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Undergraduate Studies
ePortfolio
Angela Streck
Bachelors of Psychology, 2010

2. Personal Statement
Dedication. If there were only one word to describe myself throughout life’s journeys, that declaration would be the
coined expression, dedication. Regardless as to the activity I am involved in, I wholly bestow my heart, time and energy.
Performing the duty to the best of my ability is the motivation in which drives me to be successful in all endeavors.
From the time I was in sixth grade, I knew the field of psychology was where I wanted and needed to be. Armed with a
helping hand, an open ear, and a warm heart, I desire to assist individuals through their darkest hour and into the light of their
own happiness. Recognizing at an early age the desire to assist individuals, I procured a position as a lifeguard to embark on my
ambition and dedication in becoming a nurturing spirit. For the past decade, I have held peoples lives in my hands. Being
employed in the aquatic field provided an array of learned experiences demonstrating various degrees of human interaction. This
consequently allowed me to obtain new insights in the inner workings of individual’s mentality furthermore allocating the
acquirement of influential skills and abilities in communication. As a result of my aptitude for gaining new knowledge
meanwhile completing my Associates in Arts, I participated in every possible training course receiving credentials behind my
name. In the end, my diligence was rewarded, at age nineteen I became the youngest Aquatic Coordinator, turning the facility
around into a positive, affable and welcoming environment for patrons, programs, and employees. Certified as an instructor to
educate lifesaving techniques, I have encompassed the opportunity to influence and mold the minds of those to become the best
lifeguard they can be meanwhile providing training on how to respond while being proactive in emergency situations especially
when people’s lives are a stake.
Nevertheless, following an inner retrospect and an understanding that I am to accomplish more in my lifetime, it was
time to move forward in my dream of becoming a psychologist. Thus beginning of a new dedication. Though still dedicated in
helping individuals however in a fairly different manner, I desire to assist couples in achieving maximum pleasure from their
relationship. I possess a focused interest in human sexuality ergo the dedication in leaning unique facts in addition to keeping
pace with cultivating research. Through preceding experiences, comprehending that communication fluctuates between
individuals, has granted me the tools to converse effectively among different verbal and nonverbal communication styles. With
this knowledge expressed to couples, the pair can be aware of their better half’s style, which can in turn assist in solidifying and
enhancing the relationship. Upon completion of the Masters degree, I am determined to receive the license of marriage and family
counseling to begin my own personal practice.
With a past history and a love for educating, the desired end goal is to become a professor of psychology. I yearn to
teach, placing an emphasis in what psychology has to offer in hopes to influence the minds and passions of those who are
interested in assisting individuals who are in need of direction, a sanctuary to speak their inner most thoughts or a safe haven to
release pent up anger and/or remorse. The dedication to impact an individual’s life in a positive fashion motivates the drive to
become a professional in psychology.

3. Resume
ANGELA STRECK
1817 Anderson
Irving, Texas 75062
Cell: (214) 223-8470
Email: angela_phd_21@yahoo.com
OBJECTIVE
With excellent communication skills and knowledge, my past experiences have created an intense desire to expand and gain new insights
regarding people and their interactions throughout life. Driving my determination and diligence to transition to the psychology field with
a Bachelors Degree in Psychology October of 2010.
EDUCATION
Bachelor Degree in Psychology. Argosy University, Dallas, Texas Graduating October 2010
Encompass a 4.0
Dean's List since Spring 2009
Associate Degree in Arts, North Lake College, Irving, Texas Graduated May 2004
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
• 5+ years of experience supervising, training, and mentoring
• Great hospitable attitude, ensuring people’s enjoyable experiences and well-being
• Certified knowledge of aquatic operations, methods, procedures, and effective lifesaving techniques
• Great ability to quickly assess, demonstrate and clarify situations to others, including emergencies situations
• Effective teaching techniques and practices

4. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Aquatic Supervisor/Coordinator Aug 2003 to Oct 2008
North Lake College Natatorium Irving, Texas
•Hired, scheduled, and supervised 40 employees, age ranges 16 to 50. Mentoring them into a cohesive team unit and delegating their
work assignments with the following highlighted responsibilities and successes
•Acted as liaison for all Natatorium programs, and coordinating activities, meanwhile sustaining maximum safety of all individuals and
cleanliness of the Olympic sized pool as well as all auxiliary support facilities
•Increased attendance by generating and distributing a marketing pamphlet for easy reading to advertise all activities to the public
schools and recreation centers
•Hands on training of candidates in becoming American Red Cross certified lifeguards, CPR and AED
•Pioneered and initiated incentive program which revitalize staff moral
•Improved customer service by generating a positive environment for patrons, programs and employees
•Excelled in communication amongst the three managing entities: City of Irving, North Lake College and the Irving Independence
School District
•Participated in budget processes, requisitions for inventory, and ordering supplies as well as repairs
•Transcribed multiple reports and documents for the college, City of Irving, and North Texas Associations
PROFESSIONAL/RELATED EXPERIENCES
Current Instructor of American Red Cross Training (May 2004):
Lifeguard Training
•First Aid
•Preventing Disease Transmission
•CPR for the Professional Rescuer
•Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
•Fundamentals of Instructor Training
•Lifeguard Instructor
•Water Park Instructor
Resume Continued

5. Reflection
Throughout the tenure at Argosy University, the education experience has greatly
influenced the determination to procure a Masters degree in Psychology in order to
obtain lifelong goals and dreams. Professors, especially, have provided the boost in
confidence needed, that I can and will be successful in continuing my education and
furthermore acquiring my desired career. With proclaimed commendations of excellent
writing skills, interesting research topics as well as displaying graduate type levels of
thinking and scripting, generate the desired tools to become successful. Expressions of
gratitude cannot fully communicate the appreciation felt when hearing or reading the
wonderful compliments of a “job well done”.
One can always strengthen the weaker skills, providing opportunities to enhance
the learning experience. Argosy University has created courses in order to develop the
weaker skills thereby increasing the strength of the newly gained knowledge. In
correspondence to the magnitude of writing, articulation of ideas, research proposals, in
addition to the numerous discussion inquires have lead to the enhancement of word
usage as well as APA style formatting. The utilization of vocabulary as well as
terminology is the separation between receiving a bachelor’s degree and earning a
graduate degree, ergo this is a pertinent factor in the acceptance of a prestigious
accreditation. Higher levels of learning are still to come which is an exciting new
endeavor that contains diligence, dedication and passion. These attributes as well as an
array of additional qualities vastly strengthen skills to become successful in all of life’s
ventures.

6. Table of Contents
Cognitive Abilities: Critical Thinking and
Information Literacy
Research Skills
Communication Skills: Oral and Written
Ethics and Diversity Awareness
Foundations of Psychology
Applied Psychology
Interpersonal Effectiveness

7. Critical Thinking: Disconnection
Cognitive Abilities:
Critical Thinking and Information
Literacy

8. Disconnection Between a Woman’s
Genital Arousal and Subjective Arousal
Angela Streck
Argosy University
Critical Thinking: Disconnection

9. Critical Thinking: Disconnection
What is a Sexual Disconnection?
• Genital arousal occurs without mentally
acknowledging the engorged state
• Genital and/or Subjective arousal is not
realized or is ignored

10. Critical Thinking: Disconnection
Why is there a disconnection?
• Suppression of sexuality
• Genital lubrication is a method to
fundamentally protect from injury
• Conflict concerning double standards
• Every day stress

11. Critical Thinking: Disconnection
What is Subjective Arousal?
• Emotions-positive & negative-compile sexual
excitement
• Psychological & emotionally desiring sexual
stimuli coupled with positive emotional,
cognitive feedback creates a “turned on” state

12. Critical Thinking: Disconnection
What is Genital Arousal?
• Increase of blood flow with vaginal lubrication
as a result of vaginal engorgement
• VPA reflects changes in vaginal engorgement
with each heartbeat
• Occurs during the presence of sexually erotic
stimuli

13. Critical Thinking: Disconnection
Measure of Arousal in Research
• Subjective: conduct self-reports rating erotic
stimuli based on scales
• Genital: viewing sexual stimuli, vaginal
photoplethysmograph measured un-engorged
& engorged tissues
• Sexual stimuli: contained non-erotic & erotic
films & pictures

