You were asked to complete the Assess yourself for Chapter 2. Now I would like you to interpret your scores and write about your plan for change.
Interpreting your scores, look at items 2, 7, 11, 15, and 19. Sum your score for these 5 items and divide by 5.
Is your average for these items above or below 3?
Did you score 5 on any of the items? Do you need to work on any of these areas?
Now look at your scores for the remaining items (there should be 25 items).
Total these scores and divide by 25.
Is your average above or below 3?
On which items did you score a 5? Obviously you are doing well in these areas.
Now remove these items (with scores of 5) from this grouping of 25, and sum your scores from the remaining items. Then divide your total by the number of items included. Now what is your average?
The Assess Yourself activity gave you the chance to look at various aspects of your psychological health. Now that you have considered these results, you can take steps to maintain your good psychological health, or change behaviors that may be detrimental to your psychological health.
Write about:
What you could do today….
Within the next 2 weeks you could….
By the end of the semester you can….
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
My average for questions 2,7, 11, 15, and 19 is 2.2. I didn't score a 5 on any of those items, so I am not doing well. My average not including those 5 questions is 3.52. 16 out of the 30 were 4s, so I think I did pretty good on most of them. 7 were 3s, 7 were 2s and none were 0s. To improve my scores, today I could make a note to look back at this quiz and in 2 weeks, see if anything has changed. My the end of the semester, my scores should change. If not, I will keep trying until they do.
ReplyDelete301 Page Blog 2
ReplyDeleteOn question 2, 7, 11, 15, and 19 my average score was 2.6. My highest score was 4 on question 11. I have been told I was competitive before, especially when I was coaching little league soccer and baseball. I didn’t really see myself and that competitive, but I did like my kids to do their best. I believed in practicing hard and knowing your position, as well as all positions,in case you needed to play another position. I told my kids I would never get upset if you lose a game, but I would get upset if they gave up if they got behind. In 11 years of coaching soccer, my teams won the championship 10 years. The one year I didn’t win the championship, I had taken over a team that didn’t win a game the year before. I told my kids that I guaranteed them they would win at least 1 game. They won the first game. In fact it was the only game they won all year. The important thing was they tied more games than they lost that year. The games they tied, they were losing by at least 3 goals at half time. They came off the field at half time saying we have to “get back in there and play hard” and went out and played their hearts out. The last game of the season we were playing an undefeated team that was League Champions. In my pep talk before the game I told them “you need to get out there and play hard because you are losing by 3 goals. One kid said but Mr. Giles they game hasn’t started. I told him, “I know, but ya’ll don’t start playing hard till you are behind.” At the end of the game we had tied them and my kids came off the field like they were the team that was about to get the championship trophy. Even though it was the worst record I had, I feel it was my best season because my kids never gave up. I always believed in working hard at practice and having fun in a game.
On the next 25 questions, my average was 3.88. I had a 5 on questions 14, 17, and 25. I feel I am comfortable meeting new people. Doing canoe and kayak tours I meet a lot of people and enjoy my time with them. I feel that nature and the environment is very important. In the last couple of months, I have planted close to 2,000 trees on my farm. A lot of them will produce food for wildlife. Most will not mature for 75 to 150 years. I feel it is important to plan for future wildlife and for future generations. I have a special need child. My youngest son has a rare genetic condition. He is 1 of 50 people in the world and 1 of 6 in the US that has it. He has tumors on his bones and is physical and mentally handicapped. Spending time with him is one of the most fun things for me to do. A few weeks ago, we went to a movie and to get dog food. We both had harmonicas and kazoos. We played and laughed riding down the road. He would blow on his harmonica and then say” we’re jamming Daddy” I hope it was as good of a day for him, as it was for me.
After dropping my 5’s I had an average of 3.73.
What could I do today? Well this Sunday, so I guess I can load up my dogs, go get Will and go to the river to let the dogs play and play the harmonica with Will. Maybe the dogs will appreciate mine and Will’s playing. Maybe they will even decide to join and howl some.
Well as for the next 2 weeks and the rest of the semester I am kind strapped for time. I work for a tax service and work about 50 hours a week. So I guess I just have to enjoy my Sunday afternoons with my son. Maybe we will have some nice days so we can paddle on the river and watch some wildlife.
After adding items, 2, 7, 11, 15, and 19, I find that my average comes out to be below a 3. After looking at the answers I choose for each question, I did not answer any of them with a five, but I find that I need to work on those specific areas, so I can act unselfishly so to speak. When asked do I tend to think of my own needs before those of other (question 19), I answered fairly frequently. Reason I chose this answer was simply because I find that there are times when I need to just focus on myself. I have no problem with helping others who are in need, but I feel that if I help everyone but myself, then I’m not gaining any benefits. I can definitely work on not trying to be selfish. After adding and dividing the rest of my score, my average came out to be a 4, which proves that I am psychologically quite well. After removing all of my five’s from the scenario, my average came out to be to be a 3. I again am doing a good job, but can improve to doing a great job. Actions I can take today include always evaluating my behavior and identify the patterns, but I can also start a journal to keep track of my mood changes. Since FMU has a counseling center, I can go visit and get information about their specific services, and make an appointment with a counselor if I feel anxious or depressed. By the end of the semester, I can find out what a true joy I can have when it comes to helping others. Not everyone is as fortunate as I, but if I can help improve someone’s life, then I can ultimately prove my psychological state.
