YAHOO!

I occasionally visit the Yahoo mail page to check my e-mail or read about some current news (although I really should be studying). Recently, when I read an article titled “New Eating Disorders: Are They For Real?”, I came across a reference to cognitive therapy. Cognitive therapy teaches people new ways of thinking and acting. It assumes that our thoughts intervene with events and our emotional reaction. The type of cognitive therapy chosen for adult eating disorders is called Orthorexia. Below is part of the article as well as a link to the page.

How are these disorders treated?

•    Adult Selective Eating: Techniques that have proven successful in treating kids who are picky eaters - learning assertiveness skills and systematically trying new foods - are being used on adults, but it’s still too soon to know whether they work.

Orthorexia: Cognitive behavior therapy designed to change obsessive thought patterns regarding food is usually recommended.

http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/new-eating-disorders-are-they-real

Cut It Out!

The therapy chapter of the Myers book was quite boring; well, until I started reading about psychosurgery. I can't believe gigantic holes were poked in peoples' heads in attempt to cure them! Usually the psychological disorder was some form of anxiety, depression or OCD. The book talked mainly about lobotomy, which is a type of psychosurgery where brain tissue is removed or destroyed. This surgery cuts nerves connecting the frontal lobe to the emotion controlling center of the inner brain. There is also prefrontal lobotomy where two holes are drilled into the skull and the nerves are severed. Cingulotomy is yet another treatment where a brain incision is made with the help of a MRI to direct the surgical instrument. Just the thought of a drill to the head to cure a disorder sends chills up my spine! Below is a link to a site that shows exactly where the incision is made for each specific treatment.

http://www.makingthemodernworld.org.uk/learning_modules/psychology/02.TU.04/?section=8

Enjoy Life, Drink Coffee

Hello, I am Panic Disorder,

I can attack at any time; unexpected and unprovoked. At the age of 15-19, my first strike will most commonly occur. Along with these attacks, a good friend of mine, Phobia, will assist me. Tight, close spaces may trigger my onset, or possibly large groups of people. You then become frightened and avoid ever being in this situation again. That would be the work of Phobia. My job on the other hand, is your reaction to these horrific events. Your heart starts pounding faster; it’s soon accelerates to racing. Chest tightening could occur, causing you to rush to the emergency room. I’m in your company for a mere ten minutes, and here to stay. Once I attack, you are most likely to have another while in a similar situation. You want to get rid of me, but you probably can’t. You may drink coffee, alcohol or take illicit drugs, which could in turn cause my onset to become worse. I say, go ahead, enjoy life, drink coffee, that’s fine with me. 

Fearful Floyd

http://zooburst.com/zb_books-viewer.php?book=zb0_4da372276b9e4

A Warm Cup of Hot Chocolate

The website Zooburst was really frustrating at times. Making a book about id, ego, and superego is something I would have enjoyed if I made an actual book. I know that most children’s books teach some sort of lesson by using these three interacting systems. I googled “id ego superego” and the story Lord of the Flies popped up. Our pre-class assignment was to read this book. I have to say; I had no life outside of my room with my book, a lamp and a warm cup of hot chocolate the weekend prior to class. I did, however, actually enjoy reading the book. Anyway, I clicked on the link and found the information highly applicable. Below is a short introduction to how the author used these interacting systems in his plot.

The book Lord of the Flies by William Golding shows a sign of Freud’s Structural Theory: Id, Ego, and Super Ego. In the book Golding uses Freud’s Structural theory to explain the personalities of the main characters. Ralph is the Ego, Jack is the Id, and Piggy is the Super-Ego. These characteristics become a main role to survival for the boys on the island for they have no authority and are absent of adults for as long as they know. Without authority the boys could do whatever they want, and this in many ways could be wrong, since everything the boys have ever learned in a school setting do not apply.

http://socyberty.com/psychology/id-ego-super-ego/

Lions, and Tigers, and Bears, oh my!

