Hey y'all so I'm back with blog number two for this week...lol! :)
So my previous post was over personality and how accurate it was! So now I've kind of put together like a flow of my past, present, and future personalities so I hope y'all like it :)
So here is the entire thing. It goes from left to right and just really goes over the basis of all my different types of personalities :)
Here are they are individually so that y'all can actually read them :)
So after putting this thing together, I really realized that the past me is kind of completely changed rather than present me. Going through this and actually thinking about things that have affected my personality in different types of psychological ways was pretty eye opening. Though it was cool to realize the things about present me.
Anyways, I hope y'all enjoyed getting to know me a little better with this experiment :)
Hey y'all! So this week we got personality and surprise it is going to be about me and my personality. haha have fun reading ;)
So first off, people take personality tests all the time, but are they ever accurate? Do they sometimes ever scare you with how closely they pin you or are they way off? Well personality assessments are used for assessing theories, looking for changes in personalities, evaluating the effectiveness of therapy, diagnosing psychological problems, and screening for job candidates. There are two different types of personality testing, self-report inventories and projective tests. Self-report inventory tests are used in personality assessment which is usually presented either on paper or on the computer. These tests typically present a number of questions or statements that may or may not describe certain qualities or characteristics of the test subject (Personality Psychology). For example, those Facebook quizzes y'all take - trust me I know y'all take them because I do too don't even say you don't ;) Those are prime examples of self-report inventory tests. Projective tests are more of where individuals give responses to different abstract images, words, or scenes. These tests are aimed to uncover the hidden conflicts or emotions that the person shows on the test to help address any issues whether it be through psychotherapy or any other treatments.
I actually have already taken the Big Five Factor Model of Personality test before so now I finally have someone to share my results with. So basically there's five different categories, Openness, Conscientious, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism. Openness describes a person's tendency to think in abstract, complex ways. Conscientiousness describes a person's ability to exercise self-discipline and control in order to pursue their goals. Extraversion describes a person's inclination to seek stimulation from the outside world. Agreeableness describes a person's tendency to put others' needs ahead of their own, and to cooperate rather than compete with others. Finally, Neuroticism describes a person's tendency to experience negative emotions, including fear, sadness, anxiety, guilt, and shame. Now that all that is understood, I can share my results. Openness: low at 45% Conscientious: high at 85% Extraversion: high at 83% Agreeableness: low at 50% Neuroticism: moderate at 40%
Okay now after seeing my results, I definitely was a little shocked. I was shocked mainly because of the accuracy of this test. So with my openness being low, apparently I am resistant to change which is scary true, because I hate change unless it's really necessary. I am truly a traditional person. My conscientious was high meaning that I am organized, plan everything, and love to achieve goals. This is which also true. Extraversion was pretty high too meaning I'm very social and talkative and if y'all don't know me, I am truly an extrovert no doubt ;) Now agreeableness was low which means I'm very expressive of my opinions and I love to be the leader which is scary because this describes me entirely. Lastly, my neuroticism was pretty moderate which means that I'm pleased with life but at the same time I want more. All these results pin point my life in a nutshell. Well I hope y'all enjoyed this week and maybe you can go take this test with the link I added ;) http://www.personalitytest.org.uk xoxo, court ;)
Sources :) “Big Five Factor Model of Personality.” Personality and Aptitude Career Tests, www.personality-and-aptitude-career-tests.com/five-factor-model.html. “Personalitytest.org.uk.” Personalitytest.org.uk, www.personalitytest.org.uk/. Cherry, Kendra. “How Are Self-Report Inventories Used in Psychology?” Verywell Mind, www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-self-report-inventory-2795587.
Hey guys. So this week's blog is over human growth and development and I chose the TedTalk with Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris over how childhood trauma affects health over a lifetime to watch and really analyze. Now after really watching this and understanding it, it hit home, hard.
