Blog #1
I’m looking forward to taking and completing this course, Psych 420. I think the course will help me in any future endeavors that I decide to start because society today, especially in the United States has become so diverse. When I graduate from Old Dominion University with my bachelors in psychology I want to start my masters immediately. When I obtain my masters I want to counsel soldiers with PTSD. This is something very close to my heart and I’m hoping it will be an easy job to relocate with as I’m a military spouse. This is a good course to take because the military consists of so many different backgrounds and cultures. This course is a good one to be knowledgeable in.
In this course I’m expecting to learn about different cultures and the impacts they have. Overall, I’m hoping to gain a better knowledge on how to hold myself and act when communicating with other cultures. I’m constantly worried if I’m unintentionally insulting anyone or their culture by the way I’m speaking or if my actions are offending anyone. I’m hoping this course will give me a better understanding so I can determine what is acceptable and what’s not. To be successful in this course I’m going to organize a list of everything that I need to complete for the week. I find this class a little challenging because I feel like the assignments are located in so many different tabs instead of one space. Writing down everything will make sure that I don’t forget anything.
The first couple chapters were more of an introduction to culture. I choose this image because from what I gathered from the beginning chapters is that culture consists of many different variables.