Blog 10

It was so nice reading over my first blog and seeing all of the expectations and hopes that I had when it came to looking forward to what I wanted out of this course. I was also hoping to learn needed tools to understand characteristics of individuals. I also was wanting to understand why people do the things they do. It makes me smile after reading over my first blog because I have grown so much in this field and also within myself. All of my expectations and hopes were definitely met; all of the learning and helpful tools I’ve learned are going to help me with others in the future. I was also nervous about this course because I wanted to understand everything, and I wasn’t sure if I was going to grasp everything. Also in this class I didn’t just learn about understanding and helping others, I have also learned how to understand and help myself better; because how are you able to help others unless we work on ourselves first. In my opinion, I truly feel confident and good about all of the knowledge and insight needed from this course. I am so thankful and blessed that I took this course at this time. I say that because I was in the darkest and saddest place in my life. I have learned so much, the activities made me reflect on things and others and just all of the lessons have truly changed my life for the better. I have learned and absorbed so much in the Social Psychology course and it makes me feel so happy and fortunate. I want to take more types of Social Psychology classes; I feel like this is for sure needed in the Human Service field. The only thing that I would do differently is be there more mentally because I’ve been checked out with my breakup recently after 6 years with someone etc. But then again it helped me in a drastic way during the right time. Two skills that I have gained within my professional life are the styles of love; which teaches us to reflect on our past and makes us realize our expectations now and what we are willing to accept now for our happiness. Also I’ve learned a lot about the self from module 6; because knowing yourself will make you feel successful and sure about yourself. Your happiness and focus on yourself comes first.

Blog 9

I have enjoyed everything about developing my e portfolio and I never thought that I would ever get the chance to make my own. I enjoyed doing everything for the first time all about me and my perspective on things with no one to judge me; it also felt like a little journal/diary for myself. I’ve done so much growing and reflecting; it’s also nice how we learned how to create and keep up with managing a website and tubs. All the areas/ blogs all went hand and hand with all of our assignments. For example, mod 10 archive went hand and hand with blog 8 about the social norms and not doing things that were considered norms. This week mod 11 was about our happiness and our happy place; which also goes along with  my family guidance class because we were discussing our happiness and in my family guidance class we talked all about helping families.  We are helping families get to a happy and healthier place in their lives with their families. This semester I have grown so much within myself and have become a happier and more content young woman. Each section and topic has made me reflect on the way I have been thinking , living and I will keep up the great work within myself and helping others around me.

Blog 8

I liked how the article on sexual conflicts opened the article up by speaking on the ideal image of weddings and marriages. It made me smile because it sounded like a fairy tale story kind of thing. But many times they don’t work out like the ones in the books. In this article, they covered the differences between men and women. When men are out doing them they have a wide mind and what I mean by that is that they like to have a lot of options; a case of quantity over quality. But when it comes to most women, they are wiser and that means basically that they know what they want in someone. They don’t want their time wasted which hurts them when men do things like that. Many men are about short term goals; they don’t want to build with these certain individuals. Men also said that they play like their interested in a women just to have sex with someone. But most women flirt but they don’t want sex from anyone; which can cause men to get upset because they didn’t get anything in return. I really enjoyed what I read in this article.

Blog 7

I truly enjoyed this activity on Self Regulation and Emotional Intelligence. The relationship between self regulation and emotional intelligence is that they help one another when it comes to making wise responses. It helps decrease certain emotions and focuses on self management; it’s the ability to manage impulsion. When it comes to emotional intelligence it gives me a better understanding of our emotions; which lets us choose how we want to respond; make decisions. Thinking before doing and learning to work and control emotions in a healthy way. In my opinion, I have grown in so many different ways. I say that because I do a lot of self reflection throughout my days and smile. For example, the older young me would just reflect and pop off before thinking. I used to just be ready to start barking and go off so fast before anything. But now that I am older and wiser I have taught myself that not everything deserves a response. For example, the other day my cousin and I had a heated discussion with one another and he just took it to the next level. My cousin started yelling and cursing at me as I sat there in silence; he threw small dumb stuff in my face. As my feelings got hurt I thought of all of the stuff that I’ve done for him and his children. But instead of me throwing that in his face I choose not to say anything. The reason that I didn’t say anything was because I know what I’ve done for him and his kids and so does he; therefore there is no need for me to go down to that level and do any of the childish behavior.

Blog 5

Blog 4

I am extremely happy with receiving a high A on the first Exam. I looked at the ones missed and I think that this one was an honest mistake. But I was able to find the mistakes that were made and I went over them a few times to keep them in my head. After this process, I will be doing this more often because most of the time when I miss something I don’t go back to correct it or learn from my mistakes. But I do agree that this is beneficial because you never know when those questions might pop back up in the future. From this point on I’ll refresh my memory like that, so the way that I study is by looking over the key context/ key words etc and making flashcards and study guides from that. I have had success with using flashcards and study guides for years now and they are the reason why I’ve been on the dean’s list ever since community college and how I was on the Honor roll all throughout high school.

Blog 3

I liked how the “Soul Meets Body” article opened up by saying that “similarities between potential romantic partners predicts feelings of attraction and love” because I do feel like similarities has a lot to do with a relationship. The thing about music is that it plays a major part in my life and my growth. I truly don’t know where I would be if it wasn’t for music after all of the stuff that life has thrown at me. There is not a day that goes by where I don’t just sit back, relax and think while listening to music. Music has helped me get through so many dark moments; it uplifts me and keeps me moving on. I feel like any similarity makes for a better relationship but at times it’s not a deal breaker. But I definitely feel that similarity enhances the connection. For example, my friends and I all like the same kind of music and we just vibe like no other kind of relationship. It’s like a spiritual thing. When my friends and I listen to music it just makes us happier; it’s an intimate type of thing. I do feel as though that anyone I associate myself with has to have very similar values and ideals that I have. In my opinion, I feel like it also helps any kind of relationship because the relationship would move smoother when values and ideals are on the same page. The reason why I say that is because with differences comes with disagreements. Most of the music I listen to are always related to myself and bettering myself. The music uplifts me and is able to keep me in a positive mood or make me look at situations in a different kind of light. For example, when my grandma died infront of me was my lowest point in life and the song that helped me get through it in a sense was One Sweet Day by Mariah Carey. The words made me realize that she isn’t in pain anymore and that I will see her again later in life. Music truly plays a major part in everyones’ life in my opinion. 

Blog 1

I get excited everytime that I read over the course objectives because this will help me in my future career as a therapist. In my future field that I am pursuing it takes a lot of understanding of individuals. This gives me the tools needed to understand certain characteristics of individuals. It will also help me to understand why people do things that don’t seem like the norm. With this course I hope to grasp all of the information needed to be of help to individuals that in the future may need my services. I am hoping in gaining the knowledge and insight to be successful in this field. The ways that I plan on being successful in this course is by being open minded and being able to learn how to understand others and later help them. I am focused and always willing to learn; so I will keep studying and pushing.