Personal Reflection Of Psychology

Susan Cain, a well known and appreciated writer from America in the field of psychology, recently held a speech on one of the famous TED talks and entirely captured me by trying to give the audience an understanding of introversion.

In her article Shyness: Evolutionary Tactic? author Susan Cain addresses many of the preconceived notions society has against introverted people. Cain argues that society tends to favor the outgoing and extroverted and shames those who prefer to be alone rather than socialize. The author utilizes certain writing strategies as a way to change her audience’s original views surrounding introversion. Cain’s use of comparing and contrasting, specific examples, and strong transitions that bridge various ideas to each other make her argument, that introverts are essential to society, much more persuasive.

I’ve always loved the thrill of a challenge, and what’s more challenging than attempting to study the most mysterious thing known to mankind: the human brain? Dr Oliver Sacks said ‘If a man has lost a leg or an eye, he knows he has lost a log or an eye; but if he has lost a self – himself – he cannot know it, because he is no longer there to know it.’ Without memory, what are we at all? Memory makes us the person that we are; we build from our past experiences and use them to adapt our personality, and the complexity of it all is what intrigues me to pursue psychology at university and into a career as a neuropsychologist. In 2009 a family member of mine was diagnosed with Huntington’s disease. This was one of the first elements that sparked

In the article “Stop Forcing Introverts to Speak in Class, There are Better Ways.” written by Tara Malone, the author talks about her opinion and personal experience with being an introvert in school. Malone begins by describing her personality as an introvert, she says, “I had always been reserved, preferring to read and daydream than participate in my classmates noisy games.” At school, Malone would sit alone and do quiet activities by herself. She was obviously different, but no one said anything about it until college. She had one particularly debilitating experience, in which one of her professors humiliated her: ‘“What’s your point?’ he demanded irritably, and I quickly wrapped up my statement, burning with embarrassment and fighting back tears.” Her professor embarrassed her about something she was not confident about. It took her a great deal of courage to say something without being positive she was right. After that incident, Malone stopped speaking in that class altogether, and her participation also lowered in other classes. Participation can be a very important part of one's grade in a class, and that can make it very hard for introverted students to receive a good grade. Malone had one teacher who really made a difference in her education. Her teacher's name was Professor Simon, who taught creative writing, short fiction, and novel writing classes. Malone found it difficult to “formulate my thoughts” and to “express my ideas”. Professor Simon recognized Malone

To me, psychology is one of the most important studies. Being human is one thing that is shared by the entire world, and understanding how our minds work brings us steps closer to one an

Psychology is a discipline that involves monitoring mental processes and behaviour scientifically. Psychologists try to delve into the basic functions of a person and animals cerebral activity. This usually involves studying relationships, emotions, personality and many more areas of a person or animals day to day life. Psychology tends to steer towards finding reasons for a person or animals actions in an attempt to resolve them.

Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behavior of human beings. Some areas

Psychology has many different fields. But overall psychology is just the study of the human mind and its functions. You may be asking yourself, what’s the importance of psychology? Well psychology is extremely important for many reasons, such as diagnosing certain diseases, understanding more about who we are and why we do some of the things we do, or why we do them. Psychology helps us understand certain diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, bi polar, and even Parkinson’s because of the fact that all these issues are linked to problems in different parts of the brain. With much more research we can begin to understand this diseases more and more, figure out what causes

Through the last two years as a student at Manchester Community College, I have been able to experience numerous classes and meet wonderful professors. In my first semester of college, I decide to take a general psychology class with Dr. Francine Rosselli-Navarra. She taught me that psychology is a science, which studies our minds and behaviors. After that class I knew that I did not just want to study the physical feature of the brain and the brain process, but how the interactions with and within our brains that produce our cognitive functions. After completing that psychology class I realized that I did not wish to be a biology major anymore, instead I wished to study in the field of Neuroscience, which is a combination of both biology and psychology.

Psychology, according to the textbook definition, is the study of behaviour and mind. However, there is much more to it. Through psychology, we can discover the inner workings of our minds and begin to explain certain phenomena. By studying psychology, people can try to answer questions that have been asked for so long such as: Do we have free will or are we instead driven by environmental, biology, or unconscious influences? What is mental illness and how is it caused and treated? Why do we dream, and, even further, what is the context of our dream and its meaning?? How are our mental states affected by our physical states? By exploring the deep, gruesome areas of our minds,

Inspired by the recurring themes throughout Susan Cain’s New York Times Best Seller Quiet: The Power of Introverts, Alcee recognized a need to create an outlet on campus to help the Ramapo College community understand the true meaning of introversion.

Psychology is the study of the science of the mind and the resulting behaviour. Looking to understand and explain to an extent how we think, act and feel. There are many branches of psychology looking at treatments of mental health issues, studying a variety of issues that may impact our health and daily life’s.

Psychology is the study of people. Psychology explores mental aspects, attitudes, behaviors; things that make us individual and unique. I’ve always been interested in people, their interactions with others, and what makes a person tick. When I initially decided to go back to school, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to study but I was sure I wanted it to be a discipline focused on people. I considered obtaining a degree in social work but that didn’t quite fit my career goals. After doing some research into psychology, I was immediately interested as it served to answer some of the many questions I’ve always had about human interactions and behaviors. The courses I’ve taken to date have equipped me with quite a bit of

According to many psychologists and other social experts, there exist two major social behaviors that are widely adopted globally by a person as they mature into young adulthood: extraversion or introversion. Extroverts are expressive individuals who appear to be energized and enjoy seeking activities that involve socialization with others where as a reserved individual (introvert) prefers solitary pursuits where he or she often partakes in a favorite pastime. In her novel Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life is Your Hidden Strength, Laurie Helgoe statistically explores the fact that more than one half of the American populace claims to be reticent and encourages those folks to embrace their natural selves (“Book Details” 1). Introverts

Is how aggressive an individual is determined only by his or her genes? Whether psychological and behavioral traits are purely determined by genetics, solely influenced by socialization, or a combination of both has been a highly debated topic within the field of psychology known as the “nature-nurture issue.” Today, although still disputed, a good number of psychologists and other scientists concur that genetics and the environment mutually influence and intermingle with one another (Myers, 2015). We can partially credit this fizzling-out of the nature-nurture debate to the discoveries made in twin studies. Twin studies are used to help delineate the genetic components of behavior and the socially and culturally influenced components (Myers, 2015). This type of study enables researchers to examine the extent to which genetics and environment have an effect on the development of traits and behavior. For example, in lecture, we learned that a common and natural experiment used in twin studies is to examine a set of twins who grew up in the same household and a set twins who grew up in separate households (K.W. Brown, personal communication, August 29, 2017).