The class a whole is amazing. I look forward to coming to this class every morning and learning all these interesting things about how people tick. My suggestion in how to make this class better would be to post the notes online. I know that its like copywritten or something like that but a link to where ever it came from would be delightful.
What did you like about the class?
I liked everything. Except the tests. Not so much fun.
What was your favorite activity or project?
I just loved taking notes.
What didn't you like about the class?
Its only one semester.
What do you think I should leave out next year?
NOTHING. It needs more.
Do you have any suggestions or ideas for things I could do next year in AP Psych?
Better time management so all the notes can get done on time.
Do you have any suggestions or ideas for next semester in AP Econ?
Nope.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Random Post.
So. I thought that I would just go for it and talk about sex. Somebody should.
When I first went to psychcentral.com and looked under the sexuality tab, I first noticed an article on friends with benefits. Friends with benefits is this dumb thing that happens when people just want to have a physical noncomitted relationship with someone. I found some pretty interesting facts:
1. Males. Over sixty percent of the men (63.7%) compared to slightly over half (50.2%) of the women reported experience in a friends with benefits relationship. While not statistically significant, McGinty et al. (2007) also found men more likely participants and concluded that, “men focus on the benefits, women on the friends” aspect of the friends with benefits relationship. Previous research comparing men and women has emphasized that men think more about sex, report a higher number of sexual partners, and engage in more frequent sexual encounters than women (Michael et al., 1994).
2. Casual daters. Respondents who were casually dating different people (76.3%) were significantly more likely to report experience in a FWBR than those emotionally involved with one person (49.3%) or not dating/involved with anyone (49.9%). It is clear that while the respondents were having sex with a friend, they did not define the relationship as a dating relationship that was going anywhere. To the contrary, the participants had a dating life (or were open to one) with different people that was separate from the friends with benefits relationship.
3. Hedonist. Undergraduates selecting hedonism (82.2%) as their primary sexual value were significantly more likely to be involved in a friends with benefits relationship than those selecting relativism (52.3%) or absolutism (20.8%). Unlike relativists who prefer sex in the context of a love relationship and absolutists who won’t have sex outside of a marriage relationship, hedonists are focused on sexual pleasure, not the relationship with the person.
4. Sex without love. It comes as no surprise that participants in a FWBR were adept at having sex independent of love. Indeed, over 80 percent of participants in a FWBR reported that they had had sex without love, compared to 13.4% of non participants who preferred sex in the context of a love relationship. This difference was statistically significant.
5. Nonromantic/realist. In contrast to romantics who believed that there is only one true love/love comes only once, nonromantics (also known as realists) viewed this belief as nonsense. Analysis of the data revealed that undergraduate realists who believed that there were any number of people with whom they could fall in love (57.9%) were significantly more likely to be a participant in a friends with benefits relationship than were undergraduate romantics who believed in one true love (44.7%).
In effect, nonromantics believe that they would have many opportunities to meet/fall in love and that a friends with benefits relationship would not cancel out their chance of doing so. Hughes et al. (2005) also found that persons involved in a friends with benefits relationship had a pragmatic view of love.
6. Question deep love’s power. Participants were less likely than nonparticipants to believe that deep love can help a couple get through any difficulty. Slightly over half (52.7%) of participants in a FWBR reported they did not believe in the power of deep love compared to over 60% (62.3 %) of nonparticipants who did believe in such power. We interpret this finding as another example of participants being nonromantic realists who were not focused on romantic love in their relationships.
7. Jealousy. Undergraduates identifying themselves as a jealous person (58.8%) were significantly more likely to be involved in a friends with benefits relationship than those who did not view themselves as jealous (51.1%). We are not sure how to interpret this data as we would assume just the opposite. Nevertheless, the data show that participants are more jealous. Perhaps those having sex with a friend wonder how many other sexual partners their “friend” has and want to feel that they are “special” and “unique.”