Welcome to my blog, everyone. My name is Dorothy Gale, you know, from The Wizard of Oz. I’m going to use this blog to vent my feelings. The whole experience of being lifted by a tornado and encountering a society in a small village was, to say the least, unfortunate. I may have appeared to be enjoying the people I met, like the Cowardly Lion, the Tin Man, and the Scarecrow, but I truly did not.

Let’s start with the Cowardly Lion (whom I hope will never read this). He must have had a problem with his amygdala, as you could tell. The amygdala is a “lima-bean” size neural cluster in the limbic system that influences aggression and fear. And we all know he had a tremendous problem with fear. I tried to solve this, which took a great amount of time and effort. Instead, I could have electrically stimulated this area, which would in turn cause the Lion to be aggressive and no longer with the title of the “Cowardly Lion.” His cerebellum must have been corrupt, too. It’s located at the back of the brain and helps judge time, modulate emotions and discriminate sounds and texture. While out searching for the Wizard of Oz, he never knew what time of day it was; which believe me, became quite annoying. Along the way, his emotions were so extremely “girly”, for lack of a better world. He was always crying and I was getting sick of it.

Next is the Tin Man. Oh, the Tin Man who lacks a heart. He was quite the intelligent man, however, he was having issues with his frontal lobe. He was always so jerky and “robotic” with no smooth muscle movement. The parietal lobe was sensitive also; a simple touch of the “tin” made him blush. His body position was often off due to the malfunction in the parietal lobe. Surprisingly, the association area in his brain was highly skilled. Learning, remembering, thinking and speaking came quite easily for him. This is why he always felt a slight emptiness because he had no “thought of love”, which is why he knew he had no heart.

You can’t forget about the Scarecrow. What I can say about him. He simply… doesn’t have a brain. He lacks the basic need of what it takes to be human. Although the Scarecrow has not brain, he must have a brainstem to survive. The brainstem is at the base of the brain beginning where the spinal chord enters the skull. It is responsible for automatic survival functions. He also must have a medulla because it controls his breathing and heartbeat. Something that he did lack was his thalamus. He had absolutely no skill in seeing, hearing, tasting, and touching. Since his thalamus was missing, he basically was a walking vegetable; barely able to do anything properly. Controlling his body and processing information was also a problem with the Scarecrow. The ultimate control and information-processing center, the cerebral cortex, was missing. Therefore, going to see the Wizard was an absolute must in order to fix this poor creature.

Whew, now that I got all that out, I better go help Auntie Anne in the garden. I can hear her calling for me with the help of my temporal lobes. I helped everyone in that little village with their problems, yet no one is around in my time of need. Next time a house lands on someone, I won’t be there because my hippocampus stored the memory of these ungrateful little munchkins. 

On the Road Again

After reading about that poor man stuck to the front of the semi, I decided to look for another similar “stress” story online. The link below brings you to an article about a woman who was constantly on the road. She had little sleep and ate unhealthy meals. In the end, her bad habits led her to a complete body breakdown. It surprised me that she was homebound for 4 years; in bed for the first three months. Doctors didn’t really know what was wrong with her. After a long period of resting time, she was back on her feet and driving again. As said in our Myers book, psychoneuroimmunology is the study of psychological, neural, and endocrine processes together and how they affect the immune system. Liz Tucker, the woman in the story, is the perfect example of how stress can affect the human body.

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Stress/Pages/Realstoriesstresspage.aspx

What's My Reward?

Similar to the test we took in class, I searched for a motivation quiz online. Included in this test was a graph (below) of which behavior I am most prominent in. I was actually quite surprised with 100% reward responsiveness. This would strongly apply to designing in my opinion. When in making something on Photoshop or Illustrator, the end "reward" is the best feeling in the world.