ReplyDeleteWhen I completed and interpreted my scores for lines 2, 7, 11, 15, and19 had a total score of 9. Then I was told to find the average of my scores to determine my behavior and identify patterns that affect my psychological health which came to a total average of 1.8. As you can see my total average was less than the referred 3 which gave me the insight that my behaviors in these areas are very low. No, I didn’t score a 5 in any area that was asked. This in turn was a very good thing because those were types of behaviors I try not to obtain as a person.
ReplyDeleteOn the second total up I had a total score of 90, and when divided by 25, to find my average it was a total of 3.6. Areas that I scored really well in with a score of 5 were numbers 25 and 29.
Thirdly, when I total my last scores for this activity I had a total score of 80, and when divided by 22 I had a total average of 3.4.
What I can do today, is for one manage how well I handle my stress levels, and to also learn to take time out of a busy day for myself.
Within the next two weeks, I can try to continue using these good habits, just to see if I can tell a difference in how I manage my stress levels throughout the day.
By the end of the semester, I can look forward to seeing a new Ashley who now knows and can handle her stress levels, and can also take time out her day just for herself.
Hi everyone,
ReplyDeleteLooking at my Assess Yourself from chapter 2, in the two separate groupings, I would say overall I’m psychologically healthy. Some things in both areas, however, I think I could have scored a little higher on to make my overall averages better.
For the first set of items to be averaged, numbers 2, 7, 11, 15, and 19, I scored a 2.6. My average obviously came out to be less than a 3, so I know some work needs to be done on one of those items. I did not score a 5 on any of those numbers, but I do believe I should have scored a little higher on being compulsive and competitive in my actions because that may encourage and present me at my best. I also think I should go out and interact more with friends rather than be locked in my house reading all the time.
The total for the remaining items came to an awesome 3.8! I did score a 5 on one of the items, which is being able to receive love and signs of affection from others without feeling uneasy. I enjoy when people feel comfortable sharing their inner most feelings about me, with me. It makes me feel special and appreciated. After removing those 5 points and retotaling my score, it was a 3.75 which I think is still a pretty good score.
After analyzing my scores, I do intend on maintaining my good psychological health and definitely improve the weaker areas. To maintain the stronger aspects I will simply continue on the path I’m going with those. As far as the weaker areas, such as not being able to adapt to most situation, today I could place myself in a different surrounding to see how I would act. My main thing is I don’t really like change, although I know that nothing can stay the same forever. So hopefully, my gradually changing “normal routine”, within 2 weeks I should be able to deal with change better. With that being said, by the end of the semester I see myself trying different things that aren’t a norm for me, being that, by then, I will want to embrace change simply because it’s not always bad and that it is very possible to adjust to.
When interpreting my for number 2,7,11,15,and 19, my averaage was a lot less than I thought it would be. My average was 0.48 which is way less than 3. I didn't score a five on any of these areas, but I could work harder to improve on some of this areas. i think I need to work on how I tand to be critical of others. I think that is because when I meet new people, often times I do judge them because I try to around people that are more like me rather than someone who would be a bad influrence. I also try to stay away from people that will cause lots of stress or discomfort to me. I also need to work on being more social. When I was asked would I rather stay in or watch tv or read rather than go out with friends or interact with others I responded that a fair pecentage of tthe time I feel more comfortable staying in. Somtime it is very hard for me to be social because a lot of the things my friends love to to do I hate. so I stay in to avoid sitting there the whole time feeling uncomfortable and ruin everybody else's good time. Many of my friends like to go to clubs, which I hate, so I stay in instead.I think I need to work on sometimes putting my own needs first because I never do. i always want tp make sure others are happy and I don't think that is healthy all the time. My remaining scores did not average was 2.88. I didn't svore a 5 on none of these areas, so my average remained the same. I need lots of improvement in many section of this questionnaire. To work on these sections there are many things that I could do to start working on them. T gain good psychological health I could be more social and less judgemental. Just accept all types of different. Within two weeks I could try not to let little things anger me. I should more things that will help keep me calm. By the end of the semester I can hang out more and have more fun so that I won't feel so depress and alone. I could go out a lot more and get away from stressful situations or people that usually stree me out. I can also be more open to do things that my friends enjoy doing.
ReplyDeleteFor the How Psychologically Healthy Are You Assess Yourself, the sum of lines 2, 7, 11, 15, and 19 equaled 11. I then divided by 5 and got an average of 2.2. Therefore, my average for these five lines are below a 3. Out of the five lines, I did not receive a score of 5 on any of them. On line 19, I tend to think of my own needs before those of others, I scored myself at a 2(rarely). I think I need to work on line 19 particularly because I always put others first before myself, whereas I should make sure my needs are met first before I try helping other people out with their situation. I struggle a lot with that because sometimes I go without or go out of my way in order to help others out that I care about, because if I don’t I then feel bad about it.
