School – Course Concept LearningWhat are the most important concepts you have learned in this course? How can you apply them to your life? What difference can these concepts or tools make in your everyday life?
I have learned so many important concepts in such a short span it seems! Many of these concepts such as understand disorders like schizophrenia and mania, will be used toward my career path of a psychologist. I was extremely interested in the drugs that are used for these diseases and disorders. It is very helpful in a career like mine to know what your client is on, what it treats and how, but also the negative effects of these drugs. One of these drugs used to treat depression is one that I am on. I am on Effexor which is an inhibitor but not an MAOI. The negative side effects associated with Effexor have made doctors and people wary of using it. The withdrawal symptoms associated with it have even had people staying on the drug.
I will be applying so much of this class to my life. I have loved ones in my life affected by mental illnesses and disorders. I think that understanding that their brain works differently than mine does, helps in understanding how they function as a person. I think that knowing the drugs associated with these disorders also helps because than I know what my loved one is taking. I think that the difference that this class has made in my life has made me open my eyes more. I think that knowing this can make a difference in the way I will be dealing with my loved one. Instead of frustrated and impatient with the way they are behaving, I have an understanding that they can not control how they are acting at that moment.
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COURT: So, what in the world are you doing and how do you plan to interact with the families? Well, in this group you will start with. The primary priority for you will be to create a good relationship with the family. We will be creating the community as a group which starts with your parents. I am going to be giving my parents a lot of advice about the basics of how you can best support your parents who are struggling so much. My first priority and my hope will be the same. I am going to provide you with my email for future updates for that. And now that you have finished your classes, and you have a feeling of being there for the family, that is what I hope to create for you. I am a single mom with seven kids, who loves all of her children, a good family of 8. My dad, who is very active, is giving every of his family a chance and I want them to be a part of this family. And by providing them with the basic nutrition and the medications they need to have a well functioning body, I am just trying to help them live a healthy and happy life. Through everything that I know about how my family lives, as well as everything that I have done in my life over the years, I think that I can bring for these children the support that they need. So once you are there helping them live a safe, peaceful life, I also hope you will understand that the more you feel and the better the life will be for your children, the better you will be for yourself. That also helps as I do it by giving my family the advice that they will need and the information that they will need so that they can be able to take care of their families and their homes. And by giving it so that they can support themselves more, in a way other people do. That’s my vision of what my group is, that is for everybody to start out. When you have children and you feel that your son is struggling with depression or alcohol abuse then that’s an option. When you have an adult with mental illness you are not going to be able to understand what the hell is going on, but if you have a mother with mental illness, or if you have a father with alcoholism, you need to start there. And when you have a family where that is how they love you, it is really helpful to have these young people being the source of support you need. I hope that you get an understanding of what really I am saying. My point here is that my group doesn’t look at what they do differently from my group as that is not true. As far as I am concerned, I am providing them with the necessities that they need as part of this group