Behavioral Approach	77
Drive	50
Fun Seeking	75
Reward Responsiveness	100
Behavioral Inhibition	67
Avoidance	67

You are a driven and motivated person, with a positive outlook towards completing tasks. You mostly work hard and play hard and are responsive to positive motivation.You sometimes have a strong drive for completing important tasks, but you will often not be driven if you do not feel the task is important enough. You actively seek out activities that will make you happy, including parties, hanging out with family and friends or even thrill seeking through sports etc... You also tend to be fairly impulsive.

You are very motivated by seeking reward for your behaviour. The offer of a reward (such as a promotion for working hard or winning a bet) will keep you motivated to complete difficult activities. Your major motivation is to avoid things that you don't like. This can mean organising your life to avoid activities you don't enjoy, or to escape punishment or pain.

Cleared Up

I might as well use this snow day to write my blog, right? Anyway, after the Powerpoint in class Tuesday, I thought I had the wrong definition of an algorithm. As an example of an algorithm, a mathematical equation was shown. I thought back to the video I posted last week about how to solve a Rubik’s cube. I didn’t think an equation and Rubik’s cube had much in common. I went to a website (http://www.apmaths.uwo.ca/~rcorless/AM563/NOTES/Nov_23_95/node5.html) just to clear up algorithms and heuristics for myself. The video did show exact steps for solving the cube, so it must be an algorithm. Although steps are not quite written out like a quadratic formula, they still apply. 

Now, since that's cleared up, could all this snow do the same, please?

That Sounds Good To Me

Previous to taking this test (on http://www.edutopia.org/mi-quiz) after I read about MI intelligence, I automatically thought of myself as a visual-spatial type person, no question about it. The results of the test, however, suggest that I learn best through music.

Linguistic                               42%

Logical-Mathematical           44%

Visual-Spatial                        58%

Intrapersonal                         50%

Interpersonal                         38%

Musical                                   69%

Bodily-Kinesthetic                 50%

Naturalistic                             17%

You Are a Musical Learner

Your mantra: That sounds good to me!

You probably sing to yourself while walking down the street. Keep it up! Musical intelligence is associated with enjoying music, singing (vocalists), making music (composers), and playing an instrument (instrumentalists). You are sensitive to sounds and the emotions music conveys. You have a unique ability to know when something is off key.

Tips for the way you learn:

         Listen to music while you study to connect its patterns and sounds with the subject you are studying. Replay the same song just before a test.

         Create a rhyme, song, or chant for material you would like to memorize.

         Associate what you're learning with a song you like.

                  Use your ability to distinguish sounds as well as hear the beat, tone, or chord in a song by learning an instrument or mixing sound.

Perfect Protege

Out of the two Hock studies, I enjoyed reading about the MI theory overall. The most interesting type of intelligence to me is the musical intelligence. Child protégés are so rare and astonishing in their ability to master a certain task, such as playing the piano. I found a video of a 6-year-old girl who picked up playing the piano from her grandmother. I am sure that if anyone heard her music, they would never guess her age.  Unrelated to the study is also the fact that this young pianist, as stated in the video, is surrounded by talented siblings. This would have a large effect on her interest in music. Protégés are blessed with whatever ability they are given, whether it was influenced by others or a God-given talent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUx4t4W4eVY&feature=fvwrel

If I Only Had a Cube

Doing a blog during spring break isn’t really something I want to do, at all, but as I was doing the required reading, I came across the word, “algorithm” as well as the definition. An algorithm is a logical procedure used to solve a problem. I figured I could use this chance to research how to solve a Rubik’s cube.  The steps are somewhat confusing and I still don’t know how to solve one, considering I don’t even have a Rubik’s cube. The “teacher” even used the word “algorithm” in his video, too. His logical procedure was quite helpful and maybe someday when I actually have a cube of my own, I will research the video once again.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5ah0y_the-easy-way-to-solve-a-rubik-s-cub_lifestyle

“Love is like a Rubik’s Cube, there are countless numbers of wrong twists and turns, but when you get it right, it looks perfect no matter what way you look at it”

- Brian Cramer

Remember When

Chapter 8 was all about memory, an important study in psychology. Since I was curious about repressed memory, I decided to do more research.  The article I found is about childhood and how an abused child may “blank” on a time-period in their life, possibly years of their childhood. Dissociative amnesia is a metal disorder for people suffering from past memories of traumatic events. The article stated that repressed memory could also be spontaneously recovered once the child is older. Therapy techniques may also be used in order to help the memory resurface, but as we learned in our Myers books, these memories are more often false.