ReplyDeleteWhen I added the remaining 25 lines together my score was 88. I then divided by 25 and my average score was 3.52. Therefore, my average for the remaining 25 lines is above a 3. I scored a 5 on lines 4 (I am able to give love and affection to others and show my feelings), 5 (I am able to receive love and signs of affection from others without feeling uneasy), and 20 (I am consciously trying to be a better person). After I removed lines 4, 5, and 20, with the scores of 5, I added up the remaining 23 lines then divided by 23 and received an average of 3.17.
After completing the assess myself for chapter 2, I realized there are some things that I need to work on, such as focusing on myself more, handling my stress better, and making more time for myself everyday to do the activities that I enjoy doing. Today, I could set aside an hour for free time and do something fun that interest me. In the next two weeks, I can observe the stressors in my life, and learn how to control them. By the end of the semester, I can plan a trip to go on after classes end.
301 Hudson
ReplyDeleteAfter completing the Assess yourself for Chapter 2, I learned several things about myself. There were areas I’m doing well in and areas that I needed to do things differently. The areas that I need to do things differently are areas that affect my well-being every day. The sum of my scores for items 2, 7, 11, 15 and 19 equaled 14. After dividing the total by 5 I received an overall score of 2.8. Although I did not receive a score of 5 on any of the previous items, I don’t believe that I need to work on any of these areas.
After looking at the scores for the remaining items, I realized that the areas I needed to do things differently outweighed the areas that I am obviously doing well in. I added the remaining 25 items together and divided them by 25 and the total came out to be a 4.13, which is above average. Before completing the assessment I felt like I cared to more about other people’s needs and happiness than my own but completing the assessment proved what I knew but didn’t want to accept. Learning to focus more on my happiness rather than caring about people’s acceptance could help me become more successful in life. I’ve realized that my happiness should be my first priority.
Even though the “bad” outweighed the “good” as far as my scores, I had quite a few areas that I exceeded in. There are two things that I know will never change no matter what obstacles I’m faced with. The first one is the healthy bond and love between my family and I, my family is my support system. The second thing is my confidence, my mom always taught me to never let anyone steal my joy, and I never will. According to my scores I am a very spontaneous person, meeting new people has never been a challenge to me. Even when I don’t have much time for myself, majority of my time goes to others. I know that I may not be perfect but I’m always working towards becoming a better person, I often live by the “golden rule.” While striving to become a better person, I constantly plan ahead to help better my future.
Once I removed the items that I didn’t need to change my overall score came out to be a 53, and after dividing by 15 the average was a total of 3.5. The assessment help me to understand that while I am definitely a people person, I have to learn how to cope with stress the correct way, live life a little more and start receiving the appropriate amount of sleep at night. Things that I can do starting today to maintain a good psychological health are maintain a average of 7 to 8 of sleep every night, learn how to manage stress the correct way and focus more on my personal needs. Within two weeks if I just maintain these three simple goals, I should be in good standards of my good psychological health.
For items 2, 7, 11, 15, and 19 I averaged 2.4.
ReplyDeleteFor all other items I averaged out to 3.52.
I scored a five on items 4, 13, 22, 23, and 30.
After removing the items I scored a five on, I averaged out to 3.15.
Some areas that I need to work on would be such things mentioned in item five. It said "I am able to receive love and signs of affection from others without feeling uneasy." I generally don't feel like the nice things people say to me are truthful. I never accept compliments well, and it makes me feel awkward when people say nice things about me to my face.
Also in item eight, "I have a large group of people whom I consider to be good friends." I have a small group of friends. There are only two people in the entire world that I could call or just talk to about anything that's troubling me.
I could also work on item 21. I do not like to make plans or set, even short term, goals. It has become a general rule of mine to not plan things more than a day or two in advance. Something always comes up, and I have to cancel other things. I end up getting hurt or someone else does. So what's the point? The longest running goal that I have is just to become a teacher, and thus far things are good.
Item 28 struck home. I don't have a healthy relationship with my family. I’m not close to any of my family to be honest. I feel very distant from them and it is very difficult to get along with them most of the time. I have been trying recently to get "closer" to them in various ways. I just recently started telling my mother that I love her again. For several years I went without saying it.
I suppose in the next few days I could try and open up more to people that I wouldn’t usually do. I might start trying to make more plans later on in the week. Who knows? In the next few weeks, I might end up partaking in some events with my family. Or I might try to be more appreciative of the compliments people give me. By the end of the semester I’m sure that I could have better time management with things that need to be done and have more time to go out and do things with friends like I want. By the end of the semester I might be a lot closer to my family if I just take small steps to begin with.
My score for the statements 2, 7, 11,15 and 19 was a 16 and the average was a 3.2. This was above the average of three and I scored a 5 on the statements “I am compulsive and competitive in my actions”, and “I am selfish and tend to think of my own needs before those of others”. I feel like I need to work on these areas soon because me being compulsive causes me to have headaches. If I don’t have organization or complete everything that I have planned for a day I end up really stressed. I do have a little one and her needs come before mine, but I find myself only thinking about myself in my relationship with my boyfriend. I always feel like I’m right and that I am always the victim. I want to learn to listen to him more and admit that I am wrong in some of our arguments and I should be the bigger person sometimes and stop putting so much pressure on him.
