Class Evaluation

*please keep note that my friends were in the class, in which made activities and projects more enjoyable - but im sure the class would still be fun with or without.

What did you like about the class?
There are many things that I enjoyed about the class - I, for the most part, enjoyed everything. I liked the way we took our notes, did activities, did grades, watched videos... it was a wonderful structure for this course - for psychology.

What was your favorite activity or project?
I loved doing all the activities; they were all fun and they helped me to understand psychology terms. One of my favorites is the Track of Emotions, when we were able to construct a CD of songs that reflect Plutchik's Wheel of Emotions. I also thought that the Inside Out project was fun (and watching the movie is always splendid:) The goggles activity about perception was also entertaining...and challenging...but for the most part amusing.

What did you like about the class?
A class cannot be perfect, so there's not much change I could offer to say because the way that Mrs. Halfen pursued this course is honestly a good fit.
However, for the abnormal psychology unit, it was a little bit iffy because receiving that much information from the internet was kind of eh...Kind of hoped we could have gone a little over with Mrs. Halfen, but it's okay I still learned a lot.
Also, the F.R.I.E.N.D.S. defense mechanisms were somewhat challenging, especially the Monica questions - well mainly the Monica questions.

What do you think I should leave out next year?
Everything did seem to aid or lead to the benefits of the AP, so nothing I suppose :)

Do you have any suggestions or ideas for things I could do next year in AP Psych?
Possibly change the way to do the abnormal psychology unit..maybe?

Did you like quizzing each unit and only having 1-2 major grade exams?
Yes, I thought it was different and unique. It also did not excessively require an abundance amount of constant attention, and it also allowed a balance in our grades.

What is your advice for students taking AP Psych in the future?
Always do your vocab - it only benefits you.


bye psychology ):

The Anything Post - The 'Cure' to Self Esteem

From experiences and encounters with others, there is no doubt that many and most combat with a(n) distressing, self conscious concept. However, for some, it's as if some kind of totalitarian Pac-Man eats away after single aspect of that being, in which can cause a grand basin of brokenness. Robert Enright, a professor of psychology, has discovered that someone who struggles with low self esteem or extreme conscious one one's self  has been often treated badly by others for a long period of time, in which to the point that person incorporates other's viewpoints and beliefs into their personality. 

As a person who struggles with low self esteem, it's like a combination of comments but also perspective. For example, a person may state a supposed factor about me to me in a means of no harm, but my brain seems to challenge that as it accounts to every way that a projection of a word or thought from another can turn into something negative. I know that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and I completely respect that. I understand that many - or basically everyone - confronts with a disagreeable factor of themselves, and that is undeniably true, for no one is perfect. And many say, "who cares," but it's not that simple to overcome for those who have low self esteem. I certainly do not want to be entitled to other's opinions, but for some odd reason it's as if my brain replays the negative constitutions of others. The training to surpass the critical thoughts is and will be a lengthy process - maybe even something I will continue to struggle with all my life...but everyone's got their own kinds of brokenness. 

The psychology article of the cure states:

1)  Stand with courage in the truth: “I was wronged.”  If none of this is your fault, say that to yourself: “This is not my doing.  I did not bring this on myself.”
2)  Stand further in the truth: “Even though this person may have a bad view of me, I refuse to share that view of myself with this person.”  Resist the lie.
3)  As you stand in the truth, be aware of your strength in doing so: “I am enduring what I did not deserve.  I am stronger than I thought.”
4)  Commit to doing no harm to the one who harmed you.  As you do that, reflect on who you are: “I am someone who can endure pain and not return pain to the other.”
5)  Finally, conclude in the truth: “I will not be defined by the injustices against me.  I am more than this. I am someone who endures pain and is a conduit for good to others.”

Over these past years, I am building much confidence and value for myself....And the cure listed above is for the most part accurate of how I have been terminating my low self esteem. However, it's also been very much credited to my faith. I really honestly hope that this post was not too sappy or sad........I just meant to this post to acknowledge why I act the way I act at times. 

 

https://www.pinterest.com/daniellelparker/chibird-happy-monsters/?lp=true

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-forgiving-life/201705/why-you-might-have-low-self-esteem-and-how-cure

Psychology Memes

https://sleepfoundation.org/sleep-topics/sleep-drive-and-your-body-clock


http://changingminds.org/explanations/theories/deindividuation.htm


http://astudentofpsychology.blogspot.com/2013/08/what-is-difference-between-conditioned.html

https://www.summitbehavioralhealth.com/resources/articles/consequences-of-addiction/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/memory-medic/201201/cram-or-not-cram-is-the-question

https://imgflip.com/memegenerator