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Task 11 – Bibliography
Here is my updated reference list which I have used through-out the second semester. I have found myself using more online journals which have really helped me get a better understanding of the topics I am researching! I think the majority of references are in normal Harvard Reference rather than Marjon, I cannot wait until we change over to normal Harvard because I am so used to that one now ?
My go-to has definitely been;
- Martin , N., Carlson, N. and Buskist, W. (2013) Psychology. (5th ed.) Harlow: Pearson Education Limited.
It has everything I need in there and has basically saved my life through this course so far!
Alcorn, M. &Washburn, A. (2013) ‘Cognitive psychology’ Salem Press Encyclopaedia of Health, Researcher Starters, EBSCOhost, viewed 5 January 2018.
Alzheimer’s Society , A. (2018) A guide to dementia science. [Online] Available from: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/download/downloads/id/1157/a_guide_to_dementia_science.pdf [accessed 16 January 2018].
Bandura, A. (1998) Self-efficacy pathways to childhood depression. Personality processes and individual differences. Vol. 1, No. 1: 263. [Online] Available from: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/1730/669a864e0565288bcaea0c3f22baae42190f.pdf [accessed 30 November 2017].
Barney, L., Griffiths, K. and Jorm, A. (2006) Stigma about depression and its impacts on help seeking intentions. SAGE Journals. Vol. 1, No. 1: 1.
[Online] Available from: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1080/j.1440-1614.2006.01741.x [accessed 30/11/2017]
Barret, D. (2007) An Evolutionary Theory of Dreams and Problem-Solving. Unknown: Greenwood.
Briley, D., Rudd, M. and Aaker, J. (2017) Cultivating Optimism: How to frame your future during a health challenge. Journal of Consumer Research. Vol. 44, No. 4: 895-915.
British Psychological Society. (2018) (Online) Available at: https://www.bps.org.uk/news-and-policy/bps-code-ethics-and-conduct (Last accessed 17th March 2018).
Bryman, A. (2012). ‘Social Research Methods’. (4th Ed). United States. Oxford University Press Inc.
Chara, PJ 2013, ‘Dreams’, Salem Press Encyclopedia Of Health, Research Starters, EBSCOhost, viewed 10 April 2018.
Christos, G. (1996) Investigation of the Crick-Mithison reverse-learning dream sleep in hypothesis in a dynamical setting. Science Direct. Vol. 9, No. 3: 427-434. [Online] Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0893608095000720 [accessed 13 April 2018].
Chou, F, Kwee, J, Buchanan, M, & Lees, R. (2016). ‘Participatory Critical Incident Technique: A Participatory Action Research Approach for Counselling Psychology’, Canadian Journal Of Counselling & Psychotherapy / Revue Canadienne De Counseling Et De Psychothérapie, 50, 1, p. 51, Supplemental Index, EBSCOhost.
Cormack, S, Bourne, V, Deuker, C, Norton, L, O’Siochcru, C, & Watling, R. (2014). ‘The Future of Pedagogical Action Research in Psychology’, Psychology Teaching Review, 20, 2, pp. 95-109, ERIC, EBSCOhost.
Corrigan, P., Watson, A. and Barr, L. (2006) The self-stigma of mental illness: implications for self-esteem and self-efficacy. Guilford Press. Vol. 25, No. 8: 875-884. [Online] Available from: http://guilfordjournals.com/doi/abs/10.1521/jscp.2006.25.8.875 [accessed 30 November 2017].
Crothers, K. (2013). ‘Action Research’, Research Starters: Education (Online Edition), Research Starters, EBSCOhost.
David, M., Sutton, C.D. (2011). ‘Social Research an Introduction.’ (2nd Ed). London. SAGE.
Eysenck, M. (1998). ‘Psychology an integrated approach.’ Essex. Pearson Education Limited.
Guiffrida, D, Douthit, K, Lynch, M, & Mackie, K. (2011). ‘Publishing Action Research in Counselling Journals’, Journal Of Counselling & Development, 89, 3, pp. 282-287, Business Source Premier, EBSCOhost.