ReplyDeleteOn the remaining 25 items the score was an 83 with an average of 3.32 which is above a 3. I scored a 5 in “I am consciously trying to be a better person, and “I like to plan ahead and set realistic goals for myself and others.” I scored a 5 in these areas because I attend school to better myself for me and my daughter’s future. I am always planning and setting goals to help me achieve. Setting goals for my future helps me focus and push forward day to day.
After removing the two areas I scored a five in the total was a 73 with an average of 3.17. Now that I have had a chance to evaluate myself on my psychological health I can take steps to maintain and manage my health. Today I can make a plan and write down what causes me to be so compulsive and selfish, I can talk to a friend to see if that see problems in me I may be overlooking, and I can write down all my goals that I am pushing toward. The next two weeks I can talk out problems with my boyfriend and try to have better communication with him and others, I can try to not have so many “to-dos” on my to-do list so I can get things done without feeling like I have not completed everything. Also by the end of the semester I can continue making goals and doing things to improve myself physically, mentally, and emotionally, and I can use my communication skills for future relationships with friends, teachers and all others.
My average score for numbers 2, 7, 11, 15, and 19 is 2.6 (so, below 3). I didn’t score a 5 on any of the questions.
ReplyDeleteI guess I am a little bit critical of my own self, generally more so when things go wrong or not as planned.
As for 15, I don’t really see that as a problem in the way the others could be. Given the choice between an evening at home with book and a night at loud restaurant or movie theater, I’d usually choose the book. I’m just not that much a social person, and I never have been. When I want to go somewhere, it doesn’t stop me.
My average score for the rest of the questions was a 2.8 (also below 3). I didn’t score myself a 5 on any of these questions either so there aren’t any to remove from the average, but I do have several 4’s.
Today and over the next two weeks, I can start by being less critical of myself and others and try to be more positive in my life.
I can also be sure to get some sleep tonight and from now on, and try to change my “I can sleep when I die” attitude by the end of the semester. “Going to sleep at a reasonable time” never really falls on my “list of things to remember/do”.
After completing the assess yourself for chapter two, my average for items 2, 7, 11, 15, and 19 is 3. I did not score a 5 in any of these areas. There are several things that I need to focus on to improve my score. I should stop blaming others for things that go wrong, I shouldn’t be so critical towards others, and I should think about other people’s needs more than my own more often. These five questions have certainly shown me things that I need to improve.
ReplyDeleteMy total for the remaining items is 81. After dividing by 25, I found my average score to be 3.24. I scored a 5 on number 28. This shows that I have healthy relationships with my family. I also scored a 5 on number 17. This shows that I find nature and the environment very important. I am kind of upset to learn that my score is so low. After removing number 28 and 17 and recalculating my average, my new average is now 3.09.
These scores are kind of shocking to me. I have always thought of myself as a psychologically healthy person, but this questionnaire is showing otherwise. Although my scores are not awful, they are not nearly as high as I would like them to be. This questionnaire has shown me that there are many specific areas of my psychological health that I should focus on and work to improve.
Today, I can begin improving my scores by handling my stress better. I have a big biology test tomorrow and I have been stressing out for days. I need to focus on reducing my stress levels and being more relaxed to improve my psychological health.
Within the next two weeks, I could continue to keep my stress levels low and focus on new methods of managing my stress. I could also try to get more sleep. Between all of my schoolwork and working late at nights, it seems that I can never find time to get enough sleep. I believe that I should try to change my schedule so that I can go to bed earlier at nights. An extra few hours of sleep every night would help me improve my psychological health tremendously.
By the end of the semester I should continue to manage my stress level and get more sleep, but I can also focus on valuing diversity more. I often feel out of place when placed in an unfamiliar environment. I tend to avoid meeting new people. I should learn to accept more types of people and try to meet new people. If I follow through and work on all of these things, I believe that it will tremendously improve my psychological health.
Once I completed the Assess Yourself Activity for Chapter Two, I added my results from questions two, seven, eleven, fifteen, and nineteen and then divided by five in order to see what my result was. My average was 2.4, which I believe means I’m doing pretty well, seeing as those five questions were focused more on negative aspects of my psychological health than the other questions did.
ReplyDeleteQuestions two, seven, and eleven I answered rarely. Saying that I rarely blame others for problems, I’m not cynical of others, and I’m not compulsive in my actions. In questions fifteen and nineteen, which asked about staying in bed and putting my needs before other’s needs, I answered fairly frequently. I didn’t score five or four on any of those questions, so I don’t really have any major issues I need to work on.
When I added up the rest of the questions and divided it by twenty-five, I averaged out to 3.56. Which I didn’t think was too bad of a score; at least it was on the upper side of halfway, so no major issues.
There were five questions that I scored a five on, numbers four, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-eight, and twenty-nine. Number four was about being able to feel love and show feelings with others. Twenty was about trying to be a better person. Twenty-one asked about setting realistic goals for myself and planning ahead so I can accomplish them. Twenty-eight asked if I had a healthy relationship with my family. Twenty-nine told me that I am confident that I can do what I set my mind to.
Once I removed all the numbers that I scored five on, my average was 3.2. Overall, I seemed to score about average in every section, which makes me feel more confident with my psychological health. I know I didn’t score very high, but at least I did score midway. I didn’t do as bad as I originally thought I might.
Now that I know my results, there are many things that I can do today, within the next two weeks, and by the end of the semester to improve my psychological health even more.
