Kelcee Taylor

Psychology Reflection
A concept form psychology that I found particularly interesting this semester was
health psychology. Health psychology shows us how our physical activities,
psychological traits, and social relationships affect our overall health and rate of
illness. (Psychology: An Exploration pg. 323). Richard Lazarus, a cognitive
psychologist, developed the cognitive-mediational theory of emotions, which says that
how a person thinks about stress and approach a stressor is a major factor in how stressful
that individual stressor becomes. I find this particular subject valuable because it can help
me in my everyday life. It has also helped me identify how I can improve difficult parts
of my life, like dealing with stress or thinking negatively. Understanding this concept can
be beneficial to others because they can improve parts of their life as well, like thinking
positively or realizing the benefits of social support. It is a very eye opening section of
psychology that gives us an inside look in to things that go on with us everyday, but we
dont know its even happening. Overall, I enjoyed almost every concept that I got to
learn in Psychology this semester and many of these concepts I will think about in my
everyday life as I am approached with them.