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In your opinion, to what extent should problems like alcoholism and drug addiction be considered "diseases of the brain" or personal failings (moral, willpower, etc.)? Feel free to discuss your own real-world observations and experiences. What about other issues, like depression?


In my opinion, the severity of the case usually tells if the problem is a a disease vs lack of personal will. Usually if its to the point where you can't live with out it, which is essentially when alcoholism and addiction is defined as, then its a manifestation of a disease. It all has to deal with having an addictive personality, and if a person overcomes being an alcoholic or addicted to drugs, they'll usually move on to something else.

Psych Career Fair

A. Rank your three favorite psychology career fields. Summarize what you learned about them, and explain why you personally would enjoy these fields in detail.
1. Industrial-organizational psychologist- studies and tries to improve the workplace
2. Consumer psychologist-the study of how people relate to the goods and services they use in their daily lives.
3. Developmental psychologist- the study of human development- the physiological, cognitive and social development that takes place throughout very stage of our life
These were my top three because they all deal with the environment that people are in, and the way they react to those circumstances, which is something really interesting to me. I love figuring out how much of an effect an environment has on a person, and their life.


B. Do you think that you might consider majoring in psychology? Why or why not? I don't think i would major in psych, not because im not interested in it but because i have other interests that are much stronger, and im not sure i would be able to handle some of the things i would experience.
C. In what ways do you think that the study of psychology is useful outside of work?
Psych will always be useful because no matter where you are youll always be dealing with people, and if you have a better understanding of the way their minds work, youll be able to be more effective in your work, and life in general.

questions about me

How important have your early childhood experiences and relationships been in shaping who you are today?

They have completely shaped who I am today. Every single experience or relationship I can connect to a behavior or mannerism, and the reason I act the way I do.

How does the way you have been rewarded, punished, and disciplined over the course of your life affect who you are today?

How important do you think physical factors such as genes, hormones, brain chemistry, and brain structure are in determining who you are, how you act, what you think, and how you feel?

i think they definitely have an affect, and that can especially be proven in babies. There are some things that come out, where you can only attribute to genetics, how else would you come up with explanations for some psychiatric disorders

I have never really been punished because I don't really act out, but as far as rewards go Its definitely made me work harder because I see the rewards from doing well.