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Fatima Abdullah

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FEATURED ON DUBAI EYE pj ENLIVEN Mental Health in Kids dubaieye 103.8
How to defeat negative self-talk in teens Auto-suggestion is a powerful tool that can help or hinder your child's success Karishma H. Nandkeolyar, Parenting Editor f wv ~~»
CO.DESIGN ¢ WORK LIFE W) FASTCO » One could argue that by treating our smartphones as an external hard drive, we're “making space” in our 2.5-petabyte brain for more pertinent information. Think of it as Marie Kondo-ing our brain. Does this piece of knowledge bring you joy? No? Leave it in your notes folder. Abdulla disagrees, stating that “we lose what we don’t use” with our brains. “Relying on technology has a major drawback related to neuroplasticity,” she explained. “Our brain forms new learning pathways, and our cognitive functions become weak when we use technology to complete mental tasks,” she added.
Assertiveness, Self-Awareness and Self-Control Fatima Abdullah Psychologist, Founder & Managing Director of Enliven Group Time: 11:00AM (Dubai Time) Entrepreneur
115A R{N: Q It stimulates the language and logic-processing areas of our brains, and then releases dopamine when the puzzle is solved Fatima Abdullah, psychologist and managing director, Enliven Counseling Center “You can only play the game once a day. It's something that helps your mind get this rather easy and immediate release of dopamine against a less intense but beneficial pleasure in the longer term. You never know if you'll win or lose until you see the green colours, and that unpredictability excites us as humans,’ he explains. The "aha" moment is an excellent driver, agrees Fatima Abdullah, a psychologist and the managing director of Enliven 5 nselling & Wellbeing Centre. ww J ENLIVEN COUNSELING CENTER
ESTOMPANY + toa “Our smartphones and devices were our only connection to the world in terms of work, id Fatima family, friends, and new. Abdulla, a psychologist and the managing director of Enliven Counselling & Wellbeing Centre. And the lockdown, she explained, introduced a host of mental health issues, including adjustment disorder, acute stress reaction, social anxiety, and even agoraphobia (fear of open spaces) in some cases. This potentially increased our reliance on smartphones. PwC survey revealed that 71% of Middle East respondents increased their usage, and 95% of them indicated they were likely to engage to the same extent post-pandemic. One could argue that by treating our smartphones as an external hard drive, we're “making space” in our 2.5-petabyte brain for more pertinent information. Think of it as Marie Kondo-ing our brain. Does this piece of knowledge bring you joy? No? Leave it in your notes folder. Abdulla disagrees, stating that “we lose what we don’t use” with our brains. “Relying on technology has a major drawback related to neuroplasticity,” she explained. “Our brain forms new learning pathways, and our cognitive functions become weak when we use technology to complete mental tasks,” she added Studies have shown that one of the cognitive consequences of having easily accessible information is having higher recall rates of finding the data rather than what that information is. This leads to what scientists have coined “cognitive miserliness,” wherein people skip analytical thinking and rely on smartphones to do their thinking for them
DIGITAL DEMENTIA EXSTOMPANY 04-23-22 9:00 AM Are smartphones guanging our brains? Science has the answer Our smartphones are often the first and last thing we see on any given day, which begs the question: How is it impacting our minds? Zhe [Source photo: Anvita Gupta/Fast Company Middle East] 0 0 0 O BY SANA PANJWANI 3 MINUTE READ An “external mind” is not how smartphones are commonly defined, but it's becoming an increasingly apt definition.
How to defeat negative se... f vw Try affirmations: Get your teen to write a daily list of five positive things about . Abdullah. “Do this repeatedly so the brain builds an alternative themselves, sugges! neuro pathway of thought,” she says. How to defeat negativese... ff wv ~ Self-loathing manifests in a number of ways for teenagers - it can be poor self-esteem, extreme shyness or even self-harm. They are more susceptible to negative self talk owing to two reasons: In the teenage years, a brain is still forming all its neural pathways, or thought patterns. “During these vears, people have connections that work 30 times faster than at any other age. When we throw the overwhelming negative self-talk into the mechanics of this pruning, teenagers are the most vulnerable and susceptible to both the short- and long term effects of negative self-talk,” explains Fatima Abdullah, Psychologist and Managing Director of Dubai-based Enliven Counselling Centre.

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