In fact, I could actually relate the topic to my own experience. Back in Atlanta, at The Ronald McDonald House, I met a volunteer that spoke of accident he was in ten years ago. Over this ten year span, he told me he was now able to remember the accident more vividly. At the time, I didn’t know any better and feared remembering my own accident, which would be quite startling. Now, I go back and think, “Was his memory truly accurate?” Maybe he imagined what went on ten years ago and began to believe it true. In either case, my memory is not one I want to retrieve through imagery or repressed memory therapy.


http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-repressed-memory.htm

"We lived and learned, life threw curves
There was joy, there was hurt"

-Alan Jackson

You've Got Mail

In tonight’s homework reading assignment I read all about classical conditioning. Much of the text was about Ivan Pavlov and his experiment with dog saliva, which I found somewhat gross. I read that when experiencing a natural unconditional stimulus and an event occurs afterward, we make an unconscious connection between the two. In the same sense, whenever a conditional stimulus occurs, we learn that there is a connection between that and the learned conditional response. I decided to search for videos about classical conditioning, expecting to find dull, boring examples. As soon as I found the video below, I knew it was the one I wanted to include. A human experiment was conducted regarding classical conditioning using an Altoid and the common, “You’ve got mail” sound. Enjoy this video about “Classical Conditioning in the Office”.

http://vimeo.com/6217895

“…I’ve been conducting a similar experiment.”

Jim Halpert

Phuture Psychologist?

This past Wednesday I took a trip down to Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin. They offered potential freshman a chance to attend classes and get to know the school. I have to say that my favorite class to sit in on was Psychology: Development and Growth. Previous to my trip, I was intimidated by college to say the least. I expected everyone, both teachers and students, to be extremely smart. The teacher for Psychology was such a character. She was an elderly lady who really got into what she was doing. At the beginning of the class, she handed out a sheet of questions to everyone, including me. The questions were about “bonding” between a child and their parent(s) and I could actually answer them, correctly that is. We spoke about ways a child, directly after birth, must immediately have contact with their mother to begin a proper relationship. Animals were also a topic of the day regarding how they are more physically capable at birth than humans, just as we talked about in AP Psych. Attending this class made me realize that psychology is a topic I really enjoy learning about. Who knows, I may possibly want to study it in college.

Shhhh...Secret

We recently read about the three main types of parenting styles for class. We even spent most of class discussing what type of parents we have and stories relating to them. In the Myers book, one of the parenting styles was authoritarian. These parents impose rules and expect obedience from their child. In the complete opposite direction are the permissive parents, who are easy on their children and give few demands. Then there are the parents who are, “just right”; the authoritative, who set rules, but give reasoning; have demands, but welcome responses. Three parenting styles seem like a decent amount; one too strict, one too soft, and one just right, kind of like Goldy Locks and the three bears. However, I researched more parenting types online and found a sight that says there are four, not three. After reading the text online I realized that this “extra” type makes sense as well. The fourth style is neglectful to their children. They are called “uninvolved parents”. Few commands are given along with little communication. On the website, they also include the impact this parenting style has in the children, which I found somewhat obvious. Actually, in a personal connection, I can relate my parents to their types, both being generally authoritative. My sister and I go on a trip to Atlanta every summer to visit old friends and family. Before we left, my dad, who was staying home, told us not to get in a car with our friends who just started driving. Not obeying his rule, we drove off to the movies in the back seat of my friend’s car. On the way back to her house, we were randomly pulled over by three police. It was around midnight when we finally go home. My mom was also in Atlanta at my aunt’s house and we told her what happened. We explained everything to her. She wasn’t upset but told us not to tell our dad. He still doesn’t know to this day...

