Thinking
In this mind map I demonstrated my critical thinking skills. I did this by connecting the disorder I chose to a song that reflected this disorder. I ensured that the song I picked accurately depicted the symptoms and emotions of a person with this disorder. Another way I showed my critical thinking skills is by using different perspectives in psychology to give an explanation for the causes and symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder. I decided to use a humanistic, evolutionary, and behaviorism approach. In order to accurately describe GAD I had to take my prior learning, analyze it, then make an appropriate judgement on how GAD can be viewed in psychology.
Communication
I utilized my communication skills when creating this mind map. I did this by presenting my information in a clear and organized way. I made sure that my map was easy to read and follow by having a simple layout and headings over every box. This shows my communication skills because I am able to place my ideas into well worded sentences and paragraphs for my audience to read. This ensure that my audience is able to grasp the ideas that I’m presenting and gain a better understanding of the topic of GAD.
Personal/Social
During this assignment I demonstrated my personal awareness and responsibility skills. I did this by working to inform myself about issues surrounding me. In this case the issue at hand was psychological disorder. The one I chose to learn more about was GAD because it is a very common disorder that many individuals suffer from. By learning about this disorder I am able to better understand what some people may be going through on a daily basis and how I can help them. It also gave me a better insight when talking about not judging a book by its cover. I learned that not everyone is comfortable with disclosing their personal struggles so we cannot judge them based oof what they display until we are better informed about who they are and what they may be going through.