unit 14- Treating Psychological disorders

so unit 14 is my final unit and this is my final blog post. It is kind of bitter sweet for me as I dislike writing but enjoyed writing this blog.
 With this unit I learned so many different things about treating disorders and how I can treat my disorders. I have many things that I need to see a psychologist for but have not had the chance to find an appropriate one but now that I have read this unit I can now go to the right doctor for me.

I have to say that this class has been a pleasure and a challenge and I really enjoyed it all. 

Unit 13- Dfining Psychological disorder

In my culture psychological disorders are not real or believed to be real. growing up we were always told that nothing is wrong with us and that we are hypochondriacs or just looking for attention. In my history if someone had a mental illness or was considered crazy they would be ostracized for the fact that they had a family member who was "crazy". luckily now my family has started to break that habit my aunt has started to see a psychiatrist for her past problems.

Unit 12- Personality

In unit 12 we learned about personality all the different types and we took a personality tests. I really enjoyed learning about all the types of personalities out there. Here are the results of my personality test they were both accurate and inaccurate.some of the results showed that: Extroversion-Average, Agreeableness-Low, Conscientiousness-Average, Neuroticism-High, and Openness to Experience-Low. The only things I really agree with on here is Extraversion, conscientiousness they seem to be the 2 I think explain me the closest. I had my mother read the test results and she also thinks that it is both accurate and inaccurate; she believes that more of the results suit me then I do.I also took the Myers-Briggs test and got I.S.T.J. which says that I am quiet, serious; earn success by thoroughness, dependability, practical, matter of fact, realistic, and responsible.

Unit 11- Social Psychology

So my 6 year old son is going through some problems in school that I learned about in this unit, so the other day my son came home upset and I could not figure out why. So after about 3 days of this happening I finally sat him down and asked him what was wrong, he tells me that his best friends parents told him they could not be friends anymore because he is white and his friend is black. I was blown away by that to hear a 6 year old tell me his friends parents told him that prejudice was okay and that he cannot be friends with someone who is not of the same race. to me this is very sad and hurtful I told my son that some people are just like that and the only thing he can do is be nice and friends with everyone.

Unit 10- Stress, Health, and Ethics

Stress Health and Ethics are the 3 things we use and deal with in our everyday lives. for me personally these are the 3 hardest things i have to deal with all the time, stress is a very big problem for me I have a lot of stress in my life with being a full time student looking for a job and being a single mother of 2 it gets pretty over whelming at times, which leads to me having health issues I do not eat, sleep or take care of myself when I am stressed out. I am hoping that once I get the hang of school I can be less stressed out.

Unit 9- IQ Test

For this unit we learned about cognition and IQ Test everyone had to take an IQ test and talk about their results  for me this was a tough topic because I do not really think my IQ can be determined by a test online, if that was the case why would we need to go to school and learn about different things to build our intelligence. 
So my I.Q. result was 118 which they say my I.Q. is above average.I am not sure if I believe what they say as I stated before because they just can not tell you how smart you are by asking you a few test online.

unit 8-Memory

Unit 8 was all about our memory, For myself I have found that in the last 10 years since having kids I have noticed that my memory has started to get worse.  My short term memory is very limited at times and it has taken me longer to memorize things then it use to but after reading and learning more about different ways to improve my memory I have been able to fix this problem little by little.

Now I study a little everyday and I no longer try to cram before a test, it has also helped a lot with many of the test I have taken so far and hope that it continues to help for many years to come.

Unit 7

In Unit 7 we learned about habits and advertizing. we were asked to talk about a good and bad habit we have and how we can condition our self to improve and/or get rid of said habit.

I had a really bad habit of smoking cigarettes and poor eating, for my kids I had to stop both of these things so that I can live a long happy life with and for them. I have watched so many of my family members struggle with weight problems and i do not want my kids to see me doing the same, as for smoking I thought quitting was the best thing to do, my kids are getting older and they are becoming more influential with what they see me do.