14. Critical Thinking: Disconnection
Research Results
• Physical arousal present with self-reports
indicating no arousal
• Increase in genital arousal to chimpanzee
coitus; self-report of no arousal
• Subjective self-reports stating aroused states to
male-female acts
• Genitally, however, more aroused by female-
female erotica

15. Critical Thinking: Disconnection
Stress
• Contributing factor in disconnection between
aroused states
• Cortisol is released in stressful situations
• Higher cortisol levels lower sexual functioning
• No correlation between cortisol levels & genital
arousal

16. Critical Thinking: Disconnection
Evidence
• Disconnection does occur
• Displays a fluidity of arousal in levels of sexual
acts vs. preferred gender thus generating
conflict
• Stress negatively influences subjective arousal

17. Critical Thinking: Disconnection
A Change in Aroused States?
• One can manipulate a negative sexual situation
into a positive sexual experience
• A lack of subjective arousal? Retrain the
thought process into a sexually exciting
phenomenon!
• Unconscious conditioning of genital response is
possible

18. Critical Thinking: Disconnection
Pending Inquires
• Will women desire to change their states of
arousal to a more enhanced sexual experience?
• With the transformation of thought and
mentality, do women desire to renovate their
subjective arousal in accordance to their genital
arousal?

19. Research: Correlation between Aroused States
Research

20. Research: Correlation between Aroused States
Research Study: A Correlation Between a
Woman’s Genital and Subjective
Arousal

21. Research: Correlation between Aroused States
What is Genital and Subjective Arousal?
• Genital Arousal
~occurs when sexual stimulated
~lubrication become present when an increase of blood
flow begins as a result of vaginal engorgement
• Subjective Arousal
~psychologically & emotionally desiring sexual acts
~imagining erotic pasts
~viewing sexual stimuli

22. Research: Correlation between Aroused States
Methods
• Participants
~100 women from all diversities,
~age range 18-58
~must present normal levels of sexual
functioning after completing the Female
Sexual Functioning Index (FSFI)

23. Research: Correlation between Aroused States
Measures & Materials
• Audiovisual Stimulus
~assortment of erotic films & pictures of couples displaying an
array of sexual acts intertwined with non-erotic stimuli
• Physical Arousal
~vaginal photoplethysmograph (clear acrylic tampon shaped
device) measures vaginal engorgement based in correlation to
an increase in vaginal pulse amplitude (VPA)
• Subjective Arousal
~will rate arousal level on a scale of 0 (no arousal) to 10 (highly
aroused associated with an orgasm) while viewing stimuli

24. Research: Correlation between Aroused States
Procedure
• Participant enters a dimly lit room, locate recliner
chair directly across from television to view sexual
stimuli
• Insert vaginal photoplethysmograph to measure
genital arousal
• Viewing non-erotic & erotic stimuli rate their
subjective arousal on a keypad with a scale of 0 (no
arousal) to 10 (highly aroused associated with an
orgasm)

25. Research: Correlation between Aroused States
Data
• Known correlation between independent
variables (sexual stimuli) & dependent
variables (arousal levels)
• ANCOVA tests will determine if correlation is
positive, negative, or statistically significant
• “post hoc” tests will be completed to
determine where the differences lie between
the variables

26. Communication: David Koresh and the Branch
Davidians
Communication Skills:
Oral and Written

27. Communication: David Koresh and the Branch
Davidians
Compliance-Gaining Communication
Strategies

28. Communication: David Koresh and the Branch
Davidians
• David Koresh utilized compliance-gaining strategies
in order to create a following of conformed members
• The desire to believe was immense in his following,
they believed that he was Jesus Christ because the
bible was true…a promise
• Positive expertise (there will be a final fight between
the sect and the nonbelievers with a reward of
Heaven) was proclaimed gaining more trust in the
leader
• Obedience training conformed the sect generating
compliancy through the committing of suicide to join
the afterlife…a promise

29. Communication: David Koresh and the Branch
Davidians
• ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms)
utilized compliance-gaining strategies however were
not successful
• Created positive esteem by being respectful of
Davidians’ views-released some children from the
compound
• Attempted to use debt by sending various items
• Aversion simulation with bright lights & noises
• Compliant with Koresh’s request to administer one
last speech over Christian radio waves
• David Koresh did not desire to relinquish control

