Each exercise uses a specific mental ability you have and activates an important part of your brain. There are no “right or wrong” answers. Maintain and enhance your cognitive abilities based on neuroscience principles. Each exercise takes 5 minutes or less. Write down your answers or just keep them in mind. Enjoy.

We live in a time of heightened awareness of family violence. Family violence includes physical and sexual abuse, but also neglect, emotional and financial abuse. So the definition is broadening.

Do you believe that family violence is increasing, decreasing or staying about the same in our society?

Do you think we should do more to detect and defeat it? If so, how?

Mental Ability: Perception and social judgment.

Brain Map: Right frontal cortex and limbic system.

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