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After watching the lectures/videos for the chapters this week, post FOUR comments – these can be insights you may have had while watching, perhaps about something from the videos that was useful to for you to learn, or made you think about something differently, or resonated with you, etc. It can also be a question you may have. Each of the 4 comments needs to be at least 100 words long, and EACH post needs to have to do with a DIFFERENT topic from the lectures/videos for the week. Posts need to contain specific references to the content of the video – (so “informative video” doesn’t work as a post).
Guidelines for posting:
Post FOUR times to participate for the week – once with an initial post, and then 3 more posts as responses to a class-mate’s post.
Each of the 4 posts are worth 2 points each, for a total of 8 points; if posts do not contain references to content, or are less than 100 words long, they will not count toward the posts for this week. Remember each post should be about a different topic you learned something about during the week.
Be thoughtful about what you write, and above all, be respectful of the opinions of your classmates.
Abby Post
The lectures this week regarding motivation and emotion, personality, psychological disorders, and social psychology are super interesting to me because they are the topics within psychology that draws most people in or usually what people think psychology is. Of these topics, my favorite was personality. The lack of scientific evidence into personality is interesting because it enables students of today and the future to discover ways to design experiments or measure personality more accurately or scientifically.
In the video of Personality, I was most intrigued by the defense mechanisms that aim to reduce internal stress by Freud. The one that stuck out to me the most was rationalization. One very modern example that relates to the one mentioned in the video about how we try to justify spending money we don’t have is with influenced products–”must haves”–that influencers push for people to buy to achieve a certain status–”it girl.” The phenomena of “girl math” is a prime example of rationalization. It is a trending phenomenon where women humorously detail their thought processes to justify how they spend their money. For example, paying with cash or gift cards is considered “girl math” because the product(s) you’ve bought are essentially “free” because no money left your bank account or will be charged to a credit card. It is silly, but interesting to note how it can be considered one of Freud’s defense mechanisms.
Has anyone else found the discussion on personality interesting? If so, which topic of personality did you find most interesting?
Arlene post
Motivation & Emotion
Intrinsic Motivation = Me! Which was not always the case. Maybe I have grown up and I view life in a different way than I did when was younger. I do view my work as play. It never feels like work. I get personal enjoyment from within every day. I love my job.
Extrinsic Motivation = Making money was my motivation. Getting the job done felt good of course. Having my own office, getting the new car. Sure, it made me feel successful that felt great.
Having experience both motivation achievement styles… intrinsic motivation work well with who I am today.
Achievement Motivation That also something I relate to. I have a desire to excel. To a fault can be competitive with others. still working on that balance. I take pleasure in difficult task. Competitiveness oh yeah. I seek feedback on how I can do things better. The list can go on.
This lecture was interesting getting to learn about my own motivation style. I thought I was going to learn about others instead I’m learning so much about myself. Just wanted to share I was surprised I scored and 8 average i must be growing up. I’m less on the wild side now a days.
Personality
Defense Mechanisms
Abby other post
Another topic this week I found interesting were the psychological disorders, specifically obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). OCD, which is characterized by intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors, is a condition that only affects some people, such as my friend Sophia, who suffers from contamination OCD. The uncomfortable effects of the disease are exemplified by Sophia’s rigorous procedures to fight against perceived concerns of contamination in her daily life. She will bring her own utensils to some restaurants or not want to go out with certain friends. I’ve noticed that it’s important to comprehend and encourage friends who are like Sophia, highlighting the necessity of patience and understanding. Through our video lecture, it is comforting to know that despite its difficulties, OCD can be controlled with the right therapy approaches. Opening up dialogues about mental health issues de-stigmatizes them and creates a caring atmosphere where people like Sophia can find support and encouragement as they work toward recovery.
