unit two: memory strategies 6-session memory enhancement course
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UNIT TWO: MEMORY STRATEGIES
6-session Memory Enhancement Course
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Can You Recall and/or Recognizethis Information?
• Beliefs/Aging Misconceptions
• 3 Stages of Memory– Registering – Retaining– Retrieving
• Memory Analogies
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Objectives
• Identifying what memory strategies are.
• Distinguishing between internal and external memory aids and discovering practical strategies.
• Looking at techniques that can improve name recall.
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Objectives
• Reviewing research update on face recognition.
• Practicing memory drills.
• Discussing the importance of memory intentions.
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People lose brain cells every day and eventually just run out.
MBrain Myth #2h #2
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What are Memory Strategies?
• Memory Techniques
• Organizational Methods
• Effective Learning Behaviors
• Requires effort and practice to become automatic
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Internal & External Memory Aides
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Internal Aids: Alphabetic Cueing
• Using alphabetic letters to trigger information
• Useful for organizing information
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Internal Aids: Mnemonics
• Example: Order of Planets
“My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Noodles”
• Can you think of another example of a mnemonic?
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Internal Aids: Acronyms
• Words formed by combining the initial letters of words in the name
• Examples
• How can they help?
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Internal Aids: Rhymes & Patterns
• Effective memory techniques
• 30 days has September, April, June and November
• Other Examples?
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Which is easier to remember?
5 7 9 4 3 2 8 4 6
Or
579 43 2846
Internal Aids: Chunking
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External Aids: Appointment Books
Appointment books and calendars lessen the demands on our memory.
1. ALWAYS have it available
2. CHOOSE the right one for you
3. WRITE appointments down A.S.A.P.
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External Aids: Calendars
1. Transfer appointments
2. Designate a day
3. Consolidate calendars
4. Consult morning/evening
5. Cross it off!
6. Transfer incomplete tasks
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External Aids: Lists, Routines, & Drills
• Lists:– To-do lists and shopping lists– Categorizing minimizes things
that need to be remembered
• Routines:- Automatically assist memory
functioning
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Drills: Practice using as many of the 5
senses as possible
*Speaking aloud is very important*
Helps us in registering, retaining, and retrieving
External Aids: Lists, Routines, & Drills
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Helps you remember where you put things
Minimizes distraction
What is one thing you can do today to
reduce clutter in your life?
External Aids: Organization & De-Cluttering
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Using Your Whole Mind to Remember!
• Transfer language/numbers into distinctive images
• Positive images are more easily remembered compared to negative
• Give images color, dimension, movement, and senses
• Exaggerate the details
• Use humor!
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We can dramatically improve our memory for names by…
PAYING ATTENTION
Name Recall
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1. Focus on the person in front of you.– While shaking hands with a new
person, stop and pay close attention to him/her
– Say to yourself, “STOP, I want to remember this person’s name”
Name Recall: STOP, LOOK, LISTEN, & WRITE
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Name Recall: STOP, LOOK, LISTEN, & WRITE
2. Look at the person’s face.– Say to yourself, “Look at this
interesting face”– Look at the name tag if available
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Name Recall: STOP, LOOK, LISTEN, & WRITE
3. Listen –Repeat the name
–Example: “Nice to meet you, Loretta”
–Introduce to someone else
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Name Recall: STOP, LOOK, LISTEN, & WRITE
4. Write the name down as soon as possible.– If you can’t write it down, make
another association.
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Facial Recognition
• Do we have an area in our brains responsible for recognizing faces?
• How do we match the name with the face?
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Why is Remembering Tasks so Difficult?
• Even if we want to we may not remember it
• An intention is much more difficult than remembering past events
• Link the trigger and the intention
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Practical Strategies
External Aids Appointment books Calendars Lists Notes Routines Drills Pill boxes Timers Voice recorders Putting things in special places Electronic Calendars Organization/De-Cluttering
Internal Aids
• Name recall strategies
• Mental rehearsal
• Name recall using visualization
• Mnemonic devices
• Chunking
• Routines & drills
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Brainwork
Practice the Name Recall Strategy Stop Look Listen Write
Try one thing to increaseorganization or de-clutter your environment.
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