User:Anubhandary

About me
My name is Anu. I study a Bachelor of Science (Psychology) at the University of Canberra.. I am set to finish my degree at the end of 2020. I have created this page as a part of my Motivation and Emotion course.

My Interests
I feel very lucky to be studying what I am interested in. Pertinent to Psychology, I am passionate about the role that nutrition has on our mental health and the use of psychedelics in treating mental illnesses- I hope to do my honours thesis about one of those topics.

I am also interested in a plethora of other things, some examples include:


 * Philosophy: I did a lot of philosophy courses during my first year of university at the University of Wollongong and I wrote a lot of essays about Kanye West.
 * Nutrition and Disease: My favourite course during my undergraduate degree was a nutrition and disease course. We learnt about how poor nutrition can cause and perpetuate certain diseases. We also learnt about how good nutrition can prevent certain diseases or disorders- did you know that Omega-3 has been shown to improve symptoms of mood disorders?
 * Skin-care: Through my own journey with volatile skin, I have learnt about how different acids, serums and peptides can positively impact your skin and the mechanisms behind it. I've gotten so good, my friends come to me for advice!

My hobbies

 * Exercise: I love going on long walks outdoors. I have found that exercise has been the most important treatment for my own anxiety.
 * Watching lots of TV shows
 * Reading: I am currently trying to read 'Astrophysics for People In a Hurry' by Dr. Neill deGrasse Tyson
 * Going to music concerts: A lot of concerts have been cancelled due to COVID-19 but the last concert I went to was Ball Park Music at UC, so I'm still trying to ride that wave.

Book Chapter I'm Working On
I am working on the book chapter- "Psychedelic treatment of addiction: How can psychedelics help in treating addiction?"

This chapter links into the 'motivation' aspect of my course.

Social Contributions
Here are some pages that I have made some contributions to:


 * 21:50, 30 August 2020: 'Dialectical behaviour therapy': added sentence to "what is DBT?", changed a few sentences around for clarity and changed the in-text reference to APA format
 * 23:18, 16 October 2020: 'Dialectical behaviour therapy': changed a sentence around for the "CBT" section and added a reference to the reference list that was not there
 * 23:25, 16 October 2020: 'Motivation to overcome substance use addiction': added an external link for ReachOut Australia
 * 23: 30, 16 October 2020: 'Motivation to overcome substance use addiction': recommended reading about the PRIME motivation theory of addiction by West & Brown, 2016.
 * 12:07, 17 October 2020: 'Ayahuasca and emotion': recommended a book to add to the "see also" section of the book chapter
 * 12:52, 17 October 2020: 'Dialectical behaviour therapy': added some information about the "acceptance-oriented skills" of DBT and added the reference to the reference list
 * 21:42, 17 October 2020: 'Methamphetamine and addiction': put external links in alphabetical order
 * 21:49, 17 October 2020: 'Psychedelics and emotion': added internal links to 'Ayahuasca and emotion' and 'Psychedelic treatment of addiction'
 * 23:02, 17 October 2020: 'Dialectical behaviour therapy': added a paragraph on "change-oriented skills" and fixed some grammar and spelling mistakes
 * 18:19, 18 October 2020: 'Dialectical behaviour therapy': added focus questions and internal links to Wikipedia articles
 * 18:56, 18 October 2020: 'Dialectical behaviour therapy': added more info to "what is DBT", added references to the reference list, made headings into sentence case, and added sentence to "how is DBT theory applied"
 * 19:21, 18 October 2020: 'Dialectical behaviour therapy': added a paragraph to "mindfulness" and added three references
 * 22:37, 18 October 2020: 'Dialectical behaviour therapy': added an image to "what is DBT?"
 * 22:51, 18 October 2020: 'Dialectical behaviour therapy': added a case study for the "mindfulness" section