Today, I can start by assessing my current psychological health, realizing what all I can do to improve it, and how I can make these changes. Once I’ve done this I can start a journal where I can keep track of all of these changes and track my work. As well as make room for more things that make me happy.
Within the next two weeks, I can find out about counseling options at my school in case I may begin to feel down. I also need to become more aware when negative thoughts entire my mind or looking down on myself. If I begin to act negatively I need to recognize it and be able to help correct myself.
By the end of the semester, I hope to be able to set and maintain long term goals. Volunteering with a local organization and helping others could help me to feel better about myself. I want to reach a state where everything I do has a more positive effect on me rather than negative.
My average for items 2, 7, 11, 15, and 19 was about a 2 for the Assess Yourself 2. I think my rather low score on these questions indicates that I do take responsibility for my actions even though I struggle to remember to not be too critical towards others. I also feel somewhat self-absorbed at times when my schedule becomes rather hectic and demanding (#19), but otherwise I feel open and caring towards others.
ReplyDeleteMy average for the rest of the items was a 4.16. I noticed that all of my scores for these questions were equal to or higher than a 3. On further inspection, all of the questions in which I scored a 3 dealt with my stress level and how I cope with stress, my social interactions, and my sleep and energy level characteristics. After removing the areas in which I scored high, my resulting average was a 3.38.
As far as my social interactions go, the lower scores are probably due to my small social circle. I think this is in turn due to my large family. I live geographically close to my mother's side of the family. Her parents had six children, my grandparent's children had a total of nineteen kids (me and my two sisters included), and now the "grandkids" are even starting to begin their own families. Also, my fiancé and his family also add to my social circle. So while I do not have a large number of close friends at college, I do feel that I have a great number of social supports.
The low scores concerning my stress and energy levels are probably due to my demanding class and work schedules. I find myself very often contemplating the fact that there does not seem to be enough hours in the day. I also find myself neglecting sleep when my schedule gets too hectic which complicates my need to manage time by making every hour without adequate sleep less productive.
Surprisingly the aspects I scored 5's in pertained to my relationship with the people within my social circle. It seems that I am comfortable with showing my emotions and displaying love for the people around me. This makes sense because I enjoy spending time with the people I am close with and work hard to maintain these relationships in spite of my busy schedule.
Today, I can take time to practice stress managing techniques and try to make sleep a bigger priority. Also, I can take a little while to do something active to help boost my energy levels.
In the next two weeks I can easily invest in maintaining my close ties with people by showing them how much I appreciate them and the role they play in my life (which will be perfect for Valentine's Day!). I can work harder to manage my stress and energy levels by making physical exercise, eating right, and being proactive and positive a part of everyday.
By the end of the semester, I can learn to keep my stress levels low by prioritizing and managing time better. I can also work on making my physical health a bigger priority which will help with my low energy levels caused by stress and inadequate sleep. Hopefully these methods will become habits that help me balance the demands of life better and allow me to take the appropriate time and energy to make progress in my weak areas and adequately maintain my areas of strength.
The sum of my scores for questions 2, 7, 11,15, and 19 was 13. Once divided by 5 my average was 2.6, which is of course below three. Luckily I did not score a 5 on any of these areas, but I do see room for improvement for question number 15. I am far too comfortable with just staying inside and reading than I am spending time around other people for social activities.
ReplyDeleteThe sum of my scores for the remaining 25 questions was 94 and became 3.76 after being divided by 25, which can be rounded to 3.8 and is indeed above 3. I scored a 5 on 8 of the questions (4, 5, 10, 13, 17, 20, 21, and 30). Good to know I’m doing well on at least a few things! (:
The sum of the group of numbers once I removed all 5s was 57. Divided by 17, it left me with a long string of numbers following the decimal (3.35294118), so I went ahead and rounded the number to 3.4 (which is again above 3).
I don’t believe there is anything I can change immediately, but I can immediately begin taking steps towards change. I can try to give myself positive self-talk, make plans to participate in a social environment, and set goals for better stress management.
I have recently begun keeping a journal to try and overcome my dermatillomania. I believe it would be beneficial on many aspects for me to start writing about my changes in mood and my stress levels, as well as my worries and insecurities. Doing so might help me see the weak link in my mental weaknesses and give me insight on how to improve my quality of psychological health. First chance tomorrow I will write a list of everything that makes me happy. I am already beginning to build that list in my head, and I know I am blessed with much more than I give God credit for.
During the next two weeks I can continue keeping a journal to monitor my habitual stresses and mood changes. Every time I feel glum, or even euphoric, I can write it down and analyze what I have written. I have no idea where the health center on my campus is, but I can begin to discuss my negative thoughts and excessive stresses with trustworthy adult figures that may be able to help me ease my burden.
By the end of the semester, I would very much like to begin volunteering at a local animal shelter. Nothing would bring me more peace, or more joy, than to spend my time improving an animal’s quality of life and to give each one the love and affection they so desperately need and deserve. I volunteered at an animal shelter years ago, and genuinely miss being able to shower those remarkable creatures with compassion and love.