So in Dr. Burke Harris' talk, she mentioned something about a day in her life that just changed her entire clinical practice and overall medical career. Now obviously you're wondering what the heck I am talking about. So she joined the California Pacific Medical Center and together they opened a clinic in Bayview. This is one of the most poorest and run down places in San Fransisco... They saw tons of children and provided them with top of the line care and the clinic met their numbers, but Dr. Burke Harris began to notice a trend. All these kids were being sent to her after being "diagnosed" with ADHD, which she couldn't figure out why. She decided to do lots of research and really dig into the subject and realized something. She realized that she could not just diagnosed these children with ADHD, but these kids had gone through so much trauma that it had to be something more. In her talk, something that really stuck out to me was when Dr. Burke Harris said, "Now, before I did my residency, I did a master's degree in public health,and one of the things that they teach you in public health schoolis that if you're a doctorand you see 100 kids that all drink from the same well,and 98 of them develop diarrhea,you can go ahead and write that prescriptionfor dose after dose after dose of antibiotics,or you can walk over and say, "What the hell is in this well?." Now this sticks to me because I do not think I have ever thought about something like that. Obviously I would think the kids just picked up something from the water and the other two kids were just lucky. But to actually take into consideration what the heck is up with that well is just mind-boggling. This is especially important because instead of diagnosing children with ADHD and pills, Dr. Burke Harris is taking into consideration the really effects of the child. She began looking at the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study. Basically, there's a test called ACE with a series of questions over domestic violence, mental or physical abuse, physical or emotional neglect, parent mental illness, substance dependences, or parent separation or divorce. Now for every yes, you would get a point toward your ACE score and the total amount of points on your ACE score comes out to equal some type of health outcome. Studies show, the higher your ACE score, the worse your health outcomes.For a person with an ACE score of four or more,their relative risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseasewas two and a half times that of someone with an ACE score of zero.For hepatitis, it was also two and a half times.For depression, it was four and a half times.For suicidality, it was 12 times.A person with an ACE score of seven or morehad triple the lifetime risk of lung cancerand three and a half times the risk of ischemic heart disease,the number one killer in the United States of America (TedMED). Now some of y'all reading this might find this bogus or just say "well of course people with that type of childhood would drink and/or smoke". Well quite frankly it really just isn't the behavior, it has to do more with the science of things.
So that's a lot of info on Dr. Nadine Burke Harris' studies and TedTalk, but the science behind how children can develop differently based on their home life or their experiences with abuse or neglect is just crazy. Like for instances, when I was a kid, I would play in my room and make messes right? Most of us as kids did that and then obviously you didn't want to clean it up then, but you'd do it later. Though, our mom or dad would yell at us because we made a mess and then we would have to clean it up right that instance. Well you'd go clean it to where you would think it's clean like maybe under the bed or throw it in the closet or something, but your parent came in later to check on your mess to make sure you cleaned it. It's not the way they want it, so therefore they yell or get on to you again because it's not to their standards. This is actually limiting the child to grow their own sense of solid self. Which is pretty crazy to think something that little can actually change your brain a little bit. With Piaget's Stages of Development Video, you see that when the lady gives the little girl the one graham cracker, yet she has two, she views it as not fair. Though when the lady breaks the little girls in half without touching her two, the little girl sees it as fair because they both have two. This is viewing the little girl as not fully developed enough yet to realize the unfairness of the situation and is changing her prefrontal cortex in the wrong way.
Finally I wanted to share with you guys why this really hits home to me, so I guess here I go. So no, I had a great childhood and I love my parents very deeply, but I really am so appreciative of my mom. This woman has been through it all. While I was watching this video, it really made me think about my mom and her childhood growing up. She definitely was dealt a crappy hand... Just noticing the way she is and how she acts really reflected from this video. I really do think that the way your parents treat you whether it be emotional or physical abuse or neglect, you're going to face hard things. And that is what really moves me the most, because my mom didn't go through that dark road of pills or drinking or any kind of drugs for that matter. She tried over and over to prove herself, which didn't end up working either way, but she proved to herself what she was capable. Yeah, she has depression and it comes and goes, but to see her as the strong and independent mother she is today, really is astonishing.
Okay so that is a lot to take in - lol. So as y'all can tell, parents have a LOT of influencing on our lives and how we develop into adults. Which is pretty fascinating, but really scary at the same time. Well I hope y'all didn't die while reading this and actually made it this far because she was lengthy today ;) Oh, here's the link to Dr. Nadine Burke Harris' TedTalk if ya wanna watch it and if you do, let me know how y'all felt in the comments! :) www.ted.com/talks/nadine_burke_harris
xoxo ;)
court Sources Drexler, Dr. Peggy. “Is a Child's Behavior Always a Reflection of His Parents?” The Huffington Post, TheHuffingtonPost.com, 15 Sept. 2012, www.huffingtonpost.com/peggy-drexler/is-a-childs-behavior-alwa_b_1886367.html. Harris, Nadine Burke. “How Childhood Trauma Affects Health across a Lifetime.” TED: Ideas Worth Spreading, Ted.com, Sept. 2014, www.ted.com/talks/nadine_burke_harris_how_childhood_trauma_affects_health_across_a_lifetime/transcript?referrer=playlist-how_does_my_brain_work. Misssmith891, director. Piaget's Stages of Development. Piaget's Stages of Development, Youtube.com, 26 Apr. 2011, www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRF27F2bn-A&t=88s.
