solved The focus of the chapter this week is emotional relearning.

The focus of the chapter this week is emotional relearning. Sadly, at some point in life, everyone experiences a loss or possibly a tragedy. This can be emotionally and mentally damaging in ways that are not immediately realized. PTSD used to be disorder most often associated with those in the military. Yet, this is not the case anymore as it is recognized as a disorder other are challenged with as well. Anyone who has experienced a scary, shocking, or dangerous event can experience PTSD. It is paramount to recognize the emotional challenges related to an incident to begin to emotionally relearn. In turn, the brain must be retrained to grow past the challenges faced. Below is an article that lists different activities related to brain plasticity.

Resource: Train your brain – Practicing a new and challenging activity is a good bet for building and maintaining cognitive skills. (Links to an external site.)

For the assignment this week, review the article and discuss a chosen activity you believe would be beneficial (and why) for an individual that must emotionally relearn. Be sure to tie in the knowledge gained via your readings and research.

Minimum length requirement is one to two APA formatted pages, with at least one source cited. Use your books for this course as your primary source(s). Make sure your sources are listed correctly below a References header.
Since you will be doing a lot of self-reflection in this course, you may write in the first person (I, me, my).
No cover page is required. Your assignment should be submitted in Times New Roman 12 pt. font, and double spaced. 
Review: 

Module 13 Resources

Read: 

Chapter 13: Trauma and Emotional Relearning of Emotional Intelligence (Goleman)

Complete: 

Chapter 13 of Emotional Intelligence (Goleman) & Written Assignment