Eysenck, M. (1998) Psychology an integrated approach. (1st ed.) Essex: Addison Wesley Longman Limited.
Franklin, M. (2015) The Role of Dreams in the Evolution of the Human Mind.. Sagepub. Vol. 3, No. .: 61-78. [Online] Available from: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/147470490500300106 [accessed 13 April 2018].
Golson, K.G. (2016) Meredith Belbin. Unknown: EBSCOhost.
Gross, R. (2015) Psychology the science of mind and behaviour 7th ed.) London: Hodder Education.
Hamilton-Parker, C. (1999) The Hidden Meaning of Dreams. New York: Sterling Publishing.
Hobson, A. (2010) The Brain as a Dream State Generator. The American Journal Of Psychiatry. 1335-1348. [Online] Available from: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/f1af/886bfac2ee058ddaf1a6fb61dabe08e19b08.pdf [accessed 13 April 2018].
Haig, B.D., Evers, C.W. (2016). ‘Research Inquiry in Social Science.’ (1st Ed). London. SAGE.
Houghton, C, Hunter, A, & Meskell, P. (2012). ‘Linking aims, paradigm and method in nursing research’, Nurse Researcher, 20, 2, pp. 34-39, Academic Search Complete, EBSCOhost.
Hoffman, K. (2016) Learned Helplessness. Learned Help. Vol. 2, No. 7: 1. [Online] Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/learned-helplessness [accessed 30 November 2017].
Jensen, R. (2013) ‘Behaviourism’ Salem Press Encyclopaedia of Health, Research Starters, EBSCOhost, viewed 2 January 2018.
Khodarahimi, S. (2009) Dreams In Jungian Psychology.. NCBI. Vol. 16, No. 4: 42-49. [Online] Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3216128/ [accessed 13 April 2018].
Killam, L.A. (2013). ‘Research Terminology simplified: Paradigms, axiology, ontology, epistemology and methodology.’ Sudbury. ON.
Kock, N, Avison, D, & Malaurent, J. (2017). ‘Positivist Information Systems Action Research: Methodological Issues’, Journal Of Management Information Systems, 34, 3, pp. 754-767, Business Source Premier, EBSCOhost.
Law, H, & Aquilina, R. (2013). ‘Developing a healthcare leadership coaching model using action research and systems approaches – a case study: Implementing an executive coaching programme to support nurse managers in achieving organisational objectives in Malta’, International Coaching Psychology Review, 8, 1, pp. 54-71, SPORTDiscus with Full Text, EBSCOhost, viewed 20 March 2018.
Martin , N., Carlson, N. and Buskist, W. (2013) Psychology. (5th ed.) Harlow: Pearson Education Limited.
McDonald, M. (2015) Learned Helplessness. Movement Disorders. Vol. 23, No. 6: 1. [Online] Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/learned-helplessness [accessed 30 November 2017].
Mechanic , D., McApline, D., Rosenfield, S. and Davis, D. (1994) Effects of illness attribution and depression on the quality of life among persons with serious mental illness. Elsevier. Vol. 39, No. 2: 155-164. [Online] Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0277953694903247 [accessed 30/11/2017].
Montenegro, M 2015, ‘A comparison of Freudian and Bossian approaches to dreams’, Existential Analysis, 2, p. 313, Literature Resource Center, EBSCOhost, viewed 12 April 2018.
NHS Choices. (2018) Dementia Guide. [Online] Available from: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dementia/about/?#what-is-dementia [accessed 16 January 2018].
NHS. (2018) Dementia. [Online] Available from: https://www.nhs.uk/dementia/Documents/NHS_dementia_leaflet.pdf [accessed 16/01/2018].
Patton, M.Q. (20115). ‘Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods.’ (4th Ed). London. SAGE.
Piotrowski, NA 2013, ‘Research ethics in psychology’, Salem Press Encyclopedia Of Health, Research Starters, EBSCOhost.
