Blog 13

These tests were strange to me. I made me question my so many people would shock somoneone on the strongest shock. two out of three people is alot people that would shock at the extreme power. that is what i found was intereseting about Milgrams obedience. from stanford Prison i found that I could understand that people could get itno character. what i don't understand is how they could find themselves that involved. it is easy to get carried away but not past what is morally right. They both explain human nature by that we has humans sometimes go agaisnt what we think is right just because of what we are told. it is called peer pressure. you wouldn't think it would be easy to change into someone or act differently than you normally would but for some reason it just happens. its hard to control your thoughts when it seems like they are wrong when deep down you think you still are rgiht.
Social influences happen everyday. weather you are around friends family or a lover. you tend to act a different way then when you are alone. i can think of two examples taht would be different then if i was alone. one is when im with my mom i usually am much more outgoing and act crazy when im out in public. not that i think it is wrong because if i did i wouldn't do it but if i was out in public on my own i probably wouldn't make such a scene. another example that comes to mind is at school with my friends. if someone does bad on school work and are like i don't care anymore, i tend to say yeah i don't care about school anymore or i don't care that i got a bad grade. but deep donw i am usually kicking myself for not doing better.
the most interesting thing i've learned in this class is that psychology takes part in alot more than i thought it did. at first i thought it was the way people interact, but i've learned that its not just that but its also within our ownselves. they way we grow, the way we think, the way act all goes back to our mind and psychology.

Blog 12

It is hard to decide if someone has a psychological disorder. just because they act other than normal or not the same, you can't just assume they have a disorder. The book states on page 594 that a psychological disorder is an ongoing pattern of thought, feelings, and actions that are deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional (comer, 2004). This could help in dicidind if someone has a disorder. If it is preventing themselves from normal daily living they should get tests done to make sure they are ok. However, different cultures may have different standards for their people so you can't just accuse someone of being pyschologically impaired. I have had personal experience with someone who is biopolar. biopolar is a mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mani. this person recently was diagnosed even though they are 40 years old. they lived their life not knowing they where biopolar. this person often became offended or mad at little things or little comments you made. i never seen he at an extremely level but he does change his moods really often it is hard to talk to them because you dont know if they are happy or going to get mad at you just for talking. the most interesting thing ive learned is about schizophrenia. i never understood what it was really or even that it has so many symptoms. i think it would be horrible to have this beacause you are probably often confused or disorganized.