Phycology Personal Statement

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Ashford University has skilled me with institutional outcomes when it comes to the field of phycology. Looking closely and researching online I have found that there are several jobs in psychology, which deal with diverse problems from all over. I especially enjoyed taking classes on the brain/neurotransmitter. I find that the brain can tell us many things, and we can find out why we act a certain way. I also found very interesting the field of social psychology and abnormal. I want to learn more about social problems people face and why they may not act normal. I found that in each class. I learned about the difference approaches to different mental issues a person maybe facing. It could be from anxiety to drug addiction. The psychology …show more content…
I am interested in the behaviors of people and sometimes find myself wondering what they may have. Once I graduate. I hope to be able to analyze human behavior and mental processes, analyze theories that are connected to psychology, evaluate theories of development, evaluate research methods in the psychology field, demonstrate consistent communication behaviors and acquire skills. I hope learn and apply these problems with ethics to the field of phycology I will be working in. My name is Delmy Penamora and I have just opened my business a 1 year ago. My practice focuses on social psychology. A month ago I had a patient that came in, the patient has a severe phobia of being around people. The patient stays in the house most of the time and will go out at night to do grocery shopping. This person has suffered at a young age with abuse. I believe the patient suffers from social anxiety because of this. The patient has revealed to me the name of the person who abused her and it happens to be a friend that I went to school with. My practice is …show more content…
I would use theories such as the cognitive theory that deals over stimulation any negative thoughts or behavior. The only way a patient can get better patient can get better is through therapy. The patient can’t do it alone. The first thing is for the patient to have an exam. The methods used to verify if a person has an anxiety disorder like social anxiety is by taking a physical exam to observe any physical reasons that may activate anxiety. The patient will be asked how many times he or she suffers from anxiety a month. The number of episodes can tell the doctor of the condition if there is one. The doctor may want to know what makes the patient anxious. Finding out what makes the patient afraid can help not only the doctor and the patient. The test or exams taken can help the doctor can find out what type of anxiety the patient may have. When the doctor finds out if the patient has anxiety he/she will put the client on medication and therapy. The doctor possibly will want to have an x-ray of the brain to see the serotonin levels. Doctors want to see if the brain is having good serotonin levels. When the results come back I can then focus on the patients mental issues. I would have to do research on the patient’s behavior pattern wile using ethical and morals decisions. The patient must be willing to get help and go through the therapy to get

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