Povee, K, & Roberts, L. (2015). ‘Attitudes toward mixed methods research in psychology: the best of both worlds?’, International Journal Of Social Research Methodology, 18, 1, pp. 41-57, Business Source Premier, EBSCOhost.
Punch, K. (2014). ‘Social Research, Quantitative & Qualitative Approaches.’ (3rd Ed). London. SAGE.
Reason, P., Bradbury, H. (2001). ‘Handbook of Action Research.’ London. SAGE.
Reeve, J., Lloyd-Williams, M. and Payne, S. (2010) Revisiting biographical disruption: Exploring individual embodied illness experience in people with terminal cancer. SAGE Journals. Vol. 1, No. 1: 1. [Online] Available from: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1363459309353298 [accessed 30 November 2017].
Ronald , C. (2013) Dementias. Location Unknown: Medical Guide.
Raza, A. (2017) Leadership. [Online] Available from: http://wisetoast.com/12-different-types-of-leadership-styles/ [accessed 15 December 2017].
Somers , J., Goldner, E. and Waraich, P. (2006) Prevalence and Incidence Studies of Anxiety Order: A systematic review of the licterature. SAGE Journals. Vol. 1, No. 1: 1. [Online] Available from: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/070674370605100206 [accessed 30/11/2017].
Tebbe, A. (2010) Why do we dream? Unknown: Unknown.
Tembo, A. (2017) Critical illness as a biographical disruption. SAGE Journal. Vol. 1, No. 1: 1. [Online] Available from: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2010105817699843 [accessed 30 November 2017].
Winson, J. (1990) The Meaning of Dreams. Scientific American. Vol. 263, No. 5: 86-97. [Online] Available from: http://www.jstor.org/stable/24996977?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents [accessed 13 April 2018].
Wessely, S. (2008) Social Anxiety Disorder. The Lancet. Vol. 371, No. 9618: 1115-1125. [Online] Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673608604882 [accessed 30 November 2017].
Zhang, J. (2005) Continual-Activation Theory of Dreaming. Canada: Dynamic Psychology.
Zhu, C. (2013) Jung on the Nature and Interpretation of Dreams.. Behavioural Sciences. Vol. 3, No. 4: 662-675. [Online] Available from: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/3/4/662/htm [accessed 13 April 2018].
Task 8 – Take One Critical Incident
For this task, I have decided to follow Gibbs cycle of reflective practice. (1988)
Gibb’s reflection cycle is useful for individuals to reflect and think through situations and experiences which has happened in life.
Description; At the start of last year, my then-boyfriend broken up with me unexpectedly, after being together for two years and making arrangements to move in together I was completely heart broken and became a wreck. He would not have anything to do with me and I felt extremely low and worthless, I ended up chasing him and begging him to stay with me, when looking back it was very embarrassing trying to fight for somebody who doesn’t want you.
Feelings; I never felt anything like this before and it felt that my heart was literally aching. I felt overwhelmed and could not concentrate on anything, work and college work.
Evaluation; The bad part of the experience was that I was a complete mess and was humiliated as I kept being rejected for an unknown reason. Although there was nothing good about going through this, eventually everything turned out okay and learnt that you should never chase somebody who doesn’t want to be chased.
Analysis; The situation happened because everything happens for a reason, and you cannot change somebody else’s feelings towards you. I learnt that I am sometimes to caring for my own good and I do let people get away with a lot of stuff rather than not putting up with it.
Conclusion; I used to always think ‘what if I just gave him space’, and always thought that he would come back if I hadn’t of been a pest but again, there was a reason why it happened. I could of just focused on the future and decide that I will not do something like this again and will not embarrass myself.
Action plan; If this situation was to happen again, I certainly would not beg somebody to stay in their life, I think that if they want you there they will keep you and forcing somebody to want you just doesn’t work. I would just let things go and except things as they are and put my focus elsewhere, for example focus on work and uni work properly.
Task 10 – Good Study Skills Text
Here are my top 10 tips for effective studying.
