Aboriginal +

Question 1

Indigenous ways of knowing

Answer 1

Learning is relational and interconnected, family and kin learn from each other
- Is an active form of learning involving watching a model who is admired
- Emphasises connection with country and uses multimodal formats

EACH community has their own personalised system or framework of thinking based on years of sharing.

Question 2

Holistic

Answer 2

See the whole person as interconnected to land and in relationship to others

Question 3

8 ways of knowing:

Answer 3

1. Story sharing
2. Learning maps
3. Non-verbal
4. Symbols + images
5. Non-linear
6. Land links
7. Community links
8. Deconstruct / reconstruct

Question 4

Story Sharing

Answer 4

We connect through the stories we share
Narratives past present future

Question 5

Learning Maps

Answer 5

We picture our pathways of knowledge, planning and visualising for learners to follow

Question 6

Non-Verbal

Answer 6

We see, think, act, make and show without words. Through dance and observation.
Eg. Dance to show growth of animals

Question 7

Symbols and images

Answer 7

keeping and sharing knowledge with art and objects

Question 8

Non-linear

Answer 8

Knowledge from different view points

Question 9

Land links

Answer 9

We work with lessons from land and nature.
Draw from land of profound ancestral

Question 10

Community links

Answer 10

Local values, needs and knowledge are shared with others helps with growing the community and learn from in the future

Question 11

Deconstruct / reconstruct

Answer 11

From wholes to parts, watching then doing

Question 12

Mnemonics in oral cultures

Answer 12

• Oral cultures
• Sung narratives

Question 13

Oral cultures

Answer 13

People communicated vital information and spread stories by word of mouth

Question 14

Sung narratives

Answer 14

A story told through singing, music and sometimes dance

Question 15

Songlines

Answer 15

Are sung narratives of the landscapes that weaves across country, enabling every significant place in Aboriginal dreaming to be known.
- Songlines trace the journeys of Ancestral spirits as they created the land, animals and lore
- To remember important information about country; land, sky and seas

Question 16

Differences and similarities between Anxiety and Specific Phobia

Answer 16

Specific phobia is long lasting whereas Anxiety isn’t.
- Both excessive

Question 17

Gut Brain Axis

Answer 17

Controls neurotransmitter release in the brain
- Bidirectional link between the brain and the gut via vagus nerve

Question 18

Vagus nerve

Answer 18

The longest cranial nerve that connects the gut and the brain, enabling them to communicate
–> allows for interactive communication between the digestive system and central nervous system, which influences a range of psychological and physiological processes

Question 19

Having a healthy gut microbiome

Answer 19

results in a better welling and therefore reducing stress levels
- Unprocessed foods high in nutrients help with gut diversity creating a healthy gut microbiome

Question 20

Gut and Brain

Answer 20

Gut - An unbalanced gut microbiome may lead to lower levels of serotonin production

Brain - increased psychological experience may trigger digestive problems

Question 21

Cultural Determinants

Answer 21

• Cultural continuity
• Self-determination

Question 22

Cultural Continuity

Answer 22

Carrying on historical traditions of cultures, can be disrupted or destroyed - from generation to generation

Question 23

Self-determination

Answer 23

Right of people to shape their own lives