Positive Psych Extra Credit #1 - Fairness, equity, and justice – I was surprised that my top strength came out to be, I thought it would be Judgment, critical thinking, and open-mindedness. I am a fair person and treat others like how I would want to be treated, but even more than that people are people, with feelings and we are all different and complex. There’s not a right wat to act, the way in which you live is influence by your actions and the way you think, what is right and wrong. Therefore, I try to not make judgement of other people on how they dress and act. I asked my older sister if this trait best characterizes me and she said yes.…
Joshua Wee 10/11/15 Professor Salonga PSYCH 001 1. Anxiety disorder is a mental illness. People with this order have a continuous fear or worry. An example of this disorder that was portrayed in the video we watched was Walter he was a patient of Dr.Weston.…
Christina DeFiori The chapter Psychics and Scientists begins with a very thoughtful example to explain precognition. We have all had an instance when we thought about a person and then the phone buzzes and it magically appears to be that person. Of course this coincidence seems like a big deal and might even make people say the line, “I must be psychic.” What this chapter points out is a very important argument: You might have been right that one time, but what about the hundreds of times you were incorrect? If the set of events, say tossing a coin 100 versus 5 times, is larger, then coincidences are in fact very likely to occur and are not remarkable.…
The psychodynamic approach to psychology is the one people think of most when they hear the word “therapy”. People envision one lying on a couch, speaking their deepest darkest secrets aloud to their therapist. Well, kind of. The psychodynamic approach is quite simple, it relies on the three stages of consciousness: the conscious, the preconscious and the unconscious. The conscious mind includes anything we are aware of.…
When all is said and done, I hope to have a better understanding of what Cancer patients and survivors went through. I would like to hear from them what worked for them and what did not when it came to addressing non medical issues in their life. I would like to learn if matters to them in the first place. I currently do not know what practices are done in the hospital setting now. I want to learn if there is a benefit to addressing psychosocial issues in the first place in a medical setting.…
Introduction Fernanda, is a 24-year female that works with Allergy and Asthma Center of Duncanville TX. She was born and raised in Lisbon, Portugal. She’s the middle child among three siblings. Fernanda and her siblings grow up living with their mother. She lost her father at an early age.…
Psychodynamic Approaches Comparison Essay Psychodynamics is the psychology of mental or emotional forces or processes developing especially in early childhood and their effects on behavior and mental states (Merriam Webster Incorporated, 2017). There are three main factors in psychodynamics such as, Psychoanalysis, Analytical and Individual theories that help treat a client or patient. Many counselors and therapist utilize a variety or psychodynamic approaches because not one client or patient fits into the same category. Each client has a unique makeup to his or her own illness or addiction struggle. Having a well-rounded outlook on beliefs that target the clients needs will help with a successful treatment.…
Human behavior is complex, diverse, dynamic, and even though I have been a witness to a wide range of erratic behavior (mine included), it still can surprise me. People’s behavior is enigmatic at times and many therapists have developed theories to illuminate them. A variety of things can influence people’s behavior, but how these influences can be explained depends on context and the theoretical approach the counselor takes. As a future change agent, I believe it is important to have a grasp on the different theories available today and their techniques.…
Everyone is different when it comes to height, weight, race, gender, ethnicity, etc. We often think of those as how it defines who you are, Although, physical traits play a big role in your life, so can psychological, which can shape your everyday life. In the film, Mommie Dearest this is shown accurately throughout. Mommie Dearest is about Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway), a famous actress. Joan decides she wants to adopt children.…
AP Psychology has been my favorite academic subject because we learn about a variety of different topics we do not just learn about human behavior. For example, we have learned how the eye, ear, and brain function. In the future I would like to become a social worker, family therapist, or a special education teacher. I know that this class will help me in my future career because what I want to do is help people in someway. What I like about AP Psychology is that Mr. Titus gives us real world examples and he explains everything with lots of detail which makes it more interesting and easier to understand.…
A person who can observed in my daily life is a ten years old girl who call cissy. Cissy now is falling in human growth and development of the middle childhood. Generally, she is in a latency stage. This target is from my part-time work environment and I am her tutorial teacher. She is an active person because she always feel uncomfortable when she sit down.…
Psycho Psycho is a film that captures your attention and keeps you on your toes from beginning to end. Unlike the gory horror films of today, Psycho, as the name suggests, plays to the psychology of the crimes and events. The main character, Norman Bates, is based off of the murderer Ed Gein. Norman is an odd young man from the start and has a strange attachment to his his mother just like Gein. One of the quotes that stays in my mind from this movie is when Norman tells Marian "After all, a boys best friend is his mother."…
People naturally love crime. It is just fascinating when it's really thought about in depth. The most popular shows on television these days are shows about crimes. Such as CSI, Forensic Files, NCIS, Bones and many more. There is an aray of different types of TV shows that are about solving a crime in just a half an hour.…
Criminal Minds launched in 2005, and was a great success by the middle of the first season. Thomas Gibson, who plays the leader of the FBI profiling team, tells us that he believes the reason the show is so popular is the way it divulges into the minds of the criminals. “People wonder what happened in the criminal’s life to make them commit such crimes” (qtd. In Davis). Another reason Criminal Minds is so popular is that many of the episodes are inspired from true stories and real killers.…
I observed a young Asian woman, vigorously washing her hands in the girl’s bathroom in the Homewood location. She then slowly put on her Johns Hopkins sweater. It was interesting to see her focus on her sweater rather than herself as she looked in the mirror. I asked her if she was a student…