Blog 11: Holiday Project Update

1. What did you do over the break with your senior project?
A: I continued working on my online class. I have gotten through the first two sections.

2. What was the most important thing you learned from what you did? Source?
A: Although genes do not not control behavior by themselves, they do have an impact on our individual behavior. It is also shown that the environment in which a person lives has an impact on their behavior. There is usually confusion about the word "environment", which means the physical world around them.
I used the reading from Unit 2 of my Online Psychology class.
Reading: American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Hastings Center: Catherine Baker’s Behavioral Genetics: “Chapters 1–7”

3. If you were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answers for your EQ, who would you talk to and why?
A: I would talk to my mentor, Vivian Alvarez. She is the person I turn to when I have questions or guidance.

Blog 5 - Mentorship Reflection

1. Describe your experience in how you found your mentorship?


I found Vivian by simply asking my mom for help. After searching online, calling many people, and not getting many call backs, I got frustrated and asked for help. My mom works with a couple psychologists, and I had many choices. I called Vivian and picked a time and date to meet. Mostly, we sit and talk about my topic, sort of similar to an interview. 

2. What has been your most important article you have read so far and why?

The most important article I have read is called "Walking a Tightrope: Family Therapy with Adolescents and Their Families" by Kenneth V. Hardy. I found this article most important because it gave me a very good example of a family that went to a therapist. It gave me an insight to what Hardy, their therapist, was thinking at the time, and solutions he took to help them and help them communicate in a healthier way.