30. Communication: David Koresh and the Branch
Davidians
• In the end…
~David Koresh was victorious in
compliance-gaining communication
strategies as a result of the enormous
amount of followers who wished death
upon them to be with the bright light of
God
~ATF was unfortunately not successful in
the compliance-gaining strategies due to the
lack of surrendering in addition to the lose
of numerous lives

31. Ethics: Female Genital Mutilation
Ethics and Diversity Awareness

32. Ethics: Female Genital Mutilation
Female Genital Mutilation

33. Ethics: Female Genital Mutilation
• FGM is the partial and/or the total removal of
the genitalia
• FGM has been occurring for thousands of
years
• Conducted in countries such as Africa, the
middle East & parts of Asia
~due to immigration influx of occurrences in
Australia, Canada, Europe & the United States
• Reasoning behind act are cultural, religious &
social

34. Ethics: Female Genital Mutilation
• Practiced on girls age ranging from infancy to
adolescences
• 100 to 140 million girls/women live with FGM
• Birth attendants & trained midwives conduct
the procedure
• 4 types of mutilation: clitoridectomy, excision,
infibulation, & other

35. Ethics: Female Genital Mutilation
• Clitoridectomy (type I): total or partial removal of the
clitoris and/or the clitoris hood
• Excision (type II): amputation of all or part of the
clitoris, labia minora, with or without the removal of
the labia majora
• Infibulation (type III): tapering of the vaginal opening
with a generation of a covering seal through the
cutting & relocating of the labia minora or majora with
or without the elimination of the clitoris
• Other (type IV): ties together all other vaginal
procedures such as cauterizing, scraping, pricking, &
piercing

36. Ethics: Female Genital Mutilation
• There is not any medical reasoning nor health benefits from
this procedure-only health risks
• Instant health risks include:
~ severe pain & shock
~hemorrhaging
~variety of bacterial infections & open sores subjected to
diseases
~urine retention
• Long-term complications contain:
~reoccurring bladder & urinary tract infections
~cysts
~infertility & issues at childbirth
~requirement for later surgeries

37. Ethics: Female Genital Mutilation
• FGM is supported socially, culturally, and religiously
• Socially: individuals who reside in the countries are attempting to
become apart of the culture
• Culturally: it is viewed a right of passage as a result of appropriate
sexual behavior
~mutilation reduces libido causing the belief to resist “illicit” sexual
acts maintaining premarital virginity
~girls become “clean” & “beautiful” through the removal of “male”
or “unclean” parts
~women cannot marry until procedure has been completed
• Religiously: Prophet Mohammed sanctioned the practice “Do not cut
too severely as that is better for a woman and more desirable for a
husband.”
~proclaimed that parents must follow instructions of the Prophet & it
is their duty to have their daughters circumcised

38. Ethics: Female Genital Mutilation
• Ethically, FGM is a violation of human rights to
include:
~right of health, security, & physical integrity
~right to live free from torture
~right to life without the end result in possible
death
~rights of children
• Noting inequality is the discrimination against
women & the infringement of the rights of
women

39. Ethics: Female Genital Mutilation
• Aristotle would question the practice of FGM
with an inquiry
~Does this practice produce the end goal of
happiness?
• With there not being any health benefits &
genital organs are altered establishing an array
of complications, Aristotle would conceive this
practice to be negative with the end purpose
being inhumane & not morally responsible

40. Ethics: Female Genital Mutilation
• Kant would believe that FGM would not be
morally correct since the procedure is not
completed out of good will
• Kant states individuals should not treat others
as a means to an end, posing the question
~Does not genital mutilation objectify women
& their means to an end for men?
• It is unethically wrong to be used as a means
for reproduction as well as to be subjected to
mutilation to enhance sexual pleasure for the
husband

41. Ethics: Female Genital Mutilation
• Utilitarianism considers the consequences of an action
which must produce the greatest over all of happiness
and/or the least amount of suffering, soliciting the
inquiry
~What is the greatest amount of people who benefit
from the happiness & who actually results from the
action/happiness?
• FGM increases suffering & harm, furthermore the
gargantuan amount of females subjected to the action
cannot articulate happiness
• Only men benefit from FGM boosting sexual
gratification

