Reflection Blog

Final Blog

This semester I was able to take Intro to Psychology. We talked about a lot of different topics and a lot of different things. I enjoyed it.

Module 1 was basically our introduction and we got to introduce ourselves. We discussed what psychology means. Psychology has a lot of areas that you can go into. the branches of psychology touches just about every single field that is out there. To be in this field of study, you will need to be good with people. You will have to deal with people everyday.

Module 2 is where we discussed the brain and how it works. The brain is an amazing organ that allows us to live but also gives us our senses. Without our senses we would not be able to make a lot of our decisions in a timely manner. Sensation is our senses. It is what we feel. Perception is what we do with what we sense. Your reaction is based on how quickly you can perceive things and how quickly your brain reacts. Your reaction time can save your life if you are quick enough.

Developmental Psychology is Module 3 and it studies how children grow and how their brain and body grows at the same time. The stages of growth varies from race to race, however, they all have the same pattern and the same way of growing. When you think of your friends, you think of the good times and how you miss them. This is caused by attachment. Attachment is where you have a bond with a certain person and you become friends with them. A lot of childhood friends grow and become friends for a life time. What peo
ple think about you and how they think about you is what they see as your personality. Your personality is what makes you who you are.

Learning is Module 4. A lot of learning comes from your home. How your parents raise you is how you are going to be in the future. If they discipline you, you will learn what is right and what is wrong. In the psychology side of things, this is considered conditioning. There is reinforcement, which is the act of conditioning by providing encouragement or positive things so that the subject will keep on doing whatever they are doing. Punishment is the act of conditioning by discipline. This will help the subject not do whatever they did because they will be afraid of getting in trouble and possibly facing some kind of punishment. A lot of brain injuries come from a concussion. Mental disorders can cause bodily harm and emotional harm.

Being motivated to do something can make you work ten times faster than you would if you were not motivated. Motivation comes with three characteristics: activation, persistence, and intensity. Some of the most common emotions are happiness, sadness, anger, fear, disgust, and surprise. These emotions appear in just about every culture. Your emotion can also directly affect how you work.

The four criteria of abnormal behavior includes deviance, dysfunction, distress, and danger. Module 6 talks about disorders and therapy. Many disorders can be helped by a therapist. Therapy is good because it can help you in just about every aspect of your life. There are a lot of different kinds of therapy. Some can include animals and some can include relaxation therapy. It depends on what your issue is.

Module 7 is the best module because it focuses on being happy and being positive. The experiential task for this one was simple yet most touching. I had the privilege of being able to walk outside at my grandfather's ranch and be in awe of the surroundings and the outdoors. I love the outdoors. I really enjoyed doing this blog.

One of the topics that we have learned this semester that stood out and really stuck with me would be the time that we talked about the service animals and therapy dogs. Animals are great partners and they can calm you down very easily. They serve so many purposes too. I have always liked horses and I actually used to do rodeos.

The group project that was most interesting to me was the one that Jessica and Aylin did. It was a simple scavenger hunt but it really brought into focus of how pretty our campus really is. That was really the only project that allowed us to walked around campus and get to see everything. I also liked that we were not stuck in the classroom in this project too.

The blog that I would always go to first when I did the blogger comments would be Aylin's. She did very good in communicating what she learned and how she applied it. Good job Aylin! blog

I think that the one topic that really impacted me and how I go about in my life is the therapy animals. I know of an organization back where I live that has therapeutic horses that people with disorders can come in and ride. They have been proven to help just by riding these horses.

You always have to be careful with how you state something because you never know how this will effect the person you are talking too. This is my example of my professional life because I think that we take for granted of how we grew up and we assume that the person next to us grew up the same. However, they might have had a tough home life and do not really want to go back into those memories.

The videos were very helpful. I think if you maybe added more into the lecture it might help with concentration.

The comments that really helped me were the ones that told me if I needed to fix something in my blog whether it was spelling or grammar. Also I really liked the ones that told to me to maybe focus on a certain topic more.

