PSY 115 Week 11 Discussion Reflection Essay

PSY 115 Week 11 Discussion Reflection Essay

PSY 115 Week 3 Assignment 1: Principles of Success Plan: Three Goals (Milestone 1)

Due Week 3 and worth 100 points

What are three (3) personal or career goals that you would like to accomplish in the next three to twelve months? Based on the information presented on setting and managing goals in the webtext, identify three personal or career goals you would like to accomplish and explain why these goals are important and how achieving them will help you improve your life. In addition, summarize the research on goals from the “Managing Multiple Goals” Investigation in Chapter 3 and explain how your goals follow the principles of setting good goals.

Milestone 1 should be one to two (1-2) pages in length and should include the following:

1. Specify and explain one personal or career goal you have that can be accomplished in the next three to twelve months. – One paragraph of 3-5 sentences.
   1. Include a succinct, clear statement of the goal or the change you want to make.
   2. Include a deadline within the next three to twelve months by which you want to have achieved this goal or change.
   3. Discuss why this goal or change is important to you and how it will help you improve your life.
2. Specify and explain a second personal or career goal you have that can be accomplished in the next three to twelve months. – One paragraph of 3-5 sentences.
   1. Include a succinct, clear statement of this goal or the change you want to make.
   2. Include a deadline within the next three to twelve months by which you want to have achieved this goal or change.
   3. Discuss why this goal or change is important to you and how it will help you improve your life.
3. Specify and explain a third personal or career goal you have that can be accomplished in the next three to twelve months. – One paragraph of 3-5 sentences.
   1. Include a succinct, clear statement of this goal or the change you want to make.
   2. Include a deadline within the next three to twelve months by which you want to have achieved this goal or change.
   3. Discuss why this goal or change is important to you and how it will help you improve your life.
4. Summarize the research on goals from the “Managing Multiple Goals” Investigation in Chapter 3 that you found most relevant, and explain how your goals follow the principles of setting good goals. – One paragraph of 3-5 sentences

5. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
   1. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.

1. 1. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length. [Use writing templates in the webtext to make your cover page according to APA style guidelines.]
   2. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length. [Use writing templates in the webtext to make your in-text citations and automatically create your reference page according to APA style guidelines.]

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Identify and reflect on how personal responsibility for actions affects outcomes
• Use critical thinking skills to reflect on personal experiences related to success, failure, and strategies for personal growth.
• Use technology and information resources to support learning issues in success psychology.
• Write clearly and concisely about psychological success using proper writing mechanics.

 

