I personally enjoyed every chapter that we have learned to date. If I had to pick my favorites, I would choose chapter seven and thirteen. I found these the most interesting because I enjoy learning about the brain itself, how memory works, and the disorders that occur. I find that the brain is the most unique aspect of the human body. Each brain holds millions of memories and ideas that are special to each person, and I find that beautiful.
Chapter seven covers the list of black psychologists who broke barriers and help paved a way to inspire other black people to achieve their dreams. It also covered the achievement about black scholars at Howard University who majored in the field of psychology. This chapter became one of my favorites out of the book because it highlighted all the excellence that black people work hard for to get where they are so that we can have a better for life for ourselves. After I read chapter seven, I felt very inspired by some of the people that were highlighted like Charles Henry Thompson because it motivated me to graduate college and get my bachelor’s degree in psychology so that I can be able to pursue my career. Reading about all the achievements of black psychologists in the chapter was the standout moment for me because if it wasn’t for those people I wouldn’t be the man who I am today.
The movie Mean Girls shows many of the psychological themes that have been discussed throughout the course. Two prominent themes within the movie are bullying and cliques. Bullying is described by the book as being “verbal or physical behavior intended to disturb someone less powerful” (Santrock, 2016, p. 351). Bullying is extremely prominent in schools, which is the setting of the movie, with one in three students claiming that they have experienced bullying at some point whether as the victim or the bully (Santrock, 2016, p. 351). In the movie, bullying is a prominent plot point with most of the background characters stating that they, at some point, had been bullied by Regina George.
The book primary target are parents who have daughters and sons and are afraid of sharing their sexual life with them. According to Hite (5), “Starting very early, sexuality
For many adults and even teenagers themselves, it is difficult to grasp the adolescent mind and the behavior they exhibit. In J.D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye, protagonist Holden Caulfield suffers from depression despite his upper-class status that many strive after. From the beginning of the book, Holden’s cynicism and difficulty fitting in is exemplified. However, it is not until further into the book that the root of his cynical, depressive, and contradictory behavior and thoughts is explained. Although it may be interpreted that Caulfield is merely another teen going through typical adolescent complications, it is evident through close analyzation of his behavior that his difficulties come from deep-seated psychological issues
Sexual behavior has been evolving ever since it was first introduced to the society. Decades ago, sexual behavior was not seen and/or taken as serious as it is now. In addition, several acts that are now seen as grotesque, were once seen as something normal before. It is very significant to understand the historical context of the social perception of sexual behavior because of the way it is perceived now. The past “normal” acts depended on the acceptance of the society and the political ideologies.
For Goodness Sex, by Al Vernacchio, is a welcome relief from the two previous books; Girls & Sex and Man Interrupted, as the focus is about sexuality as a whole; gender, sexual orientation, etc., rather than on the culture of females and males. In a chapter titled “Gender Myths,” Vernacchio (2014) asks the question, “male and female, is that all there is” (Vernacchio, A., p. 112, 2014)? In teaching his class on Sexuality and Society, Vernacchio asks these questions and questions similar, demonstrating that he takes into consideration that there are feelings at stake and keeps in mind the human aspect of sex and sexuality as he is intentionally behind challenging students to foresee and develop their sense of values about sex, instead of constantly being “in the moment.”
Sexuality holds a certain type of power over our society. Yet and still it is considered inappropriate and shameful to discuss or partake in sexual activity openly. This being the case brings to question why it’s inappropriate and shameful. Creating curiosity which then increases the search
Sexual Scripts are blueprints and guidelines for how each gender should behave in sexual or romantic situations. Sexual scripts are based on a particular culture’s principles and norms. They are learned from by our family, peers, church, the media, etc. (Shaw & Lee, p.313-314). Similarly, gender roles are a perceived set of behavioral norms associated with males and females in a given culture.
A Psychological Analysis of Forrest Gump. The movie Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks) tells a story of a simple man and his journey through life. Forrest Gump’s story takes place during a time of historical significance in our country, The United States of America. His story began in the 1950’s, and ran through the 1970’s.
Society and culture affect the way individuals see expressions of sexuality in many ways. Some of these may include: the media, religion, and education. Media greatly affects society’s views on expressions of sexuality. The media can include a lot of things from magazines, t.v, movies, music, etc. These affect the way people view different expressions of sexuality as they define the norm.
by David M. Halperin sexually defines itself as separate, sexual domain, within the larger field of human psychophysical nature. For some cultures it is considered natural and psychological but different people feel different ways about that unproven theory. Sexuality effects different people due to their cultures views on passion, libertinism, eroticism, love, affection, and desire. Athenians felt like that was when people were sexually attracted to the same
Attitude change regarding the gift of sex The change in sexual attitudes towards sex in the “communal ethos” has shifted greatly over the last sixty years. The evolution of sex and breakthroughs with sexual activity is “hailed as moral progress”, but in reality, this progress is a gradual demise of their moral standards, and “isn’t always as friendly and inconsequential as you think!” This change in the sexual culture only solidifies the fact that as culture progresses, narcissism increases. Over time, society gives in a little more to their own desires and needs, without conviction of the proper morals and ethics that should be followed.
A psychological concept that I learned about in this course that helps me understand human behavior is attachment styles. The way that a mother raises a child has a significant role in how they act and develop socially. I learned that mothers parenting styles can influence the adult characteristics that a child will have when they grow up. This helped me understand human behavior a little bit more because it helped me understand why some people may act the way that they act, it may be due to their mother's parenting style. This concept helps me to further realize that no one person is just a result of themselves but a result of the way they were raised and nurtured as well.
How does the Descriptive Psychology address this question regarding one of psychology is most fundamental concept, that of behavior. It begins by noting that all behavior is describable as an attempt on the part of an individual to bring about some state of affairs either to effect a change from one state of affairs to another, or to maintain a currently existing one. 1. The behavior focused intervention: The applied behavioral science approach to intervention is based on the scientific philosophy of B.F.Skinner.
