Therefore, if I do not get ahead and take these classes as far as I can go, there is a high chance I will not be able to be a superb counselor. Finally, a solid knowledge of psychology is very helpful in furthering the career, if I were to not take this class, it would be much harder on me to understand clients stories. To illustrate, Kaplan University suggests to have at least a bachelor's in psychology in order to become an addictions counselor. Hence, without knowing anything about psychology, I might not be able to help patients or I might become a dud counselor. For all these reasons, I will need to pursue a higher education in math, alcohol and drug abuse, and psychology in order to become successful in the field of being an addictions
in helped me find the pathway to my future career. I plan to become an
The research done helped me understand how people can come together to understand a theory and to replicate those theories with experimentation and
For this course, I would bring in my own knowledge, experiences, and leadership. I have experienced many obstacles in my life that could be categorized as psychological and I would love to help use those in my learning career. While I am not as knowledgeable as a Psychology 2, I am able to grasp concepts and think of them in different ways. I am not afraid to raise my hand and ask questions or help another student with something they are struggling in.
UMUC offers numerous courses in Psychology so as to provide students with the knowledge that they will need in order to be successful in their future careers. The curriculum offered ensures that students acquire a knowledge base of theory, research, and practice in psychological sciences. Although some of the courses offered are required in order to obtain an undergraduate degree in Psychology, many are available to choose from that meet the interests and needs of each student as well. Upon graduation I plan to search for a job as a Childcare Director. Fortunately, the classes in psychology that I have completed have given me the knowledge and critical thinking skills that I need to be successful as well as given me a deeper understanding of how children develop and learn. The psychology courses that I have taken are:
My experiences have allowed me to learn about the industry and about the profession. I have learned about the variety of therapy techniques, equipment, and practices used. I have been able to experience the different techniques that therapists use to communicate, motivate, and interact with a diverse population. These experiences have allowed me to gain knowledge that I will be able to use in my career. Additionally, seeing clients connect with their therapists, set goals, and build their self-confidence to improve as they progress with therapy has been motivating for me.
Primarily, I am pursuing a degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I took this class to learn the set of functional demands that organize ways in applying different theories when counseling clients and families
When I started this class this pass September I had a little knowledge of psychology. In my junior year of high school I took Psychology as an elective class. I really enjoy it alot, it amaze me how much there was to know about our brains. This September I came with the feeling that this psychology class was going to be way different from my psychology class from high school. And that my knowledge from my class before wasn’t going to be useful at all. But I was wrong, this class has actually been better than my other class. Because it has help dust off some of the concepted that I had learn before. But it has also made gain more knowledge about psychology that I didn’t knew before. For example the next concepts are the ones that had impacted me the most: critical thinking and the eight essential, implicit learning, short term and long term memories. I chose these concept because they have not only taught me more about psychology, but they have made a big impact on me.
In this literature, I was mostly interested in their procedures and processes that they used with the participants. The assessments and scales that they gave to participants were interesting, and I enjoyed learning about the specific questions geared towards certain behaviors.
The United States has their own view on mental illness when compared to other developed countries. The developed countries that were analyzed with the United States were England and France. Our research question was “Does the United States view mental illness differently than other developed countries?” The research that I conducted was over the policies and ideologies of mental illness in the United States.
1) In your own words, please define and describe the difference between "Internalizing Disorders" and "Externalizing Disorders" in relation to gender and emotion.
Taking this course has certainly enabled me to know and understand the scientific reasons for how and why we think and act the way we do in certain situations. Understanding that psychology is the study of the mind and behavior, I think the key to really understanding psychology begins with understanding how the mind works; then everything else starts to make sense.
Mental health and well-being begins with an individual’s attributes and behaviors, environmental factors, and socioeconomic circumstances. However, due to differences in extrinsic and intrinsic factors, treating such focal parts of one’s life comes with its strengths and weaknesses. For example, if an elderly person has a positive outlook on life and locates the good in every situation, their provision with a mental health illness may decrease overtime. However, if the elderly person has a negative attitude and does not consider his or her treatment to be helping, it may prolong the results of his or her treatment plan. If an elderly person is contempt with their social status and their role they play in the community, then this individual
Many people have questioned, can a mental illness known as depress through social groups. A graduate from University Of Warwick in Coventry, England by the name of Edwards Hill, was part of the research team that analyzed if teens moods and attitudes had an effect on others mental health. Edward stated, “Having depressed friends does not make you more likely to become depressed yourself,” Edwards has been studying the intricacy of science. He deals with the systems affected by multiple factors. Many people do not realize depression is a ‘disease’. According to the merriam-webster.com/dictionary/, the definition the word, disease is “an
Illness perceptions are the organized cognitive representations and the beliefs that service users all have about their illness. These perceptions have been found to be important determinants of our behaviour and they have been associated with numerous important outcomes, like, treatment adherence and functional recovery.