Download Social and emotional wellbeing – being able to function well socially

Social and emotional wellbeing – being able to
function well socially and feel well emotionally; an
alternative term for 'mental health' and the preferred term for some people, including many Indigenous communities.
Neural tube – is the precursor to the central nervous
system from which the brain and spinal cord develop.
Neuron – is a nerve cell that is a basic building
block of the nervous system. There are different
Mental health – the capacity of people to have
types of nerve cells in the body, neurons are a spepositive and appropriate thoughts, feelings, behav- cial type of nerve cell is which responsible for comiour and relationships with others. Mentally healthy munication. Sensory neurons carry information from
people interact with one another and their environ- sensory receptors to the brain, and motor neurons
ment in ways that promote subjective wellbeing,
send the information from the brain to the muscles.
achievement of goals, and optimal use of their
Synapse/synaptic connections – is the space beabilities.
tween neurons. Neurons send messages to adjoinBrain development – is the growth and change of
ing neurons by releasing a chemical substance
the brain overtime. The brain experiences most sig- known as neurotransmitters across these synapses
nificant changes from birth to age 8. It involves the which are then absorbed by the receiving neurons.
attainment of physical and mental skills, such as
Axons – is a long projection of the neuron which is
language, coordination, thinking processes, and
used to transmit messages away from the cell.
emotional regulation.
Myelin – is a form of insulation around the axon
Neuroscience – also known as neurobiology, is the
which helps to make the transmission of messages
study of the nervous system. The nervous system is
along the axon very fast.
responsible for coordinating communication in the
Phonological processing – is the ability to see or
body. There are two main parts of the nervous system: the central nervous system which contains the hear a word, break it down to discrete sounds and
then match each sound with the appropriate letbrain and spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous
ters of that word.
system which consists mainly of nerves. The basic
building blocks of the nervous system are neurons,
Dyslexia – refers to an impairment in being able to
and a major goal of neuroscience is to understand read.
how these groups of neurons interact to generate
Hyperlexia – is used to describe remarkable ability
behaviour. Learn more: http://www.brainfacts.org/
to read at a very young age. Children with hyperNeuro-prognostics – refers to the application of
lexia are very good at decoding language, howevneuroscientific data to the development of tailored er their comprehension is generally less developed
interventions.
than their reading ability.
Epigenetics – is the study of how environmental
factors modify genes. Scientists have long questioned whether behaviour and health outcomes
were the product of ‘nature’ (ie. your genetic
makeup) or ‘nurture’ (ie. your environment). The
study of epigenetics now highlights that environmental factors do influence our genes.
Disciplinary – is a term used to describe areas that
are strongly associated with academic areas of
study or areas of professional practice, which include knowledge, expertise, skills, people, projects,
communities, problems, challenges, studies, inquiry,
approaches, and research.
Social and emotional wellbeing – being able to
function well socially and feel well emotionally; an
alternative term for 'mental health' and the preferred term for some people, including many Indigenous communities.
Neural tube – is the precursor to the central nervous
system from which the brain and spinal cord develop.
Neuron – is a nerve cell that is a basic building
block of the nervous system. There are different
Mental health – the capacity of people to have
types of nerve cells in the body, neurons are a spepositive and appropriate thoughts, feelings, behav- cial type of nerve cell is which responsible for comiour and relationships with others. Mentally healthy munication. Sensory neurons carry information from
people interact with one another and their environ- sensory receptors to the brain, and motor neurons
ment in ways that promote subjective wellbeing,
send the information from the brain to the muscles.
achievement of goals, and optimal use of their
Synapse/synaptic connections – is the space beabilities.
tween neurons. Neurons send messages to adjoinBrain development – is the growth and change of
ing neurons by releasing a chemical substance
the brain overtime. The brain experiences most sig- known as neurotransmitters across these synapses
nificant changes from birth to age 8. It involves the which are then absorbed by the receiving neurons.
attainment of physical and mental skills, such as
Axons – is a long projection of the neuron which is
language, coordination, thinking processes, and
used to transmit messages away from the cell.
emotional regulation.
Myelin – is a form of insulation around the axon
Neuroscience – also known as neurobiology, is the
which helps to make the transmission of messages
study of the nervous system. The nervous system is
along the axon very fast.
responsible for coordinating communication in the
Phonological processing – is the ability to see or
body. There are two main parts of the nervous system: the central nervous system which contains the hear a word, break it down to discrete sounds and
then match each sound with the appropriate letbrain and spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous
ters of that word.
system which consists mainly of nerves. The basic
building blocks of the nervous system are neurons,
Dyslexia – refers to an impairment in being able to
and a major goal of neuroscience is to understand read.
how these groups of neurons interact to generate
Hyperlexia – is used to describe remarkable ability
behaviour. Learn more: http://www.brainfacts.org/
to read at a very young age. Children with hyperNeuro-prognostics – refers to the application of
lexia are very good at decoding language, howevneuroscientific data to the development of tailored er their comprehension is generally less developed
interventions.
than their reading ability.
Epigenetics – is the study of how environmental
factors modify genes. Scientists have long questioned whether behaviour and health outcomes
were the product of ‘nature’ (ie. your genetic
makeup) or ‘nurture’ (ie. your environment). The
study of epigenetics now highlights that environmental factors do influence our genes.
Disciplinary – is a term used to describe areas that
are strongly associated with academic areas of
study or areas of professional practice, which include knowledge, expertise, skills, people, projects,
communities, problems, challenges, studies, inquiry,
approaches, and research.