Final self- assessment

Writing summaries: Before university I have never written summaries. And I think it’s not easy. Formal style sometimes too difficult for me, also grammar is not clear.

Speaking:

1) Short talks: I don’t like this part. Every time I’m  worried about that, because sometimes so hard to speak English. And my English vocabulary is very poor.

2) Impromptu: It’s so difficult for me. And I’m very sad about that. I hope one time it will be better.

3) PPP: It’s strange, but I like this part. It was fun and interesting. I think my PPP was good. I tried to make it better.

Listening to:

1)  Online materials: I like this part. It was not so difficult. I think this part was the most interesting of all.

2)   Cassettes: It was interesting, sometimes I make mistakes.

ESP vocabulary:

1)  Formal tests in class and class test online: It was very difficult for me. New words and definitions were difficult to remember. But also it was very useful and interesting.

2)   Moodle tests: I like this part, because we were able to do at home it. No stress and I was able to repeat all definitions.

Summary. Scared to Death: The Link Between Stress and Coronary Heart Disease

The major physiological risk factors for heart disease: smoking, obesity, high blood pressure, high levels of serum cholesterol, diabetes, lack of exercise and psychological stress.

Also risk of heart disease can be troublesome childhood (domestic violence, physical abuse, neglect, living with a family member who was sent to prison, who abused drugs or alcohol, or who was mentally ill).

These psychosocial risk factors such as life, work, or financial stress or depression often leads to heart attack. Stress hormones increase blood pressure, induce inflammation, and cause other physiological changes that damage blood vessels over time.

Control your stress, more smile and be relaxed. It will help protect your heart.

My Multiple Intelligence

At first is Linguistic (Word Smart) 20 points of 30. It surprised me, because I had problems with English language at school, but I know lithuania language well.
Second is Intrapersonal (Myself Smart) 19 points of 30. I think it's true because I'm interesting in myself. I often think about my problems, about my life, my goals. I know myself well.
Next is Naturalistic; Kinaesthetic (Nature Smart and Body Smart) 15 points of 30. I like nature, I love to go with friends near the lake, I have village with amazing nature. But thats all, I don't interesting in the nature more, I think I'm not Kinaesthetic, I don't like sport.
Interpersonal (People Smart) 14 points of 30. I think should be more, because I like to communicate with people, for me it easy. I love to speak a lot, I'm very friendly. I often understand other people problems.
Visual/ Spatial (Picture Smart) 13 points of 30. Also I think should be more points. Because my memory is visual. And I have a big imagination.
The last is Musical (Music Smart) 11 points of 30. It's true, because my musical knowledge is very bad. I can't sing, and I don't play with some instruments.

I like this Intelligence test, because this test is easy, questions wasn't difficult, and it's was interesting. But some test answers was wrong. So it's not reliable, but anyway was fun.

Self esteem

Self esteem is your opinion of yourself. For example, high self esteem is a good opinion of yourself. If you have a high level of self esteem you will be confident, happy highly motivated and have the right attitude to succed. Low self esteem is a bad opinion of yourself. It comes from a poor self image. This self- esteem feeds your negative thinking and causes you to believe the criticism others make of you.

Self-esteem is crucial and is a cornestore of a positive attitude toward living. It's very important because it affects how you think, act and even how you relate to other people. It allows you to live life to yoy potential.

I think self- esteem is a central to everything you do. It affects your behavior and thoughts. It changes how you feel about value yourself.

Many early theories suggested that self- esteem is a basic human need or motivation. American psuchologist Abraham Maslow, for example, included self- esteem in his herarchy of needs. He described two different form of esteem, the need for respect from other and the need for self- respect, or inner sel- esteem. According to Maslow, without the fultillment of the self- esteem need, individuals will be driver to seek it and unable to grow and obtain self- actualization.

So need to believe yourself, your achievements. It's very important because it helps your head high and feel proud of yourself.

Summary.Stress Busters

Alexander Garrett discovers how people under pressure unwind.

Advertising agency chairman is in a way that other people would find most unrelaxing. However  for writers is nothing more enjoyable than writing.

Member of parliament likes to relax  in the open air, near the sea, because nature is the most relaxing thing of all, after a hard week in the city.

All people have time when they are under a lot of stress. According to businessmen, humor as part of the way relax. Business and personal life have to be separately.

