This is part of “I’ve been watching you” by Rodney Adkins. I could not get all of the lyrics for this song either so I typed out what related to psychology.
Where did u learn to talk like that …I’ve been watching you. Dad ain’t that cool. I am your buckaroo. I wanna be like you, eat all my food, and grow as tall as you are. …….just alike hey ain’t we dad. I wanna do everything you do, because I’ve been watching you.
Then the boy preys like his daddy does and the Dad said where did you learn to pray like that. I’ve been watching you. Dad ain’t that cool. I am your buckaroo. I wanna be like you, eat all my food, and grow as tall as you are. …….just alike hey ain’t we dad.. I wanna do everything you do. Because I’ve been watching you.
In chapter 11 four main approaches to personality were discussed. One approach is the psychodynamic or the psychoanalytical approach. In this approach there are psychosexual stages of personality development. One of these stages is the phallic stage. The phallic stage is when the focus of pleasure shifts to the genital region. Boys experience the Oedipus complex when they are in this stage. When boys are experiencing this Oedipus complex they want to be just like their father. This song is a perfect example of a boy going through this Oedipus complex and wanting to be just like daddy. He wants to do everything his dad does, the way he does it, and grow up to be just like his dad.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Reciprocal Determinism
This is part of a song by Clay Walker called Chain of Love.
This is only some of the lyrics because I could not get the whole song off the internet. This is enough to see how it relates to our psychology class.
A guy named Joe helps a lady with a flat tire who is on the side of the road.
Joe said u don’t owe me a thing I have been there to someone once helped me out just the way I am helping you and if you really want to pay me back here is what you do …don’t let the chain of love end with you.
She stops at a café for food and the waitress went to get change from a 100 dollar bill. The lady left the café and left a note saying …..u don’t owe me a thing I have been there to someone once helped me out just the way I am helping you and if you really want to pay me back here is what you do don’t let the chain of love end with you
That night the waitress went to bed after work and thought about the money and note and as her husband laid asleep she said, whispering, “everything will be alright. I love you joe.”
In chapter 11 we talked about personality and how there are four main approaches to personality. One approach is the social-cognitive approach. The social-cognitive approach looks at personality as the set of behaviors that people acquire through learning and then display in particular situations. Under the social-cognitive approach is Bandura and reciprocal determinism. The reciprocal determinism is pretty much when something good happens to you, in turn you will do good for someone else. This song is a perfect example because something good happened to the lady and in turn she was good to the waitress and left her a really nice tip. Had Joe never stopped and helped the lady with her tire she probably would have been so frustrated by time she got to eat that she would have never considered leaving a nice tip, because no one was nice to her earlier.
This is only some of the lyrics because I could not get the whole song off the internet. This is enough to see how it relates to our psychology class.
A guy named Joe helps a lady with a flat tire who is on the side of the road.
Joe said u don’t owe me a thing I have been there to someone once helped me out just the way I am helping you and if you really want to pay me back here is what you do …don’t let the chain of love end with you.
She stops at a café for food and the waitress went to get change from a 100 dollar bill. The lady left the café and left a note saying …..u don’t owe me a thing I have been there to someone once helped me out just the way I am helping you and if you really want to pay me back here is what you do don’t let the chain of love end with you
That night the waitress went to bed after work and thought about the money and note and as her husband laid asleep she said, whispering, “everything will be alright. I love you joe.”
In chapter 11 we talked about personality and how there are four main approaches to personality. One approach is the social-cognitive approach. The social-cognitive approach looks at personality as the set of behaviors that people acquire through learning and then display in particular situations. Under the social-cognitive approach is Bandura and reciprocal determinism. The reciprocal determinism is pretty much when something good happens to you, in turn you will do good for someone else. This song is a perfect example because something good happened to the lady and in turn she was good to the waitress and left her a really nice tip. Had Joe never stopped and helped the lady with her tire she probably would have been so frustrated by time she got to eat that she would have never considered leaving a nice tip, because no one was nice to her earlier.
Operant Conditioning
In the Post and Courier on July 21, 2008 there was a great comic that shows behavior modification. The mother had a set of twins, and another boy that was a little older than the twins. The mother said to her oldest son, “the twins are ok now, Jojo. I caught ‘em trying to climb up the stairs!” Then she says to Jojo, “When I ask you to keep an eye on them, it’s a very important job! You must take your job seriously!” Jojo responded, “I hope this won’t affect my allowance.”
