Richard Bach stated, “The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life” (1977). This quotation sums up my outlook on family. I believe that a family is not made just from being born into a line of people, but having a bond that is very hard break between those people. This class taught me a lot about families, how they are formed, and how they function. I took the class because it was required for my major. However, I have enjoyed the class, and learned more about families than I ever imagined I would. I also learned about myself through the assessments and the genogram project. In this class, I learned that my own family influences my outlook on families and how I act as a person. One
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I took this because my mother has bipolar depression and I have my suspicions that I may have a minor level of it as well. I scored an 88 on it which means that I have several symptoms of bipolar depression. Although I thought that I may be bipolar, this quiz has prompted me to tell someone about it and possibly seek help for it. The one assessment that truly shocked me was the parenting one, specifically the Spanking vs Time Out Scale. I always thought that I was very pro spanking and that time out does not work. However, I only scored one point higher than the midpoint of the scale, which means I only slightly approve of spanking over time out. I found this shocking because I was spanked as a child and thought this was the only successful way to punish a child. I now understand that the child and their personality will determine what punishment style works best. The final thing that changed how I view myself is the comments on my genogram. The major events that have happened in my life, such as getting second degree burns and being threatened with a knife by my cousin, have led me to believe that I am weak because I let what happened to me influence my life. However, one of the comments that was left on it was that I am resilient. This made me look at what happened to me in a different manner. I now see that I am strong because I survived what happened to me and I did not give up on my goals in
I took this because my mother has bipolar depression and I have my suspicions that I may have a minor level of it as well. I scored an 88 on it which means that I have several symptoms of bipolar depression. Although I thought that I may be bipolar, this quiz has prompted me to tell someone about it and possibly seek help for it. The one assessment that truly shocked me was the parenting one, specifically the Spanking vs Time Out Scale. I always thought that I was very pro spanking and that time out does not work. However, I only scored one point higher than the midpoint of the scale, which means I only slightly approve of spanking over time out. I found this shocking because I was spanked as a child and thought this was the only successful way to punish a child. I now understand that the child and their personality will determine what punishment style works best. The final thing that changed how I view myself is the comments on my genogram. The major events that have happened in my life, such as getting second degree burns and being threatened with a knife by my cousin, have led me to believe that I am weak because I let what happened to me influence my life. However, one of the comments that was left on it was that I am resilient. This made me look at what happened to me in a different manner. I now see that I am strong because I survived what happened to me and I did not give up on my goals in