M7 Task

Awe Walk

If you know anything about me, you probably know I love sports. However, as much as I love sports, I love the outdoors even more.

This past weekend I was able to go to my grandfather's ranch in Jacksboro.
As I drove the two hours to get there, I focused  on the scenery around me. It was very pretty. I love the country and I want to live out in the country one day.

When I got to the ranch, I found that my grandfather was there so we talked for a little. It was great seeing because I do not really have the chance to see him that often. He is pretty old but probably  more active than you can imagine. After he left, I got ready to go on my hunt.

I started slowly throughout the woods, taking in every detail. I looked at every tree and noticed something. I really love being in the country. I also really love hunting. I love being outdoors. I walked for a good two hours at the ranch and sadly I did not see anything. Well that is not completely true. I did see a few squirrels but I let them live.

I got back to camp and I got ready to go to the next place. I drove over there and it was only like thirty minutes thank goodness. I made it to the next place and I am pretty sure I saw a big flock of turkey in this field next to the place I was going to hunt. Sadly that turkey never came over to my place.

I got out and got ready and I started walking around looking for some turkey. The coolest thing about turkey hunting is that you can literally call them to you.

I crossed this little creek and I got to prove first hand that my boots were waterproof. That was great because I bought these boots because they were waterproof. I crossed the creek and was looking for another little opening so I can get out of the creek area.

I got out of the creek and I looked up and there were about twenty hogs sitting there eating. I watched them for a minute and tried to decide whether or not I was going to shoot them or not. I decided I was going to shoot them. I honestly did not think I was going to get one because all I had was shotgun. I took a shot at one and I kept on shooting as they started to run off. I looked back and the first hog I shot at stood up and was just going around in circles. I shot it again, finally killing it. I walked up to it in awe of the animal. I started to walk back because I was thinking my hunt was over. I crossed the creek again and looked up and there were three turkey running right at me. I hid really fast to make sure I did not get seen. I watched the turkey and determined that they were legal to shoot. So I took aim and shot. This turkey was pretty close. Like it was maybe ten yards away if even that. It was killed and so I grabbed it and walked back to my car. As I walked back, the sun was setting and the sunsets are always pretty. I stopped at a higher spot and just watched the sunset for awhile. I finished my trip back and drove back to camp and when I got there it was dark so I was able to see all the stars in the sky. Another thing I love about the country is the sunsets and the stars at night.

M6Task

https://instagram.com/p/BhqDOlPhvpu2ZMC7eaIYL3tkWPzbmovdi3i82s0/

I have actually been to a counselor a couple of times because I used to have really bad anger issues.The counselor basically just talked to me and we played chess. It really helped because it would calm me down. I started to notice changes in my behavior and not get so mad so quickly as I used to do. One of the craziest things was that this guy was actually really good at chess so I could never beat him.

You never know when you may need a counselor. Whether you need one for anger issues, like me, or if you need one to help you with your fears. Counselors are always here to help us. I think the most amazing thing is that they know exactly what to do and what will help. Their presence seems to calm you down. Thank you for helping me with my anger issues.

What's my story?

What's my story?

This is an interesting question or prompt as you might think about it. Some people think that I am just this kid that does sports and plays video games. That is not just me. That is just the outside of me. I love to do so many things.

My story, however, does revolve a lot around sports. I have grown up playing sports. Probably one of the most unique things about me is that I have played just about every sport I could. I started out playing baseball really little and I played that for a few years. I switched over to soccer for a few years because my coach stuck me in right field and I did not even get a single ball out there. I eventually went back to baseball. I continued to play baseball throughout junior high and high school years. When I got to junior high, I still played soccer and I tried to work in cross country workouts at the sam
e time. This was a lot of fun because I finally was able to play for my school. I started to play basketball and do track along with baseball. This continued till I made it to high school and they brought football to my school.