8. Blacks. In regard to racial differences, over sixty percent of blacks (62.5%) in contrast to over half of the whites (52.9%) reported involvement in a friends with benefits experience. Previous research comparing blacks and whites on interpersonal issues revealed that blacks valued romantic relationships less than whites, were less involved in an exclusive relationship, and were less disclosing in intimate relationships (Giordan et. al., 2005). Data from the National Survey of Family and Households also revealed great instability of black compared to white marriages (Raley 1996). A “friends with benefits” relationship which provides minimal emotional investment for a sexually involved couple is not inconsistent with relationship instability.
9. Higher class rank/age. The more advanced the undergraduate in class rank, the more likely the undergraduate reported involvement in a friends with benefits relationship: freshmen = 45.4%, sophomore = 55.1%, junior = 55.2% and senior = 62%. As might be expected, the older the student, the more likely the FWBR involvement with those 20 and older being more likely. We suspect that age increases one’s opportunity for a FWRB experience and that older undergraduates given the opportunity for a FWFR are more likely to cash in.
10. Money focused. When asked about their top value in life, undergraduates identifying financial security (67.9%) were significantly more likely to be in a friends with benefits relationship than those who identified having a career that they loved (53.9%) or having a happy marriage (48.5%) as their primary life value. Seemingly, the pursuit of money was more important than a love relationship moving toward commitment or marriage and they (participants in a friends with benefits relationship) took sex in whatever convenient context they could get it.
I personally feel that very, very, very, very, VERY few people can actually handle a friends with benefits relationship and that most people who try it ARE FOOLISH. As humans, we are greedy and jealous and we should make like the penguins and pick one person and not mess around all over the place.
When I first went to psychcentral.com and looked under the sexuality tab, I first noticed an article on friends with benefits. Friends with benefits is this dumb thing that happens when people just want to have a physical noncomitted relationship with someone. I found some pretty interesting facts:
1. Males. Over sixty percent of the men (63.7%) compared to slightly over half (50.2%) of the women reported experience in a friends with benefits relationship. While not statistically significant, McGinty et al. (2007) also found men more likely participants and concluded that, “men focus on the benefits, women on the friends” aspect of the friends with benefits relationship. Previous research comparing men and women has emphasized that men think more about sex, report a higher number of sexual partners, and engage in more frequent sexual encounters than women (Michael et al., 1994).
2. Casual daters. Respondents who were casually dating different people (76.3%) were significantly more likely to report experience in a FWBR than those emotionally involved with one person (49.3%) or not dating/involved with anyone (49.9%). It is clear that while the respondents were having sex with a friend, they did not define the relationship as a dating relationship that was going anywhere. To the contrary, the participants had a dating life (or were open to one) with different people that was separate from the friends with benefits relationship.
3. Hedonist. Undergraduates selecting hedonism (82.2%) as their primary sexual value were significantly more likely to be involved in a friends with benefits relationship than those selecting relativism (52.3%) or absolutism (20.8%). Unlike relativists who prefer sex in the context of a love relationship and absolutists who won’t have sex outside of a marriage relationship, hedonists are focused on sexual pleasure, not the relationship with the person.
4. Sex without love. It comes as no surprise that participants in a FWBR were adept at having sex independent of love. Indeed, over 80 percent of participants in a FWBR reported that they had had sex without love, compared to 13.4% of non participants who preferred sex in the context of a love relationship. This difference was statistically significant.
5. Nonromantic/realist. In contrast to romantics who believed that there is only one true love/love comes only once, nonromantics (also known as realists) viewed this belief as nonsense. Analysis of the data revealed that undergraduate realists who believed that there were any number of people with whom they could fall in love (57.9%) were significantly more likely to be a participant in a friends with benefits relationship than were undergraduate romantics who believed in one true love (44.7%).
In effect, nonromantics believe that they would have many opportunities to meet/fall in love and that a friends with benefits relationship would not cancel out their chance of doing so. Hughes et al. (2005) also found that persons involved in a friends with benefits relationship had a pragmatic view of love.
6. Question deep love’s power. Participants were less likely than nonparticipants to believe that deep love can help a couple get through any difficulty. Slightly over half (52.7%) of participants in a FWBR reported they did not believe in the power of deep love compared to over 60% (62.3 %) of nonparticipants who did believe in such power. We interpret this finding as another example of participants being nonromantic realists who were not focused on romantic love in their relationships.
