Blog 10

When looking back to blog 1 to see how I expected this course to go as far as the knowledge I would acquire, I think that I have learned more than I expected about how people interact with one another. I believe this course has given me the tools to put towards becoming a therapist in the near future as I am feeling more prepared to help others understand how to communicate with others and understand how to improve those communications and relationships.

Something I would do differently for this class would be to take one less class in my schedule as I would have wanted to have had the chance to focus on the material more than I was able to, though I feel as though I have learned the intended information but I would have liked to have spent more time expanding on the material. I would have also possibly looked into taking this class at a scheduled time if the Zoom class was offered as I was unable to connect with the other students in my class as the majority of them were concerned and complained about the format of the wordpress site, though it was easy to follow given the instructions. I believe this course has given me more understanding of being a patient person. I give people more benefit of the doubt instead of jumping to conclusions, based on my now knowledge of how people communicate and how they think and approach obstacles and indifferences. I included a visual that represents the knowledge I have gained from this course.

Blog 9

For this assignment I would have to draw a connection between the assignment takeaway #4 and how the assignment was about the assignment where we took a questionnaire based on our own perspective towards a/our relationship and how it scored us in comparison to the general public. I thought this connected to the assignment blog 8 as it also had to do with romantic relationships and how men and women can differ in how the biological and psychological responses can be influenced by sources, thus the difference in the kind of responses each has towards certain situations.

Secondly, I would connect how we learned about stereotypes and how prejudices and discrimination are key factors in how stereotypes are formed. We learned how they can be harmful to those discriminated against and this connected well with my SPED 400 class on the protocols that are in effect when it comes to schools and their approach towards children with possible learning disabilities or handicaps/ailments that can affect their learning. It is seen in many situations that children of color such as Hispanic or Black children can be incorrectly suggested for having learning disabilities due to the possibility of language barriers and behavioral temperaments.

I included a visual of my connection of the two classes.

Blog 8

For this blog entry we were to read an article that talks about sexual conflicts and the “mating battleground”. This article points out three stages of sexual conflicts that can occur during the mating process. The article compares the reaction to the three stages in a relationship between the responses of men and women. I thought this was an interesting article as having been in the dating world and now married I feel that I have seen first hand majority of these examples from each stage, if not have experienced some of them myself. This article is relatable to our reading as it relates to how women and men’s biological and psychological responses are influenced by evolutionary and society. The activities in the article ask students to respond to prompts of comparing men and women’s anger caused by the opposite sex. This activity prompts the response to show the similarities and differences between women and men on this subject. I included an image of two people back to back with their own expectations and not being able to see from one anothers perspective in order to communicate their needs.

Blog 7

For this blog entry we are asked describe the relationship between Self-Regulation and Emotional Intelligence. We have learned from our reading that self-regulation is self-monitoring and evaluating one can do for themselves when experiencing emotions. Emotional intelligence in comparison is the ability to understand and manage your emotions in a positive in order to maintain successful relationships with others. After taking the EQ test I received my results and to no surprise I received “Excellent”. I believe that I do I have high emotional intelligence. I am very self aware and try to connect and understand my feelings within certain situations and try my best to see things from other people’s perspective. Myself in particular, I often find myself being leaned on by friends because I offer a listening ear and can give advice from looking at different perspectives. I believe that I could improve on my emotional intelligence by not burdening myself with my friend’s drama or personal situations they are going through as it does affect how I internalize my feelings when I am involved in their business.

Blog 5

Picture A represents a credible ad as it is a well-known brand for children. I have had many parents and people speak on how much this product has helped them when their child has not been able to eat or keep substances down when they are sick. The brand is well trusted. Younger people in their 20’s tend to use this after a night of drinking to recover or avoid hangovers as well. The points listed are not outrageous and are believable and can be fact checked. This ad is supported by Abbott Nutrition, which is a highly regarded institution regarding health.

Picture B represents a non credible source as this is a screenshot of a person’s instagram post who is in the mlm for Monat hair products. This person is sharing “results” of using the products in their line and not being truthful to the comparison of the two pictures. One picture is after just blow drying of the hair and the second is after it has been very obviously styled, but is portrayed as the same routine but after using their specific products. The person who posted these pictures is selling the product and trying to recruit sales or other people to join their “team” of sellers to gain ranking and profit within the mlm. There is a personal gain within this post/ad.

Picture C represents an attractive source because Jennifer Aniston is known for how young and youthful she appears and combining that with collagen supplements is an attractive persuasion because we are supposed to believe that if that is what she is using to help her skin and body seem more youthful, then we too can appear young and youthful if we buy and use this product as well.

