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Now in Social Science we are learning a bit about the War on Terror. Here is the learning I have done for this unit.

9/11 (Week 1)

We are first learning about 9/11. I learned that everyone has different experiences of 9/11 and has been impacted differently. For our task, we first filled in the times of different events that happened on 9/11. Then we compared different stories of people impacted on 9/11 and then a paragraph on how people were impacted differently and what their stories tell us about human courage. Here is my work:

War & Conflict

In this blog post I will be discussing about Auto-Brewery Syndrome. Below is an image of the health sickness:

Auto-Brewery Syndrome is when the body experience intoxication from normal food and drinks due to an overgrowth of specific types of fungus and you can get intoxicated just like drinking alcohol without actually drinking alcohol. Instead people with this syndrome can get intoxicated from regular food or drinks that contains: carbohydrates, yeast, or bacteria that thrives in that area of the body. The symptoms you can experience are the following:Preview (opens in a new tab)

1.Aches and pains also including in the stomach

2.Bloating

3.Changes in bowel movements

4.Fatigue,

5. Nasal discharge, productive cough (or one that produces phlegm), and sinusitis

6.Problems with concentration, memory, and thought processes

7.Sugar cravings

The main treatment for this is changing your diet, reducing consumption of simple sugar, refined carbohydrates, yeast products, and moldy food.  You may also need to take medication like vitamins and nutrient supplements in order to give your body the level of nutrients it needs.

This Syndrome is very serve and has many effects on hauora.  For example Auto-Brewery Syndrome can impact your Taha tinana because you can easily become intoxicated and become very weak easily due to your body not being able to achieve levels of nutrients it needs through a normal diet. Auto-Brewery Syndrome can also impact your Taha hinengaro as since you can become easily intoxicated you can get very aggressive and have mood swings and Instability. Auto-Brewery Syndrome can impact your Taha Whanau as you when you eat/drink regular food it can make you intoxicated and cause you to always get into an argument with your friends and family. Lastly Auto-Brewery Syndrome can negatively impact your taha wairua as it clouds your judement and sperate you from your beliefs/religion/ and values.

What area of Hauora does this effect the most? The area of Hauora that Auto-Brewery Syndrome effects the most is Taha tinana because the body undergoes physical intoxication, resulting in slurred speech, a staggering gait, dizziness, and hangovers without drinking alcohol.

What area of Hauora does this effect the least? The area of Hauora that Auto-Brewery Syndrome effects the least is Taha Wairua (spiritual well-being).

What are misunderstanding people think about Auto-Brewery Syndrome? Common misunderstanding about about Auto-Brewery Syndrome (ABS)—also known as gut fermentation syndrome—center around the belief that it is fake, hidden alcoholism, or a that its excuses for your moral failing rather than that it is legitimate medical illness.

Hey there bloggers,

I know it’s been a while since I have blogged about something. Now I want to show you something.

this is my digital painting. Hope it’s good.

So our goal for this project was to understand the techniques of digital painting and the works of David Hockney.  Things I unexpectedly learnt was hatching, circles, and techniques like that. The steps it took were very hard because I haven’t done digital painting before.

Here are some pictures of some experiments I have done

  These techniques added to the final work because of layering to make it look realistic ( which I failed to do ). I enjoyed making the landscape in general because I like making landscapes. Something I struggled with is controlling the tablet and pen cause it kept glitching. If I could do it again, I would take a more simple one and use colour theory and hatching skills more instead of smudging it.

Here is something that I think represents the learning ( I made this ) ]

Thanks for reading this post. BYEEEE!!!!

Researching Developmental Theorists – Ruku

Complete this task on your BLOG. 

Choose 2 developmental theorists that we have discussed and complete the tasks below.

• Albert Bandura – Social Psychology 
• Sigmund Freud – Psychotherapy
• Jean Piaget – Cognitive Psychology
• BF Skinner – Behavioural Psychologist
• Rangimarie Turuki Rose Pere – Māori Theorist
• Lev Vygotsky – Sociocultural Theory 
• Erik Erikson – Psychosocial Theory 
• Urie Bronfenbrenner – Bioecological Theory 
• Hans Gross – Criminal Theorist 
• David Buss – Evolutionary Psychology

You can use Google, podcasts, books, and information you have learnt in class to complete your research.  

You MUST present your work in your own words; the use of AI is not permitted. 

this is my art from art class this term. We are learning about different shading and mark-making techniques. This style was inspired by David Hockney.