7. Jealousy. Undergraduates identifying themselves as a jealous person (58.8%) were significantly more likely to be involved in a friends with benefits relationship than those who did not view themselves as jealous (51.1%). We are not sure how to interpret this data as we would assume just the opposite. Nevertheless, the data show that participants are more jealous. Perhaps those having sex with a friend wonder how many other sexual partners their “friend” has and want to feel that they are “special” and “unique.”
8. Blacks. In regard to racial differences, over sixty percent of blacks (62.5%) in contrast to over half of the whites (52.9%) reported involvement in a friends with benefits experience. Previous research comparing blacks and whites on interpersonal issues revealed that blacks valued romantic relationships less than whites, were less involved in an exclusive relationship, and were less disclosing in intimate relationships (Giordan et. al., 2005). Data from the National Survey of Family and Households also revealed great instability of black compared to white marriages (Raley 1996). A “friends with benefits” relationship which provides minimal emotional investment for a sexually involved couple is not inconsistent with relationship instability.
9. Higher class rank/age. The more advanced the undergraduate in class rank, the more likely the undergraduate reported involvement in a friends with benefits relationship: freshmen = 45.4%, sophomore = 55.1%, junior = 55.2% and senior = 62%. As might be expected, the older the student, the more likely the FWBR involvement with those 20 and older being more likely. We suspect that age increases one’s opportunity for a FWRB experience and that older undergraduates given the opportunity for a FWFR are more likely to cash in.
10. Money focused. When asked about their top value in life, undergraduates identifying financial security (67.9%) were significantly more likely to be in a friends with benefits relationship than those who identified having a career that they loved (53.9%) or having a happy marriage (48.5%) as their primary life value. Seemingly, the pursuit of money was more important than a love relationship moving toward commitment or marriage and they (participants in a friends with benefits relationship) took sex in whatever convenient context they could get it.
I personally feel that very, very, very, very, VERY few people can actually handle a friends with benefits relationship and that most people who try it ARE FOOLISH. As humans, we are greedy and jealous and we should make like the penguins and pick one person and not mess around all over the place.
Personality Tests
About these personality tests,
I have come to the conclusion that these tests are not very accurate. It all depends on what mood you are in. One test that i took told me that I was parinoid, depressed, and weird. None of which is true. I was just in a not happy mood that day which reflected in my test results. I took another test on a different day, which told me more positive things. I think these personality test are bogus and should only be taken for fun and not to really evaluate a person's personality. At least for me, I feel that the tests were only slightly correct about who I am. I guess it all depends on how much you buy into that kind of stuff.
I did enjoy that one survey with all the pictures of the people you had rate on attractivness. Although it was very general and not completly true, it was pretty interesting.
I have come to the conclusion that these tests are not very accurate. It all depends on what mood you are in. One test that i took told me that I was parinoid, depressed, and weird. None of which is true. I was just in a not happy mood that day which reflected in my test results. I took another test on a different day, which told me more positive things. I think these personality test are bogus and should only be taken for fun and not to really evaluate a person's personality. At least for me, I feel that the tests were only slightly correct about who I am. I guess it all depends on how much you buy into that kind of stuff.
I did enjoy that one survey with all the pictures of the people you had rate on attractivness. Although it was very general and not completly true, it was pretty interesting.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Dear Friend,
I am totally miserable at college. Everything here is so messy and disorganized. I wish they would let me go free on campus to label and rearrage everything. There are also ALOT of people here making the air all stuffy and hot and they all make me incredibly nervous. I feel like I can see all the bacteria they have clingling to their clothes. This has forced me to carry Clorox Cleaning Wipes with me everywhere to clean off my class desks twice a class in a counter clockwise circle 4 times then the other way 5. Its very unsettling. I refuse not to do this and if someone calls me out on this, then I would have no other choice but to walk out of class. I find that I am constantly doing work and studing so I dont have to time to go out, but thats okay, because then I can get my work done like I am supposed to. I'm hoping things will turn out better here or I might have to come back home.
