Essays about Psychology Page 67

In the realm of critical thinking, Abelard undoubtedly ranked highly in his day. He was an expert dialectician, philosopher and theologian, and as a result led a movement towards individual thinking. He traveled a lonely path of individuality, and when his ideas were suppressed, he found different ways to express his individuality. The beginning of…

Estimates say that about 2 and a half million Americans suffer from manic depressive illness. Also called bipolar disorder, this mental illness involves episodes in which a persons mood alternates between extreme mania and depression. A person may experience pressure and racing thoughts and speech, and often uncontrolled reckless behavior. Two thirds of those who…

When I look at this picture of myself, I realize how much I’ve grown and changed; not only physically, but also mentally. Less than one month after this photograph was taken, I arrived at the [school’ s name] in [school’ s location] without any idea of what to expect. I entered my second year of…

I never really knew myself until the end of my freshman year in high school. I thought I was ugly, a loser, and would never be good enough. I was nervous going into my freshman year and I knew I would do anything to fit in and feel like I was accepted. My freshman year…

I have always been told to live life to the fullest, and I took that as meaning have fun in life without any stress. I apparently thought wrong because stress takes a huge role in everyone’s life. The main stress factors for me are friends and family, school, and work. Family and friends would have…

Coming to the Philippines from Korea to study was fraught with challenges. For the first time, I had to accept the new environment in the Philippines when I was 17. I had to deal with everything; I had to learn new languages, cultures and many other things. I went through a hard time getting used…

Basketball had been a passion of mine since my childhood years. I grew up watching players like LeBron James and Kevin Durant. My dream was to live their life: be a talented and rich NBA superstar with multiple championships and MVP awards to my name. It was my dream to lead the team I had…

When reflecting on my self-image, there are several expressive words that I can think of to describe my skills, personality traits, etc. The list of words I would use to describe myself are the following: maternal, funny, stubborn, outgoing, and responsible. These words help give a description of some of my skills and personality traits….

It’s funny how everybody considers honesty a virtue, yet no one wants to hear the truth. The same can be said about the identities hiding behind masks that only symbolize sugarcoated lies. The only justification for these identities would be that it conceals them from their lack of self-confidence. It prevents others to see the…

When I think about stress I think about work, school and starting a family. First, I am currently working two jobs, it was three but it got to be a bit much when school started. When look at everything that you have accomplished I know that it will be well worth It in the end….