Washing the kitchen floor or ironing can be drudgery. But sometimes domestic tasks are satisfaction and relaxing.

Gym, aerobics, yoga is physical and psychological relaxing. Sport helps to focus mind on every part of body, helps to forget  about problems.

One of relaxing method is coking, delicious food, a glass of wine after difficult day. Great chance to talk about day’s events. Also listen to music, talk with friend, and fresh air provides a relaxation.

Many people- many of relaxation method.

Happiness in different countries

I'm going to talk about happiness in Liuxembourg, Canada and Sweden countries. This countries are in a list of Top 10 happies countries in the world. The basic of the list is reasearch by professor Ruut Veenhoven.

So, at first I'm talk about Luxembourg- 10 place on a list of happiness. This small country with a total population of less than 500 000 is a true European miracle. They don't have a navy nor an air force. But Luxembourg is the richest country in the world. There people very smart, also there a lot of banks. And according to the Guinness book of the World Records Luxembourg holds the world record as the country that consumes most alcohol in the world per citizen.

Next country is Canada. 8 place on a list. This country has strong health care and a low crime rate. Don't wory, be happy- it seems to be the Canadion way. It's second largest country in the world. There is the third largest diamond producting in the world. The cost of living in Canada is lower than in most other developed countries. There nice nature and many amazing forests. Winter in Canada you could see more than 6 months, but it doesn't matter- people there happy.

And the last of my country is Sweden.7 place on the list. Sweden is example of effective national taxes. There funded health care, childcare, education (including university), retirement pensions and sick leave. This is tons free and high quality services.

So, this is three nice country, where  people are happy, and where are quality of life.

Stress test

This stress test showed me that my overall score is 3.52. This score is a measure of overal emotional well- being. So the points showed that I'm stress. I think I'm one of people who are very emotional, so I'm agree with that.


Next is quality of life score. This is a measure of how happy or satisfied I'm with my life, including overall self- esteem, health, friends or family, work. My score is 3.2, so I'm very stressed. I like my life, I love my friend family. But yes,sometimes is a bad day, than I feel very strees and unhappy, but I think it's normal.


My symtom distress score is 3.78. This's mean that I'm stress. Score measures my symtoms of depression, hostility. Sometimes I worried about my life, then I have some problem. But I'm not inclided to depression.


Level of functioning score is 3.63- very stress. This is a measure of how well I'm able to get along in the community. I think score too big, because I like communicate  with people, it's not problem for me.


I like this test,it's showed more true about my stress in some situacion.

Summary.English language invasion

The invasion of English words into another language caus problems. Chinese chairman of the International Federation of Translators, said that need to stop English language invasion, because Chinese will no longer be a pure language. According to a group of self-styled guardians of the French language, the invasion of English words pose more problems to French national identity than the Nazi occupation. That words such a okey, bye-bye, nice use every day both a Chinese and French language. Countries fear growing number of English words, because English phrases pose a threat to negative languages.

Only 20 foreigh films are allowed in China cinemas each year. Also Youtube, Facebook and Twitter have been banned, forbidden publications from using English names, places, people and companies This is fight with Western culture and language in China. In france all English words on billboards come with a French translation in a footnote.

However, English language is not easy to stop. According to Gu Yuego, language invasion is a global phenomenon. On the other, maybe borrowing words from other language is a positive, because people know more about another countrie culture, adapt to the cultural exchange.

Summary.The mystery of memory

Science of memory is only one hundred years. The first was area of the psychologists, who wanted to separate short- term memory from long- term memory.

Sort- term memory is a current memory and it what is not lost gets removed into long- term memory, which is for ever. Remembering- what is taken from long- term memory and placing into “working memory”. Remembering can be procedural memory and declarative memory.

Recognition is often compared with a recall. If shown to people some kind of objects for a minute, they remembered no more than fifteen different objects. If shown objects one after the other for a few seconds, weeks later people can recognize more objects correctly. “Eidetic” or photographic memory- then some objects associated with smells, colors, taste. Often this is typical for children.

Neuroscientists study memory, because they want to understand these different regions relationship with brain processes, they want to reveal the mystery of memory.

Self-assessment

• ESP vocaburaly tests

ESP vocabulary tests helped  to improve my vocabulary because I learned  many new, interesting words, who related to psychology.

