Post 1. Are we ‘minds’ or are we ‘bodies’? Or both? Explain.
Human beings are both a combination of mind and body; both are supposed to exist in human beings. For me our minds and bodies are codependent to each other to be able to be productive in our daily lives.
Our mind requires a body, the mind could not function without a body. Our thoughts affects our bodies that would cause physical change and vice versa. For example, working more than 40 hours a week has a really huge impact on our mind and body that could lead to mentally, emotionally and physically exhausted. When we feel tired, drained, burnout or exhausted our mind and body could not function well too and we feel unmotivated to finish a task at work, could not think accurately or to even function for days. When a person feels tired, a person also looks tired. Working in healthcare for years I see patients getting delayed for treatments or medications and it is affecting a patient’s mind and as a result patients become stressed out, upset and dissatisfaction–due to patient’s needs have not met, it also has a huge impact to a patient’s physical body that would cause them seriously ill to result a longer stay in the hospital. Our minds control what our body can do. Physical health and mental health are intertwined with each other. If our mind needs rest, our bodies need rest too. Our mind and bodies need enough rest for both to function well.
Post 2. What would you say to someone who says Psychology is not a science? Explain.
I would say Psychology is a science. As we all say and understand that Psychology is the study of mind and behavior. Mental processes, minds, thoughts that cause our behaviors are able to be studied scientifically. Mental processes, emotions, and physical behaviors have a wide range of studies. Different specialists of psychology exist to better understand human behavior and mental health. It follows a scientific method, patterns, observations, research or experiment to study deeper behind human behavior and human minds well. For example, social psychology is focused on the study of interpersonal, social behavior, and or social influence. In neuropsychology, the field of study is focused on the study of the brain and how a person’s thoughts affect their behaviors and psychological thoughts. Psychology is science which requires a thorough method and study to solve problems and improve a person’s mental condition and being. Working on hospital floors most of the time I get to deal with patients with different medical conditions, different levels of alertness and orientation. Patients need to see a specialist in order to understand further what medications and treatments they need for their condition. I, myself, could not diagnose based on what I just saw or feel because I am not a specialist, I did not study any scientific method to be able to understand their condition. It needs a specialist to understand better what is the main cause of one’s behavior.