What are service animals and therapy animals?

• Service animals are working dogs that have been individually trained to perform specific tasks or duties directly for the benefit of individuals with disabilities.
• Therapy animals are animals that have received specific certification and are used in settings such as hospitals, nursing homes, or community facilities. Working alongside professionals, they provide “animal-assisted therapy”—offering companionship and interaction to help individuals alleviate emotional distress and improve their physical or psychological well-being.

What health conditions can service animals help manage? (List at least 5)

• Visual Impairment: Guide dogs assist individuals with visual impairments in navigating their daily environment—helping them avoid obstacles, traverse stairs, and move about safely.
• Hearing Impairment: Hearing dogs alert individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to significant sounds, such as doorbells, fire alarms, telephone rings, or a baby crying.
• Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders: Seizure alert/response dogs can warn their owners before a seizure occurs, protect them from injury during an episode, and assist with recovery or seek help from others afterward.
• Diabetes: Diabetic alert dogs use their keen sense of smell to detect chemical changes in the body’s odor caused by dangerously high or low blood sugar levels, providing timely alerts so their owners can take corrective action.
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Psychiatric service dogs help individuals manage PTSD, panic attacks, and severe anxiety. They can detect the onset of emotional distress, provide “deep pressure therapy” to help calm their owners, or perform tasks such as entering an unfamiliar space first to turn on lights or creating a buffer zone to provide personal space.

How can having a service animal contribute to an individual’s physical and mental well-being (hauora)?

Having a service animal can effectively reduce an individual’s anxiety levels, facilitate daily activities, and significantly enhance their capacity for independent living by providing round-the-clock physical and mental support, as well as emotional companionship.

Provide images showing how service animals assist with 4 different health conditions.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UdtdnVHN7JxHx6VHGxEUjdRFd9cOzpcP96197NFhqdk/edit?tab=t.0

Copy of FBI – Ruku Assessment

We covered the human brain and the parts that control our emotions and personality. Based on what you have learnt, what happens to the brain when trauma (a hit to the head, not receiving enough food, sleep, or love from caregivers, losing oxygen to the brain, etc) occurs? How might someone behave compared to someone who hasnt had trauma Someone who has had trauma in a vital part of their system can experience these symptoms but depending on how severe and what injury you have tooken they can be differnt headaches nausea vomiting dizzinesss sensitivuty to light sound blurry vision hearing problems memory issues bad conentraction

Knowing our personality type can assist us with understanding not only ourselves but also other people. Do you think someone might behave differently if they are aware of their personality type? Why/ Why not? – Think OCEAN personality test Why not is because you are yourself and may see things differently and other people can analyze how your personality is and why is because you can have personality habits that are chronic

If you were a criminal investigator, what steps would you follow to solve a crime? Secure the crime scene to protect evidence from being ruined or changed
Document everything by taking photos videos and drawing detailed sketches
Search for evidence like DNA fingerprints weapons or digital data
Interview witnesses and separate them so they dont influence each others stories
Analyze the clues in a lab to connect a suspect to the scene
Interrogate suspects and check their alibis against the facts
Build the case into a detailed timeline to present to a prosecutor

What questions might you ask eyewitnesses? (include at least 5)
What did you see happen

Were where you exactly positioned
What did you notice before this crime
Describe the key suspects and witnesses involved
What happened right after the incident

What questions might you ask possible suspects(include at least 5)
Where were you when the crime happened
Who were you with at that time
Did you know the victim
Why was your car/phone seen near the area
What did you do after you left that location

What types of communication would you use to assist you in solving a crime? (think back to when we discussed verbal and non-verbal communication) suspects facial expressions suspicious traits when coming to a criminal or liar sweating hand gestures respectful communication which reduces anxiety or other conditions

How might being involved in criminal behaviour impact an individuals Hauora (cover all 4 areas)
If your hurt during the crime this can impact physical well being and sometimes lead to chronic pain if severe
If you engage in behaviour that degrades mana and authority and violating their boundaries can lead to spiritual emptiness in spiritual well being if you experience lying or offensive actions manipulation can all lead to a destruction of trust impacting social well being
Individuals can sometimes experience fear in rejection anxiety guilt or shame or brain fog

Based on what we discussed in class, what are examples of PIS (personal, interpersonal & societal) factors/influences that may lead to someone committing a crime (include at least 2 from each level) Eg people in their neighbourhood committing a crime Bullying someone leads to psychological torment pushing them over the edge causing them to commit a crime like murder usually for the purpose of revenge Growing up in a household with violence child neglect or having family members who have been incarcerated which can normalise criminal coping mechanisms

1. What happens to the brain when trauma occurs and how does it behave differently from others.

From what I have learned and what I was teached trauma occurs when a overwhelming, deeply frightening thing breaks a persons self safety, which leaves the brain unresponsive or unable to process the experience so when a event occurs that makes the brain remember what happens, it inflicts a temporary shock in the mind which instantly activates a flight or fight mode, flooding the system with stress hormones and things like adrenaline.