• Writing summaries 

At the beginning I did not know how to write summary because I have never written it. So I think it is still difficult for me, but I believe that with more practice I can improve. I most worry about the grammar mistakes, because this is my weakness.

• Online exercises 

Online exercises help to improve my vocabulary. Also this is a great test, which check that we learned at home. This is a great practice before ESP. I like online exercises, but sometimes I feel that I'm not ready, so I make mistakes.

• Moodle tests

Some tests was too difficult for me. Often I had to use a book. However, all this has been helpful for me. I  remembered many words.

• Online listening in class. Traditional listening to cassetles

I think this exercises were very useful and also interesting. 

• Power point presentations

My theme was ''Thinking and reasoning". It was difficult to understand this theme and to prepare presentacion, but it was interesting for me.

• Speaking impromptu

In classes we had to speak impromptu a lot and I don't like this, because I afraid speak in English. My English vocabulary is very poor, but I believe that this will change. I want to speak English better.

• Short talks

Themes were interesting, especially short talk about Richard Wiseman. I find it hard to speak in English, but I try.

In conclussion, I think I still have to learn to write good summaries and I have to try to speak in English better.

Richard Wiseman

Professor Richard Wiseman started his working life as an aword- winning professional magician, and was one of the youngest members of The Magic Circle. He was awarded Britain's first professionship in the Public Understanding of Psychology.

Prof. Wiseman has written three best selling books: The Luck Factor, Quirhology and 59 seconds.
He is based at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK, and has gained an international reputation for research into quirky areas of psychology, including deception, humor, luck and the paranormal.
Wiseman's research has been featured on over 150 televison programmes BBC, ABC.. He is regularly heard on BBC radio.


I watched Wiseman blog and his trich on youtube (example Magic square and cards). I was surprised. I think he is so creative, intelligent, observat person. This psychologist participates in a lot of different and interesting researches.

Psychology on the internet

Nowadays many people communicate in the internet. The internet is the ultimate visual and psychological medium. In this visually engrossing world the copy, or words on our website have the greatest psychological impact for us.

Very important psychological aspect on website is the online marketing strategy of colors. Color is an important factor in successful website design. When color is used correctly, it can send a number of messages for reader.
So colors on website have a psychological influence for us. Example red is associated with love, passion; black is associated with secrecy; brown with earth..Meanings are attached to colors in the some way meaning are attached words: our reaction to colors is almost instantaneous and has a profound impact on the choices.

The internet psychological transforming business,education and our subliminal.

Summary. Applying psychology in the 21st century

The short article investigates the impact of dreams on our everyday life. Some scientists say that our daytime, waking experiences are incorporated into dreams.

Stickgold, a psychologist, asked the participants to play some electronic games before they want to sleep. After good night's sleep they agrees that all the night they were playing a game, seeing Tetris objects falling in their dreams. Some of them even had some psychological problems like hardly re-membering what they did during the day. Some researchers state, taht what we are thinking about during the day, for example, a person, about problems,- the dreams help you to find solutions.

Some scientists at the university of Chicago trained college students to understand distorted speech produced by electronic equipment. They found out that the students who had a good night's sleep did better than the ones who were tested two hours after learing the task.

In conclusion it can be said that good night's sleep or some extra hours of shut eye can help the students to cope with their work easier and more efficiently.

Summary.You are how tou wait:Queue psychology

People spend many hours waiting in lines.Scientists from different parts of the world study the lines and it is impact on people.

Passangers queue in railroad stations, in banks, in grocery stores, and the lines minimise the efficiency. Jacob Hornik study showed that people think that they about 30 percent longer wait in queue than is really.

Some businesses want to improve custumers satisfaction by reducing waiting time when many people complain about waiting time for elevators. Therefore mirrors were install in elevators.

The scientists say that quering up in different places make people unhappy, but they very rarely protest.

My future profession

I want to be a psychologist. I am thinking about it a couple of years. My parents supported me. Now I am studying psychology at the university, and I am happy. Here people very friendly.

Why psychology? I like to interact with people, therefore I would like to know more about them. Also I want better to understand ourselves.

I would like to help people to solve their problems. I want to be able to advice, to listen, to help, to communicate, sometimes to silence...I think psychology is so interesting science, and I hope it is will be my future profession.