http://psychology.about.com/od/developmentalpsychology/a/parenting-style.htm

Ice Ice Bloggie

Usually after I go through the lunch line, I sit down and eat lunch. The past few days I set my tray down and got my backpack, which I guess was unusual in the sense that I don’t normally do that. About the rubber band on my wrist, nobody noticed. I’m freezing most of the time so I always had on a long sleeve shirt that covered the band. Even if I were a drug addict with “tracks”, I could easily cover them up, well, at least in the winter. Otherwise in the summer the tracks would be obvious. The only time when people may have been suspicious was when I said I didn’t even want a drink with my dinner.  The only ice that I had access to was at home. My family did not know anything about my addiction, either because I am good at covering up or they saw the ice and didn’t really care that I used it. Either way, being an addict will change many things in a person’s life, and I know I would never want to be reliant on an addiction.

Ice Cube Anonymous (ICA)

Well, the ice cube addiction has officially ended. I personally think we should have tried following the challenge for longer than two days. The exercise really was a great way to see what addicts must go through everyday. I would have to be secretive, sneaky and somewhat peculiar on a daily basis. Following the 48 hour ice cube addiction was quite difficult at times. The days that we only had the addiction for half a day were easy. I really think we should have changed the days of the addiction because two full, consecutive days would have probably been more difficult than splitting them up. Also, having the Kiddie Clinic right after school stopped me from drinking any beverages, even when I was feeling extremely thirsty. Even if I could satisfy my addiction, there’s no way I could let the little girls see me with ice cubes! I guess it was kind of unusual for someone to not even want a beverage at dinner. That probably made me a bit suspicious. Drinking ANYTHING was always on my mind. I can see how an addict would have a tough time in situation where they can’t have their “fix”. There was no way my parents were even questioning me. They were always in a separate room when I opened the freezer.  In the sneaky way that I accessed my “drug”, I can see how some parents may not even know their child has an addiction. When I got home I decided to confess my addiction to my mom. I told her that it’s really hard for me to say this and she waited for me to explain myself. She asked me what my addiction was and I said “Ice Cubes”. As soon as I told her she scolded me and said I better not be chewing on them, they will ruin my teeth! I laughed hysterically, knowing she had no idea what I was talking about. Anyway, I overcame my ice cube addition. Drinking with ice is not something I want to do when it’s a mere zero degrees outside.

I am Brooke Weiland, and I am no longer addicted to ice cubes.

ICA (Ice Cube Anonymous)

Ice Lesson Log (ILL) cough, cough

Day One:

Drink 1- My first beverage was a nice, hot cup of tea, well, hot in the sense that it had ice in it as well. The ice was easy to get to since it was right in my freezer already. No one in my family even noticed that I used ice. It’s easy so far.

Drink 2- With dinner I had a cup of water with one ice cube in it. I usually just drink lukewarm tap water so the ice cube made the water a bit colder than usual. My family, once again, didn’t even notice.

Drink 3- Before bed, I had one more glass of water with an ice cube and was satisfied. I slept soundly with no needs for something to drink in the middle of the night.

Day Two:

Drink One- Last night, I filled my bottle of water up and put a single ice cube in it, knowing it would melt overnight. I did this because I knew the next morning (this morning) I would probably forget. Throughout the day I sipped on it. After school I had to stay after for dance because we had a kiddie clinic. This was going to be a challenge. I had a little bit of water left and survived on that at dinner. I thought maybe they would provide ice for us with our soda but they didn’t.

Drink Two- As soon as I got home from dance I had a delicious, hot glass of milk. I know, weird right? I went to sleep shortly after drinking my milk and was quenched the rest of the night.

