What struck me in class was how one word can activate a whole inner world with it. Seeing how LOVE expanded into health, heart showed me that what feels like a simple thought might actually be a complex quietly organizing how I experience people and emotions. @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social #PSYC3400

And now I’m thinking if we have a “core” personality and how or until when digital communication is influenced and touched by this concept. Maybe technology lets us edit it, delay responses… #PSYC3400
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Teens, Technology and Romantic Relationships | Pew Research Center From heart emojis on Instagram to saying goodbye to a relationship with a text message, digital technology plays an important role in teen relationships.

@drwilliamsharp.bsky.social I was thinking about Sullivan’s idea that the self only exists in relation to others. I came across this Pew Study (www.pewresearch.org/internet/201...) on how people act differently over text vs in-person. #PSYC3400
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Crazy how avoidance learning shows up IRL. I dodge one uncomfortable convo, feel that tiny moment of relief and then my brain decides avoiding everything is the ‘safe’ choice. But the problem just gets louder. #PSYC3400 @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social

Each time we talk about measuring personality, I realize how messy it is. A 40-question survey claiming to summarize a whole person #PSYC3400 @drwilliamsharp.bsky.social

First jounrals in #Psyc3400 ... honorable mentions go to:
Nicole Alocer
Caitlin Jennings
Maria Krumins-Beens
Maya Mollomusfafaoglu
Laura Moreno Manon
Tricia Narahari
Jordan Nguyen
William North
Shana Soyfer
Alvaro Antonio Tuason
Testing in progress! #Psychoanalytic theories to come Wednesday!