- Create plans; When being set an assignment, i find creating a plan of how to use my time up until the deadline helps a lot. it reduces the stress of last minute work and I can always refer back to it every time I work on the essay. I tend to plan what will go into each paragraph by using bullet points and writing lists of references I want to look into more.
- Take breaks; I find I get easily distracted when writing a long essay and will start doing something else and then will not touch my essay for the rest of the day, so by taking small breaks and often I am able to clear my mind and get any boredom and whatever maybe on my mind out of it and I am able to start over again, these breaks could be anything from popping out for half an hour, chatting to friends or even going off to make a drink, just having some time away from a laptop or computer screen is really helpful.
- Avoiding phone; I tend to turn my phone on aeroplane mode or do not disturb when studying, as I know how distracted I can get when checking Instagram or something I do not need too.
- Study Music; When I am revising or writing an essay, study music is the best thing to keep be focused. I literally just youtube study music and it plays for like 4 hours and it is so calming and it is very hard to get distracted by it.
- Look after yourself; Keep drinking plenty of water when studying and eating what is known as brain food to keep the brain working when spending long amounts of time on essay writing, this also pays off just before starting an exam.
- Proof-read work; As I have learnt, it is so important to proof read work even before the essay is over, just to make sure there is no important parts which have been repeated which I tend to do a lot!
- Ask for support; Either asking for support of the lecturer or even friends, seeing if all ideas match and if unsure on anything, someone else might have a different and better understanding of it. I usually ask family to read my essays once finished so they can look out for an spelling errors or sentences that do not make sense.
- Study sessions with others; Studying with others is really helpful because it helps motivate each other and makes studying more enjoyable as it is also social.
- Find the right place; Finding the right place to study is very important, somewhere away from distractions and where it isn’t to loud. As long as I have cut out distractions around me, for example no TV, actual study music and no access to my phone, I am usually okay when studying, as have two brothers who are toddlers, I have been able to get used to revising and studying in louder environments but it all depends on each person.
- Be confident; Having a confident and positive mindset whilst essay writing is beneficial as it helps create a good piece of work that you are proud of!
Task 9 – Sources of help and support.
I have found that there are many ways of gaining access of support whilst being at University. For support with academic needs, it has been really good having personal tutors which we have been able to get in touch with easily and knowing that they are always happy to help has created a big impact on my time at uni. Also having access to the library and being able to have private rooms to study in has been another helpful part of my year here, having private study rooms helps me focus on work, the library staff are all really supportive as well.
Personally, as I don’t live on campus or in Plymouth, I do not spend as much time at uni as I would like too, so when I finish a lecture I then usually go straight home, unless I have a deadline due then I will go to the library, so I do not really get personal support whilst there. However, having a group chat with friends from the course is helpful as we are able to give each other advice and support when needed. When we have long breaks between lectures I find myself usually sat in the Psych Lab area, I enjoy being in there because it was always quiet and relaxing and I am able to get on with work if needed or talk to whoever else might be in there.
Referencing and Citations
This task is so needed on my blog, I am always going back to older essays to look at what order my references should go in! Whilst I was doing the access course I was taught Harvard Referencing to come to University to find Marjon have their own way of Harvard so I am forever forgetting.
Here are some references I have used through-out the year, some that I now know that I am not allowed to use because some are webpages such as Simply Psychology.
Golson, K.G. (2016) Meredith Belbin. Unknown: EBSCOhost.
Martin , N., Carlson, N. and Buskist, W. (2013) Psychology. (5th ed.) Harlow: Pearson Education Limited.
Unknown, U. (2017) Belbin’s Team Roles. [Online] Available from: https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_83.htm [accessed 18 December 2017].
Raza, A. (2017) Leadership. [Online] Available from: http://wisetoast.com/12-different-types-of-leadership-styles/ [accessed 15 December 2017].
Bandura, A. (1998) Self-efficacy pathways to childhood depression. Personality processes and individual differences. Vol. 1, No. 1: 263. [Online] Available from: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/1730/669a864e0565288bcaea0c3f22baae42190f.pdf [accessed 30 November 2017].