During a basketball game my freshman year, I was hit in the face by an elbow and this hit totally moved and messed up a few of my teeth. Luckily I didn't lose any teeth because I had braces. However, my braces were really messed up so that whole next day I went to the dentist and the orthodontist to fix my teeth. Later on, my teeth were really sensitive to cold things so I went to an endodontist to see what the deal was. I learned that I needed a couple of root canals and man those hurt. Luckily they didn't take super long and my teeth are all good now.

I experienced a few injuries during my time at high school. I had a pretty bad one at the end of track season freshman year. My hips were out of align and I did not realize this until I went back to school sophomore year. The trainer showed me how to fix it so I tried it and it helped and fixed my problem.

For a couple of years, I had a problem with my Achilles. I spent a lot of time at home and at school trying to heal it up and get it stronger. I did a lot of exercises and different things to get it ready to go. It finally healed up after my senior year of
football. I haven't had any problems since and I really hope I don't have anymore problems with it.

What I have learned throughout all of my injuries is that you can never give up. Come back everyday ready to work. These are probably some of the main things about my life that defines me. I never gave up even if I was in pain.
 "Whatever you do, do unto the Lord, and not for men." Colossians 3:23
This verse is what got through everyday that I was injured. I wanted to come back to show that I am even better than before. Another verse that helped me was:
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" Philippians 4:13
No matter what happens, you can always get through whatever is thrown at you. You just have to believe that you can. #IDefineMe #PsychStory

#M4ExpTask

False Memory

I was home for spring break and so I asked my brother, Micah, to help me with my task. I brought him to the table in our dining room. He didn't want to be recorded so I respected his request and didn't record him. 

I printed out a paper that had the words. I told him I was going to show them for 5 seconds and you need to tell me all the words. So I showed him the words. Counted to 5. and I told him to write down the words. 

He almost all of them. I asked him the words and he said he got pain and sharp and a few others. So I started to tell him why he remembered those words so well. Pain is because it is the last word. Thread because it is first. I started to ask him if other words was on the like sting or needle. He thought about it for a second and was like yes I am pretty sure it's there in the list. And I was like are you sure? He thought about it again and was like yes I am sure. I showed him the list and he was like what? it's not there. 

This is an example making a False Memory. He was amazed that he made something up. I explained to him that all of these words that I gave him were all about one topic and that is probably why you thought of that word that is not there. This is understandable because of how our minds work. 

We started on the second list of words and I gave him a little bit more time for this round. Time was up so I asked him to write the words that he remembered. He wrote down a few and then he stopped. So I asked him a few questions again. He got a lot of them correct. I then asked him if sleep or doctor was on the list. He said yes to sleep but no to doctor. I showed him the list and once again he was shocked that it happened again. He learned that our minds have an imagination that can make things up. 

Thank you Micah for helping me. 

Memory Related Disorders and Forgetting

Memory Related Disorders and Forgetting

Have you ever wondered why you forget certain things? 

Some times they are caused by a memory disorder. This usually happens when something happens to the brain and damages a part of the brain that involves the storage and recollection of our memories. This can be caused by a lot of events. Probably the more common one is concussions. Especially when the victim is an athlete. It is sad to say that athletes are more prone to concussions than anyone else. However, concussions can happen to anyone and not just athletes. When you have a concussion it can leave you disoriented and maybe even have some brain damage. This is an immediate kind of brain trauma. 

Other disorders like Alzheimer's or Huntington's disease. These take time to develop. Alzheimer's disease usually affects the older side of people. This disease will slowly start making you forget things. This is really sad to see happen because they forget how to do simple things and they could start to forget their kids and their family members. 

Huntington's disease is a disease that can be inherited by your parents. It is said that if your parents have it there is a 50% chance that you are going to get it too. This disease affects mostly your muscle coordination. Since it affects this it also affects your cognitive processes. This disease has a slow decline which will affect the short term memory and then slowly affect the motor function. 

