User:U3162201

About me
Hi there! I am Blake Macdonald, a third year student at the University of Canberra studying a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. In the final semester of my undergraduate degree I am studying the unit Motivation and Emotion and will be contributing to the 2022 Motivation and Emotion book. There are many areas of psychology that I find intellectually stimulating and I look forward to exploring these interests further by continuing my studies beyond the undergraduate degree. I hope further study will lead me towards my aspiration to work as a clinical psychologist. I am concurrently pursuing a career as a professional cricketer, playing for the ACT/NSW Country Comets in the National Second XI competition and St George District Cricket Club in the NSW Premier Cricket Competition among other teams. My professional life started in 2016 after completing year 12 at Radford College. I worked for over five years in the ACT Public School system as a learning support assistant before using my skills to transition to the role of Senior Administrator for Wattle Blue Disability Services. To find out more please visit my eportfolio.

Interests

 * Canberra Raiders supporter
 * Running, gym and an active lifestyle
 * Golf
 * Playing the guitar very poorly and out of earshot
 * Reading non-fiction - click to see what I'm reading

The book chapter I'm working on
Reward system, motivation and emotion: What role does the reward system play in motivation and emotion?

Social contributions

 * 02:23, 5 September 2022 (UTC): fixed spelling error in ADHD and motivation book chapter
 * 23:29, 28 September 2022 (UTC): Thanked user User:U3216256 for contributing to my chapter's discussion page
 * 23:50, 3 October 2022 (UTC): Suggested multiple resources that could be useful for the Hijack hypothesis of dug addiction book chapter (discussion page)
 * 01:19, 4 October 2022 (UTC): Suggested multiple resources that could be useful for the Cannabis use and dopamine book chapter (discussion page)
 * 01:29, 4 October 2022 (UTC): Provided a relevant link (ted talk) for the Childhood trauma and subsequent drug abuse book chapter (discussion page)
 * 01:36, 4 October 2022 (UTC): Suggested a concept to discuss with the relevant link for the Conspiracy theory motivation book chapter (discussion page)
 * 01:44, 4 October 2022 (UTC): Suggested multiple resources that could be useful for the Physiological needs book chapter (discussion page)
 * 01:53, 4 October 2022 (UTC): Suggested collaboration and provided multiple resources for a book chapter on a similar topic to my own: Nucleus accumbens and motivation (discussion page)
 * 02:10, 4 October 2022 (UTC): Suggested multiple resources for the Wanting and liking book chapter (discussion page)
 * 02.34, 4 October 2022 (UTC): Contributed to the Canvas discussion topic: Favourite motivational videos, podcasts, books, apps, music. quotes etc.
 * 02:45, 4 October 2022 (UTC): Provided assistance for APA referencing and hanging indent template for Natural disasters and emotion book chapter (discussion page)
 * 02:54, 4 October 2022 (UTC): Provided assistance for APA referencing and hanging indent template for Grit and achievement book chapter (discussion page)
 * 03:00, 4 October 2022 (UTC): Provided assistance for APA referencing and hanging indent template for the Uncertainty avoidance book chapter (discussion page)