Day Three:

Drink Once: Once again, I filled my water bottle up and put an ice cube in it. I drank some throughout the morning and finished it at lunch. Sadly enough, I was not able to sustain the ice cube addiction challenge. I had an enormous coughing attach during fourth hour and knew the only solution was water. Between coughs, I asked to go to the bubbler and quickly gulped the water down. I filled my water bottle up and felt ashamed of myself that I couldn’t finish the challenge properly. Ugh, I hate being “ILL”.

Light of Life

Today I read about near-death experiences in the David Myers book. As soon as I was done reading it, I knew I needed to post a blog. The introductory paragraph was what really grabbed by attention. It speaks of a man who just encountered a near-death experience and what happened after that. As I was reading, I realized that this is exactly how I told my story. After being medically taken out of a coma, I told my family of what I saw. There was a tunnel I went through, one with a light at the end. While in a coma, I would see and hear all the friends and family surrounding me just as the man in the story. Unlike this man, however, I imagined myself as a baby, reborn. I could see my own body, in the form of a baby of course, as an observer from a distance. Everything was calm and serene, time stood still. Soon I reunited with my own body and lived through my near-death experience. 

"[The light] showed me that God is love. By spreading love, you make God stronger. By making God stronger, He can, in return, help you. He told me your love has to be unconditional. That is the only rule he really has."

- Anonymous

Righty Tighty, Lefty Lossey

My family often refers to Uncle Kevin as an unusual accountant. He is fun loving, a jokester, and a complete kid at heart. Accountants, in my mom’s definition, are serious, unsociable people. She often refers to them as very left brained. Therefore, I associated the accountants’ personality with being left brained. The test that I found online included 50 questions to decide whether I am right or left brained. The results? 53% left brained and 47% right. This can’t be right. I’m not mainly left brained, am I? The results are however very close, so I’ll consider myself as both. Then I thought of the saying "Righty tighty, left loosey", which is used for screwing bolts and jars the correct way. Even though there is of course no connection between the brain and bolts, the saying is actually the opposite for the brain. Left brained people are said to be uptight and rule stricken; not foot loose. That means right brained people are more laid back and calm; not tightly wound. This connection just interested me. The test site also included information on being left brained as well. It states that left brained people are critical thinkers who use logic in everyday life. I guess that’s me. It also states that I receive information best through concise words, numerical and written formulas and technological systems. There is no way that is me. I believe I learn information better visually than through formulas and systems. Being a lab scientist, banker, judge, lawyer, mathematician, librarian, and skating judge. Nuh uh, never could I be any of those. Maybe I answered a few questions wrong.

testcafe.com

Just Keep Swimming

We can remember our mom’s phone number, which page the math homework was on, our own address, and our friend’s birthdays. We are astonishing creatures. Even though these tasks appear everyday, they really are amazing. Reading about the brain this past week really captivated me. How could an organ hold all the information? In Myer’s book, we read about certain parts of the brain that hold memories, both long-term and short-term. 
I know my little sister would kill me if she found out I was talking about her, but as I was reading I automatically thought of her. She has had short-term memory for the past two years when we had our car accident. I feel as if I will be relating a lot of topics back to the accident, I apologize in advance if and when it becomes boring. Anyway, I decided to read up a bit more on short-term memory. I found this site (at the end of my post) that taught me more information about short-term memory. The front of the brain, called the pre-frontal lobe, is what holds information for short periods of time, such as person’s phone number. I know it’s gory to imagine, but I find myself thinking back to the day of the accident trying to remember what I saw. So far I remember nothing, but a man that we met at the Ronald McDonald House told me that he was in a accident ten years ago and is just starting to remember. I truthfully don’t want to remember seeing my sister's face as the car turned violently. Because of the short-term, that must mean that she hit her frontal lobe, most likely on the seat in front of her. Just thinking of it makes me cringe. Her memory has definitely improved over the last few years. It feels like it was just yesterday it happened. Right after the accident her memory was so bad that we answered her question and just a short minute later she would ask it again...the brain really is an amazing organ.