Barney, L., Griffiths, K. and Jorm, A. (2006) Stigma about depression and its impacts on help seeking intentions. SAGE Journals. Vol. 1, No. 1: 1.
[Online] Available from: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1080/j.1440-1614.2006.01741.x [accessed 30/11/2017]
Briley, D., Rudd, M. and Aaker, J. (2017) Cultivating Optimism: How to frame your future during a health challenge. Journal of Consumer Research. Vol. 44, No. 4: 895-915.
Corrigan, P., Watson, A. and Barr, L. (2006) The self-stigma of mental illness: implications for self-esteem and self-efficacy. Guilford Press. Vol. 25, No. 8: 875-884. [Online] Available from: http://guilfordjournals.com/doi/abs/10.1521/jscp.2006.25.8.875 [accessed 30 November 2017].
Eysenck, M. (1998) Psychology an integrated approach. (1st ed.) Essex: Addison Wesley Longman Limited.
Gross, R. (2015) Psychology the science of mind and behaviour 7th ed.) London: Hodder Education.
Hoffman, K. (2016) Learned Helplessness. Learned Help. Vol. 2, No. 7: 1. [Online] Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/learned-helplessness [accessed 30 November 2017].
Martin , N., Carlson, N. and Buskist, W. (2013) Psychology. (5th ed.) Harlow: Pearson Education Limited.
McDonald, M. (2015) Learned Helplessness. Movement Disorders. Vol. 23, No. 6: 1. [Online] Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/learned-helplessness [accessed 30 November 2017].
Mechanic , D., McApline, D., Rosenfield, S. and Davis, D. (1994) Effects of illness attribution and depression on the quality of life among persons with serious mental illness. Elsevier. Vol. 39, No. 2: 155-164. [Online] Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0277953694903247 [accessed 30/11/2017].
Reeve, J., Lloyd-Williams, M. and Payne, S. (2010) Revisiting biographical disruption: Exploring individual embodied illness experience in people with terminal cancer. SAGE Journals. Vol. 1, No. 1: 1. [Online] Available from: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1363459309353298 [accessed 30 November 2017].
Somers , J., Goldner, E. and Waraich, P. (2006) Prevalence and Incidence Studies of Anxiety Order: A systematic review of the licterature. SAGE Journals. Vol. 1, No. 1: 1. [Online] Available from: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/070674370605100206 [accessed 30/11/2017].
Tembo, A. (2017) Critical illness as a biographical disruption. SAGE Journal. Vol. 1, No. 1: 1. [Online] Available from: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2010105817699843 [accessed 30 November 2017].
Wessely, S. (2008) Social Anxiety Disorder. The Lancet. Vol. 371, No. 9618: 1115-1125. [Online] Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673608604882 [accessed 30 November 2017].
Alzheimer’s Society , A. (2018) A guide to dementia science. [Online] Available from: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/download/downloads/id/1157/a_guide_to_dementia_science.pdf [accessed 16 January 2018].
NHS. (2018) Dementia. [Online] Available from: https://www.nhs.uk/dementia/Documents/NHS_dementia_leaflet.pdf [accessed 16/01/2018].
NHS Choices. (2018) Dementia Guide. [Online] Available from: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dementia/about/?#what-is-dementia [accessed 16 January 2018].
Ronald , C. (2013) Dementias. Location Unknown: Medical Guide.
Alcorn, M. &Washburn, A. (2013) ‘Cognitive psychology’ Salem Press Encyclopaedia of Health, Researcher Starters, EBSCOhost, viewed 5 January 2018.
Eysenck, M. (1998) Psychology an integrated approach. (1st ed.) Essex: Addison Wesley Longman Limited
Jensen, R. (2013) ‘Behaviourism’ Salem Press Encyclopaedia of Health, Research Starters, EBSCOhost, viewed 2 January 2018.