Sadie
I am totally miserable at college. Everything here is so messy and disorganized. I wish they would let me go free on campus to label and rearrage everything. There are also ALOT of people here making the air all stuffy and hot and they all make me incredibly nervous. I feel like I can see all the bacteria they have clingling to their clothes. This has forced me to carry Clorox Cleaning Wipes with me everywhere to clean off my class desks twice a class in a counter clockwise circle 4 times then the other way 5. Its very unsettling. I refuse not to do this and if someone calls me out on this, then I would have no other choice but to walk out of class. I find that I am constantly doing work and studing so I dont have to time to go out, but thats okay, because then I can get my work done like I am supposed to. I'm hoping things will turn out better here or I might have to come back home.
Sadie
Friday, November 21, 2008
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Case Study 1: Amy, age 38, is a worrier. She is restless, irritable and has difficulty concentrating. She worries that she worries so much and isn’t always sure what it is that she is worried about. She can’t let her husband or children leave the house without making them call her regularly to reassure her that they are ok. Her husband is growing weary of her fretting. Her children can’t understand what all the fuss is about. Their impatience with her only makes her worry more.
I think that Amy has Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Generalized Anxiety Disorder is when a person has excessive and hard to control worry and anxiety occurring persistently(may be associated tension, fatigue, insomnia, and impaired concentration). Amy matches the description of having excessive worries for over 6 months about small things, such as her family leaving the house. As far as I can tell, there was nothing to trigger her worry about her family leaving such as a car accident. She also worries that she worries too much about things she cant remember why she worries. Her anxiety is frustraing her faimly and probally exahsuting her. Her condition may lead to a panic attack or a deep depression. I would definately recommend thearapy before this goes any further. I do not believe that her taking meds or pills of any kind would help her situation becasue the taking of the pills maybe could lead to even more stress and worries. Just intense therapy. If she doesn't get help, it could possibly cost her her family.
http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/disorders/gad.htm
http://www.effexorxr.com/anxiety-disorders/generalized-anxiety-disorder-gad.aspx?WT.mc_ID=604919DA-1996-4A61-9F18-2E0ECDB7B291&WT.srch=1&WT.mc_ev=click?sk=4648
I think that Amy has Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Generalized Anxiety Disorder is when a person has excessive and hard to control worry and anxiety occurring persistently(may be associated tension, fatigue, insomnia, and impaired concentration). Amy matches the description of having excessive worries for over 6 months about small things, such as her family leaving the house. As far as I can tell, there was nothing to trigger her worry about her family leaving such as a car accident. She also worries that she worries too much about things she cant remember why she worries. Her anxiety is frustraing her faimly and probally exahsuting her. Her condition may lead to a panic attack or a deep depression. I would definately recommend thearapy before this goes any further. I do not believe that her taking meds or pills of any kind would help her situation becasue the taking of the pills maybe could lead to even more stress and worries. Just intense therapy. If she doesn't get help, it could possibly cost her her family.
http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/disorders/gad.htm
http://www.effexorxr.com/anxiety-disorders/generalized-anxiety-disorder-gad.aspx?WT.mc_ID=604919DA-1996-4A61-9F18-2E0ECDB7B291&WT.srch=1&WT.mc_ev=click?sk=4648
Friday, November 7, 2008
Winston Churchill
“There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true.”- WinstonChurchill
Winston Churchill was a A noted statesman and orator, an officer in the British Army, a historian, a Nobel Prize-winning writer, and an artist. He is probally best known as the British Prime minister. He was a strong political leader from who many famous quotes are taken from today. In the midst of all this, he also had to cope with a bipolar disorder.
Biopolar disorder, also called manic depression, is when a person goes from super overjoyed, to dangerously depressed or angry in a matter of seconds. Its like the crazyiest mood swings that happens through out the day.
This condition probally made him difficult to be around at times and I think that it also influences some of the outbursts he was known to have and also contritubted to some of his passion during his high points and ecelerated them when he began to go to an angry low point.
I feel that it would be terrible to have this disorder. You never know if today your going to be overjoyed or on the brink of a break down in a split second. Its got to be a wild internal battle.
http://en.thinkexist.com/quotes/winston_churchill/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill
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