This shows that Jojo’s behavior has already been modified. He knows that watching his twin siblings meant he usually got a reward of allowance. Since he failed to watch the twins he knows that in return he should not get the allowance. The mother using allowance for Jojo watching the twins is operant conditioning. This was discussed in chapter 5. Operant conditioning uses reinforcement and punishment. In this case positive reinforcement was used. The allowance is a positive reinforcement, because it is a reinforcement that increases the behavior of Jojo watching his twin brothers. Allowance is also a secondary reinforcement because it is something people have learned to like.
This shows that Jojo’s behavior has already been modified. He knows that watching his twin siblings meant he usually got a reward of allowance. Since he failed to watch the twins he knows that in return he should not get the allowance. The mother using allowance for Jojo watching the twins is operant conditioning. This was discussed in chapter 5. Operant conditioning uses reinforcement and punishment. In this case positive reinforcement was used. The allowance is a positive reinforcement, because it is a reinforcement that increases the behavior of Jojo watching his twin brothers. Allowance is also a secondary reinforcement because it is something people have learned to like.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Monk is a television show that comes on U.S.A. usually around 9 p.m. on certain days of the week and reruns are always being played at different times. It is about a guy, named Monk, who is a detective and has obesessive-compulsive disorder and many phobias. This disorder and phobias helps him to be the great detective he is. He notices the smallest detail when something is out of place that helps him to solve crimes. He has like ten suits that are all alike and hung up very neat in his closet. He makes sure everything is centered, and straight in his house and anytime he enters a building he is looking around and straightening something if it is a little off-centered or not lined up. It is a great show to watch.
This goes along with what we talked about in Chapter 12 in class. We discussed both phobias and obsessive-compulive disorder. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is when a person is plagued by persistent, upsetting, and unwarranted thoughts(obsession) that motivate repetitive behaviors(compulsions).Monk's obsession is that he wants everything to be in its exact spot and to be centered with everything else. He is also obsessed with everything being clean. His compulsion is always putting things in order if they are not in order, and cleaning every day. A specific phobia is the fear and avoidance of specific stimuli and situations.He has many specific phobias that are mentioned throughout different episodes of Monk. One phobia he has is of frogs. In an episode one time frogs were crossing the road and he just stood there and froze until they were all gone because he is teriffied of them.
This goes along with what we talked about in Chapter 12 in class. We discussed both phobias and obsessive-compulive disorder. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is when a person is plagued by persistent, upsetting, and unwarranted thoughts(obsession) that motivate repetitive behaviors(compulsions).Monk's obsession is that he wants everything to be in its exact spot and to be centered with everything else. He is also obsessed with everything being clean. His compulsion is always putting things in order if they are not in order, and cleaning every day. A specific phobia is the fear and avoidance of specific stimuli and situations.He has many specific phobias that are mentioned throughout different episodes of Monk. One phobia he has is of frogs. In an episode one time frogs were crossing the road and he just stood there and froze until they were all gone because he is teriffied of them.
Depression
There was an article in Psychology Today August 2007 that was titled Depression hurts. Cymbalta can help. It said you may be sad, have a loss of interest in something you once enjoyed, have aches, have pains, and/or feel tired and all of this can be symptoms of depression. It then tells you that Cymbalta can treat many symptoms of depression. Then it mentions there are other ways to deal with the depression and talking to your doctor can determine if Cymbalta is right for you. The last thing on the small advertisement is a list of when not to take Cymbalta, what to talk to your doctor about, and some common side effects.
This article relates to our psychology class because we talked about depression in chapter 12. We said that with a major depressive disorder the person often loses interest in all activities and takes pleasure in nothing and is also accompanied by changes in eating and sleeping habits. These same habits are mentioned in the article that Cymbalta is said to help with. It is great to learn about these disorders, and at the same time see that we are capable of curing or trying to help people cope with the symptoms. Things like Cymbalta can help people with disorders live a better life.
This article relates to our psychology class because we talked about depression in chapter 12. We said that with a major depressive disorder the person often loses interest in all activities and takes pleasure in nothing and is also accompanied by changes in eating and sleeping habits. These same habits are mentioned in the article that Cymbalta is said to help with. It is great to learn about these disorders, and at the same time see that we are capable of curing or trying to help people cope with the symptoms. Things like Cymbalta can help people with disorders live a better life.
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