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Did it really have to come back just before my last psychology exam?
I mean, really? I need to be revising as it is tomorrow and head-explody time. If I fail, I'm blaming noohootoo

interesting some of the old names appearing on the list, not sure if they are actually there though.

Icky!

We are you lucky charm, you had to come in to get all your messages!

I'll be thinking of you tomorrow


lil x

thanks lil - I'm gonna need the good luck, have had to rationalise the revision process somewhat due to time and my aging brain's ability to retain information. No stress - this is the last module so what I get on this exam essentially defines whether I get a 2.1, 2.2 or possibly even a 3rd if I really screw it up.

Remember- it's all in your head!

I wish it were

Cheers for the good luck!

Glad you made it!

Sending psychic vibes for success........

thanks all 2hrs to go, put notes away, had shower, trying to chill out!

Ictoan

Woohooo!!!! Got here!

hi guys!

Hope it went well- waiting with bated breath to hear how you think you did.

Thanks GB
And a lesser spotted VV too!

PC - well, exam was a 3hr 3 essay question format. Course has 4 books and first 2 questions were a choice from 6, 2 from each of the first 3 books. Convoluted huh? I'd biased my revision to books 1&2 to simplify things a bit and the essays I'd revised were on there. So I did about 4 sides of A4 on factors involved in caregiver/child interactions and their effect on child development (bit waffly, think I prob did ok, but didn't ace it by any means). 2nd Q I did on Social and Cognitive Theories of gender development in child-teen in a compare and contrast manner. Think I covered them all, might have got a tad confused about one of them. Again, about 4-5sides.

Final question was based on book 4 and is what they call a 'seen' question. Basically you choose a subject from book 4 and then have to do your own research on how 'developmental psychology has improved lives in this area'. I choose autism and wrote about 5 or sides on this.

So all in all, I didn't run out of things to say, it just depends on whether I said the right things in the right way or not. I finished with 15-20mins left.

BTW, for those with experience of children with autistic spectrum disorder diagnoses, be glad you you weren't looking for a diagnosis in the 60s in the US. I came across a particular researcher by the name of Bettelheim with two memorable quotes:
"Autism is due to the parents wishing their child was dead"
"Autism is mainly a problem of upper middle class white families"

Good to know things have moved on a tad from there

and I've just seen I got my credit transfer of 75pts for my existing degree. So by end of this year I could have my second degree! Woo!

Or as my boss put it, seeing as my first degree is in Computer Science, I'll have a proper degree

Of course, I could also mess it up and withdraw from all social interaction as a failure. But let's hope, eh?

Yay!!!

Well done, Icky!

*hic*


lil x

not yet lil, I'll the champers for a couple of months and the final results

Get the Granny flat ready.. I'm coming over to paaartayy, when that happens! *hic*