February Blogaru

Hybristophilia : The attraction to one with an aura of violence and/or has committed crimes such as rape and murder.

This philia is an up and comer in today's society and many have unwillingly been seduced to the nature of this condition.

Rape and murder. What would certainly be a past no potential partner would agree with, the hybrisophiliac would say otherwise. These people revel in the acts of said beings and long to be in touch with them, literally. 

Many psychologists are confused as to why this is becoming a thing, though they theorize that media has a strong relation to it's sudden growth. It has become a fad as of late to make out criminals and genocidal maniacs in movies to be, well quite frankly, attractive. 

Another such reason why this may be catching on is due to our unconscious tendencies to find the alpha, the strongest of the group. The murderers display these traits vivaciously. 

Charles Manson (Murderer/Rapist) has been recently married, even in prison and his old age.

Loki (Trickster God/Genocide Man) has thousands of fangirls screaming and even some who wish to be dominated sexually, non-consensual like, by him.

Alex DeLarge (famed fictional rapist and murderer) who has spawned many fan clubs hailing his actions in the book and movie,"A Clockwork Orange" as acts of what a true man should be.

Patrick Bateman (cannibal/murderer/rapist/Ted Bundy enthusiast) is the pinnacle of psychotic tendencies, though the basis of the real life crimes and motives don't shove off away from people's attraction to him.

Blog 16 - Answer 2

1.  What is your EQ?

How might a clinical psychologist successfully implement change for a consumer suffering from a personality or developmental disorder?

2.  What is your first answer? (In complete thesis statement format)

I believe one to one therapy is the key to successfully implementing change for a consumer suffering from either a personality or developmental disorder.

3.  What is your second answer? (In complete thesis statement format)

I believe group therapy is the key to successfully implementing change for a consumer suffering from either a personality or developmental disorder.

4.  List three reasons your answer is true with a real-world application for each.

-helps show that a consumer is not alone during sessions

-guides a consumer to positive change through the help of fellows

-gives them a new comfortability with themselves and others around them which will help them in social situations

5.  What printed source best supports your answer?

Diagnostic and Statiscal Manual on Mental Disorders 

6.  What other source supports your answer?

The Psychology Book: Big Ideas Explained Simply

7.  Tie this together with a  concluding thought.

Would you rather be a tree or a statue?

Blog 15 - Independent Component 2 Approval

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

As of now, I plan to do the same of what I had done before which is conduct therapy sessions for individuals suffering from a plethora of problems, whether it be mental, or emotional, and help them through the process of healing.

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

I will spend hours upon hours of my time conduction sessions for individuals suffering from life impairing problems and show examples of work and objects we use when working with the consumers.

3.  Explain how this component will help you explore your topic in more depth.

It will put me back in the trenches of being a Clinical Psychologist and give me hands on experience in the field.

Independent Component 1

• LITERAL
  
  
• (a)“I, Aaron Joseph Martinez, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 32 hours and 30 minutes of work.”
  
• (b) Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component. 

First, Michael B., and Harold Alan Pincus. "Developmental Disorders." Developmental Disorders. Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel of Mental Disorders. 4th ed. Vol. 1. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Association, 2000. 1-943. Print. DSM-IV-TR. 

• INTERPRETIVE 
• Defend your work and explain its significance to your project and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work.   Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work.  

What I did, which is detailed in my additional hours log, is vital to my understanding of Clinical Psychology because I am in the trenches and doing the work that one would expect to have in the profession. I am helping people through their troubles and carrying their burden's with me.

Facilitated learning keyboard used during one-to-ones for communication with those who have the inability to speak and are unknowable with sign language.

Basic notes outline on what a consumer might do during his/her daily life upon observation.

How some paperwork regarding consumers may look. What's shown is a mock-up, due to the nature of my work and the privacy regarded in it.

How my binder and schedules regarding incoming appointment dates and consumer profiles are organized.

One of my binders that gives a detailed overview of how to conduct my manner of work professionally.

The bags I use to go from office to office, house to house, session to session. What would be stored inside would be detailed reports on consumer life habits, things to watch out for, and other vital points that would make identification of disability much easier.

Wrap cards used during a group therapy session and several cooperation games to build trust amongst each other.

• APPLIED
  How did the component help you understand the foundation of your topic better?  Please include specific examples to illustrate this. 

My additional hours helped me understand my topic much better because I was applying everything I had learned through textbooks such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel of Mental Disorders and using these identification techniques in the middles of sessions. When dealing with certain people and the certain traits that make a disability more prominent, I remembered the cautions stated in the DSM about trigger words or objects that may erupt responses, negative or positive, from consumers. I took these to my advantage and refrained from using authoritative words such as, should, now, and must when dealing with a consumer with deep emotional scars rooting from past domestic violence. It was through scenarios like this that I fully realized the importance of study, and the implementation of what you study into the actual thing.