight. Hence, the structured learning activity will
help the patient assess, exercise and improved their memory and physiological capacity.
PROGRAM FLOW
Opening Prayer
Introduction
First Activity
Second Activity
Last Activity
BREAK
Processing
Closing Prayer

9:00 9:05 am
9:05 9:10 am
9:10 9:25am
9:25 9:40 am
9:40 10:00 am
10:00 10:30 am
10:30 10:55 am
10:55 11:00 am

Activity 1
I.

Name of the Game

Crosswords
II.
Purpose
The game is designed to enhance the vocabulary of the person and to
enhance the cognitive memory of the person
III.
Materials
Crosswords and pencils
IV.
Duration
10 15 minutes
V.
Mechanics
Find the words that we are looking for in the crossword
Activity 2
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.

Name of the Game

Find the kitty
Purpose
To exercise the memory of the person
Materials
Jars and the toy kitty
Duration
15-20 minutes
Mechanics
The toy kitty is put inside a jar and the jar will be randomly organized to other jars.
The player must determine which of the jars where the toy kitty is.

Activity 3 (Main Activity)

I.

Name of the Game

The coin game
II.
Purpose
To enhance the sense of hearing and analytical thinking
III.
Materials
Jar and coins
IV.
Duration
10 15 minutes
V.
Mechanics
The player will categorize the jars into the increasing number of the coins inside the
jar.
The player will only use his/her sense of hearing to determine the number of coins
inside the jar.
VI.

Processing Questions
1. How was the activity?
2. How did you feel about the activity?
3. What did you learn from the activity?
4. How can you relate the activities in your life today?
5. What is memory?
6. How do we enhance our memory?
7. Why is having a good memory important?
8. Why our seven senses is essential to us?