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Applying Psychology to Everyday Life: A Reflection Maya Krause Grand Canyon University: PSY102 Professor Marks 8/5/21

2 Applying Psychology to Everyday Life: A Reflection Psychology can be used in your personal life, your professional life, as well as your academic careers. In this paper, I will be discussing a reflection that ties back to the material that I have learned, which describes how these following topics relate to different aspects of my life. These topics include how I will use psychology in my personal life, how I will use psychology in my professional life, as well as how I will use psychology in my academic careers. Personal Life Psychology is used in my everyday life in many different ways. Some of which include communication skills, building relationships, enriching careers, self-confidence, as well as gaining insight into people’s behaviors. With a basic understanding of psychology, it can make it easier to comprehend how people behave, as well as how people think while you are communicating with other people. It is much easier for people to understand actions and gestures, which both make communication much easier with the help of psychology. Psychology usually is the topic that is playing a huge role in comprehending human actions, by way of encouraging relationships. If more people had a better general psychological idea about things, people would most likely have a better chance of building strong relationships with their coworkers. In the self-confidence aspect of this paragraph, someone can gain self-confidence by learning, as well as understanding their own personality, and understanding themselves in general. Understanding your personality and yourself in general helps you to know your weaknesses, as well as your strengths, and it helps you to build on your weaknesses and keep your strengths strong.

3 Professional Life Psychology is used in my professional life in many different ways. There are many great life benefits from studying psychology, some of which include people skills, success strategies, personal therapy, problem-solving skills, communication skills, as well as memorization techniques. Knowing the basics of psychology can help you with your interactions with employers, friends, co-workers, family, as well as soulmates. You will become more aware of your own thoughts by learning psychology, as well as the basics of psychology and having a basic understanding of the fundamentals of psychology. Also, you will be able to reinforce positive thoughts, as well as response patterns with a basic understanding of the fundamentals of psychology. Your problem-solving skills can also be drastically improved with studying psychology. In better words, you will be more able to reach your own personal goals and dreams, as well as achieve success. Academic Career By knowing the basics of psychology, you will be able to communicate with others more easily, as well as problem solve more efficiently in your academic career. By maintaining a good communication with others, you will be able to understand other people’s personalities as well as their interests better. By doing this, it will be much easier to get a great job at a great company, or earn a promotion, or even improve your memory. Overlap of Characteristics There are many similarities that I see while I am reading through how you can apply psychology in your personal life, academic career, as well as your professional life. With a basic understanding of psychology, it can make it easier to comprehend how people behave, as well as how people think while you are communicating with other people. It is much easier for people to

4 understand actions and gestures, which both make communication much easier with the help of psychology. Psychology usually is the topic that is playing a huge role in comprehending human actions, by way of encouraging relationships. Knowing the basics of psychology can help you with your interactions with employers, friends, co-workers, family, as well as soulmates. You will become more aware of your own thoughts by learning psychology, as well as the basics of psychology and having a basic understanding of the fundamentals of psychology. Conclusion In conclusion, psychology can be used in all areas in your life, and with a basic understanding of the fundamentals of psychology, you can improve all areas of your life. Psychology usually is the topic that is playing a huge role in comprehending human actions, by way of encouraging relationships. I plan on using psychology to improve my problem-solving skills at my first volleyball practice tomorrow!

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