Personal Reflection Of Psychology

As a physical therapy student, many peers have asked why I chose to minor in psychology rather than taking a simple course in human performance and fitness or biology. Taking this course, I am confident in my minor decision and realize the importance of mastering and utilizing effective communication, genuine listening, and authentic presence, especially in a physical therapy setting. Several counseling theories were presented over the course of the semester looking at their basic philosophies

After taking a psychology class, I learned about how to manage your life more carefully. This is because psychology consist of memory, stress, problem solving, sleep, and how the brain develops and manages the body system. Psychology increased my motivational level when approaching a task and guided with helpful tips to build on my existing knowledge. I set my goals clear so that they are directly related to the task that I need to accomplish and after I accomplish those goals, I reward myself for

At the beginning of the semester I knew very little about Psychology. I thought that Psychology only had to deal with the brain and how it works. Well I was totally wrong, by the end of the semester I learned about so much more than the brain. I was very interested and excited to learn about this subject because I knew that it was a very broad and exciting topic to cover. In this paper I’m going to write about a few of my favorite things we have learned about this year, and those are personality

Psychology is “the systematic, objective study of our mental activity and our behavior” (Grison, Heatherton, Gazzaniga, 2017, p. 5). In order to fully comprehend ourselves, we should understand the reasons for our behaviors and if the behaviors are healthy. Habits and behaviors have positive and negative effects in our life and health. When we know ourselves and learn about our unique personality, we can develop as confident individuals and pursue endeavors and goals. Psychology also enables us

Tomorrow, tomorrow was my moto for achieving my goals before I joined this class. However, once I joined the class and begun to evaluate my lifestyle I realized I needed a major change. First information I learned were the three keys for psychological skills interventions; be ready to change, assume responsibility and believe in yourself. Before, I even begun this class I was ready to change my sedentary lifestyle however, I didn’t know where to begin, I had no vision. My lifestyle had caused distaste

the semester I have learned a variety of things about psychology. I have learned about the founding father of psychology Wilhelm Wundt, various theories and case studies, coping mechanisms, and stressors. After going through each of the sections this semester, I have learned quite a few ways to utilize psychology in my personal life, professional life and academic career, in a way that is beneficial to me and progressive to my future. Psychology is the study of the mind and the way in which it functions

Psychology is the “systematic, objective study of our mental activity and our behavior” (Grison, Heatherton, Gazzaniga, 2017, p. 5). In order to fully comprehend ourselves, we need to understand the reasons for our behaviors and if the behaviors are healthy. Habits and behaviors have positive and negative effects in our life and health. When we know ourselves and learn about our unique personality, we can develop as confident individuals and pursue endeavors and goals. Psychology also enables us

Throughout my 5 years of college and high school in the U.S, this is the first psychology class that I have taken. This class has helped me understand concepts of the human mind, such as intelligence, problem solving, and differing personalities. These lectures are supported by various scientists and psychologists, and are relevant to real life circumstances. However, the most valuable lesson I have learned in this class is motivation. Motivation refers to the reasons that we act towards a goal

have caught myself questioning things that others never really seemed to care to think about, about a multitude of subjects. Specifically, asking those close to me like my parents, siblings, friends, and now my husband. Leaning this semester about Psychology has been very interesting to me because it had helped me understand the “why” behind the way the brain works. In this class, Lifespan Growth and Development, I have learned about concepts that I will be able to carry with me throughout my college

As this semester is about to come to an end there has been so much enlightening information that I have learned throughout this semester taking psychology. There has been a few chapters that have really stuck with me and have intrigued me to write about. The first concept that I have observed in my life and intrigued me to write about falls under the emotion and motivation chapter. More specifically extrinsic motivation, which comes from outside of each individual person and is a behavior that that