When it comes to advertisement I think that there can be good and bad ads, I have seen a lot of ads that can be inspirational and many that can be offensive.

Unit 6: Human Development

Hi Guys it has been a long time since I have been on here I have been having a tough time of it at home right now, so I am back and ready to work.

So in unit 6 we learned about human development and many of the stages in it. As a mother I have had the opportunity to see my kids develop from a fetus in my stomach to adolescences, although they are both my children they are vastly different. my first born son had many problems with speech and potty training but he grew out of them and is now a straight A student who is in the gifted program and loves to read. my second son learn how to talk and walk and was potty trained all by the age of 1 but he is having a lot of difficulty in school and with learning things. so for me and seeing the development of my kids this unit has helped me to better understand them and taught me about how and when they should develop certain things. 

Unit 5

In Unit 5 we learned about the States of Consciousness. This means that we learned about all types of Consciousness  i.e.: R.E.M, Non-R.E.M. We also learned about Sleep Disorders (i.e:Insomnia, Sleep Apnea, Narcolepsy), Dreams and Dreaming, and Psychoactive Drugs.

There are so many different types of drugs that effect the brain and the way it works. There are 4 drug classes Stimulants, Depressants, Opioids, Hallucinogens. each class has a group of drugs and how they effect you with them. There is also a lot of  ways to alter our consciousness with out drugs such as Hypnosis, Meditation, and Sensory Deprivation. 

Unit 4

In Unit 4 we learned about Sensing and Perceiving what this means is that we learned about how we see things and the way our eyes work as well as how we hear things and the way our ears work. My favorite part about this Unit is the Illusions we learned about I have always liked optical illusions but now that i know more about them it very different from what I knew before.

 We also had to each write a Children's Book on either The Visual or The Auditory Systems, I choose to do mine on the Visual System because I think that it is a lot cooler than the Auditory. There is so many different parts to the eyes and the way they work that it made for a very interesting topic to read about and write about.

Ethic on psychology

we were made to write a 2-3 page essay on the ethics of 3 different studies. the studies were The Milgram experiment The Little Albert experiment and The Blue eyes vs. Brown Eyes experiment all of these studies had something unethical about them but the two that i believe were the worst are the Milgram and little Albert, they were cruel and unethical harming another human is wrong and should never be done for the benefit of science or entertainment. the blue vs. Brown was a lesson on how not discriminate against anyone and that to me is a great lesson to teach a child.

Unit 3 Discussion

So for our unit 3 Discussion we had to read a paragraph and answer a few questions. The paragraph was about a dog attacking and mauling a child, then we were asked what breed we thought the dog was and if we would be surprised to find out that it was a pit bull. I, for one do not believe that pit bulls are just born aggressive but that they are trained to attack or are severely mistreated so they tend to become that way, now I'm not saying that a pit could never be born frail but its normally due to inbreeding which causes problems in the puppies minds. I feel the same way when it comes to Nature vs. Nurture we are the products of our environments.

Unit 1- Introducing Psychology

Hi Everyone,
 So i have just finished my first assignment for psychology and I'm amazed at the different things that are in it, i never knew the extent of work that is actually in this field, I have always had a passion for psychology but after reading about all the people who created this field and made it in to what it is today I'm even more excited to continue this class.

   After reading only one chapter on this subject I have learned that there are several types of psychologist that help with different things; Like a Behaviorist who helps people with behavioral and emotional issue or a Psychoanalytic who helps people like myself who suffer from issues like forgotten memories. Its really cool to be able to learn about the mind and the things that we otherwise would never have learned about unless we took this class i cant wait to see what the rest of this course has to offer.

The Beginning

My name is Patricia Camus and I'm starting this blog for my college Psychology class. This is a first for me as i have never done a blog or written anything online about my personal life; I'm very excited to take this class and learn more about the mind and behaviors of humans.