Hello everyone,
While reading the section of chapter four that discusses how moods affect the retrieval of our memories, I immediately thought of our discussion in chumash class today. (sorry that I have to bring this up, but i ASSOCIATED the two together.) Anyways, I read that moods interpret how we view other people's behavior. This reminded me of how Mrs. Perl was talking about how our bad moods (because of our anger towards the school) affect how we view what she says, even when she does not say something negative. She gave the example that if she comes in and says, "good morning," we would take it as something bad because of our bad moods. I also read that if we are happy, we will recall events that see the world as a happy place, and if we are depressed, we recall sad events which darkens our interpretation of current events. This is very bad! I notice that in our class we complain a lot about everything that is going on before and during exams. We are all in bad moods which causes us to view every situation, like the changes in the exam schedule, as a terrible thing. In this section it also points out that when we recall information with a certain mood, like a happy mood, it will cause the mood to last longer. So, with this in mind, I think that since it is a very stressful time right now for all of us, we should try to bring about a happy mood and a more positive approach to this period of time before break (keeping in mind then when we finish, we have break yay!) If we do this, our happy moods can keep us alive through all this hectic craziness, and reduce our negativity toward the awful situations that we encounter daily in our lives.
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I agree with you.
ReplyDeleteI also was interested in why people can be moody and emotional, and then the other day Alexa was saying that she was always tired and wanted to sleep all of the time. I went into google and learned something interesting about sleep and moods:
If you do not get enough sleep, our abilities to learn, listen, and concentrate are reduced. Not getting enough sleep also leads to aggressive or inappropiate behavior, such as screaming at friends or being impatient with teachers and family members.
Therefore, maybe one of the reasons people are grumpy without meaning to be is because they are tired. And they are rude and agrressive because they are tired. And maybe they are tired because they are anxious and cannot fall asleep/stay asleep, as is the case with many teens.
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/article/sleep-topics/teens-and-sleep
This is a very very good point! I can't say that I always agree with this personally because some days when I get less sleep I am in an even better mood than usual, but sometimes the good mood fades quickly and I transform into an angry person. Hahah!
ReplyDeleteAviva-
ReplyDeleteI really like this post because I can defenitely relate. Sometimes when I walk downstairs in the morning my mom asks me if I want her to make me eggs or pancakes for breakfast. This is a very nice gesture but probably 50 percent of the time I walk right by her without saying a word and make myself some oatmeal. Later on in the school day I feel so bad that I treated my mom this way for NO reason.
I think it is our job as intelligent upperclassman in the school to set a positive tone. Yes, exam week is stressful, but like you said Aviva, exams only mean that we are one step closer to winter break! :)