Hey everyone! So this is blog number 2 for this week and its more of a video one since it's an experiment with our brain. So I'll upload the video and if that doesn't work, I'll upload the URL for it too :) So if y'alldon'twanna actually listen to this I have the basic dialogue that goes with the video here below, but I hope y'all watch and enjoy! :)
Hey guys! This is so and so and I chose the brain stimuli test for this week. Reaction time is a measure of the quickness a person or any living thing responds to some sort of stimulus. So most people thing that reflexes and reactions are the same, but really they aren’t, which maybe you knew that, but I sure as heck didn’t. Anyways so what makes them different is a reflex is involuntary and done in a blink of an eye without really thinking about it while a reaction is a choice for example if I threw something at you, you have the choice to either dodge it or catch it, which in this case makes it a reaction to whether or not you dodge it or catch it. So basically I’m going to test you on your reaction time with this brain stimulation test. I’m going to use this ruler and test your reaction with 3 different types of test: visual, auditory, and tactile.
1. Visual Test
Subject one dangles dominant hand off the edge of a table.
Subject two holds a 30 centimeter (12-inch) ruler between two fingers at the 30 cm mark, having the 0 mark touching subject one’s index finger.
Subject two tells subject one to grab the ruler as fast as possible, when they SEE it being released.
Record the centimeter measurement.
Repeat this three times, for a total of four measurements
2. Auditory Test
Subject one is blindfolded before dangling dominant hand off the edge of a table.
Subject two holds a 30 centimeter (12-inch) ruler between two fingers at the 30 cm mark, having the 0 mark touching subject one’s index finger.
Subject two tells subject one to grab the ruler as fast as possible, when they HEAR the word “release” being said.
Subject two simultaneously says “release” and lets go of the ruler. Record the centimeter measurement.
Repeat this three times, for a total of four measurements
3. Tactile Test
Subject one is blindfolded before dangling dominant hand off the edge of a table.
Subject two holds a 30 centimeter (12-inch) ruler between two fingers at the 30 cm mark, having the 0 mark touching subject one’s index finger.
Subject two tells subject one to grab the ruler as fast as possible, when they FEEL their non-dominant shoulder being touched.
Subject two simultaneously touches the shoulder and lets go of the ruler. Record the centimeter measurement.
Repeat this three times, for a total of four measurements
So now that we have gotten this out of the way, I'm going to ask you some questions...
So with reaction times, do you think that yours was good or bad and why?
Do you think if you did this more often, that your times would improve or stay the same?
Do you think your reaction times effect your daily life and/or the people around you?
Alright, well that is all! Thanks for watching!!! :)
End video.
xoxo, court ;)
Sources :)
Johnson, Virginia. “How Fast Your Brain Reacts To Stimuli.” Backyard Brains.com, 2009, backyardbrains.com/experiments/reactiontime.
“Reaction Times.” Reaction Times, pp. 1–4., www.radford.edu/jkell/Reaction%20Times.pdf.
Hey guys! This weeks blog is over the brain's sensations and perspectives! Do you ever just wonder why magicians can just blow our minds and we don't even notice half the time? Or how about looking at optical illusions and how they look as though they are moving but really it is our brain making it do that? Well I am here to maybe help ya out and understand how the heck our brain operates and just realize how freaking cool it is.
