PSY 102 Applying Psychology to Everyday Life 

PSY 102 Applying Psychology to Everyday Life

 

PSY 102 Week 6 Applying Psychology to Everyday Life: A Reflection

Reflect on the topics covered in this class so far and write a reflection that ties back to the material you have learned, which describes how these topics relate to different aspects of your life. In 750-1,000 words, consider the following:

1. Describe how you will use psychology in your personal life.
2. Describe how you will use psychology in your professional life.
3. Describe how you will use psychology in your academic careers.
4. Explain any overlap in any of the characteristics, including anything that applies to all three areas.

Use two to three scholarly resources to support your explanations. The textbook and other relevant resources should be cited when describing topics from the semester and how they apply to personal, professional, and academic careers.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

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PSY 102 Week 7 Mental Health and Wellness Brochure GCU New

You will select a specific mental illness and create a brochure to address stigmas, treatments, and resources available. Use the attached document “Mental Health and Wellness Brochure” to complete the assignment.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

Applying Psychology to Everyday Life: Professional and personal life

Introduction

Psychology is a huge field of study, one that can apply to all aspects of life. While this article isn’t intended as an in-depth exploration of the subject matter it’s based on—you’ll have to read further if you want to learn more!—it should give you some insight into how psychology affects your professional and personal life.

Emotional intelligence

Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand, interpret and use emotions. It’s a skill that can be learned and developed, a key component of personal and professional success.

Emotional intelligence is also known as EQ (emotional quotient), or as simply being able to recognize our own feelings and those of others. It involves being aware of what we’re feeling in any given situation so that we can act appropriately on those feelings—for example: if you’re angry at someone else for something they’ve done wrong, instead of yelling at them or walking away from them in anger, try talking things out calmly so that both parties come out with something positive from this interaction instead!

Emotions are important because they tell us where we stand within ourselves; however when our emotions get mixed up with other people’s moods then it becomes hard for either party involved to make decisions based on logic alone (because logic doesn’t always apply).

Self-fulfilling prophecy

You’ve probably heard of the self-fulfilling prophecy. In this case, a person’s expectations can affect how they behave and whether or not certain things happen. For example, if you expect to get fired and then don’t get fired, your behavior might change so that when you get fired it feels more like an inevitability than an unexpected surprise.

In psychology terms, this is called “expectancy.” This means that we have control over our own thoughts and feelings because they’re learned through experience.

Cognitive dissonance

Cognitive dissonance is a theory that says people will try to reduce the conflict between their beliefs and actions. For example, a person who believes in low taxes may also want to pay as little tax as possible. But if they do not believe in paying tax, they may feel guilty about doing so even if it means they don’t have enough money to buy things they need—and if you’ve ever been on the receiving end of such logic at some point in your life (or just watched TV), then cognitive dissonance has probably affected you too!

Cognitive Dissonance Theory can be used by businesses as an incentive tool for employees who need motivation or guidance during stressful times because it helps them understand how difficult situations affect other people’s attitudes toward work productivity levels; this allows companies like Google or Apple where there are high employee turnover rates because workers are afraid that leaving could negatively affect their career paths by making them look bad both professionally and personally.”

Fundamental attribution error

The fundamental attribution error is a bias in which people tend to overestimate the role of personality, while underestimating the role of situation. For example, if you ask someone how they got injured and they say “I tripped over my dog,” you’re likely to assume that it was their personality that caused them to trip. If you ask about the same person’s performance on a math test and they say “I didn’t even do any studying for this test; I just looked at some notes from class last week,” then you might assume that studying wasn’t helpful either since there was no improvement in their understanding after looking at those notes.

The opposite bias is called the “just-world phenomenon” (JW). We believe that people get what they deserve—that those who are successful in life are those who had good character traits or worked hard at school/work/etc., while those who fail often have poor character traits or didn’t try hard enough (or both). This makes sense when we consider how much effort goes into succeeding at something like school: if we assume everyone has equal potential but only some succeed based on their individual abilities rather than luck factors such as being born into wealthy families or having access available through scholarships etc., then this would mean everyone deserves equal success regardless whether they worked hard enough during high school graduation compared with others who did not qualify for scholarships because their parents couldn’t afford tuition fees; however these two groups may differ greatly in terms of skill set required for future career paths despite having similar grades throughout academic careers due mainly due lack funds available from parents’ income sources–a reminder again how these biases affect our everyday lives outside work environments

Stereotypes

Stereotypes are beliefs about a group of people that are not true for all members of the group. A stereotype can be positive or negative, accurate or inaccurate, and beneficial or harmful.

• Positive stereotypes: These stereotypes represent a positive aspect of an individual’s personality or character trait based on what you see when you look at them. For example, if someone has curly hair and looks like they’re fun-loving then it’s likely that they will have many friends because their personality makes everyone want to hang out with them!

• Negative stereotypes: These are negative traits associated with certain groups such as race (black people), gender (women), religion (Islamic Muslims). These types of generalizations may not be true but still keep us from getting along with others because we don’t want anyone thinking badly about our race/gender etcetera…

Positive psychology

Positive psychology is the study of what makes us happy and how we can improve our lives. It’s based on the premise that focusing on the good things in life will make us happier, more productive and successful.

The key idea behind positive psychology is this: we all want to be happier than we are right now. We all want to feel better about ourselves and our lives as they are today—and if you’re reading this article, chances are that’s not bad at all! So let’s start there: What do I need to do?

First step: Think about what makes you happy (or unhappy). This might seem obvious but it isn’t always easy for people who have experienced trauma or loss in their lives; some people find themselves struggling with depression or anxiety because of what happened before them rather than any inherent issue with themselves personally.”

These items can help you be more productive and successful.

In the business world, positive psychology has become a popular term to describe your ability to be successful and happy at work. The field of psychology is well-known for its ability to explain human behavior, but not many people know how it can also be applied to your personal life.

Positive psychologists believe that humans are inherently good and that our behaviors are shaped by our thoughts and emotions. They believe in the power of positivity over negativity when trying to achieve success in any area of life; this includes work environments as well as relationships with family members or friends. Here are some examples of ways you can apply this philosophy:

• Stereotypes – If someone sees you as an angry person who never smiles (or even at all), then they may expect that from you even though they don’t know anything about what makes up who YOU really are inside! This idea applies especially well if there’s some sort of preconceived notion going around regarding “what kind” someone should act like based on their outward appearance alone…so maybe consider taking some time off once in awhile just so everyone else can get used too seeing YOU differently?

Conclusion

As you can see, psychology is extremely relevant in everyday life. It can help you make better decisions and be more productive. And by understanding the theories behind these patterns of behavior, you can also learn to recognize them when they arise in your own behavior!