After completing the Assess Yourself for chapter 2 the sum of questions 2,7,11, 15, and 19 the average of my scores was above 3, I scored 3.6. Scores of 3 or greater indicate that I may need to take steps in improving certain aspects of my life so that I can improve my psychological health. I scored 5 on one of the items and that was question 19. This question was about putting the needs of myself before others; I feel that this is something that I may need to work. I think that it is okay to place myself before others in certain situations but I also need to learn to take into consideration the thoughts and feelings of others. After looking at my average I feel as though I may need to work on one or two areas. After looking at my scores for the remaining items my average was 4.24, which is above 3. I scored 5 on items, 5, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 20, 22, 23, 28, and 29. These are areas which I am obviously doing well in. These scores of 5 show that I am psychologically healthy.
ReplyDeleteAs of today I could start looking at certain behaviors that may be detrimental to my psychological health. I could look at some of the negative aspects in my life and try and devise a plan that will lead me into having positive behaviors that could enhance my psychological health. Some ways to better look at my psychological health needs, could be by keeping a diary and begin writing down my thoughts and feelings about a given situation that may occur during my everyday activities and how I react in certain situations. As of today I could also work on being less selfish and my ability to handle certain situations when they occur.
Within the next 2 weeks I could I meet with a counselor and discuss my views on certain matters that I am concerned with that I feel my by affecting my psychological health in a negative way. I could also be more attentive to the things my friends and family say about my behavior and responses that I may have to certain situations instead of joking brushing off the things that they say.
By the end of the semester I could begin to have regular sessions with a counselor or even join a support group or religious service that could better help me manage some of the stresses that make me feel overwhelmed or anxious. I will also be able to look over the diary that I have started and begin making changes towards certain behavior that I may react to in a negative.
After completing the assess yourself and reviewing the results I am able to reflect over certain aspects of my life and see how my actions and responses affect not only myself but others around me. The Assess Yourself activity gave me the chance to look at various aspects of my psychological health. After reviewing these results, I am now capable of taking the proper steps in maintaining good psychological health. I am also capable of changing behaviors that may be detrimental to my psychological health.
Bailey 301
ReplyDeleteOn question’s 2,7,11,15, and 19 once divided by 5 I scored a 3.4, which is just shy of a 3. The only statement that I got a 5 on was the one that stated “I am quick to blame others for things that go wrong in my life. This is something I think I definitely need to lower my score on. I shouldn’t be so quick to blame others especially when I potentially could have cause the problem.
Once divided by 25 my score was 2.84 so it was below 3. Unfortunately I didn’t score a 5 on any question. So, I guess I’m not doing too well in those areas….
So, it seems that I am failure at life or just in serious need of therapy or counseling.
Today, I can utilize a journal to document how and feel and the changes in mood so that I can better understand how I react when things don’t go the way I expect them too. I can look for trends and think about ways for me to change my behavior so that I don’t drive people away.
Within the next to weeks, I can pay attention to any negative thought that crosses my mind and try to figure out what triggers them. I can also pay attention to when I feel as if I am thinking less of my abilities to accomplish a task than I should. If I am able to figure out what causes these thoughts to occur then I can figure out what to do to put a stop to them.
By the end of this semester, I can make sure to become more involved in my sorority when we participate in community events such as helping with the girl scouts and volunteering at Durant’s Children’s home. I can gain satisfaction from helping others, which will in turn hopefully focus my energy and allow me to become more optimistic.
Looking at the items 2, 7, 11, 15, and 19, I scored 2, 3, 4, 3, and 2 respectively. These scores give me an average of 2.8, which is below 3 (though I am not exactly sure what that means). I did not score a 5 on any of the above items; therefore—and I assume—that means I do not need to work on any of these areas extensively. However, I did score one 4 on item 11: “I am compulsive and competitive in my actions.” Perhaps I could dial it back a bit, yet this competitive nature motivates me to do better, be a better person—not necessarily better than the next person, as much as better than myself, for myself. Honestly, I am not certain about the compulsive part. I scored myself a 3 and my family scored me a 5, so I chose to factor a 4. I would beg to differ.
ReplyDeleteRegarding the remaining items, my scores ranged from 2 to 5. I did not score 1 on any item. My average is 19.5—above 3, as compared to last time. This time I did have several 5’s: items 4, 6, 13, 20, 21, 25, 29, and 30. I think that means I am doing well in these areas—this makes me happy!
After removing the “5” items and recalculating my scores, my average is a 3.35. I wish I understood the significance of this score. Perhaps I am overlooking the meaning of the scores in reference to the ranges of psychological health. I’m not sure.
Overall, I believe I am psychologically healthy. Although, based on my scores, there are items I could tweak. For instance, while “I am able to give love and affection to others and show my feelings” at a score of 5 (item 4), I “receive love and signs of affection from others without feeling uneasy” at a score of 3 (item 5). I also do not “have a large group of people whom I consider to be good friends” (score 2, item 8). I propose there are some underlying trust and/or acceptance issues I may need to work out. Furthermore, when I am stressed, I do not always “cope with stress in appropriate ways” (score 3, item 26) or “think before responding to my emotions (score 2, item 18). I should focus on managing my stress, avoiding my stressors, and handling my emotions better.