Blog 4

For this assignment we take a look at our first exam results and look over the questions we got incorrect. After looking at the questions I did get wrong I noticed that what I had missed were all questions that I second guessed myself on. Between that and overthinking the question, I could have gotten a slightly better score on the exam. I used my notes to answer the questions I got incorrect and added to my notes to better explain what I’d missed. I briefly looked at the study guide before taking the test, I more focused on the notes I had taken. For the grade I received, I think it is good. I am including a visual component of my notes that I studied before taking the exam.

Blog 3

For this assignment I would agree that I have noticed a similarity in music preference between myself and a romantic partner. I have also noticed stronger relationships with friends who also share similar music interests. I would say that since I have been with my husband for the past six years my music taste has expanded, though I have also stuck to my prior music interests, he as a music major has broadened my music taste by introducing me to new and different genres and artists. Also recently I have had conversations with him about how I have a stronger bond with one of my friends and former coworker as we can bond and have similar music tastes that my husband and I do not share, though he can still enjoy that particular music, it is not one of his favorite genres as it is my friend and I’s. As far as music taste I would say that my husband and I strongly agree on the values and ideals we believe in. On the other hand, my friend and I do not agree on certain values though we have very similar music interest. I made a quick list of people and just the song titles that first came to mind when I thought of them. I decided to list my husband Andrew, my cousin Willie, myself, my mother, my friend Madison, and my friend/coworker Peter.

Andrew- (I wrote two songs as both came to mind) Diese Eine by Xavier Naidoo and The Dress by Dijon I chose these two songs as Diese Eine is a german love song by one of my favorite artists. It translates to “The One” and it is a moving love song about a partner that you care about so deeply about, it brings me to tears when I listen to it and think of him. The Dress is just a love song about former lovers seeing one another again, though the only thing that made me think of this song for him was that the instrumental music is beautiful and the singer’s voice is really soothing to me, like my husband is.

Willie- Goosebumps by Travis Scott I chose this song for my cousin Willie as this is a song he lives and breaths and requests at every bar. It is basically his personality.

Myself- Hollow Life by Coast Modern I chose this song as it is my current favorite song and feels like my background music. I love the instrumental and the vocals, the combination is just beachy and fun.

My mother- Mansion by NF I chose this song as it reminds me of the relationship I have with my mother. It can be okay at times but there is a constant tension between us.

Madison- Rust by Caitlyn Scarlett This song reminded me of my friend as she is a good friend sometimes but she can be flakey and not genuine with her intentions. She tends to “dress things up” more than she needs to within our friendship.

Peter- Heat Waves by Glass Animals and GUD VIBRATIONS by NGHTMRE I chose these songs for my friend Peter as we both love Glass Animals and the instrumental reminds me of the fun adventures we take in our friend group that he is apart of. I also chose the second song as it was a recommendation of his a few months ago that I really ended up liking.

Blog 2

I believe that I am a decent student. I think that my confidence has risen over time as a student due to becoming an adult. I know that as a child and into my teen years I would hold myself back from my full potential because of a fear of how I would be judged when it came to my work and believing that I would not be understood. Becoming an adult and continuing my education has taught me that I should not lessen myself in order to fit other’s perception of me and the work that I am able to produce. I believe that through the transition of becoming an adult I have learned that everyone is working on themselves and what they produce and instead of feeling negatively about my work when it does not receive the response I expected/hoped for, I can learn from the feedback received and improve my work for the future. I believe being able to receive critique and apply that to how I do something or being able to change my own perspective of my work has contributed to the rise of my confidence level as a student. My self-efficacy results were 3.3. Which I somewhat expected them to be high as I do think of myself as someone who can set specific goals for myself and work towards achieving them. I would not say that I am focused and well-behaved when it comes to that as I do easily get distracted when it comes to my goals, but given time and determination I think that I achieve the goals I set out decently well.

I added the image of my notepad of the scores from the self-efficacy questionnaire as I did think that it could have benefited from having one more option of an answer for a neutral/in-between answer as I feel as though I answered higher than I would have with another semi-neutral answer.

Blog 1

I believe that the course objectives will help me in the future in a way that will make me better at the career I am trying to build for myself. Being able to understand the processes in which people perceive and trying to understand each other. I think adding the knowledge I will gain from this course will ensure that I can become a well-rounded therapist to be able to understand different perspectives. The objectives all support development into positive relationships between personal and professional areas. I think from what I will learn in this course I will be able to apply that knowledge to real life experiences.