This is my self-assessment of my achievements in English during the second semester.
ESP tests
My ESP tests are quite the same as during the first semester but now I can do them faster because I understand the system how they should be done and how should I prepare for them.
Power Point presentation
I enjoyed preparing my Power Point presentation because I had an opportunity to get deeper into psychology science. I think that my second presentation is better than the previous one because after my first presentation I got some useful remarks.
Listening
On this semester I did not found any listening very difficult. I think that I am quite good on this task and I like it the most.
Reading
During this semester I had to put more effort into reading. It was always my weakest point. There are many new words in texts and when texts are longer it is very hard to keep concentrated on reading them. However, I find the reading quite interesting and I think that I am doing it better than during the previous semester.
Summary writing
There were not many summaries to write during this semester. I think it would be nice to write more of them because I am not very good on that and even worse than on the first semester.
In my opinion summaries are useful because when writing them I can practice my grammar.
Performance on moodle test
Moodle tests was a new task on this semester so I cannot compare my achievement with previous semester. However, my performance on it was neither good, nor bad. I was really annoyed by system’s mistakes in grading. Nevertheless I really had made some mistakes. I think in the future I will do this task better.
Speaking
During this semester we had to speak a lot. I think that I am quite good at this task but still it would be good to improve it more. I like speaking because it is the most relevant part of English for me. I have a lot of friends from abroad and I need to speak with them in English. So I think that on this semester I speak better and I hope that I will do it perfectly on next semester.
To sum up, I feel that my English knowledge is improved and that I know a lot more about psychology in English than before. However, I think that I need study this subject more to get better knowledge in the future.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Friday, May 21, 2010
Psychology of obsession
Every person has different habits. Some of them are positive, others are negative. But problems start when those habits become out-of-control, abnormal, in other words – when they become obsessions. Psychologists engage obsessive thoughts with compulsions which are caused by those thoughts. This phenomenon in psychology is called obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD).
OCD is an anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce anxiety, by repetitive behaviours aimed at reducing anxiety, or by combination of obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviour. It is the fourth-most common mental disorder and is diagnosed nearly as often as asthma and diabetes. There are different kinds of OCD, for example repetitive hand–washing, extensive hoarding, preoccupation with sexual or aggressive impulses, or with particular religious beliefs, aversion to odd numbers, nervous habits.
The factors which cause OCD may be both psychological and biological. In 14th – 16th centuries in Europe it was believed that OCD sufferers are obsessed by the Devil because people didn’t know what OCD is. But in 20th century Sigmund Freud attributed obsessive-compulsive behaviour to unconscious conflicts which manifested as symptoms. The cognitive- behavioral model suggests that compulsive behaviour is carried out to remove anxiety-provoking intrusive thoughts. Unfortunately this only brings about temporary relief as the thought re-emerges. One of the biological factors which cause OCD could be the abnormalities with the neurotransmitter serotonin, although it could be either a cause or an effect of these abnormalities. A possible genetic mutation may contribute to OCD, as well as abnormal brain development and subsequent malfunction. All these causes aren’t analyzed sufficiently and there is still research being done on this topic.
People who suffer from OCD have to deal with many different difficulties. They experience sneers from other people, annoyance, they waste precious time and have difficulties in their social life, communicating with others. Of course, a positive person could find some benefits of this situation. For example, if a person suffers from repetitive hand-washing, his/hers hands are always clean. But in general the obsessive-compulsive disorder is a terrible thing which can’t be healed and can only be treated a little in difficult and patience requiring ways.
Weight obsession
References:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive%E2%80%93compulsive_disorder
- http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/smt/lowres/smtn252l.jpg
OCD is an anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce anxiety, by repetitive behaviours aimed at reducing anxiety, or by combination of obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviour. It is the fourth-most common mental disorder and is diagnosed nearly as often as asthma and diabetes. There are different kinds of OCD, for example repetitive hand–washing, extensive hoarding, preoccupation with sexual or aggressive impulses, or with particular religious beliefs, aversion to odd numbers, nervous habits.
The factors which cause OCD may be both psychological and biological. In 14th – 16th centuries in Europe it was believed that OCD sufferers are obsessed by the Devil because people didn’t know what OCD is. But in 20th century Sigmund Freud attributed obsessive-compulsive behaviour to unconscious conflicts which manifested as symptoms. The cognitive- behavioral model suggests that compulsive behaviour is carried out to remove anxiety-provoking intrusive thoughts. Unfortunately this only brings about temporary relief as the thought re-emerges. One of the biological factors which cause OCD could be the abnormalities with the neurotransmitter serotonin, although it could be either a cause or an effect of these abnormalities. A possible genetic mutation may contribute to OCD, as well as abnormal brain development and subsequent malfunction. All these causes aren’t analyzed sufficiently and there is still research being done on this topic.
People who suffer from OCD have to deal with many different difficulties. They experience sneers from other people, annoyance, they waste precious time and have difficulties in their social life, communicating with others. Of course, a positive person could find some benefits of this situation. For example, if a person suffers from repetitive hand-washing, his/hers hands are always clean. But in general the obsessive-compulsive disorder is a terrible thing which can’t be healed and can only be treated a little in difficult and patience requiring ways.
Weight obsession
References:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive%E2%80%93compulsive_disorder
- http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/smt/lowres/smtn252l.jpg
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