There are several steps I can take to maintain my good psychological health. I can start by further evaluating and identifying those patterns and specific behaviors that negatively affect and are detrimental to my psychological health and determine how and what I can change right now, as well as how and what I can change in the near future. Also, as much as I “day-dream” and ponder, I can pay closer attention to the negative thoughts that pop up in my head throughout the day, and over the course of the next couple of weeks I can note the times when I find myself devaluing or undermining my abilities or the abilities of my friends, family, or peers. I can monitor the negative attitudes I may have about others and develop an awareness of these negative thoughts and ideas. By the end of the semester I plan to focus my energy on my recently received Youth leadership role at my church and gain satisfaction by helping them improve their lives and our environment and enrich my life by setting a psychologically positive example.
My Score: 103
ReplyDelete#2 – 2
#7 – 2
#11 – 3
#15 – 2
#19 – 3
12 / 5 = 2.4
I did not score a 5 on any of the items, and I see where I could use some work in those areas. I could definitely try NOT to blame others for things that go wrong in my life. I rarely blame others, but I would like to change that to NEVER. I am critical of others (in my own mind), and sometimes I don’t realize I’m doing it. I don’t think me being competitive in my own actions is a negative thing. That’s just my own way of making sure I’m giving my best at what I do. My wanting to stay in than go out with friends just depends on the mood I’m in at that moment. As far as me thinking of my own needs before others, that’s something I will not change. A year ago, I made up my mind that I would put me first because I would always feel that I was put on the back burner by others.
Score and average for remaining items: 91 / 25 = 3.64.
I scored a 5 on items 16, 20, 22, 23, 28.
Score and average for last remaining items: 66 / 20 = 3.3
What can I do today? First and foremost, I need to work on getting more sleep each day. It will be tough because I’m a single mom who works full-time and attend school full-time, but sleep is essential so I will work on a plan to get more hours of sleep. I like the idea of making a list of things that bring me joy and making more room for those things in my life. That’s definitely something I will do. Within the next 2 weeks I could pay attention to the negative thoughts that pop up throughout the day; for example, when I’m critical of others. I understand that bringing awareness to these thoughts will give me an opportunity to stop and reevaluate them. By the end of the semester, if my schedule permits, I will volunteer with a local organization and focus on the energy and satisfaction I get by helping others’ lives in my environment. This may be a good way to change my habit of putting my needs before others.
My score for the group of five questions was under 3. None of my answers for these questions was a 5, and I don’t think I need significant work on these areas. My average for the remaining questions was above 3. I scored 5 on questions 9, 10, 17, and 23. I take time for both myself and others and respect and value nature and diversity. After removing these items, my score was 3.3. The only 2 I scored was on living each day as if it were my last. If I did that my house would be even messier than it already is! However, I had a lot of 3s, so I have areas that need improvement. One is handling stress. Today I wrote all the events and appointments I know of for the next 3 months on my calendar so I can see them all at a glance without checking multiple websites and worrying that I’m forgetting something or making new plans that conflict with existing responsibilities. I can continue with my plans for more regular exercise and keeping on top of schoolwork outlined in blog comment #1. I just need to make sure that I don’t cheat myself out of too much sleep in order to accomplish the latter, because that would be counterproductive. So right now I’m going to bed, and I’ll work on this some more tomorrow. . .
ReplyDeleteThe other broad area I need to work on is negativity and pessimism, including about my abilities and future, as well as other situations I encounter. Part of this is a series of unfortunate events over the last few years, including the frustration of being stuck in a place and economic climate where there are few job opportunities for me now that I’m done raising my children and want to get a job. I am trying to take full advantage of learning opportunities as a student, including learning about APA format today. In the next two weeks I can start a journal of things I’ve accomplished and good things that have happened that I’m grateful for. I can interrupt myself when I start thinking negatively and ask myself what is good about a situation or what I might do to improve it. By the end of the semester I can complete my classes and take the Praxis exams I need to renew my teaching certificate.
When I added the scores of items 2, 7, 11, 15, and 19 and then divided by 5 my final score was a 2.4. at first I thought that was horrible. I knew the highest I could get was 5. I looked back at the questions and decided that the low score was that bad. For item number two I answered that rarely am quick to blame others for things that go wrong in my life, but I am cynical and tend to be very critical of other all the time. I am rarely compulsive and competitive in my actions, and it is quite rare that I would rather stay in and watch TV or read than go out with friends or interact with others. I never think of my own needs before those of others. My low score in these items are good but looking back it could be even lower. I can stop being so critical of others and stop being so suspicious of everything.
ReplyDeleteWhen I added up the rest of the items and divided by 5 I got 3.68. I than removed all my scores of 5, added the remainder up than divided by 5 and got a score of 2.3. For item number 27. I recorded that I never get enough sleep each day and seldom feel tired. Although I usually do not feel tired during the day I am well aware that I do not receive enough sleep each day. To fix this health hazard I can start getting in bed an hour earlier than normal. I can also turn off all lights and electronics. That will keep me from being distracted and may help me fall asleep faster. I rarely like to plan ahead and set realistic goals for myself. A way to fix this potential health problem is to become more organized and realize what can be done in a certain amount. I can start writing down the things I want to do that way I can see them on paper and at least have a visual of my goals. I rarely think before responding to my emotions. I need to not let my emotions get the best of me. I rarely think before responding to my emotions. I need to not let my emotions get the best of me. I also need to care more about nature and the environment. Another huge thing that I scored lowly in was handling my stress well. A great way to fix my problem is to put my negative emotions and stress into poetry like I used to.
