Psychology In Our Lives

1. Word or Phrase- psychology related

a. “I am super OCD about my....”
i. This is commonly used and very offensive. This is
because when one says that they are OCD about their
books or room, they are implying that OCD is something
that can be turned on and off. They are implying that
they have to ability to control what they are OCD
about. This is not true, when an individual has OCD,
they are OCD. They don’t have the ability to control it.
People cannot choose to be OCD, or when to be OCD.

2. 2 Concepts used in everyday life

a. Adapting
i. Every individual is always having to adapt to a new and
different situations. We are faced with two choices
about our future almost everyday. Things as major like
picking the right college or as minor as what to eat for
breakfast. We are always at a crossroad.
b. Sensory Adaptation
i. All human had five senses that included touch, smell,
taste, vision and hearing. We use all of our five senses
in our daily life in eating, cooking, listening to music
doing homework and even playing games. As we follow
our daily routine, we have some senses that we
perceive in our surroundings, which we have eventually
evolved around and gotten used to. For example, a new
color of a room may seem different in the beginning,
but eventually one gets used to the new color to the
point that they don’t even notice the color change. If it
smells like sweat in the locker room everyday, and then
 one day the janitor sprays a scent, we notice the scent
faster than we would of the sweat. This is sensory
adaptation, and it constantly occurs in our
surroundings as we perceive our 5 senses as we would
everyday, but the changes in our sense in the
environment leads us to adapting to that sense, which
occurs naturally on a daily basis.
3. 3 myths
a. Some people are left-brained (more logical and analytical),
while others are more right-brained (creative and artistic).
i. This is actually false because we use both hemispheres
equally.
b. Dreams possess symbolic meaning
i. According to Sigmund Freud, our dreams are our
unconscious desires, however, this is actually false.
Our dreams are created because our brain is trying to
sort out our day's experiences.
c. Opposites Attract
i. In common slang, we like to say that opposites attract,
however the reality is the the more similar you are, the
more likely you are to get along.

4. 4 Interesting Facts
a. You can die from a broken heart, it is called Stress
Cardiomyopathy.
b. The average high school student today shows the ame
anxiety level as that of an average psychiatric patient in the
1950s.
c. When someone cries tears of joy, the first one comes out of
the right eye, while when they cry tears of pain, the first one
comes out of the left eye.
d. Comedians and funny people are usually more depressed
than others.
5. 5 Stigmas
a. Depressed people
i. We see these individuals as more like to kill themselves
and do more drastic things. We also see these
individuals as over-dramatic, and at time, attention
seekers.
b. Individuals with Down Syndrome
i. As a society, we view these individuals as unable to
take care of themselves and unable to go on with life
with a “normal” person by their side every minute of
their lives.
c. Anorexics
i. As a society, we judge those who are anorexic or in
general extremely skinny as “attention seeking” and
seem to have no self- respect.
d. Mentally unstable
i. As a society, we label these individuals as “crazy” or
“insane” comparing them to our perception of
“normal”. We judge the way they act, talk, move and
react in every situation. We are also more likely to
label these individuals as more aggressive and more
likely to become a serial killer.
e. Physically/Mentally Disabled (Autism)
i. In our society, we normally term disabled people as
unable to accomplish anything and requiring support
and medical assistance. Many people consider
physically disabled people instantly as mentally ill or
mentally disabled. They are put at disadvantages
during opportunities (such as jobs) and considered not
fit to complete tasks. They are also excluded from
groups and treated disrespectfully with lower levels in
a social group, such as those who face autism or
speaking disabilities.