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Before you begin your meditation, we ask you assess and take notes on your own state of mind during the 24 hour period leading up to the meditation.
- First, take note of the moods you’ve experienced.
Twenty four hours before my meditation, I started out exhausted and overwhelmed waking up having to go to school. As the day progressed I became bored and towards the end of the night I was happy.
Here is a chart to help you:
- Assess your overall level of anxiety on a scale of 1 to 10.
I would say the anxiety level would be on a 3 or 4.
- 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.
I notice the tension in my legs and shoulders with a rating of 4.
III. After you have finished your meditation, re-asses your state of mind and body.
A. Reassess your mood on the chart. (I felt more relaxed, less stressed out)
B. Reassess your level of anxiety from 1 to 10. (I would say between 0-2)
C. Reassess your level of physical tension and rate it from 1 to 10. (I would rate it between 1-2)
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, by Mark Abramson. I was paying attention to the air I was breathing it. I was able to feel it and experience it as it flows in and out of my nose. I am able to hear my heart pump and it feels a lot slower. The only thing challenge that I found is my neighborhood. Being that I live near the bridge I can hear a lot of cars passing by. I also hear a lot of people from the bars screaming and fighting. It really disrupts the meditation process. I would definitely try this meditation again in the future. I usually just watch some comedy and laugh until I feel better.
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Hello everyone! My name is Brian Wong and I am currently a sophomore. I was born and grew up in New York. I like to watch a lot of television series and play sports. I don’t intend on majoring in psychology, but I do look forward to taking positive psychology next semester. My favorite classes so far is Philosophy and my English. I have not joined any clubs or organizations at the moment, but I do plan on joining one. My favorite YouTube video is “Inspiring: How bad do you want it?” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aowB5wNPvWQ).
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"Yeah you should try to memorize as much memory as possible. I think it is best that you take some time out and look at personal things first before you go looking for people close to you (Facebook, pictures, etc). It's a cold world outside and you never know who can really be trusted. When you do family would be the first step.
As a friend I would give him time. It would be bad if he forgot me, but it's not good to rush someone in to remembering who you are.
I would bring you to places where it could help you to remember a lot. Just keep exposing yourself to places you been before in the past."
posted on Nov 9, 2011, on the post Recovering Memories"Facebook would be a good idea since people spend a great deal of time on in anyways. I agree that you should try to keep as many memories as possible. There are a lot of people who would edit out their negatives.
I would not blame them. I would give them some time to regain their memory. It would suck to lose such a friend. You are right that there might be some people you can't trust so as for now stick with your family the most.
The role I would play as a friend is to bring him to places where we hung out before. Hopefully they will remember again."
posted on Nov 9, 2011, on the post Memory Yeah!"Imagine you are a longtime friend of the person who wrote one of the reflection pieces, and consider these issues for your own comment.
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.
I agree that every person should be exposed to every memory in their past so that they can be themselves again. Even leaving out one memory would change the person and it will leave them asking more questions.
2. How would you feel if this friend did not remember you (imagining that you are their longtime friend)? It would feel weird at first, but eventually you'll be able to tell if they are suffering from amnesia anyways.
3. What role might you play in helping them reconstruct their memory?
There is a special bond between friends that can't be looked at by others. As a friend I would revisit all the places where we hung out.
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 would have him continue visiting places that he has been before in order to help him recover. Show him a lot of pictures as well."
posted on Nov 9, 2011, on the post Who am I? Recovering from retrograde amnesia"What would be your hypothesis of the study’s outcome?
There are no advantages or disadvantages between the two.
What suggestions do you have for the researcher on how to improve or adjust the proposed study?
Gather high school students entering college and then do a follow up.
Are there any drawbacks or potential harmful impacts of this research design (or results?)
I believe it's all about who you meet and your choice of friends. That can really damage this experiment.
What would be the NEXT STEP after this hypothetical research study were conducted and presented to the public? Can you propose a replication with a good twist? That’s often how research works and how the field is able to advance. Maybe you can think up a great Follow Up study!
the next step is to give more options to students in high school so that they can be more aware, and eventually make that choice in deciding colleges."
posted on Oct 11, 2011, on the post research reflection"What would be your hypothesis of the study’s outcome?
That people who work out would be relieved of stressed. Not sure about the increase of GPA
What suggestions do you have for the researcher on how to improve or adjust the proposed study?
I think the increase of GPA could be another study to relate to relieving stress. This is a good idea because there are actually people who work out to replace smoking as a stress reliever.
Are there any drawbacks or potential harmful impacts of this research design (or results?)
A drawback is that you can see people smoking and working out. There wouldn't be any harmful impacts.
What would be the NEXT STEP after this hypothetical research study were conducted and presented to the public? Can you propose a replication with a good twist? That’s often how research works and how the field is able to advance. Maybe you can think up a great Follow Up study!
The next step is to educate people. If it works, it would benefit greatly because not only are you relieved of your stress, you are also getting yourself in great shape."
posted on Oct 11, 2011, on the post Research Reflection: Workouts, Stress and GPA"I like this idea, but it would be hard to conduct this study.
My hypothesis is that education will certainly affect your health in a negative way.
What suggestions do you have for the researcher on how to improve or adjust the proposed study?
I think you have to find people with similar health issues. It's not just education that can have negative affects on health.
Are there any drawbacks or potential harmful impacts of this research design (or results?)
.A draw back is that there are people who probably already have health problems. There are some who enjoy education so they might not be affected. It will certainly also cost a lot of money to scan these people.
What would be the NEXT STEP after this hypothetical research study were conducted and presented to the public? Can you propose a replication with a good twist? That’s often how research works and how the field is able to advance. Maybe you can think up a great Follow Up study!
A next step is to see how the public would react. The results won't be the same but I guess the majority's health can be affected by education."
posted on Oct 11, 2011, on the post Education vs. Health"I like this question because I had to choose whether or not I should go to school out of state. I would like to go dorm just to see how it feels. I do get a lot friends who are currently out of state regretting it though.
As much as I like this question, I think it's just all about who you meet. Maybe you can gather high school students entering college and then follow up with them later on."
posted on Oct 11, 2011, on the post research reflection"Hey professor,
That performance was awesome. Hope you do it again. What is your dissertation going to be about?"
posted on Sep 30, 2011, on the post Hello Introduction to Psychology Class!!
