20 Time Individual Reflection

My 20 time project was inspired by the stories that I heard from PTSD patients. By doing my project on this topic, I challenge myself to conduct surveys and interviews, and  to fully understand the lives of those being diagnosed with PTSD. I chose this challenge because I am very interested in psychology. I also wanted to improve my skills in conducting various activities and producing desired product. My goal for this project was to raise awareness among the student body and to educate people about this commonly heard disorder by providing a treatment plan with detailed information about PTSD. This was my goal because I love helping people who are diagnosed with different disorders. I really hope that I could produce a meaningful work that can help others understand how PTSD, and also other mental disorder, has brought a significant impact on a person's life. In the past few weeks, I have successfully conducted surveys and some research. I was also able to educate my relatives or friends about the disorder based on the knowledge I've gained from visiting official websites for PTSD. However, I wasn't able to get as many people as I had originally expected to participate in the surveys. I also wasn't able to interview anyone who has been diagnosed with PTSD. I am especially disappointed about interview because I have always wanted to talk to a PTSD patient about the details of the symptoms or effects of the disorder. Another disappointment is that I am a little lost about doing the brochure or the poster for this project. Despite the success or failure in some parts of the project, I was able to learn about the symptoms, diagnosis, statistics, and real life examples of the disorder. If I could do this project again, I would definitely spend more time on finding people for interview and finding students to take the surveys. I would also come up with a better plan of creating a visual product for the class. My next step is definitely sharing the information about PTSD patients' experiences and treatment. I would also like to start a new challenge of studying other psychological disorders.

Plan:
Begin the presentation by describing the life of a PTSD patient. Start the sentence with "Imagine..." and try to catch the attention of the audience as I describe the panic and the fear that patients have been going through. Then introduce the topic of the disorder, describing the symptoms and the diagnosis of PTSD. (1.5 min)

Middle: Talk about inspiration for my project. Talk about my passion for studying psychological disorder. Talk about what I have done to raise awareness. Talk about my goals and the ways to achieve them. Describe the problems i have encountered during the process. Talk about  my personal experience as i read stories about other people's PTSD symptoms.
describe what i failed to complete.  (1.5 min)

End: describe how i use the knowledge i gained from the research and surveys to help other people. Talk about the taiwan trip and how I educated my relatives. Talk about how I can help the community. Talk about what I believed is the most valuable thing that I learned from the 20 time project. (1.5min)


Rough Draft:

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Introduction: 

Attention grabber- Imagine you woke up and changes