Enviro Pod ' : A Psychological Evaluation

The article Environments That Inspire complied by Susan Friedman was a fantastic piece. I learned that having a stick building area for children will encourage children to explore their imagination and create something for either dramatic play or make different kinds of structures. Another thing I have learned was how important it can be to have low tables and chair for toddlers. Allowing the children to sit in these chairs where their feet can rest on the floor give them a feeling of independence. Lastly, something that I learned and found quite interesting was having the All About Me Books. The child and parent can work together to create these and then bring them to class. The books celebrate each child’s uniqueness, encourage literacy,

Our mission is to bring comfort and confidence to our customers using only the highest standards of ingredients to visibly protect and calm sensitive skin.

Nature in its tranquility provides a calming sensation away from the buzzing city life. The ability

For the daily work, our company want to make a relaxed work atmosphere which means employees will not feel too much pressure. For example, we will not make a compartment which is a small space for each employee work. We will try to built a

Ecosystems is the dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their non-living environment that work together to form a functional unit and they are constantly changing due to the fluctuating equilibrium from natural stress and human action which has had adversarial impacts on ecosystems. This is evident in Minnamurra rainforest as human induced modifications and environmental stresses had resulted in a vulnerable ecosystem. Furthermore, the removal of factors that contribute to the vulnerability of an ecosystem is important as it affect the functioning of the ecosystem as processes are accelerated, biodiversity is decreased which greatly affects humans. Despite the negative effects caused by humans, they have discovered that ecosystems are susceptible from harm caused by natural environmental factors or human impacts and realised the importance of protecting and managing ecosystems therefore have implemented management strategies that are supposed to prevent further detriment and as a consequence may induce resiliency.

The claim that Ventura makes is that many beauty products are made to grab our attention and contain ingredients that can be extremely harmful to our health. She uses specific examples and experiences of other people to show exactly how these chemicals in beauty products can harm our health and the possible allergic reactions one can have. She focuses her support in specific details on the ingredients contained in the products we buy and the direct effects they have on us. She made many points that convinced me that some ingredients in the products we buy, how dangerous of a reaction you can have, and how there are many products that we buy that really aren't as natural as companies say they are. She cites that the authors of No More Dirty

The first component speaks of a healing environment. This is an environment that is restful to the patient and the patient‘s family. There are no overhead paging, no sweepers going down the hall at night, promotion of a calming stress free environment for staff and patients to connect with their internal spirituality. The implementation of something as simple as a relaxation garden or massage treatment can go far in helping a patient rejuvenate so that they can move forward.

Every individual has a different response to everything one eats, drinks, sniffs or injects and something interesting is bound to happen.

In Micah White’s “Mental Environmentalism”, the author emphasizes the detrimental effects imprudent and pervasive commercial advertising has on society and compares it to a dystopia where we are captivated by consumerism. White explains that we must maintain a healthy mental environment because our external reality is essentially a reflection of our internal world and with the way advertisements have plagued our minds, it has resulted in devastating global issues like climate change. With constant exposure to advertisements daily, our ability and potential to be imaginative and think freely is limited, both traits that are vital for a society to thrive and flourish.

Corporations using microbeads in soaps are harming the Great Lakes because they slip through many water treatment plants going right down our drains. These microbeads are a major part of plastic pollution harming the Great Lakes and the world's oceans. Fish think these microbeads are food which ultimately ends up hurting the fish in one way or another. Knowing this Kathleen developed an all natural solution that is not only healthy for the environment but also healthy for humans. In her, all natural soaps Kathleen uses oatmeal instead of using the microbeads. Replacing the microbeads for oatmeal is a perfect example of how Soulful Earth Herbals is promoting a positive impact on life below water.

The article named “Outdoor Adventures on the Job” explains the main reasons why L.L. Bean can be evaluated as the 56th best workplace by Fortune. Employees speak highly of L.L. Bean’s working environment now because it has added a great number of perks such as free on-site massages. The most popular program is that L.L. Bean’s employees can have three to five days every year to take some outdoor activities with colleagues for the purpose of developing new relationships. For instance, in March, 69 employees took one day to ski and walked in the snow for three miles with their managers. Another benefit is that if employees want to explore the outdoors, L.L. Bean is willing to provide the company’s products for its employees or sell these products to workers at a discount.

It is common for people to feel that they were influenced by the surroundings. The process of being influenced is the way people shape their values. Otherwise, people will hold only one singular value, which is dangerous to their mental health. Through directly or indirectly influences under the immediate environment, people learn to adjust their moods, which is the key leading to happiness. Jane Goodall in “In the Forests of Gombe” shares her experience in the forest. When she stayed with chimpanzees, she feels peaceful. The natural environment helps her to get out of the sadness of her husbands (Derek) death. The days in the forest made Goodall believe that religion and science are not mutually exclusive. Alain de Botton in “On Habit” discusses a traveling mindset, which means that people are more likely to accept and respect new things during traveling. However, when they back home, they lost this traveling mindset, so they feel their lives are boring. Such traveling mindset teaches people to always explore their lives and use different views to see their surroundings. Both authors talk about how their psyches are related to the environment. Goodall focuses on how the environment affects her mental status, while de Botton tells different mindsets can change people’s views toward the environment. Our immediate environment and our mental well-being are related to each other. People can adopt a traveling mindset to explore the environment in a different way and the change of

In a 2002 survey conducted by TrueCareers job site, seventy percent of 1,500 workers revealed that they have poor balance between their work and their personal lives. These results come to no surprise to any workers who devote all of themselves to the public, while abandoning themselves and their families. At work, employees are playing the roles of what others expect them to be, but when they are away from work, who are they really? When one stops to think about it, there are so many ways to turn one 's hectic work days into therapeutic and fun-filled days by simply discovering one 's interests and making them a priority. After-work activities to choose from vary according to one 's personality type, interests, and mood. For instance, some people enjoy the outdoors, while others prefer the indoors; some people like to always stay busy while others may want a breather every now and then. People with various preferences may choose a number of approaches to relaxation and renewal as listed below: Activities for people who love recreation and fitness (the kinesthetic type) 1. Playing with children or pets outside (helps to bring out one 's "inner child") 2. Exercising by going to the gym, walking, cycling, playing tennis, swimming, or bowling 3. Gardening (Planting or tending to flowers and crops) Activities for people who love meditation or reflection 1. Writing a poem, a short story, or a passage in one 's journal (releases one 's feelings and keeps things in

The article’s author, Florence Williams, is participating in University of Utah’s cognitive psychologist, David Strayer current research project. Strayer specializes in attention, and is in a unique position to understand what modern life is doing to us. He believes the antidote to the problem is nature. Strayer’s hypothesis is that being in nature allows the prefrontal cortex, the brain’s command center, to dial down and rest, similarly to an overused muscle in the body. The research is what he calls, the three-day effect. Our brains are easily fatigued, when we slow down, stop the busywork, and take in beautiful natural surroundings; not only do we feel restored, but our mental performance

At the outset, there is a myriad of reasons why the living conditions are indispensable, but the most conspicuous one stems from the fact that the environment plays a salient role in one’s accomplishment. As an illustration,