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Chapter 15 First Impression

--Original published at JVershinski's Blog

If I needed therapy, I think humanistic would be most effective, followed by cognitive, behavioral, and finally, psychodynamic. I think that humanistic therapy would be most effective for me because a lot of the time, when someone tells me I’m doing something wrong, even if it’s right, if there’s a doubt in my mind that I could be doing it wrong, then I will believe that I’m doing it wrong. I think that by increasing self awareness and by learning to trust myself, that could really help me out. Cognitive therapy would be the second most effective because it even states that self-blaming is one of the things that feeds depression. While I’m not depressed, I do tend to self blame a decent amount because I tend to think that I could have done something better. Cognitive therapy would allow me to evaluate myself in certain situations and see that maybe I could have done something better, but maybe I couldn’t have. Behavioral therapy would be third most effective for me because I somewhat get where the therapists are coming from when they say that the problem behaviors are the problem, but I do not completely agree with that. Yes, sometimes the problem behaviors in certain situation are the problem, but I do not think that they are the only problem, and I also like to believe that self-awareness can fix some problems. Finally, psychodynamic therapy would be the least effective because I don’t really agree with comparing different relationships to try to determine what the problem is. While comparing relationships can indeed determine some problems, I do not think that these relationships should be compared because they are not built equally, nor are the actively participated in equally.

Chapter 15 First Impression

--Original published at JVershinski's Blog

If I needed therapy, I think humanistic would be most effective, followed by cognitive, behavioral, and finally, psychodynamic. I think that humanistic therapy would be most effective for me because a lot of the time, when someone tells me I’m doing something wrong, even if it’s right, if there’s a doubt in my mind that I could be doing it wrong, then I will believe that I’m doing it wrong. I think that by increasing self awareness and by learning to trust myself, that could really help me out. Cognitive therapy would be the second most effective because it even states that self-blaming is one of the things that feeds depression. While I’m not depressed, I do tend to self blame a decent amount because I tend to think that I could have done something better. Cognitive therapy would allow me to evaluate myself in certain situations and see that maybe I could have done something better, but maybe I couldn’t have. Behavioral therapy would be third most effective for me because I somewhat get where the therapists are coming from when they say that the problem behaviors are the problem, but I do not completely agree with that. Yes, sometimes the problem behaviors in certain situation are the problem, but I do not think that they are the only problem, and I also like to believe that self-awareness can fix some problems. Finally, psychodynamic therapy would be the least effective because I don’t really agree with comparing different relationships to try to determine what the problem is. While comparing relationships can indeed determine some problems, I do not think that these relationships should be compared because they are not built equally, nor are the actively participated in equally.

Chapter 15 First Impression

--Original published at JVershinski's Blog

If I needed therapy, I think humanistic would be most effective, followed by cognitive, behavioral, and finally, psychodynamic. I think that humanistic therapy would be most effective for me because a lot of the time, when someone tells me I’m doing something wrong, even if it’s right, if there’s a doubt in my mind that I could be doing it wrong, then I will believe that I’m doing it wrong. I think that by increasing self awareness and by learning to trust myself, that could really help me out. Cognitive therapy would be the second most effective because it even states that self-blaming is one of the things that feeds depression. While I’m not depressed, I do tend to self blame a decent amount because I tend to think that I could have done something better. Cognitive therapy would allow me to evaluate myself in certain situations and see that maybe I could have done something better, but maybe I couldn’t have. Behavioral therapy would be third most effective for me because I somewhat get where the therapists are coming from when they say that the problem behaviors are the problem, but I do not completely agree with that. Yes, sometimes the problem behaviors in certain situation are the problem, but I do not think that they are the only problem, and I also like to believe that self-awareness can fix some problems. Finally, psychodynamic therapy would be the least effective because I don’t really agree with comparing different relationships to try to determine what the problem is. While comparing relationships can indeed determine some problems, I do not think that these relationships should be compared because they are not built equally, nor are the actively participated in equally.

