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A. First, take note of the moods you’ve experienced.
bored, anxious, stressed.
B. Assess your overall level of anxiety on a scale of 1 to 10.
Due to a built up exhausting and stressful week at school and work, my anxiety level would be at least an 8.
C. Assess the level of physical tension in your body- where do you notice the tension? Try rating your overall tension on a scale of 1 to 10.
The overwhelming workload has made me sleep deprived; therefore, I feel a lot of the tension in my neck and shoulder area. Tension: 7/10
III. After you have finished your meditation, re-asses your state of mind and body.
A. Reassess your mood on the chart.
Relaxed, Happier, Surprised.
B. Reassess your level of anxiety from 1 to 10.
4/10
C. Reasses your level of physical tension and rate it from 1 to 10.
3/10
IV. Describe the experience– What type of meditation did you choose? Describe what was going on in your mind and your body, what kind of thoughts and sensations did you experience during the meditation? Were there any challenging or frustrating aspects of the experience, and if so, what were they? Would you try this again in the future? Why or why not?
I chose the guided meditation. Originally, I was quite hesitant whether this can truly relax the immense tension and stress built up in my body for a period of time. But I gave it a try. Tried to focus on my breathe in, breathe out; focused in the moment, and put all my troubles aside for that moment. Certainly, thoughts came up every once in a while, but I just kept going back to my oxygen intake. The hardest part is definitely to stay focused and keep calm. Overall, I am very surprised how rewarding this short meditation feels. After my body started to relax, I actually felt tingles in the tips of my fingers and toes; felt like the weight was lifted off my shoulders during that time. I’d definitely try to do this more often; either when I’m really stressed, or right before sleep, if I have some time.
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It’s always so weird to write about myself. I never know what would the readers want to know about me, or what is appropriate to inform. Anyway, I was born and raised in the Dominican Republic. Recently moved to New York a few years ago. Education here is certainly a lot more hectic than that of a third world country’s.
Although I came here with no friends, after a while, I was able to create really close friendships with a few. These people have accompanied me every step of the way to where I stand today. I must say, I am grateful for meeting them, and cherish every moment with them.
I attended Brooklyn Tech High School, and was fairly involved in the Bowling Team, and NHS. The Bowling days were brutally exhausting, since practice sometimes ended late. However, whenever we competed against another school, the excitement just filled me up with positive energy. I miss those days. Now, at Baruch, I am still involved in a National Honor Society called “Phi Eta Sigma.” We are the oldest and largest society that caters towards freshmen and sophomores, if you are interested, please contact us for upcoming events!
Lastly, I plan to major in International Business with a minor in Spanish. But who knows, maybe Psych 1001 will make me change my mind. Looking forward to learning a lot more every day!
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"First off, I really like your title!
1. What is your reaction to the choices made by the author of this Reflection in terms of which memories they chose to keep and which memories they are discarding.
It's great that you have the courage to keep the goods and the bads. For many, they'd rather forget the bads and lead a happier life. However, I do agree with you. Everything does happen for a reason, and certainly, everything that happened to you shapes who you are today. The pet story was touching...I had a similar story, although mine was a heartbreaking one.
2. How would you feel if this friend did not remember you (imagining that you are their longtime friend)?
I'm sure you'll remember me sooner or later, because like you said, you'd try to recover memories from your family and friends. So eventually, you should remember something.
3. What role might you play in helping them reconstruct their memory?
If I were your friend, I'd bring to to places we've been to, tell you things we used to do, show you pictures of these events.
4. Based on what you’ve learned in class and through your readings, what memory encoding, consolidation, and retrieval techniques might you use or teach to help this person recover and reintegrate their memories?
I'd try to help you relive those moments mentioned above and spark up a memory that's hopefully on the edge of being "retrieved.""
posted on Oct 20, 2011, on the post Recollection and Reminiscence"I hypothesize that breakfast will definitely play a vital role in a student's test performance. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day for a reason. I think the type of the food you eat is also crucial, but what I question is, will overeating for breakfast cause a negative impact on your performance? Say, even if you overeat on nutritious foods. What is the right amount and suggested items to eat? Overall, I think you have a good concept."
posted on Oct 4, 2011, on the post Breakfast & Learning"The idea of this experiment is great; however, I feel like it'd be hard to truly test this out. True, using a notebook may seem like the obvious choice to improve a student's academic skills (because it rids the person from any internet distractions). However, if you think about it, using a computer is a lot more efficient. You can type faster, keep your notes neater, and easy access to the internet the instant you need to search for something, and like you said, it is proven that it's much easier to learn and remember things visually. As opposed to writing in a notebook, you will have to drop everything you're doing, and look up whatever you may need.
Another factor is that, it really depends on the person itself. Some people just have really good concentration, and they are capable of completing their tasks keeping their focus the whole way through.
Lastly, I think that alternating the groups to see if they improve is good, but again, I feel like that's more on individual results since every one learns differently."
posted on Oct 4, 2011, on the post Between Writing and Technology, Which one Improves Academic skills"I was in the bowling team, too! But sadly, not as good as you. 290? wow, almost perfect. Did you start bowling at a young age?"
posted on Sep 16, 2011, on the post Hello"Hi Ananelly,
We actually have a lot in common. First, the intended major (maybe I'll see you in our future classes!). And then, working part-time. Isn't it so hard trying to master both school and do well at work? Anyway, looking forward to meeting you and wish you the best of luck in achieving your goals!"
posted on Sep 16, 2011, on the post Hiii :)