Martin , N., Carlson, N. and Buskist, W. (2013) Psychology. (5th ed.) Harlow: Pearson Education Limited.
My references are not in alpabetical order now, as they are copied and pasted from my essays. I’ve noticed that the more references I use, the better grade I appear to get.
Network of Support
My network of support was interesting for me to create. I have noticed I am very close to my family and friends and boyfriend and always go to them for support when I need it.
I added the people I think are in my network of support and who I am closest too and added the barriers that could affect the support. I rely on support on mainly my mom, boyfriend and close friends and although I have a small group of friends, I am happy that the ones I do have are all supportive and caring.
The outer circle I didn’t make a list of barriers for because I feel the same to all, even the ones in my close network. I know and understand the support is there but I would rather not burden people with my problems and worries and get on with it myself. I am sure everybody else has their own worries and I worry to much about what people think which is a huge barrier.
From creating this circle of support, I have noticed that I have to overcome the barriers of not being reliant on people and accept help when needed. Also, try and make more time for the people I am close too.
Reflection on term
I have really enjoyed this term and it has gone so quickly. I was worried about starting and was nervous to join a group of people I did not know who already had a month together and getting to know each other whereas I started later through the course. I was so happy when I realised that the groups are small, as I can be quite shy and can feel uncomfortable in big crowds of people, it was nice to be in a smaller group. Making new friends has been something that has never really worried me because I am happy to sit and talk to anybody, it was nice starting uni with Amy, as we’ve been at college together for two years it was nice to start somewhere new together for the 3rd year.
This term has been really interesting and has stayed interesting by learning different types of psychology through-out each module which rather than just focusing on one per term. The lecturers feedback has been very helpful and having their full support has made this degree a lot easier, it is also nice to actually know our lecturers, as I have friends at Plymouth uni, they have said how often they have a lecture and that will be it until the next lecture, it is good to have constant support. Having both university days together rather than scattered around the week is also really handy, this way I am able to work the rest of the week and I do not need to worry about getting to Plymouth, I am still struggling with the early mornings since I have an evening job and never get up early so hopefully I will be early to a lecture before the year ends 🙂
Term has been really fun, I am looking forward to many more.
Reflecting on written feedback.
The first essay we done was very nerve-racking, as I started the course late, on my first day I was told I have a 500 word essay due the week after on anything I found interesting to do with psychology. I was so worried because of already starting late, I was worried that I missed loads of work.
I remember working really hard on this essay because I wanted to make a good impression and prove that I was good enough to be at uni. The feedback I got was very helpful and it was nice to have nice feedback as whilst I studied on the access course the feedback could sometimes be blunt and degrading so it was actually nice to have positive feedback, I was also really happy with my grade. I found that the lectures feedback has helped me when writing my other essays, as I was using online research such as Simply Psychology, whereas I now know that the site is not a legit source of information, also having to get used to the Marjon referencing style which I did not know existed until I got feedback which is very helpful.
Why Psychology
I chose to do a psychology degree as I really enjoy looking and learning more about mental health and how we think and why our brains make us act in specific ways, as eventually I want to be a clinical psychologist. Originally I was going to study mental health nursing, that did not work out so I decided to take the psychology route which still let’s me get a career in helping and supporting people with mental health problems. From doing an access to nursing course, I got to study bits of psychology which I really enjoyed so I am really glad I got onto the psychology course. I might eventually venture off and study a nursing degree in the future but for now I am really enjoying this course and what it has to offer.
I am looking forward to starting a placement and learning what I want out of this degree.
My Communication Skills
After having to have a conversation in front of a camera, I have managed to recognise what my strengths and weaknesses are when talking to people.
Strengths included; interested in what others have to say, smiling and nodding when somebody was talking and trying to hold a conversation.
My weaknesses were; I am shy, I will pull my sleeves over my hands as a sign of feeling nervous, I will not join in the conversation if people are already talking.
This is something I will definitely need to work on, due to wanting a career where I will have to communicate with people constantly, I shall have to become a confident talker.