Author Archives: andrewchristophersonpsych

Link to “About me” and Why I am doing this blog in case the page made on the first day of class was not visible – https://andrewchristophersonpsych.school.blog/about-me/

     When I’m in my old age if I do make it to be of old age, I hope and am looking forward to having a family and friends around while being retired so I can focus on my own interests without the stress of going to work and being worried so much about the nextContinue reading “Hope in Old Age”

Dear Mr. Lowpoint,              I won’t go into the details between you and me because those are too personal and between us. For years I have thought about the pain and trauma you have caused, the dark thoughts you bring and the self harm you caused, having to begin therapy, and taking anti-anxiety, antidepressant medications, andContinue reading “MR. Lowpoint”

            For the random act of kindness I went with my mom to donate some shoes and clothing, as well as other items like bags to a homeless woman named Katherine who lives in Whittier. My mom has helped this woman before and talks to her about how she became homeless due to a personal familyContinue reading “Acts of Kindess”

       In my relationships after thinking about it in class I came to what I thought was a somewhat funny conclusion: in my friendships and close relationships I am a green cape person and try to do good things and make the relationships stronger however with my family I tend to be a red cape personContinue reading “Friendship & Relationships”

    In the article “Elevation: A review of scholarship on a moral and other-praising emotion”, the term elevation is defined as a positive moral feeling that is in response to seeing the good deeds or actions of others and as a result motivates us to do the same (Thompson & Siegel, 2017). Stories of humans doingContinue reading “Elevation: Humans Doing Good Deeds”

      Today in class we took a signature strength survey which consisted of 96 questions to identify and rank our strengths. My top score or signature strength after taking the survey was Judgement, which is not one of the original twenty four strengths in the book, however on the website it was listed under the virtueContinue reading “My Character Strength”

           The individual from the Happy documentary that I related to the most was the man from Louisiana who got to see new nature everyday and spend time with his family while living off the land. The reason I related to him the most was because I know I would also receive enjoyment and pleasure fromContinue reading “Happiness Documentary Extra credit”

In taking the short questionnaire in class, my results consisted of a score of twenty-five for pleasure, sixteen for engagement, and seventeen for meaning. In regards to whether I expected the results or not, I would not say that I necessarily expected them; however the scores do make sense to me when I think aboutContinue reading “My Happiness Orientation”

To me happiness means being content enough to not have any stressors or worries bother you to the point where you are simply in the moment and not worrying about other responsibilities. In my life, this happiness is seen when I am spending time with my friends, doing activities that I find fun, petting aContinue reading “What Happiness Means to Me”