42. Ethics: Female Genital Mutilation
• FGM is detrimental to women's’ physical &
psychological well-being
• There are not any benefits stemming from the
agony & torture one must endure
• Ethically, it is a violation to a vast display of
human rights to live free from torture & the
possibility of death as well as the right to
health, security & physical integrity
• Demonstrates a disparity between genders &
their roles through the removal of genitalia in
addition to the extraction of a woman's “libido”

43. Foundations
Knowledge of Foundations of the Field

44. Foundations: Gender Identity Disorder
Gender Identity Disorder

45. Foundations: Gender Identity Disorder
• Individuals who suffer from GID identify
themselves as the opposite sex
• Also known as transsexuality
~feel uncomfortable with their own bodies
~sense the need to change one’s gender identity
~causing internal distress, suffering &
discontentment
• Have the option to metamorphosis their body into
the preferred gender as a result of hormonal
treatments, real life experiences & an array of
sexual reassignment surgeries

46. Foundations: Gender Identity Disorder
• Boys, who have a higher number of cases,
~engage in play of “normal” female roles
~desire to dress in girls & women's clothing
~state at an early age they desire to grow up to be a woman
~sit down to urinate & pretend not to have a penis by pushing it between
his legs or announce they would like it removed
• Girls desire to be mistaken for a boy
~refuse to wear dresses or feminine garments opt for boys clothing, & wear
short hair
~conduct themselves as “normal” gender role boys would; contact sports &
aggressive play
~proclaim that she does not want to grow breast or menstruate
~desire to grow a penis, to grow up to be a man & will attempt to urinate
standing up
• Adolescents express attitudes towards cross-dressing
• Adults fantasize & embrace the opposite sex role in activities, characteristics

47. Foundations: Gender Identity Disorder
• Distress is a common factor of GID
• Symptoms which create low self-esteem
include anxiety, depression & the feeling of
isolation
• Adolescents & adults are at a high risk of
suicide, attempts of suicide & substance abuse
• Men resort to hormonal treatment & rare cases
perform their own castration

48. Foundations: Gender Identity Disorder
• Steps to alleviate pain & suffering of GID must
first begin in the confiding of a psychologist to
commence the sexual reassignment surgery
• Evaluation will take place through strict
guidelines set forth by the World Professional
Association for Transgender Health
• Key characteristic: individual must experience
gender dysphoria, the strong feeling that ones
birth sex does not reflect ones inner sense of
gender
• Once established hormonal therapy and/or
referral of surgery follows in addition to therapy

49. Foundations: Gender Identity Disorder
• Male-to-female hormone therapy consists of
treatments of estrogen resulting in breast
growth, redistribution of fat & muscle strength,
softening of the skin, decrease in body hair,
decrease in fertility & testicular size as well as
less frequent & firm erections
• Female-to-male hormone therapy includes a
deepening of the voice, clitoral enlargement,
mild breast atrophy, decrease of hip fat,
increase of social & sexual interest, in addition
to arousability

50. Foundations: Gender Identity Disorder
• After hormonal treatment if one is still
experiencing dysphoria reassignment surgery
is the next option
• For male-to-female: orchiectomy, penectomy,
clitoroplasty, labiaplasty, or the creation of a
neovagina
• For female-to-male: hysterectomy, salpingo-
oophorectomy, vaginectomy, metoidoplasty,
scrotoplasty, urethroplasty, placement of
testicular prostheses, or a creation of a
neophallus

51. Foundations: Gender Identity Disorder
• GID is generated as a result of biological occurrences between the
development of the brain & sex hormones
• Located in the brain the central subdivision in the bed of the nucleus
of the stria terminalis (BSTc) is significant for sexual behavior
• Volumes of the BSTc are larger in men than in women
• Findings discovered a female sized BSTc in a male-to-female
transsexual
• Research also supports the view of transsexualism as a result of the
number of somatostain (SOM) neurons in the BSTc, reflecting a form
of brain hermaphroditism in the limbic nucleus which is structually
opposite of the individuals genetic make-up
• Men have twice as many SOM’s than women
• however in male-to-female transsexuals was euqal to those of a
woman & female-to-male transsexuals matching those in a male
range

