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aliciaw

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About aliciaw

  • Birthday 12/24/1990

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    Female
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    Kuala Lumpur
  • Interests
    Achievement, giftedness, nurturing potential, childhood/developmental psychopathology, attachment styles, grit, early/transitional intervention and prevention programs.
  • Program
    Clinical Psychology

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  1. I know this is kinda random, but... I've found difficulties in writing my SOP (what's new lol), mostly because I've felt that what I had written were uninspired or flat. I'm a better writer if I can imagine an audience... so would it be dangerous to ... i don't know, write my SOP as in a letter format?
  2. Oh no~ I threw my first draft onto the interwebz (oops?). I always had a bad feeling no one would want to come and help me look over my writing, though. Please correct this destructive thought, though.
  3. Huh. I'm already looking elsewhere; the UK, and Canada (but not Ozzyland, too many Malaysians ) for less demanding MA programs than the PhD programs I applied to. Now, I just wish the panic attacks stop occurring when I look at more grad schools... I really don't know much whether they would say anything over the Spring Break, but I do hope it's wonderful news when you get it
  4. I was somewhat similar to Benzene as well, but I didn't delete all their emails, and I emailed them back to ask what was wrong with my application (due to the 11 hour difference, I got that email the next day).... and then I went back to doing my final year thesis.... Oh, and I texted my partner.... and that was it. Now, I'm waiting for another notification. God knows when it's gonna come :/
  5. "We've got 550 applicants, and you weren't good enough. SUCKS TO BE YOU HAHAH!!!" + completed application to McDonald's.
  6. You people are such overachievers Senior undergrad too, finishing up in May. Applied last fall to two schools for Ph.D, after I chickened out of two others because one wouldn't accept 3-year undergrads, and another because... well, I was taking my time with the 3-year one... Going to try again this year. Re-taking the GRE, and hopefully get 700s? =X maybe wait till i'm matured enough...
  7. Great. I just deactivated my Facebook account...
  8. I'd totally bump hyperboleandahalf. http://www.thebloggess.com is another mummified horror.
  9. AcceptanceOffers=0 Sadness if AcceptanceOffer<1 =true.
  10. Okay, so I've modified it.. added my research interests and all too. but what exactly i intend to do for my thesis is not too detailed, would that be ok? I aspire for a career in the scientific inquiry of typical and atypical development, and the role of attachment in the maladjustment of children. Eventually, I would like to develop, inform and implement attachment-based intervention programs for children at risk for psychopathology. Particularly, these programs would target the early years, as I believe that this is the critical phase in development. I would like to work with Dr. XXX, focusing on developmental psychopathology. In particular, I intend to examine disorganized attachment, its precursors and sequelae. Disorganized attachment has been described as, “the breakdown of an otherwise consistent and organized strategy in emotion regulation” (van Ijzendoorn, Schuengel, and Bakermans–Kranenburg,1999, p.226). In 1999, these researchers conducted a meta-analysis that revealed maltreatment to be among the most significant causes of disorganized attachment, followed by unresolved/early loss or trauma, parental dissociation and frightening behavior, as well as parental insensitivity. They also found that the sequelae of disorganized attachment correlated with externalization of behaviors and altered states of mind. However, the clinical relevance of research in this area lies in its high proportions in clinical groups (35%) and maltreated children (45%), both which are more than twice the amount in middle-class families (15%) . Hence, disorganized attachment has been suggested to be a significant risk factor in developing psychopathology. For my thesis, I propose to scrutinize the mechanisms of disorganized attachment. Under controlled conditions, I intend to elicit disorganized behavior through the manipulation of parental behavior, and mental state of the child. The Children’s Institute as well as the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in the Departmentof Psychiatry will prove to be invaluable resources in my undertaking of this research. *still trying to breathe* And Sparky...? Thank you <3
  11. Okay, so this is my college application-like graduate SoP o(T_T)o it's not entirely complete yet, but this is how far I've came. Introduction: When I was eleven years old, I woke up one night to hands in my pants. While this may bean otherwise normal occurrence, I assure you that those hands were not mine.Over the year, it worsened, but I was oblivious to how wrong it was. Recently,an old friend revealed that she had a one-off similar experience. Incomparison, our outcomes were different: she had it tougher than I did.Although it was sadistically gratifying to know someone of nearly the same fateand sharing the grief, I was more engrossed with the differences and the factors behind them. If the duration of trauma plays a role in the severity of post-traumatic stress disorder, why was I “better off”? The complexities ofdeveloping psychopathology began to intrigue me. I ventured into Psychology because I needed a back-up plan. My naïve self wanted to study design, but parental restrictions landed me in a Psychology undergraduate program. As cliché as it sounds, I grew to love my classes, and crossed the border from being served to hopes of dedicating my life to the service of man. I was set on being a clinician to alleviate disorders, until I took a course in Positive Psychology. I was required to teach a class on resilience, which opened me to consider involvement in intervention programs, in particular for children confronted with significant adversity. It was not until I started on my senior thesis that this consideration was made concrete. I aim to be an effective and ethical clinician, but more importantly, I aspire for a career in the scientific inquiry of typical and atypical development, and the contributing factors that lead to adaptation and maladaptation. In terms of applied research, I would like to develop, inform and implement intervention programs for children at risk for psychopathology. Particularly, these programs would be long-term and during life transitions, as I believe that these are the most important and vulnerable periods in development. In my later years, I plan to join an educational institution as a faculty member in order to train prospective clinical psychologists, in addition to research activities and intervention efforts. What qualifies me: As an undergraduate, I possess a very strong background in research, which has prepared me for a graduate education. My first paper presentation of a field study at a conference was a revelation to me; it was exciting to present research toothers, the opportunity for the exchange of ideas with individuals outside the institution was invigorating, but I treasured most the shift in perspective interms of utility of studies, or what can be termed the ‘So What question’. <I know there's something wrong here> In late 2009, I assisted in my mentor’s research on medical students’ psychological well-being. It provided me experience in data tabulation, and familiarized me with the disappointment of unanswered questions, but more importantly, I learnt firsthand the practicalities commonly ignored in research, one of which is the selection of appropriate instruments. Currently, I am in the midst of my senior thesis which examines the utility of personality traits in predicting anxiety and distress disorders in undergraduates. I have done an extensive literature review, and am familiar with writing research proposals as well as grant applications. Once complete, I will be submitting a write-up for publication to a peer-reviewed journal. After graduation, I plan to collaborate with Mensa Malaysia to conduct experimental study regarding the perception of IQ and its impact on self-efficacy. So far, I have contacted the Chairman of the society, and prospects of collaboration seem bright. My ending: A mentor once told me, “If you can make just one person happy, just one, then you would have already made a difference”. I do not intend to boast about changing the world, but if what I will accomplish makes a difference, then to me, that is a life well-lived. I believe that your clinical program is a vital ingredient towards making that difference. I look forward to being an addition to your department at the University of X. Please do not be soft on your feedback!
  12. Making it seem like a game makes it easier. Either you get it or you don't. So try again.

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