http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/d/d_07/d_07_cr/d_07_cr_tra/d_07_cr_tra.html


"I suffer from short-term memory loss. It runs in the family... At least I think it does... Where are they?"
-Dori (Finding Nemo)

Morpheus Morphine

           In Greek mythology, the god of dreams and sleep goes by the name of Morpheus. Derived from that name is the drug morphine. The drug is associated with the god because it causes the body to ease, in a sleeplike mode. Pain is dulled from perception centers in the brain, which are in contact with the drug. In personal experience, the drug eased the pain after a tragic car accident. When the nurse told me she was giving me more morphine, I replied “Oh, good”. At the time, I didn’t even know what morphine was. I just knew it made me feel better. Being on morphine relieved my pain and also made me a bit loopy.

            A group of drugs called narcotic pain relievers is what makes up morphine. In order to take this drug, a previous treatment of similar opioid pain medication must be taken before. Morphine may be taken as an injection or orally. The oral drug comes as both a powder and tablet; however, both the powder and tablet are one-third to one-sixth the potency of the injected drug. People suffering from asthma, liver or kidney disease, underactive thyroid, curvature of the spine, head injury, brain tumor, epilepsy, seizure disorder, low blood pressure, gallbladder disease, Addison’s disease, urine problems, mental illness or pregnant are not advised to take this drug.

            Short-term effects include impaired mental process, euphoria, drowsiness, lethargy, and blurred vision. Patients may also suffer from insomnia as well as hallucinations and nightmares. These effects should be acknowledged and recorded. As a long term-effect, morphine can easily become extremely addictive. Once the drug is no longer needed, doses must be reduced gradually to prevent addiction. An overdose of the drug would most likely lead to death. When used properly, morphine is a helpful drug in the medical field but becomes lethal when misused.


drugs.com
medic8.com

I Brain You?

When a catchy, new song plays on the radio, it usually sticks in my head for quite some time. I may even walk around the house singing it nonstop. A song about psychology that I attached is the complete opposite. It is titled, “The Psychology Love Song”. The voice of the man singing it is a bit…oh how can I say this kindly…BAD. However, the informative lyrics are quite useful. Although we haven’t talked about some of the psychological aspects he sang about, I recognized some vocabulary. At the beginning of the song, he sings of how our brain really is what loves, not our hearts. In recent reading in the “Psychology” book, David Myers also explains that our brain is what truly falls in love. We all know that this is of course true, but the heart still remains that symbol of love. Really, I can’t even imagine what Valentines Day would look like if brains were everywhere instead of hearts. Hm, I heart you…or I brain you?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQrBTKewtDk&feature=related

So far the course has been decent, no complaints from me. I expect to have tons of information thrown at me throughout the rest of the year. Hopefully I can handle it. This is actually my first AP course so I’m not quite sure what to expect. The Moodle quiz made me realize that everything will be very knit-picky and I really need to know every single detail from both books. I know I’m not a very good test-taker so the AP test is definitely something I’m dreading.

It’s almost ten on a Friday night.  I had a long day. After I’m done posting this I’ll probably pack up for our dance competition tomorrow. I’m sure it will be an even longer day, but I’m anxious. Anyway, I can assure you this, “The Psychology Love Song”; not on my top played list.

"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness."

-Dalai Lama

Confusion

So, apparently I have an unbearable boyfriend who doesn’t even talk about me in his blog. He didn’t even call on our anniversary! A few choice words were shared over blogger.com about him, that’s for sure. I also happen to have a beloved blue calculator named Surgio that I misplaced. I guess my life is falling apart according to BrookeMarie.blogspot.com. All I have to say is, “Oops, wrong URL.”