Assignment 11-Weaver

 I feel like everyone should know psychology, even just the basics. When I took psychology class, even  though it was the most basic, simplified, barebones version you could get, it still made me think a lot about how other people behaved and how I treated others as well as myself. I distinctly remember doing the unit on defense mechanisms, and being able to attribute a person for each mechanism inside my head, including myself. I personally project, so when I don’t like a person I think that they don’t like me so that I have a reason to dislike them, but really I’m the one who dislikes them or is just intimidated. It also was really interesting to dive deeper into common psychiatric diagnoses like depression and anxiety and how they affect the brain.  It would be so beneficial if everyone learnt psychology because it can help them normalize how they feel but also be more empathetic and understanding towards others.