Hey @Lost_Space_Explorer5 , I’m just catching up on this thread, and oh my goodness I can relate so much to what you’ve written. I also studied psych at uni, and it can be really tricky hearing about certain things- especially if it’s being taught with quite a narrow focus in a way that doesn’t address the nuances of lived experience or just focuses on pathology.
. One of the best subjects I ever studied at uni wasn’t actually a psych subject, it was a rehabilitation counselling elective that focused on lived experience, recovery based frameworks and took a strengths based approach to looking at people living with mental health issues. I feel like this approach is so important, but sadly it’s often not addressed in undergrad psych.
Studying abnormal psychology in particular (like, how bad is that for a name???) can be tough for a lot of people. Unfortunately you can still come across a lot of highly stigmatising language, people may not be as trauma informed as they should be, and there can be a tendency to look at things through a very medicalised/ pathologised lens sometimes. Especially in undergrad there is a lot of material to cover and people teaching may not necessarily be aware of how the way things are taught may affect people.
One thing I found really helpful was looking at different approaches and reading more widely about stuff (if time permitted lol). If you feel comfortable it is also completely acceptable to let your tutor/ Lecturer know that you’re not comfortable with some content and you may need to step out for some parts. You shouldn’t even need to explicitly explain why that is.
Is there anything in particular you’re finding tough at the moment? I also totally understand if you would rather not go into details
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