So this is my first post, I don't really know why I'm doing this or what I'm going to write about but here we go. I'm a psychology major so psychology interests me. I'm a part of a research study right now, and my fellow researchians and I are finding out what effect Facebook has on college students; more specifically how it effects their happiness and well being. We have a good survey design which one other person and myself have designed. We will be handing them out to various classes at my college analyzing the data and for the first time ( hopefully not the last) I'll be presenting newly founded information at a psychology conference in Salt Lake City. Well one, possibly two. Which I'm really excited for. As we are now on the topic of research, I have officially joined a research study meeting group. (I think it's the best way to describe it) I'm really looking forward to our first meeting tomorrow, and yet I feel a bit intimidated. I got e-mails from one of the people in the group on what these people are working, and they are brilliant. I do not know how much I can actually bring to the table. I mean the stuff they have done and researched and found seems to be totally awesome. Well I'm going to go tomorrow and see what happens; I do not see the harm in this. I might get some thoughts going, and I have no doubt that these people will help me with my own thought. I find it to be an honor to work with these fellow students and that they will allow me to work with them.
I am also trying my best to write a theory on the unconscious mind. Yea....easier said than done. I've put about 7 hours of thinking and writing into it, mostly thinking and I only have 8 small notebook pages filled. I am feeling a bit stuck on it so I'm hoping if I present it to my teacher, or these research fellows they may be able to give some great insight. As far as I know though, no one has published anything like I'm writing now. Even though I have not done much research on what other people have said. I'm not sure why I have not done this; I guess I just haven't. So far from what I have learned about in my intro to counseling and psychotherapy class I have a tiny influence of Lockean theory (not completely but a tiny part of this.) Adler and Carl Rogers. Once again, just tiny parts from each. These are not on purpose they just happen to be similar. I'm no where close from being done, I have barely scraped the surface of anything. I like where it is going, but it still needs A WHOLE LOT of work. I was actually contemplating giving up on it these last few days, but then that does not sound like me. So I'm going to keep digging my wholes and hopefully I'll find something.
Also, today was my first day of volunteering. I am working with autistic kids. Me and three other people looked after them. They are all from the ages of 3-7 and are all wonderful children. So much fun to work with. One little girl loved Dora the Explorer and was quoting her the entire time. Another girls was an escape artist and kept trying to leave the room, she also loves jumping. The next girl was young and more shy than anyone else, but loved to be pushed on the little play car they had. Then there was one boy who LOVED music.
It's my birthday on Saturday....I'm excited but I wish my Love was going to be here, I miss her. So this post is dedicate to you Amanda I love you my pie
