What Color is Your Brain Flashcards
What is the purpose of knowing the color of your brain?
acceptance and appreciation of yourself and others
What are the characteristics of Yellow brains?
Left-brain critical thinkers who provide structure and stability.
They thrive on the responsibility of leadership
What are the types of jobs that yellow brains may hold?
- CEOs
- admission clerks
- risk managers
- dieticians
- security officers
- event planners
- educators
- bankers
- managers
What are the characteristics of Blue brains?
Intuitive, Right-brain creative thinkers
What are the types of jobs that blue brains may hold?
- nurses
- social workers
- child life specialists
- pediatric nurses
- pediatricians
- artists
- musicians
- pet care specialists
What are the characteristics of Green brains?
Proficient problem solvers, avid readers, adept with technology, like independence
What are the types of jobs that green brains may hold?
- therapists
- surgeons
- neonatal nurses
- lab technicians
- accountants
- computer professionals
- researchers
What are the characteristics of Orange brains?
Right-brain creative thinkers, create change, excitement, adventure, and likes risk-taking
What are the types of jobs that orange brains may hold?
- ED physicians and nurses
- recreational therapists
- house keepers
- maintenance workers
- marketing
- firefighters
- sports professionals
- sales professionals
What is a comfort color?
the highest scored color
the dominant brain color
What is a blending color?
the second highest color
- influences your comfort color and helps you to easily shift between these
What is your convertible color?
third highest color
What is your clouded color?
the lowest scored color
- often sparks conflict with yourself and others
Describe the relationship with Yellow Adult patients
- communicate clear instructions
- provide a health care plan
- explain details about their care
- offer realistic expectations
- respect their decisions
Describe the relationship with Yellow Pediatric patients
- offer them detailed information about their care
- give them structured and step-by-step directions to take care of themselves
- respect their age and level of understanding
- understand their feelings of insecurity
- allow them to talk about their illness without interrupting with your opinion
Describe the relationship with Blue Adult patients
- offer encouragement
- be an attentive listener
- validate their feelings
- be quiet and let them talk about their feelings
- don’t be afraid of their emotions
Describe the relationship with Blue Pediatric patients
- validate their feelings
- listen attentively and sincerely
- reassure them that you and your colleagues are available to help them
- let them cry if they need to
- hug them (if appropriate)
Describe the relationship with Green Adult patients
- keep the situation objective and unemotional
- understand that they can be very sensitive
- don’t get frustrated when they do not give you an immediate answer. They need time to process
- ask precise “yes” and “no” questions
- provide explanations about medical procedures and listen to their perspectives
Describe the relationship with Green Pediatric patients
- respect their privacy
- do not touch them without asking their permission first
- do not tell them they are wrong
- do not treat them like a baby
- provide explanations about their care and the reasons why it is being done
Describe the relationship with Orange Adult patients
- respect their feelings about losing their sense of freedom
- do not come across as bossy
- help them to understand the end result
- explain the consequences
- keep the conversations easy going
Describe the relationship with Orange Pediatric patients
- use activities and stories to explain information
- reassure them that you are open-minded about their concerns
- during conversations, get to the point quickly
- use play to help them feel more comfortable
- foster their need for self-expression
What are the colors by age?
Early childhood - 80% orange
Middle school - 49% orange
College - 15% orange
Adults - 13% orange, 13% green, 37% blue, 37% yellow
How might Yellow patients struggle with rehab?
- not being in control of their health and worry
- unwilling to change behavior
How might Blue patients struggle with rehab?
- not being listened to
- emotional
How might Green patients struggle with rehab?
- lack of information about their care
- think the people caring for them are incompetent
How might Orange patients struggle with rehab?
- restrictions on their freedom
- being told what to do and how to do it
How do Yellow brains make decisions?
- create a detailed plan
- think through all ideas
- executes in a timely manner
- does not procrastinate
- deliberate outcomes
How do Blue brains make decisions?
- use their hearts, not their heads
- tells others about ideas
- wants other people’s opinions
- goes with intuition
- does not consider cost
How do Green brains make decisions?
- researches facts
- analyzes statistics
- applies formulas
- projects outcomes
- evaluates the finances
How do Orange brains make decisions?
- stays in the moment
- improvises
- looks at competition
- ignores fear
- says if you got the money, use it
- pays no attention to consequences