Amnesia is where you have "lost" the memories. You tend to have a space in your mind of where you can not remember anything. We do not know exactly why this happens. However, most causes of amnesia is damage to the hippocampus. It can affect the ability to learn and memorize new things along with totally forgetting everything. 

Sources:

http://www.human-memory.net/disorders.html 

Learning

Learning

Baby Years
Ever since we have been born, we have been growing. We start out as little babies and we immediately start learning. While we are even still in the hospital, we are learning. As babies, we start depending on our parents and finding out that certain actions cause certain results. For example, babies cry because they usually want something like milk or sleep. As we grow, we are taught to ask for things instead of whine and cry. This may take many years to learn but eventually we will learn to ask. As that comes around, we learn to crawl and walk. This is a big step especially for the new babies.

Toddler Years
While these first few years are difficult, the next few years are a even bigger steps. This is about the time that we start going to school. As we all know, there is a lot more learning to do. During these years of school, we learn several different subjects like math, English, history, and many more. We continue to learn for many years. Whether it is everyday things like going to the restroom or things like counting and writing. All of these skills are necessary to our everyday lives.

Pre-teen Years
During this time, we start to change a little bit. We grow and learn many different things about ourselves. As we all know, this is usually a difficult time. We are going through school in a little bit more harder classes and might possibly be doing a high school class. We also learn a lot about our many different talents. Some of our talents may be sports and some may be drama or acting. We get to briefly experience this during our pre-teen years.

Teen Years
After we finally get through our pre-teen years, we make it to our teens. Obviously we are now in high school so we are in more classes that we may or may not struggle in. That is the beauty of school tho. School helps us learn everything that we need to know to make it to college. There are many things that we still need to learn once we get out of high school, but high school prepares us to what college may be like. During this time, you are able to improve your talents. You can practice and train in certain ways that may get you noticed by colleges.
College/Adult Life
When you make it through your high school years, you are now most likely going to go to college. You are going to be taking classes that will help you later in your job. Most likely you are going to be in a major that you are most interested in. As you choose this major, you will learn how to do everything that is associated with this major. There may be some things that you will learn on the job, but they will either teach you or tell you to figure it out. You will most likely have a job in your major field for the rest of your life.

You constantly learn as you get older.

Sources
https://hsutx.instructure.com/courses/3078/files/177496/download?wrap=1

Character Study

Character Study

After studying my friend for several weeks, I have figured out that my friend can be a lot of different personalities. When she is around the right people, she can talk your ears off. However, if she is not around people she knows, she will not talk as much. I find this interesting because for some people, she is very extroverted, but for other people she is not and gets very introverted. This actually relates to me a lot. I know that if I know somebody, I will talk to them a lot.

One of the crazy things about my friend is we are actually a lot alike in our personalities. We are both mainly Introverts. The next thing that I notice was that she was a lot like me as well on the Sensing/Intuition personality side of things. When I took my test, I came out to be a Sensing personality. Sensing is where you mainly focus on the things in the present. Whereas, Intuition is focusing on things in the future. People with the Sensing personality tend to just go with the flow and not have very many set in stone plans. They might plan a little bit, but not every single second of the trip. However, people with the Intuition side will have a more thought out plan and will want to follow the plan every second of the way. I believe my friend is on the Sensing side.

One of the harder things to figure out was the Thinking/Feeling personality. Personally I am on the Thinking side. People on the Thinking side tend have more stronger feelings for justice than people you are on the Feeling side. They look at their objectives with logic and search for truth and everything they do. They are very task-oriented rather than being people-oriented like the people on the feeling side. I honestly think my friend is on the Thinking side.

While all these personality traits are up here, we still have two more that my friend could be. This one was also pretty difficult to determine. While we all know it is not nice to judge, Judging is one the next personality traits, along with Perceiving. However, Judging is not so much about judging other people. This trait involves decision making and being organized. They also like to be in control and have everything planned. They focus mainly on the events now rather than the future. People who are in the Perceiving side, like to have multiple options and are not very organized. While the Judging side likes to plan and be in control, the Perceiving side likes to go with the flow and be flexible. They also take things in by what they have experienced. They also tend to focus on things later than now. I think that my friend is on the Judging side.

