This personal account is from a refugee in a foreign country: "Listening to my favourite song always calms me down. I have one specific song that I listen to when I am sad or stressed. It is a soft and sentimental song. I take time for myself and listen to this music while I think and say to myself ‘it will pass’. It is hopeful to believe that hard times will pass and things can change. I remember music is something important in my culture, and also important for me personally." Discuss the personal identity process illustrated by this account.

Ciccarelli: Psychology_5 (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN:9780134477961
Author:Saundra K. Ciccarelli, J. Noland White
Publisher:Saundra K. Ciccarelli, J. Noland White
Chapter1: The Science Of Psychology
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1TY
icon
Related questions
Question

This personal account is from a refugee in a foreign country:

"Listening to my favourite song always calms me down. I have one specific song that I listen to when I am sad or stressed. It is a soft and sentimental song. I take time for myself and listen to this music while I think and say to myself ‘it will pass’. It is hopeful to believe that hard times will pass and things can change. I remember music is something important in my culture, and also important for me personally."

Discuss the personal identity process illustrated by this account.

Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

Blurred answer
Recommended textbooks for you
Ciccarelli: Psychology_5 (5th Edition)
Ciccarelli: Psychology_5 (5th Edition)
Psychology
ISBN:
9780134477961
Author:
Saundra K. Ciccarelli, J. Noland White
Publisher:
PEARSON
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Psychology
ISBN:
9781337408271
Author:
Goldstein, E. Bruce.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and …
Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and …
Psychology
ISBN:
9781337565691
Author:
Dennis Coon, John O. Mitterer, Tanya S. Martini
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Psychology in Your Life (Second Edition)
Psychology in Your Life (Second Edition)
Psychology
ISBN:
9780393265156
Author:
Sarah Grison, Michael Gazzaniga
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research a…
Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research a…
Psychology
ISBN:
9781285763880
Author:
E. Bruce Goldstein
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Theories of Personality (MindTap Course List)
Theories of Personality (MindTap Course List)
Psychology
ISBN:
9781305652958
Author:
Duane P. Schultz, Sydney Ellen Schultz
Publisher:
Cengage Learning