Today we talked about food. I found it pretty easy to pay attention, because food is fun to talk about.
There is a quote in our textbook that says, "No one wants to kiss when they are hungry" or something like that. This quote is used in reference to Maslow's hierarchy of needs. I totally agree with the point that this quote is trying to make, because when I am hungry or thirsty and my physiological needs aren't satisfied, I don't really care about much else.
I can understand why people have unhealthy eating habits, because food is pretty delicious and exciting. We tend to eat more for the pleasure than for nourishment.
After about two years of working at a candy store, chocolate is built into my diet as a staple. On top of having very easy access to chocolate, I am often in the company of people who-like myself-use chocolate as an emotional band-aid when they're depressed. Chocolate is pretty much a way of life for me.
This dependency on chocolate could go one of two ways: I will get fat once my metabolism slows down, or I will maintain my current weight in college, because I'm already used to being exposed to large amounts of appealing food. I think the first option is more likely.
Anyway, that's my personal connection to what we discussed in class today.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
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This article discusses a TV show in which the main character suffers from dissociative identity disorder and compares the portrayal of the disorder on the show with the realities of the disorder in real life. It also discusses some of the controversial questions in the mental health world regarding dissociative identity disorder.
The author says that the woman on the show is portrayed as having a more extreme case than typical and that most people with this disorder do not have it affect their lives to the extent of this Hollywooded up portrayal of dissociative identity disorder.
It also talks about the controversy over whether the disease is real, but also says that it is fairly easy to distinguish between the real cases and the fake ones, however most doctors say that they have seen very few believable cases. One real life example of this was the Hillside Strangler, who claimed to have multiple personalities but was discovered as a fraud.
This article discusses a TV show in which the main character suffers from dissociative identity disorder and compares the portrayal of the disorder on the show with the realities of the disorder in real life. It also discusses some of the controversial questions in the mental health world regarding dissociative identity disorder.
The author says that the woman on the show is portrayed as having a more extreme case than typical and that most people with this disorder do not have it affect their lives to the extent of this Hollywooded up portrayal of dissociative identity disorder.
It also talks about the controversy over whether the disease is real, but also says that it is fairly easy to distinguish between the real cases and the fake ones, however most doctors say that they have seen very few believable cases. One real life example of this was the Hillside Strangler, who claimed to have multiple personalities but was discovered as a fraud.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Weekly blog assignment #8
We were just discussing Andrea Yeates' postpartum psychosis. Since it is postpartum, shouldn't it occur only for a period of time after her child's birth? I was under the impression that disorders such as postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis differ from regular depression and psychosis in that they are temporary and are brought on by a child's birth. If this is so, can Andrea Yeates legally claim insanity under a life sentence since her disorder is temporary?
Perhaps she doesn't belong in a mental institution for the rest of her life if she is not permanently psychotic. However, she may not exactly belong in a prison either, since she committed her crime during a period when she was insane.
Then there is, of course, the possibility of misdiagnosis. Maybe Andrea Yeates has always suffered from psychosis but has never been diagnosed, and after the birth of her children the psychosis was automatically associated to be postpartum psychosis.
Perhaps she doesn't belong in a mental institution for the rest of her life if she is not permanently psychotic. However, she may not exactly belong in a prison either, since she committed her crime during a period when she was insane.
Then there is, of course, the possibility of misdiagnosis. Maybe Andrea Yeates has always suffered from psychosis but has never been diagnosed, and after the birth of her children the psychosis was automatically associated to be postpartum psychosis.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Weekly blog assignment #7
Last night, I took the personality test on moodle. I think that my results were accurate. It said that I have a strong dependency on feelings and emotions, and am a mild extrovert. Stevie just said that she has the same personality type as George Washington and Judge Judy. For some reason, this doesn't surprise me because Stevie seems like a good and decisive leader like both of these people.
I think that perhaps we should not draw such a fine line between introverted and extroverted, because these definitions are somewhat subjective. Plus, we also discussed how the situation and the people you are with can alter the extent to which you are introverted or extroverted. So these personality traits are situational, and being classified as one or the other is merely a generalization at best.
I think that perhaps we should not draw such a fine line between introverted and extroverted, because these definitions are somewhat subjective. Plus, we also discussed how the situation and the people you are with can alter the extent to which you are introverted or extroverted. So these personality traits are situational, and being classified as one or the other is merely a generalization at best.
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