After finishing with my few weeks of studying, I asked my friend to take the test I took and here are the results.

As you can see, some of the traits are easier to spot than others.

Personality

Personality:

What is personality? Why is it so important in today's world?

Personality determines what you are and how you will act in certain situations. We have been able to possibly discover what your personality may be by making some tests that can help you figure out your personality. These tests can be all over the internet, ranging from very short tests to very long tests. These tests can vary by form. Some can be asking you what you would do in a certain situations, and some can ask you what you think about certain things.

I used one that asked me what I would do in certain situations. One of the questions was "You usually place yourself nearer to the side than in the center of the room." My answer to this was yes because I typically do not like to talk unless I know you. This answer was one of the answers that gave me an Introvert personality. Typically these questions ask something and then have "YES, yes, uncertain, no, NO" answer choices. Based on what you answer in each question, will determine what personality you are.

After taking the test, I discovered that I am an ISTJ. This means that my personality types are Introvert, Sensing, Thinking, and Judging. I honestly agree with this. I can be very talkative if I know you, but if you are someone I do not know I probably will not talk to you unless you came up to me. The sensing part I think is accurate as well. I do think a lot about some things, especially current event type stuff. I can see how judging can be one of my personalities. I try not to judge, but you know, it is not as easy as you would like it to be.

Nature and Nurture Debate

Nature and Nurture Debate

The debate on the nature and nurture effects will always be up for discussion. Some of the main examples used in these debate are dogs, humans, and well just animals all together.

Nature is the genes that the object that you are studying have.

Nurture is how the object was raised and the environment that it was raised in.

We go in and study if one breed of dog is going to effect a different breed of dog if they are going to be raised. Like if a pit bull(aggressive) raised a golden retriever(not aggressive). What is going to happen? Will the golden retriever take on its aggressiveness from the pit bull parents? Or will it stick to its natural habits and not be aggressive? Many people will say that it will take on the aggressive because that is what they see everyday. However, I believe that even if they see it everyday they will not turn. They will still not be aggressive like the pit bulls.

How about humans? Will a kid coming from parents that are tall raised by short parents become short? Will this kid stay small? Or will he get tall like his biological parents? To be honest, I think the kid will continue to grow tall like his biological parents. However, there are some habits that the kid might get from having small parents.

Now lets take a pack of wolves raising a German shepherd. Obviously the wolves are going to influence the German shepherd. They are so similar that the German shepherd will probably not even notice that they are wolves. This test goes right along with the nurture side. However, the German shepherd already has some features and characteristics that the wolves have.


Kids who tend to have overweight parents tend to become overweight as well. This goes exactly with the nurture side. These kids will see their parents eating a lot so they do the same and try to match their parents food intake.

Personality is often on the table for this nature and nurture debate. My take on this is that it is both. How your parents act will influence on how you are going to act and respond to certain events. However, it could just be your nature to act a certain way. You may respond to an event a totally different way than your parents. That is also learning and growing up throughout your life.

Most kids who bully have a background of violence and possibly abuse. This could also be caused by the kids nature. However, that is not the case most of the time. Kids grow up and do what they see. If they see their parents fighting, then the kid will probably start trying to fight other kids.

Everybodys' morals are different. You are raised by your parents to learn how you should think and go about life. This goes exactly with nurture. Over time you may start thinking different and coming up with your own morals, but till that happens you will probably follow what your parents think.

Kids who are raised going church will most of the time live their lives following God. This is caused by their parents showing their children the right way. You can influence your kids lives in so many different ways. Raise them right.

In conclusion, you never really know whether its nature or nurture. It really just depends on the parents, but at the same time who is being raised. Sometimes it may not even matter who is raising them. It might just be their nature to do something. You never know.