I read some articles over optical illusions and how our brain processes them and whatnot. I came across the pretty well known debacle of the dress. Is it white and gold or is it blue and black? Well in 2015 this hit social media and people went nuts. I'm here to tell ya that it really is just how our eyes and brains perceive color over periods of time. So our eyes and brains work simultaneously together and I'll explain how; first, light enters the eye through the lens with different wavelengths which are different colors, the light hits the retina in the back of the eye which starts up the neural connections to the visual cortex - this processes the signals to form an image. So when you're looking at things, your brain works instantly and processes colors and pictures and just everything in general that you see without you even realizing it. Jay Neitz, neuroscientist at the University of Washington, sees white and gold and states this, "Our visual system is supposed to throw away information about the illuminati and extract information about the actual reluctance, but I've studied individual difference in color vision for 30 years, and this is one of the biggest individual difference I've ever seen". Now if that just isn't bizarre to you, I have no idea what is, but lemme know what color y'all think it is in the comments! ;) Do you ever just sit and stare at optical illusions for hours or is it just me? Well funny story... I was looking at these optical illusions and lol not reading the stuff about them for this blog and then I noticed that like two hours went by. So maybe I'll share a couple with y'all :) But first, optical illusions basically happen when something deceives your eye to see something than it really is. So an optical illusion that really stuck out to me during the two hours of my staring would be the one called Motion Induced Blindness. This illusion happens by staring at the middle red dot while the blue "+"'s are spinning. You'll not even notice at first, but the yellow dots start to disappear and reappear constantly. Go try it for yourself - http://michaelbach.de/ot/mot-mib/index.html So the reason for this would be the Troller effect, which many of y'all probably do not know what that is because I didn't even that was until I researched it and this is what I came up with... Basically our brains cannot process so much information at one time, like right now you don't notice the sounds around you, or how your clothes feel against your skin, or even how your breathing is (Monsters in the Mirror)... which you probably notice all these things now, but our brain basically turns blind when thinking of all these different things at once. So when told to stare at something particular, your eye will go blind to all the other non-relevant things. After going and trying out that website, feel free to let me know how you thought about it! :) Well I hope y'all learned some pretty new and cool things that our brain can do whether we are thinking about it or not! xoxo, court ;)
Sources :) Rogers, Adam. “The Science of Why No One Agrees on the Color of This Dress.” Wired, Conde Nast, 3 June 2017, www.wired.com/2015/02/science-one-agrees-color-dress/.
Stanley, Maclen. “Monsters in the Mirror: No Really, Literal Monsters.” Psychology Today, Sussex Publishers, 2 Aug. 2014, www.psychologytoday.com/blog/making-sense-chaos/201408/monsters-in-the-mirror-no-really-literal-monsters.
Isn't it crazy how our brain works?! Like how do we form thoughts and such emotions and how do some people not have that ability... God really outdid himself on the brain. If you think about it, we barely know close to everything about the brain. It is still a mystery, but to realize how far we have come in research and studies is just breath-taking. Just to think to myself that that is what I want to learn and embellish my whole life with. So I decided to watch TEDx Talk with Dr. Laura Boyd and the Brooke and Nico story because when I read all the excerpts on the rest of the resources, neuroplasticity was one topic that really stood out to me because it has to do with how the brain can change its physical structure based on the skills or memories you make and how your neurological pathways shape themselves. Now most people would think that you can't live without half your brain, but that's actually false. In the video over Nico and Brooke, each of them only have half of their brain due to a severe case of epilepsy as a child. You are probably wondering how the heck these guys are still alive and functioning like any other normal human being so here's the catch. Their neurological pathways shaped their brain to work in a way that helps them comprehend and speak. Which this just shocks me considering that Brooke does not have the left side of his brain which controls all auditory functions and Nico does not have his right hemisphere which controls his emotions and picks up on social cues and sarcasm, but yet he understands them all and can use that emotion and sarcasm too. An example from this video that really took me for surprise would be the pitch test where Dr. Immordino-Yang had each boy listen to two different sentences in two different pitches. She then made a blank syllable one that represented one of the two pitches and then try to match the blank with the correct pitched sentence. Now when Brooke performed this test, his performance should have been either normal or above average because this skill is based on the right side of your brain, but he did not. I find this ironic since when Nico performed the same test, he was above and beyond his peers when he doesn't have the motor skills from the right side. This really makes me question how is the brain doing this and how is God this miraculous.
After watching Dr. Laura Boyd on the TEDx Talk, the one thing that really stood out was how she explained short and long term affects on the brain. The example she used was for instance juggling. You could start to learn how to juggle and see improvements the first day but once you come back the next, you don't see those same skills. This is the effect of long term changes because in order to keep getting better, your brain has to constantly practice those skills to recognize the physical change to your brain. Now if you juggled everyday for the next couple of weeks, you could probably go a couple days without juggling and come back and still have those neuro pathways still there. Though, if you just try to learn in one day, it won't work because long term takes time. Overall, this research she has put in just fascinates me.
Learning about the neuroplasticity from these two different videos and experiences is truly amazing. Knowing that our brain is so complex and constantly changing is just crazy. To think every time I learn something new and seriously pursue it, my brain changes its structure, though if I do not put the time and effort into really learning something, it'll just fade away... Our brain is pretty mysterious and full of surprises. xoxo, court ;) TEDx Talks, director. TEDxVancouver with Laura Boyd. TEDxVancouver, Youtube, 15 Dec. 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNHBMFCzznE. “Tale of Brooke and Nico.” Annenberg Learner, June 2008, www.learner.org/vod/vod_window.html?pid=2380.
