Okay, so today I dove into “Feist’s Psychology: Perspectives and Connections.” I’ve been trying to get a better handle on, like, why people do what they do, and this seemed like a good place to start. I mean, the title alone sounds impressive, right?
First, I grabbed my trusty notebook and a pen – gotta keep track of this stuff. I started by just reading through the book, trying to get the main ideas. Honestly, some of it was a bit…dense. Lots of big words, you know? But I pushed through!
I focused on the different perspectives they talked about. You’ve got your Freud, with all the stuff about the unconscious and childhood, then there’s the behaviorists, who are all about how we learn from rewards and punishments. And don’t forget the humanists, who think everyone’s basically trying to be the best version of themselves. It’s a lot!
- Freud – Unconscious mind, childhood experiences.
- Behaviorists – Rewards, punishments, learned behavior.
- Humanists – Self-actualization, personal growth.
After reading about a certain part, then i started to try to get a deeper understand by checking out a few parts that were relevant in this book. I started thinking if it is suitable for myself.
So, after I read that first chapter about Freud, I did something a little weird. I started writing down my dreams. Just jotting down whatever I could remember when I woke up. Then, I’d try to think about what Feist said about dream symbols and see if any of it made sense. It was kinda fun, actually, even if I didn’t find any hidden meanings about, like, my fear of squirrels or something.
Making those Connections
Then, the book started talking about “connections,” which is how these different perspectives all fit together. And that’s where I really started scribbling in my notebook. I started thinking about how, for example, my fear of public speaking (yeah, I have a bit of that) could be explained by both the behaviorist and the humanist perspectives. Like, maybe I had a bad experience once (behaviorist), and now I’m not living up to my full potential because of it (humanist). See? Connections!
What I did was, for each perspective, I tried to come up with at least one real-life example. I used my own life, my friends, even stuff I saw on TV. It helped to make it all less…theoretical. It also helped to clarify my view points.
Honestly, by the end of the day, my notebook was a mess of notes, arrows, and question marks. But I felt like I actually understood something. It wasn’t just memorizing names and theories; it was actually starting to make sense of how people think and behave. I’m definitely going to keep at it, maybe even try to apply some of these ideas to my own life. Who knows, maybe I’ll finally figure out why I always lose my keys!