Sources:
http://nobaproject.com/modules/the-nature-nurture-question
https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychpedia/nature-versus-nurture

Reaction Time

This is my M2 Task Project

I talked about how reaction time is very important. This project was very difficult because I was not sure what I was gonna be able to do. However, I was able to figure it out.

Reaction time can be effected by a number of events. If you are cold then you will be slow at reacting. Even if you are hot you still can be really slow. If you are injured you probably won't react as fast as you normally would. All in all, when you react to events around you, your eyes receive the information which then sends it to your brain. Your brain then decides whether or not to react. If it decides to react, it will then send the information to react to your arms or legs so they can carry out the reaction.


Below are the links to my video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2tdsxlhI9g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsWbkxA4t5c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjdUGnNMmsY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeW9KxXiBB8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzOZF5kT07g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkv7eJXqvz4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhhK35Uvqd8

Sensation & Perception

Sensation & Perception


There are so many things in the world that seem to trick us or confuse us. Some images, like the image to the right, can trick us into believing that the object is sitting right there. However, they might just be a paper printout.

People define sensation as a physical feeling or perception coming from an outside action. Sensation and Perception go hand and hand to each other. Whatever you may feel or sense, is your perception on what's going on. Perception is used everywhere and all the time. People who write books and articles tend to give a lot of perception into the story. They want the readers to be able to perceive what is happening in the story. Perception allows the reader to be able to follow along with the story and be right beside the main character. For example: The big yellow bumblebee flew by the pretty red rose. You more than likely went along in your head, seeing a bumblebee fly by a rose. Books that can do this for us are usually the ones that we will read more than once in our lives.

Everybody's perception is can be different. Just like everyone's thought process is different. People think they see one thing when the truth is that its the totally opposite thing that they thought. For example: the picture to the left. One person sees four blocks while the other person sees three. Which one is correct? They are technically both are correct because of how the lines form with each other. Illusions can cause people to really debate on what is real or not. This video has some really good illusions that will make our perception of things a little crazy. I have always been fascinated by illusions. I try to figure them out and see the illusions from both views. Like that one photo of the hourglass and the two faces, I have been able to figure it out and see both sides. Illusionists have always been a great event to go to and watch. There is actually a mentalist coming in a couple of weeks that I'm probably gonna go to.

Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IWk5NkxQF8
http://nobaproject.com/modules/sensation-and-perception#content
https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=unit-4-sensation-perception
https://www.oozandoz.com/blog/

The Brain

Brain Diseases

As most of you know, the brain is the most important part of the body. Some people think that the heart might be, but they are wrong. The brain runs everything that's in your body. Every cell, organ, and molecule takes their orders from the brain. The brain is what keeps your body running.
Sadly, there are diseases that can affect the brain. These diseases are very harmful and are very likely to take the victim's life. Anything that happens to the brain can be deadly.
Cancer, Alzheimer's, Autism, and Strokes are all major issues that could happen to the brain.
Cancer can be caused by literally anything. Most of the main symptoms of brain cancer are headaches, vomiting, double vision, along with many others. If you ever have symptoms, contact your doctor immediately. Brain Cancer can be detected by an MRI scan or a CAT scan. There re several ways to treat cancer, but some of the treatments may or may not help. Treatments include surgery to remove the cancer, radiation therapy, and laser surgery.
Alzheimer's disease is a very sad disease because this attacks the memory cells. The victims of this disease begins to lose memory and slowly start to forget everything. They will forget their loved ones, which is why you can see this disease is very sad. As the disease continues to progress, the victim will begin to forget how to do everyday things in their life like brushing their teeth or cooking food. Sadly, there are not very many treatments for this disease. This disease can be a slow progress which can make losing your loved ones even worse.
Autism is another major disease that affects the brain, but not as serious as the other diseases. This disease usually impairs the victim's ability to communicate. This would lead to struggling to have friends and having a good social life. Most of the victims, however, are young children who can be taught and figure out how to deal with the disease. Since this is possible, they could find friends and be able to live a regular life. There are a lot of different medications that are available for autism victims that are very effective.
Strokes are very deadly because they are caused by a rupture or blockage of an artery that supplies blood to the brain. These can lead to paralysis, memory loss, and vision loss. These events are scary and if you ever see someone who is having a stroke, call an ambulance immediately. When a person has a stroke, there are several rehab processes they will have to go through starting with physical therapy. Physical therapy will help the victim start walking again if they have not been paralyzed by the event. There are not very many treatments after a stroke.
As you can see, there are deadly and extremely harmful diseases that can effect the brain so always take caution in what you do. Your brain is the most important part of your body, so take good care of it.