The Assess Yourself in chapter 2 was about psychological health. According the this quiz, I am a pretty psychologically healthy person. According the my score on questions 2,7,11,15,19, I am not a cynical, selfish, or competitive person. My average score on these questions was a 1.8 which is below 3 which shows that I do not need work in those areas. Of course there is always room for improvement and each interaction is an opportunity for us to improve our interpersonal skills.
ReplyDeleteMy average score on the remaining items is a 4.2. This indicates that I am psychologically healthy most of the time. This is my score with averaging in the questions that I scored a 5 on. I scored a 5 on questions 3,4,5,,10,12,20,22,23,25,28,29, and 30. When I take out these questions, I am left with 13 questions. My average score for these questions is a 3.5 which indicates that in these areas, I am psychologically healthy fairly frequently.
My scores were average. I feel that there are areas I am really strong in and most of these have to do with other people. The questions that asked how I relate with others and how comfortable I am in groups were the questions that I scored the highest on. I am also good at coping with stress. Also, according to the quiz, I am excellent at sharing my feeling with others.
To maintain my psychological health, I need to keep my stress monitored and I also need to keep a healthy group of friends and a good support system. I guess keeping my interpersonal skills in tact. I also need to keep my zest for life and my positive attitude towards the future. I feel that today, I can say my prayers and go to sleep at a decent hour. I feel that I can maintain my healthy relationships and try to confront the ones that are a source of stress in my life. I feel that today, I can decide to be happy about my life and find fulfillment in healthy outlets. I can think of all the good aspects of my life and be grateful for them and do my best to keep them.
Within two weeks, I feel that I can maintain this attitude and start to be less emotional. Within the next two weeks I would like to start sharing my feelings a little less. I scored a 5 in all of those areas which makes me think that there is a possibility that I am sharing too much with others and takingon too much of their feelings.
By the end of the semester, I feel that I can maintain my healthy stress management skills and my social skills. I also would like to work on taking time for myself everyday and making sure that I am conscientiously living and improving with each day.
For questions 2, 7, 11, 15 and 19 my average was less than 3. My score came out to be a 2.2 when I added all the scores up and divided them by 5.
ReplyDeleteMy average for the remaining 25 scores is 3.68.
I only scored one five which was on question number 28 which was about how healthy my family relationship is.
Without question number 28 my average score is 3.625.
The main things that I didn’t score well on had to do with stress and how well I am able to handle it. Things I can do today to help manage my stress are taking deep breathes and trying to calm myself down when I notice that I am starting to feel overwhelmed. I could also find someone to talk to help relieve some stress and to keep me from keeping it all to myself.
Things I can do over the next two weeks to help in this problem area are to learn how to manage my time a little better. I think that if I was able to manage my time better that it would help me keep a lot of my stress under control. Also if I didn’t wait until the last minute to do some things I think I would feel less stressed. To help manage my time I can make lists of everything I have to do and write out a plan of when I am going to do everything. If I actually stick to the plan that I come up with it should help me manage my time a lot better.
To help over the semester some things I could are as I said earlier not wait until the last minute to do things and also not worry over tests as much. Both of these would help decrease my stress a lot and if I work over them over the entire semester then it might help me in all areas of my life and my psychological health.
My average for 2,7,11, & 15 was a 1.2. The average of the remaining was only a 1.8, but without the 5s, it was at a mere 1.1. I scored a 5 in competitiveness, caring about others, looking for good in everyone, and valuing diversity. I reassured the idea that I have very poor psychological health. I could start today by trying to talk to my dysfunctional family. Because no one really talks to each other, I think this would be a very difficult task to accomplish, so I could tackle the task of getting adequate sleep. Because this is something that I can control, I think this task would be the best thing to start with. Because I am so ADD, it's hard to stay organized, so I could probably go to the doctor and get put on some sort of medicine to enhance my focusing skills. I think my undiagnosed ADD has played a HUGE role in being very detrimental to my psychological health. I feel like my brain is all scrambled up at all times. It's like my brain is one of those old JUMBO word puzzles, and my thoughts are the words mixed in with the meaningless letters, so just to articulate a complete thought I have to search through the puzzle and draw a nice line through my ideas. If I were to have something that would keep me focused in school most of my stress about school would go away. I only scored a 1 in my confidence that I can do things if I put my mind to them because of the fact that I can't focus. I am a brilliant kid; I know this. I have made it through college, now in my Junior year, without ever studying and always writing my papers at the last minute, but never failing a class.
ReplyDeleteI could start planning ahead, but I know I would never follow through with my plans, so I don't want to set unrealistic goals. So for now, I would just try to maintain healthy sleeping hours. I could also begin to interact with other people, but I don't really know anyone here.
In the next two weeks, I plan to form more social relationships with my friends. I could also make an effort to hang out with different people, even though I don't know how comfortable I wold be doing that.
By the end of the semester, I plan to increase my social relationships and try my best to allow myself to have close friends. I usually would prefer to see my friends at school and that be it, but I could form more personal relationships with people, and quit being such a hermit!