LAST WEEK : l e t t e r

Dear Future Psych Students...

Psychology is probably going to be the most enjoyable class to learn from. Honestly, everything is so interesting and it's definitely not a class where you hear lectures from every day.

The advice I have for you guys is to never slack off on vocab if there's one thing you should keep up with it is vocab. Because Psychology is literally all vocab. If I did not reiterate this enough, do NOT slack off on vocabulary. 

My favorite activity was for sure Goosechase: running around the school, taking pictures with teachers, and getting told to slow down. 

Although content digs were super fun to do every week!! I think you should make them do one content dig every other week... :') just a suggestion! 

Overall I am so glad I took Ap Psychology! I've learned so much and this class has pushed me one step closer to my future career!

WEEK 8: m e m e s

The first meme is a classic but I changed it up a little. Instead of first date kinda nervous, I said, "first say on the job kinda nervous." This picture shows a doctor intern holding the DSM 5 book because he is nervous to diagnose without it. The DSM 5 is the American psychiatric associations diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders book. It is a helpful guide to diagnose a patient.
https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm/feedback-and-questions/frequently-asked questions

On goose chase days we all know to wear our running shoes. This picture shoes a kid running to an assignment that says "Describe symptoms of the dsythmic mood disorder and define it." Well, Dysthymia is a chronic depression lasting 2 or more years. The symptoms are poor appetite, along with the opposite, overeating which can lead to fatigue.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/dysthymia

Content dig days are normally not super enjoyable. Anyways it looks like this SpongeBob has Parkinson's disease. This disease causes stiffness tremors and the slowing of movement which all in all leads to weakness in the bones
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323396.php


We all have these days.. this is called the overconfidence effect. When you tend to over believe on something, rather than think literal facts about what just happened.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-art-thinking-clearly/201306/the-overconfidence-effect

This is called the foot in the door phenomenon. She asked for something small, then later ask for a bigger request and achieved it.
https://www.psychologistworld.com/behavior/compliance/strategies/foot-in-door-technique

WEEK 7: m u s i c

MUSIC KEEPS THE BRAIN HEALTHY

Listening to music is good because it reduces stress 

Playing music is even better because it can improve move, increase intelligence (believe it or not), and enhance learning and concentration

you can listen to Shawn Mendes :))    you can play the violin :)

Fun fact: Music therapy can help ease Alzheimer patients

Musicians have more connected, sensitive brains compared to a non-musician, musicians also have a larger corpus callosum

Listening to sad music can help you get connected with your emotions and heal.  

In general listening to music also boosts your dopamine levels!!

Here's a link to learn more about everything https://bebrainfit.com/music-brain/

WEEK6: p e r s o n a l i t y t e s t

The first personality test I took was the who am I attracted to test.

- It said that I was attracted to intelligent and happy people. Specifically, those who were well groomed and looked nice.

The second test I took was the self-peer personality test with my sister Sandra.

- This test was pretty accurate because, as sisters, we grew up together, see each other 24/7, annoy each other and know each other's weaknesses and strengths. We described each other pretty well with our ratings of ourselves and each other.

The third test I took was the Jung Typology Test

 ESFP

Extravert(25%)  Sensing(12%)  Feeling(28%)  Perceiving(16%)

• You have moderate preference of Extraversion over Introversion (25%)
• You have slight preference of Sensing over Intuition (12%)
• You have moderate preference of Feeling over Thinking (28%)
• You have slight preference of Perceiving over Judging (16%)

- This is true because of my temptations to analyze situations rather than judge right away.

The fourth personality test I took showed the differences in my personality. For example, am I more extroverted or introverted?

The results I received are pretty accurate, 

- 57% extroverted

-53% intuitive

- 63% feeling

- 64% judging 

- 63% turbulent 

The fifth one I took was the Dark Side of Personality Test. My results were 30% narcissist meaning I am not a very self-confident person and I don't think super highly of myself, 80% Machiavellian which meant that I am a person who is concerned with my social image and that I know how to work well with others, 32% psychopathic which meant that I know how my actions will affect others. 

- I think these results were decently accurate because I am pretty insecure at some points. I always strive to work well with others trying to avoid drama in general, and that I care about what others perceive me as. This is why I rather talk misunderstandings out with others rather than ignore it and "prefer not to talk" about things and assume/jump to conclusions. Because being that type of person I believe won't get me anywhere in life, if I can't address my problems and get the facts out how will I know what information is true and false.

WEEK 5: o u r n o s e

NOSES! 