Sources:
http://www.humanbrainfacts.org/human-brain-diseases-list.php

About my Interest in Psychology

Sports Psychology

Sport Psychologists can work and help the athletes do many things. They are trained to help the athletes to perform better and to recover from injuries. Athletes depend on psychologists to help them forget about bad experiences in games so they can come back and fix their mistake. The psychologists can help them be calm about their upcoming competition. Another thing sports psychologists help with, is setting goals and helping the athlete achieve them. They will also do research on the athletes as they perform and look at their progress as they work with them.

A lot of colleges and schools have references and contacts for where the best sport psychologists are.

These sports psychologists can do a lot of things like teach at colleges or universities.

Educational Requirements

Most positions require at least having a masters. There are some openings that only require a bachelors, but they are not very common. There are several places that offer training and certificates. to be a sports psychologist. When you get certified, you are then able to open up your own business and practice by yourself. However, it may be advisable to work and partner up with someone that has more experience with running their own business. This will also help you to get some hands-on experience fresh out of college. There are not very programs that offer sports psychology. It will take some researching to find them. A lot of positions require some sort of experience that way you know what you are doing and you can start right away.

How this effects me

This branch of psychology means a lot to me because there is also someone out there needing a little push to set goals and achieving them. Coaches help a lot because they will prepare the athlete to achieve their goals. They will also work with the athlete so they can recover quickly and be ready for the next thing. Athletic Trainers need a little bit of psychology to help the athletes to recover quickly with their injuries and be prepared mentally to get back to the sport as soon as possible. I have experienced quite a few injuries in my athletic career and the trainers have always helped me stay positive.

Zach Fitch

Sources

https://www.verywell.com/careers-in-sports-psychology-2795657

http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/sport-psychologists.aspx

About Me

Welcome to my new blog!! 

I am Zach Fitch and I am a freshman at Hardin-Simmons University. There are so many things I can tell you all about me. I guess I'll start by telling my background and how I got here. 

Background:

I have lived in Texas for all my life except for one year when I lived in Germany. That was a long time ago tho. I was like 2 haha. I grew up in Waxahachie, TX, a little town south of Dallas. I have 3 brothers and 2 sisters. I actually just got one sister recently, she is so cute. 

I grew up playing just about every sport that I could. I started out playing just baseball and as the years went by I was able to add soccer to the mix. When I got to middle school, I played soccer, basketball, baseball, and did track and cross country. Man, that was a busy time. Those were great years tho. I had so much fun in middle school. When I got to high school my school got football so I played that along with basketball, baseball, track and cross country. 

Hobbies:

There are a lot of things I like to do. I like to hunt and fish. I try to do that as much as I can. I also like just about any sport. I used to do rodeos when I was younger but then high school happened and I had no time to do them. 

Career Plans:

I really don't have a set career plan but I do want to be an Athletic Trainer. My plan is to be a trainer at a high school somewhere and at the same time be reffing basketball games too. I want to work my way up from high school all the way to college maybe even the majors.  

Favorites:

Some of my favorite are pretty simple. My favorite color is red, but I like a lot of other colors too. My favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-Fil-A. The sit down restaurant of my choice would be Olive Garden. My favorite food would be ribs. My favorite sport is football.