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 100	Assignment 1: Principles of Success Plan: Three Goals (Milestone 1)
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 60% F	Meets Minimum Expectations    60-69% D	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Specify and explain your first goal.    ·       Include a succinct, clear statement of the goal or the change you want to make ·       Include a deadline within the next 3-12 months by which you want to have achieved this goal or change. ·       Discuss why this goal or change is important to you and how it will help you improve your life.   Weight: 20%	Did not submit or incompletely specified and explained the first goal.    ·       Did not include a succinct, clear statement of the first goal or change, or it was incomplete. ·       Did not include a deadline within the next 3-12 months for the goal or it was incomplete. ·       Did not submit or incompletely discussed the importance of the goal or change and how it will help improve your life.	Insufficiently specified and explained the first goal.    ·       Insufficient statement of the goal or change ·       Insufficient deadline within the next 3-12 months set for first goal. ·       Insufficiently discussed why this goal or change is important and how it will help improve your life. PSY 115 Week 11 Discussion Reflection Essay	Partially specified and explained the first goal.    ·       Partially included a succinct, clear statement of the first goal. ·       Partially included deadline within the next 3-12 months for the first goal. ·       Partially discussed why this goal or change is important and how it will help improve your life.	Satisfactorily specified and explained the first goal.    ·       Satisfactorily Included a succinct, clear statement of the first goal ·       Satisfactorily included a deadline within the next 3-12 months for the first goal. ·       Satisfactorily discussed why this goal or change is important and how it will help improve your life.	Thoroughly specified and explained the first goal.    ·       Thoroughly included a succinct, clear statement of the first goal. ·       Thoroughly included a deadline within the next 3-12 months for the first goal. ·       Thoroughly discussed why this goal or change is important and how it will help improve your life.
2. Specify and explain your second goal.    ·       Include a succinct, clear statement of the goal or the change you want to make ·       Include a deadline within the next 3-12 months by which you want to have achieved this goal or change. ·       Discuss why this goal or change is important to you and how it will help you improve your life.   Weight: 20%	Did not submit or incompletely specified and explained the second goal.    ·       Did not include a succinct, clear statement of the second goal, or it was incomplete. ·       Did not include a deadline within the next 3-12 months for the goal or it was incomplete. ·       Did not submit or incompletely discussed the importance of the goal or change and how it will help improve your life.	Insufficiently specified and explained the second goal. PSY 115 Week 11 Discussion Reflection Essay    ·       Insufficient statement of the goal. ·       Insufficient deadline within the next 3-12 months set for second goal. ·       Insufficiently discussed why this goal or change is important and how it will help improve your life. PSY 115 Week 11 Discussion Reflection Essay	Partially specified and explained the second goal.    ·       Partially included a succinct, clear statement of the second goal. ·       Partially included deadline within the next 3-12 months for the second goal. ·       Partially discussed why this goal or change is important and how it will help improve your life.	Satisfactorily specified and explained the second goal.    ·       Satisfactorily Included a succinct, clear statement of the second goal. ·       Satisfactorily included a deadline within the next 3-12 months for the second goal. ·       Satisfactorily discussed why this goal or change is important and how it will help improve your life.	Thoroughly specified and explained the second goal.    ·       Thoroughly included a succinct, clear statement of the second goal. ·       Thoroughly included a deadline within the next 3-12 months for the second goal. ·       Thoroughly discussed why this goal or change is important and how it will help improve your life.
3. Specify and explain your third goal.    ·       Include a succinct, clear statement of the goal or the change you want to make ·       Include a deadline within the next 3-12 months by which you want to have achieved this goal or change. ·       Discuss why this goal or change is important to you and how it will help you improve your life.   Weight: 20%	Did not submit or incompletely specified and explained the third goal.    ·       Did not include a succinct, clear statement of the third goal, or it was incomplete. ·       Did not include a deadline within the next 3-12 months for the goal or it was incomplete. ·       Did not submit or incompletely discussed the importance of the goal or change and how it will help improve your life.	Insufficiently specified and explained the third goal. PSY 115 Week 11 Discussion Reflection Essay    ·       Insufficient statement of the third goal. ·       Insufficient deadline within the next 3-12 months set for third goal. ·       Insufficiently discussed why this goal or change is important and how it will help improve your life. PSY 115 Week 11 Discussion Reflection Essay	Partially specified and explained the third goal.    ·       Partially included a succinct, clear statement of the third goal. ·       Partially included deadline within the next 3-12 months for the third goal. ·       Partially discussed why this goal or change is important and how it will help improve your life.	Satisfactorily specified and explained the third goal.    ·       Satisfactorily included a succinct, clear statement of the third goal. ·       Satisfactorily included a deadline within the next 3-12 months for the third goal. ·       Satisfactorily discussed why this goal or change is important and how it will help improve your life.	Thoroughly specified and explained the third goal.    ·       Thoroughly included a succinct, clear statement of the third goal. ·       Thoroughly included a deadline within the next 3-12 months for the third goal. ·       Thoroughly discussed why this goal or change is important and how it will help improve your life.
4. Summarize the research on goals from the “Managing Multiple Goals” Investigation in Chapter 3 that you found most relevant, and explain how your goals follow the principles of setting good goals.      Weight: 30%	Did not submit or incompletely summarized the research on goals from the investigation in Chapter 3 that was most relevant. Did not submit or incompletely explained how the three goals follow the principles of setting good goals.	Insufficiently summarized the research on goals from the investigation in Chapter 3 that was most relevant. Insufficiently explained how the three goals follow the principles of setting good goals.	Partially summarized the research on goals from the investigation in Chapter 3 that was most relevant. Partially explained how the three goals follow the principles of setting good goals.	Satisfactorily summarized the research on goals from the investigation in Chapter 3 that was most relevant. Satisfactorily explained how the three goals follow the principles of setting good goals.	Thoroughly summarized the research on goals from the investigation in Chapter 3 that was most relevant. Thoroughly explained how the three goals follow the principles of setting good goals.
5. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements      Weight: 10%	Did not submit or wrote with an incomplete level of clarity. Did not submit or incompletely adhered to proper writing mechanics and the formatting requirements outlined for this assignment.	Wrote with an insufficient level of clarity. Insufficiently adhered to proper writing mechanics and the formatting requirements outlined for this assignment.	Wrote with partial level of clarity. Partially adhered to proper writing mechanics and the formatting requirements outlined for this assignment.	Wrote with a satisfactory level of clarity. Satisfactorily adhered to proper writing mechanics and the formatting requirements outlined for this assignment.	Wrote with a thorough level of clarity. Thoroughly adhered to proper writing mechanics and the formatting requirements outlined for this assignment.