Our noses are very unique, they help us smell things every day whether it is pleasant or unpleasant. 
Do you ever wonder why you can smell something for such a long time? Such as perfume or stinky tuna?
Well according to this article, it says a long-lasting scent can be stuck to your nose hairs or your clothing that causes this constant inhalation of that scent.
Be careful though, if you can't get rid of a smell for a long time, you can be suffering from a smell disorder called parosmia. Another disorder for the nose can be phantosmia, where your brain and nose are basically making up scents.
https://www.rd.com/health/wellness/smells-stuck-in-your-nose/

WEEK 4: l i f e s t o r y

SOOOOOOO my life began 17 years and 14 days ago.
My first steps began when I was around 10 months old and my first word was "mama." I was a very dramatic and depressed baby when I was younger. My dad and mom were constantly at work trying to provide the best life for me emotionally and financially since they just moved to America in 2000. According to my grandma and uncle that basically raised me, I would cry for hours and stop when my mom would get home. One time they got very mad and put me in the backyard and wouldn't let me in until I stopped crying. Fast forwarding to middle school, I went to Sugar Land Middle school, but then got transferred to Dulles middle because of the rezoning. It was a big change because SLMS was very spirited as you can see from the picture below, and in Dulles middle, I felt there were not many spirit days and if there was, the whole school would not participate in them.

Now moving onto high school...

I plan to graduate Dulles High school in the fall of 2020, going to either HBU, Baylor, UTA, or UH to major in neuroscience or law, I haven't decided yet :') and minor in Psychology!
After I have completed my 4 years, I would do an internship to get more experience for another year than apply to Law school or Medical school.
I plan to marry a man that is charming, understanding and adventurous.
My retirement plan is to have enough money that will last me the whole lifetime then I will start a nonprofit organization and travel the world with my husband.
I plan to have 2 kids, maybe adopt, and their names are undecided as of now.
I will either start having kids at 28 or adopt at 29.

WEEK 3: s u p e r h e r o

Carollynn Tran
7th Period
Ap psychology

Superhero Smiley Beater!

{ cause dopamine makes you like high happy so when you're happy you smile a lot right? and the medulla oblongata controls the heart and the heart beats right? so, heh.. pls laugh :') }
So, my birthday is on February 17. I received the Medulla Oblongata and dopamine.
The Medulla Oblongata is the lowest part of the brainstem and controls the heart and lungs and also connects to the spinal cord.
Dopamine is a drug that makes you feel high and euphoric.
Background story:
Smiley Beater grew up in the city of Saigon, Vietnam. During the Vietnam war, Smiley Beater was a little baby who unfortunately got hit by a grenade. Everyone thought she died right then and there but that was not true. She survived this close to a fatal incident by having a special gift of a bright smile that would blind everyone. She now has this special ability to attack evil villains and eliminate an opponent if she smiles at them with all her teeth showing (a beautiful smile saves the day).

- With dopamine, Smiley Beater eliminates evil villains with a bright smile
- With the control of her heartbeat, she can charge their heart with 1 zillion Voltz and BAMN they are dead.
Don't let the smile fool you if you're a bad guy, this smiley Beater is
                                                 a dangerous woman :)
http://brainmadesimple.com/medulla-oblongata.html here is a website you can find more info about the Medulla Oblongata :)

WEEK 2: m e m o r y t e s t s

MEMORY TEST!


The first test I took the was the "memory for faces" one.

I surprisingly got 8/10 correct!
I think this test was valid because you would need a strong memory to be able to put all the same pieces of the face starting from a blank screen back together.
This one was a little difficult for me because I kept forgetting about the chin and which eye was on the left or right.

Second memory test 

For this test, I had a strategy that I would make a story to remember all these objects. Therefore, my story was, " the butterfly flew into the house that had a lock on it, as the lock opened an apple fell down which smashed the computer which then spun the globe breaking the guitar. Unable to hear the clock because of how loud it was the butterfly cut off the guitar strings and sat on the chair writing a letter about how much the butterfly loved ice cream".. the weird yet fascinating story continues... Overall I got 12/20 correct for this.

Third memory test 

This was a problem-solving skills test. After completing it, I got a score of 48, I was in the range of "hit-and-miss." I agree with this because it says "You understand what you should do... however you don't always follow that process." This explains my second guessing on literally every single test I've taken in my life. I have the first choice, I bubble that in, then last minute I change my answer. I have a huge problem with this.

here is a link about memory research :) 

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190124110844.htm

WEEK 1: i c e b r e a k e r

Hey there!
           I'm Carollynn! I do bullet journaling as a hobby, I play the violin and guitar, and I have a huge family. My name is actually not a real name I guess you can say.. my dad really wanted to have my mom's English name as Carol, but she didn't like how it sounded, so he decided to name me Carol. A week before I was born, being the fickle person he was, my dad did not like how short the name was, so he added Lynn to it because it was similar to my Vietnamese name. So technically my name is supposed to be spelled CarolLynn but that looks funny so we just made the second L lowercase.
Also, I'm in love Hi-chews and Shawn Mendes :P

3 years after I was born, I thought it was the worse day of my life. The news spread that I was going to have a younger sister, and all the attention I've gained in my past 3 years of living would be swept away from me. I would be living with this new human being and sharing my toys with someone I barely knew. After some time, as this small baby, so called my "sister" began to grow up, I slowly started accepting the fact that I had to make the most out of it. Now, I can say that I'm proud of having such a close and heartwarming relationship with my younger sister. 

4 truths and 1 lie

1. I ate a cockroach in California

2. In 3rd grade, I knocked out my bully's front tooth

3. I've watched all 3 High School Musicals more than 15 times each

4. I can play the piano very well

5. I swim for fun