MENTAL

DIMENSION
WHAT IS MIND?
 A wonderful instrument and it is fascinating to watch the functioning of the
mind.
 It performs diverse functions..
 Refers to that part of nature which deals with cognition, intelligence, ideas,
thoughts, perceptions, mental formations, mental vision and wills.
 Mind is like a reflective mirror
 An instrument of organization and formation of mental movements and
needs nurturing for optimal development
PARTS OF THE MIND
 CITTA or the storehouse of
memory
 MANAS or mind proper
 BUDDHI or intellect
 HIGHER FACULTY
THE RIGHT BRAIN AND THE LEFT
BRAIN FACULTIES
RIGHT BRAIN
 include judgement, observation, imagination, and memory.
 Faculties are comprehensive,creative and synthetic
 Comprehend , command and grasp in their own ways
LEFT BRAIN
 Include critical thinking and reasoning
 the critical faculties distinguish, classify, generalize, compare and
conclude
DEVELOPMENT OF FACULTIES OF THE MIND
 Memory – closely linked with interest and experience.
*Activities that help develop memory are:
Recalling questions, Nature walk,poems,etc.
 Observation- We naturally observe things which we are interested in.
* Observation can be developed through several activities:
Photography, aiming at a target, solving puzzle games, observing a fish in
the aquarium, painting,etc.
 Imagination – the creative faculty of the mind i.e. it has the power to create
thoughts.
*Activities such as creative writing, art and crafts activities,literary expressions,
furniture, etc. Develop imaginative powers
 Judgement – having a sense of right or wrong pertaining to any issue or expression
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