PSY 115 Week 11 Discussion Reflection Essay

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

Identify and reflect on how personal responsibility for actions affects outcomes

Introduction

As humans, we often feel like we have no control over the outcomes of our actions. We can’t choose whether or not to get sick, and even if we do get sick (which is rare), there’s nothing we can do about it but wait it out. But this doesn’t mean that taking responsibility for our actions isn’t helpful—it just means that sometimes taking responsibility isn’t enough! So what should we do? How can you learn how to take more personal responsibility for your actions?

Reflect on a situation where you took responsibility for your actions.

Reflect on a situation where you took responsibility for your actions.

• Listen to what others say and think about their perspective. Be honest with yourself as well as they are, so that you can clearly understand the situation from all sides.

• Take time to think about the situation and how it affects other people in your life, including yourself. If there is something that needs changing in order to make things better for everyone involved, then do something about it! You don’t have to wait until tomorrow; right now is perfect for making changes!

Identify the outcomes of taking responsibility for this action.

You have identified the outcome of taking responsibility for this action. What happened? How did it affect you? What did you learn from it?

These are all important questions to consider, especially if they are difficult or painful. A good way to keep track of them is by writing them down in a journal or notebook so that when it’s time for reflection, there will be enough space on the page for everything (and no more).

Now reflect on an instance where you did not take responsibility for your actions.

Now reflect on an instance where you did not take responsibility for your actions. What happened? How did this affect the outcome?

What could you have done differently to get a better outcome?

What could you have done differently to get a worse outcome?

What could you have done differently to get the same outcome?

Describe the outcomes of this failure to take responsibility.

You’ve probably heard the saying, “Actions speak louder than words.” In this case, the actions spoke louder than words. When you fail to take responsibility for your own actions and outcomes, other people are affected because they have no way of knowing what you are thinking or feeling in any given situation. The lack of clarity can cause problems for everyone involved! If we don’t communicate effectively with others then our relationship will suffer—both personally and professionally.

Why do you think that the two instances had such different outcomes?

In this exercise, you will be asked to think about two situations in which two people had different outcomes. The first example is from a movie called “A Beautiful Mind,” starring Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly. John Nash (Crowe) is a brilliant mathematician who suffers from schizophrenia and has been diagnosed as having paranoid schizophrenia. In the movie, he solves complex equations without ever touching paper or pencils; instead, he solves them by putting equations onto pieces of paper until they match up with his thoughts—which makes him appear crazy to others around him.

The second example comes from real life: It’s about an 18-year-old boy named Vincent Gray who was shot dead by police officers while resisting arrest outside his home on April 28th 2015 at 6am local time (1 am BST).

What caused you to act in each of these ways?(i.e. what was going on when you chose to take responsibility and when you chose to not take responsibility.)

What caused you to act in each of these ways?(i.e., what was going on when you chose to take responsibility and when you chose not to take responsibility.)

• I was feeling sad, so I decided that I needed a hug from my mom.

• Someone had just said something hurtful, so I wanted them to feel bad about it later on.

• My teacher said we were going on a field trip tomorrow, but she didn’t want us all together at once because it would be too hard for some people not knowing what they were doing or who their friends were yet (and also because she didn’t think any one person should have control over other people’s lives).

Takeaway:

The takeaway is a call to action. It should be short, concise and directly related to the article you read. For example, if you read an article about how people don’t value themselves enough in order to get what they want in life and that it’s important for them to change their behavior so they can achieve those goals, then your takeaway could be something like “I need more self-care” or “I should start meditating more often.”

A great way of making sure your takeaway resonates with others is by sharing on social media or emailing family members who might benefit from reading it!

Conclusion

Everyone has areas of their lives they wish they could improve, but many people find that it’s difficult to make these changes. The most important thing is to take action! If you want to make a change in your life and see the results, then start by taking responsibility for your actions. You can do this by reflecting on past situations where you took responsibility for what happened or failed to take responsibility for something else and describing how those situations affected your outcomes. We hope these examples have inspired you to think about some of the ways in which taking responsibility might improve others’ lives around them as well!