The Associate

Learning to be an Addict Addiction is thought to be a “disease of the mind.” Although this is somewhat correct, the word disease is misleading. A disease causes an irreversible change in brain chemistry that is passed down through a person’s DNA. Addiction causes temporary changes that can be eliminated through healthier lifestyle choices. (Fletcher, 2015) This temporary effect shows that biology has a weak connection to addiction. A substantial amount of research proves addiction is the result…

young people, it is unlikely the students at this teenager’s high school actually associate themselves with the alt-right. The students most likely identify as highly conservative, but the student who wrote to The American Conservative assumed they hold alt-right beliefs. The writer of the letter assumes and publicly says the white, male students in his school hold alt-right beliefs, and in doing this he wrongly associates them with the alt-right. Some people mistake young, white males who have…

Word associations consist of reading words and the person must respond with the first word that comes to mind. I played a version of word association during elementary school following the basic rule but never viewed it as a psychodynamic therapy. This experience, however, was the first time I viewed word association in a therapeutic format. I did not know what to expect and did not know what type of meaning word association gives. I was hesitant at the beginning of the process because word…

Doing Public Relations in Hawaii According to an interview with senior specialist in PR Huy Vo in PR week (2015) it is wise to use local terms when doing public relations in Hawaii. Vo also advises businesses to make their employees wear Aloha shirts instead of a suit in their headshots for the businesses ' website or other marketing merchandises. An uptight suit does not fit in the loose Hawaiian market in the same way. Vo said that “taking the time to learn about the culture is key in doing…

dog, when he began to notice that after the repeat delivery of food, his dogs initiated salivating whenever he entered the room regardless the reason. This led him to delve deeper into the reasoning why. He learned that the dogs can be taught to associate persons or objects to certain situations and that this must have been learned unintentionally whilst in his care, as these behaviours where not present at the beginning and a dogs’ natural reflex is to salivate at the sight or smell of food…

& Schellenberg, 2010). 7 IMPACTS OF PERSONAL MUSIC ON COGNITION AND EMOTION 8 academic and sports achievements and helps tackle my anxiety in various occasions. It is specifically significant for a synchronized swimmer as each part of the music associates with specific movements,…

The social exchange theory that I experienced personally was when I had a friend of mines needing a place to stay temporally. I know most people are taught to look out for themselves; however, selfishness has never been apart my personality. When my friend came to me about her living situation I was living alone with my son and could accommodate any friend in need. My friend and I spoke and went over some ground rules and I allowed her to move in the next day. I wouldn’t want to say that it was…

states of mind, qualities or practices with a specific end goal to sufficient to aggregate standards (Treynor, 2009). Since peer gatherings can really impact person's behavior, peer pressure is not generally a terrible thing. For a few grown-ups, an associate gathering can be a wellspring of security, a learning opportunity and a source of consolation among others. The distinction amongst optimistic and bad peer pressure is the effect it has on the adolescents. While most types of impact do not…

1. During High School, I completed many papers on various subjects. I completed various English papers for creative writing. Biographies to reading responses were a daily activity in high school, they consisted of responses to literary work to biographies of successful individuals. Biology classes, which i was in, required research on specific topics and responses in report format. I really enjoyed researching topics and interconnecting ideas and concepts in to an essay or research paper.…

the same breath you have to accept failure where it comes in trying to achieve that goal you have, because failure is another way of learning. My goal is to finish college and earn my associates degree and become a dental hygienist, in order to achieve my goal of becoming a dental hygienist, I plan to earn my associates degree with a good GPA, volunteer at a local dental office, and continue my study at dental school. In this response, we will be discussing more about myself, my goals I have,…