Chapter 15 First Impression

--Original published at JVershinski's Blog

If I needed therapy, I think humanistic would be most effective, followed by cognitive, behavioral, and finally, psychodynamic. I think that humanistic therapy would be most effective for me because a lot of the time, when someone tells me I’m doing something wrong, even if it’s right, if there’s a doubt in my mind that I could be doing it wrong, then I will believe that I’m doing it wrong. I think that by increasing self awareness and by learning to trust myself, that could really help me out. Cognitive therapy would be the second most effective because it even states that self-blaming is one of the things that feeds depression. While I’m not depressed, I do tend to self blame a decent amount because I tend to think that I could have done something better. Cognitive therapy would allow me to evaluate myself in certain situations and see that maybe I could have done something better, but maybe I couldn’t have. Behavioral therapy would be third most effective for me because I somewhat get where the therapists are coming from when they say that the problem behaviors are the problem, but I do not completely agree with that. Yes, sometimes the problem behaviors in certain situation are the problem, but I do not think that they are the only problem, and I also like to believe that self-awareness can fix some problems. Finally, psychodynamic therapy would be the least effective because I don’t really agree with comparing different relationships to try to determine what the problem is. While comparing relationships can indeed determine some problems, I do not think that these relationships should be compared because they are not built equally, nor are the actively participated in equally.

Chapter 15 First Impression

--Original published at JVershinski's Blog

If I needed therapy, I think humanistic would be most effective, followed by cognitive, behavioral, and finally, psychodynamic. I think that humanistic therapy would be most effective for me because a lot of the time, when someone tells me I’m doing something wrong, even if it’s right, if there’s a doubt in my mind that I could be doing it wrong, then I will believe that I’m doing it wrong. I think that by increasing self awareness and by learning to trust myself, that could really help me out. Cognitive therapy would be the second most effective because it even states that self-blaming is one of the things that feeds depression. While I’m not depressed, I do tend to self blame a decent amount because I tend to think that I could have done something better. Cognitive therapy would allow me to evaluate myself in certain situations and see that maybe I could have done something better, but maybe I couldn’t have. Behavioral therapy would be third most effective for me because I somewhat get where the therapists are coming from when they say that the problem behaviors are the problem, but I do not completely agree with that. Yes, sometimes the problem behaviors in certain situation are the problem, but I do not think that they are the only problem, and I also like to believe that self-awareness can fix some problems. Finally, psychodynamic therapy would be the least effective because I don’t really agree with comparing different relationships to try to determine what the problem is. While comparing relationships can indeed determine some problems, I do not think that these relationships should be compared because they are not built equally, nor are the actively participated in equally.

Chapter 15 First Impression

--Original published at JVershinski's Blog

If I needed therapy, I think humanistic would be most effective, followed by cognitive, behavioral, and finally, psychodynamic. I think that humanistic therapy would be most effective for me because a lot of the time, when someone tells me I’m doing something wrong, even if it’s right, if there’s a doubt in my mind that I could be doing it wrong, then I will believe that I’m doing it wrong. I think that by increasing self awareness and by learning to trust myself, that could really help me out. Cognitive therapy would be the second most effective because it even states that self-blaming is one of the things that feeds depression. While I’m not depressed, I do tend to self blame a decent amount because I tend to think that I could have done something better. Cognitive therapy would allow me to evaluate myself in certain situations and see that maybe I could have done something better, but maybe I couldn’t have. Behavioral therapy would be third most effective for me because I somewhat get where the therapists are coming from when they say that the problem behaviors are the problem, but I do not completely agree with that. Yes, sometimes the problem behaviors in certain situation are the problem, but I do not think that they are the only problem, and I also like to believe that self-awareness can fix some problems. Finally, psychodynamic therapy would be the least effective because I don’t really agree with comparing different relationships to try to determine what the problem is. While comparing relationships can indeed determine some problems, I do not think that these relationships should be compared because they are not built equally, nor are the actively participated in equally.