With this people with trauma have deeply affected their brains cognitive system on how their nervous system and brain feels when a event happens.

2. How do people behave differently if they understand their personality

I think that understanding your own personality can make a huge switch from automatic reactions like things you say instantly when something happens into deliberate choices. So rather than trying to change who they are for people they change or manipulate the environment around them to suit their tendencies to their liking.

3. Crime investigation

1. What questions might you ask eyewitnesses? (include at least 5) – what I would ask an eye witness would be a recall question to make them try and remember what happend in the incident, for example ”please tell me what happend in the incident from start to finish”, then a visibility questions asking like, ”how far were you from this incident”. then a time question asking about times, some like” what time did you arrive and what time did this take place”. For the final two questions I would ask about the people involved and how many, then ending with ”what actions or sounds they saw or heard”giving a brief but good interrogation to grab bits and parts to find out about what happend.

2. What questions might you ask possible suspects? (include at least 5) – I would ask a possible suspect a start of something simple, then going into more serious things like behaviour and post incident credibility, mixed with relationship to the incident. A five question interrogation i would commense would be starting with can you state your full name, adress, and conatct information for the record to low ball then ramp it up with ”where exactly were between (times) and (times) during the day of the incident”, then again ramping up the middle with a question like, ”when was the last time you spoke to or saw them”, and ending both questions by ”asking why do you think someone would say they saw you there.” and ”what did you do right after the incident” to end it off.

3. What types of communication would you use to assist you in solving a crime? (think back to when we discussed verbal and non-verbal communication.)  

I would use both verbal and non verbal by actively listening trying to figure out clues while their talking and try to speak in a calm demeaner depending on who I was talking to, while also trying to use structured questioning to give me a baseline on what I am trying to get out of the person with me understanding simple and neat. Then using non verbal I can use their body language to understand if they are calm, stressed or anxious. This would allow me to read if their lying or telling the truth about each sentance they are saying.

4. How might being involved in criminal behavior impact an individual’s Hauora? (cover all 4 areas)

Taha Tinana  –

physical violence – high likelihood of physical violence like sustaining injuries, wounds, or permanent trauma from conflicts with different kinds of people.

Substance abuse – things like cocaine, drugs, and alcohol can lead to drastic changes like organ damage and elevated changes of risk when daily consumption.

Taha Hinegaro –

Shame and Guilt – feeling guilty to who you’ve just dragged into the crime could consist of your mother and the authority, using her to get information about you can bring great shame, feeling guilty on what you’ve done.

fear – Living in constant fear of being caught by the police or retaliated against by others creates persistent anxiety and paranoia.

Taha Whanau –

Strained relationships – Trust is destroyed within the family, causing alienation, domestic stress, and shame.

Negative environments – Legitimate social networks are replaced by antisocial or malevolent groups that reinforce harmful habits.

Taha Wairua –

Loss of identity and purpose -Disconnecting from cultural values, societal norms, and positive goals leaves a spiritual gap.

Moral misalignment – Acting in opposition to basic human empathy and communal values creates a profound internal disconnect, leaving the individual feeling spiritually gapped.

5. – Based on what we discussed in class, what are examples of PIS (personal, interpersonal & societal) factors/influences that may lead to someone committing a crime? (include at least 2 from each level). E.g. people in their neighborhood committing a crime.

Personal factors –

Substances – again things like substances, by the types of alcohol can drastically higher the drive to do reckless crimes.

home environments – Growing up with severe family conflict, neglect, or observing violence can make individuals to aggression and reduce emotional regulation.

societal factors –

High neighbourhood crime rates – Living in an area with low collective efficacy, where criminal activity is visible and common, lowers the perceived risk of legal consequences.

interpersonal factors –

Peer pressure and delinquent networks – Associating with friends who engage in anti-social behaviour can normalize or encourage illegal activities to maintain social status.