52. Foundations: Gender Identity Disorder
• GID affects children, adolescents, & adults
• Suffering includes gender dysphoria, felt
isolation, thoughts of suicide, or castration
• One can change their gender through the
assistance of physicians & psychologist with
the utilization of hormone therapy, and/or sex
reassignment surgery
• GID is linked to the brains development & sex
hormones during the prenatal stages

53. Applied: Correlation
Applied Psychology

54. Applied: Correlation
Correlation Between Employee
Satisfaction and Absenteeism

55. Applied: Correlation
• Hypothesis: high employee satisfaction is
correlated with low absenteeism
• Correlation research design must be conducted
to view if there is a statistical relationship
between the 2 variables

56. Applied: Correlation
• Extraneous variables consist of
~actual sickness of either employee, spouse,
offspring, or parent of employee
~a death in the family requiring time away
~any extenuating circumstance such as car
accidents
• Data should be extracted during nonpeak times
& seasons associated with better health

57. Applied: Correlation
• To collect data concerning both variables,
utilize surveys & archival data
• Surveys with a noted due date can be
administered to employees rating their
satisfaction with the organization, inquires
about the number of days missed & the
reasoning for the absence
• If documented properly reviewing past history
of employees will also assist in the findings

58. Applied: Correlation
• Assuming the researcher finds a correlation of
r=.7
• Provides evidence of a strong relationship
between high employee satisfaction & low
absenteeism
• With employee satisfaction charted as high this
decreases the employee absenteeism
• This demonstrates a negative correlation
between the 2 variables

59. Interpersonal Effectiveness: Diversity & an
Effective Counselor
Interpersonal Effectiveness

60. Interpersonal Effectiveness: Diversity & an
Effective Counselor
Diversity and an Effective Counselor

61. Interpersonal Effectiveness: Diversity & an
Effective Counselor
• An effective counselor must:
~appreciate all diversities
~understand personal cultural attitudes, biases,
& values
~gain new knowledge through research &
activities can assist in familiarizing one with
the dynamics of an array of diversities allowing
the release of bias attitudes associated with a
population
~maintain an open mindset

62. Interpersonal Effectiveness: Diversity & an
Effective Counselor
• Patients can benefit from an effective counselor as
a result of the relationship created through the
therapist familiarity of the individuals cultural
beliefs
• Individuals would be more inclined to attend
additional sessions to uncover the issues
manifesting
• Enlightenment & nonbiased opinions from being
attentive of the patients background as well as not
committing negative non-verbal communication,
the counselor can contribute the client’s well being

63. My Future in Learning
Learning is an intricate aspect of life. Throughout the development of life, every day should be
considered a learning experience. As individuals, we do not know everything (even though some
individuals feel as though they do which has coined the term as “know-it-alls). However, through an
array of encounters, we are provided opportunities of learning thereby enhancing one’s thought
process as a result of the newly gained knowledge as well as the portrayal of life lessons. Naturally,
we are lifelong learners due to the unknown in addition to the constant unfolding of events and
situations. The separation between those who desire to learn versus those who learn throughout life is
determined in the extent of learning.
Those who desire to learn, like myself, challenge the gained knowledge seeking out all the
possible information concerning the topic of interest therefore acquiring a plentiful wealth of
knowledge. With this wealth of facts, individuals can now incorporate the information in future
conversations, debates, as well as being knowledgeable when involved in similar situations that
spurred on the learning. As a lifelong learner, individuals have the desire to continue their education
through schooling, professional programs and the development of trade. The desire to move forward
with the continuing of education is a passion. Subsequently, after completing my Bachelors of
Psychology, achieving a Masters degree is pertinent in accomplishing life long goals and dreams.
Sexology has always been an interest. With the research of human sexuality being original,
reading journal articles as well as investigating new findings will always be prevalent in this up and
coming field. The desire to assist individuals through the ambiguous inner working of the mind in
comparison to their sexuality produces an apt occasion of learning from various avenues and
outlooks. Learning will never grow old meanwhile thriving on the collection of newly gained
knowledge provides opportunities of success in addition to permitting the development of schemas in
order to be prepared for unknown events, situations and encounters.

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