Chapter 15 First Impression

--Original published at JVershinski's Blog

If I needed therapy, I think humanistic would be most effective, followed by cognitive, behavioral, and finally, psychodynamic. I think that humanistic therapy would be most effective for me because a lot of the time, when someone tells me I’m doing something wrong, even if it’s right, if there’s a doubt in my mind that I could be doing it wrong, then I will believe that I’m doing it wrong. I think that by increasing self awareness and by learning to trust myself, that could really help me out. Cognitive therapy would be the second most effective because it even states that self-blaming is one of the things that feeds depression. While I’m not depressed, I do tend to self blame a decent amount because I tend to think that I could have done something better. Cognitive therapy would allow me to evaluate myself in certain situations and see that maybe I could have done something better, but maybe I couldn’t have. Behavioral therapy would be third most effective for me because I somewhat get where the therapists are coming from when they say that the problem behaviors are the problem, but I do not completely agree with that. Yes, sometimes the problem behaviors in certain situation are the problem, but I do not think that they are the only problem, and I also like to believe that self-awareness can fix some problems. Finally, psychodynamic therapy would be the least effective because I don’t really agree with comparing different relationships to try to determine what the problem is. While comparing relationships can indeed determine some problems, I do not think that these relationships should be compared because they are not built equally, nor are the actively participated in equally.

Chapter 14 First Impression

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I thought this simulation was very cool to be a part of. It was interesting to be taken through a day in the life of a schizophrenic, and it helped to show the things that are not normally depicted by the media. Without much knowledge or background with schizophrenia, this video really helped to show someone what a schizophrenic could experience in a typical day. I think that the voices heard played a key role in how I personally felt in the simulation, and the continuous conflict did not make focusing easy. The hallucinations were quite interesting to see and would not settle well with me if I was experiencing them.

In the media, schizophrenics are typically depicted as very insane or crazy. They are shown as people with no control of themselves or the actions they take, and are spoken of as if they are an alien. They are treated as someone completely different and isolated from the real world. This is not how it should be. While schizophrenics do experience things that a “normal” person wouldn’t, this does not make them insane or crazy. Yes, the hallucinations they experience and the voices they hear are typically associated with the mentally insane, but the life we followed in the video does not seem insane. It was certainly different, and the person acted differently than a “normal” person would have, but I think that the media takes things too far with people who have mental conditions, and pushes the boundaries with how they show them.

Chapter 12 First Impression

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Cognitive dissonance is something that I think a lot of people experience in their lifetime. For some people, it could be a job. For others, it may be a hobby. Personally, I think I experienced cognitive dissonance the most in middle school. Middle school is the place where grades don’t really matter, but everyone encourages you to do well, but you have no motivation to do so. Looking back on it, middle school was probably not the most fun of times, but I still tell myself that it would be great to go back. There are no rewards for getting good grades or being a good person. There is only the self satisfaction of being better than some other people, and being able to show off your grades. I think this is why I have convinced myself that middle school was such a great time. It is very possible that middle school could have been an awesome time, the best years of my life, but I highly doubt it. I had no real motivation to do well, except my parents, but besides that, it’s not like anything that happened in middle school is prevalent today. Whether I got an A or an A- in my 7th grade history class does not matter. The reward of getting good grades and doing well in middle school is so small that I think I just convinced myself over the years that middle school was a great time and that I would love to go back, when in reality it probably wasn’t as fun as I make it out to be.

Chapter 13 First Impression

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For the first personality test, I do not think it was very accurate. The results it gave me only seemed partially true for me, but then again maybe I don’t even have a good perception of myself. Two of the results it gave me were not what I would have expected, while the other two were what I expected, but not necessarily to the extent in which I thought.

The second personality test seemed farther off from the first! The first two sentences of the second test do not describe me at all, in my opinion. However, the rest of the text did do a fairly good job of describing how I would act in certain situations, what ethics I uphold, as well as what my methods are for figuring things out.

The third personality test I agree with the most. This one I think accurately described the big five factors as well as placed the correct scoring with them all. However, because I think this one is most accurate, it may actually be the least accurate. I know that since I’m me, I should be able to tell what my big factor scores are, but sometimes people just don’t realize how much of something they are.

The fourth personality test, while my favorite because it was the shortest, I do not think describes personality. Everything told to me in the fourth personality test described my current feelings in my current situation. I don’t think that what I’m feeling right now is going to be my personality. I think that it just tells me what my personality is in this very moment, not what it is overall.