Reflection – Storytelling 

 Challenge and Selection 

 As a psychologist , I prepared a presentation on OCD ( obsessive compulsive disorder ) for a seminar to   be held in front of psychology students . They heard some basics of anxiety and compulsive disorders   before , but the purpose of this course was an in - depth presentation of the causes and treatment   possibilities of this disorder .    In contrast to some other disorders like somatoform disorders or schizophrenia , OCD is pretty well   known and even used in everyday life to emphasize ones preference for order and structure , for   example sorting pencil after the rainbow colour scheme , arranging office supplies evenly and right   angles to each other . It even has made its way into meme culture .    My challenge and goal here were to find an accessible way to explain this complex disorder to the   students on the one hand and on the other hand to demonstrate the severity of OCD that has   nothing in common with the funny memes . 

 Application 

 I decided to use a PowerPoint presentation as a medium for my presentation to use visualization as   well to tell my story .   The story I prepared started lighthearted : I showed them some OCD related   memes and comics , keeping in mind that it is important to know your audience . They seemed   interested and I gained their attention , so I proceeded to explain the key symptoms of the disorder   and the negative impact on the individual ’s life and psychological stress it causes . To illustrate I   showed them a short video of an affected person – let ’s call her Jane .   It seems to make them think .   “ So , how does this disorder occur ? What are its causes ? ” I asked . How can we help the affected   people , like Jane in the Video , to get out of this vicious cycle ? Asking these questions in combination   with the real - life example prepared them for the hard facts of neurobiology and kept their   engagement . After lying down the biological basics , I proceeded to psychological constructs and   treatment possibilities – you have to understand the problem to come to a solution ! Now knowing   all the facts , you must not forget the individual – Talking about interventions , it is extremely   important to empathize with the affected person , like Jane ,   to be able to understand what is   possible and what can be achieved for the individual . That is the reason why I showed them another   video example and opened the discussion about intervention techniques . 

 Insights & Approach 

 What I have learned using storytelling very consciously and deliberately is that is not just more   engaging and easier to follow for the audience , but it is also easier to present ! Once I had my   structure clear and prepared , it was easy to write down my talk and to connect one topic with   another .   Another important aspect I learned in this course is to think about your audience – who   are they ? What are they interested in ? How do they communicate ? I feel like considering this   improved my presentation even more . 

 Also , using real - life examples helped the audience to grasp the challenges of an affected person and   to empathize with them . This gave the seminar and the presentation a real cause – maybe even a   cause for a professional career in this field . 

 Given the positive feedback I received after the presentation and my own experience preparing and   doing the presentation , I will definitely use storytelling in upcoming talks again . In my opinion , you 

 should always use storytelling because no matter which topic you are talking about , you want to be   heard and listened to . You want to achieve something with your talk – and storytelling is a great way   to do that . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: Reflection – Storytelling 

 Challenge and Selection 

 As a psychologist , I prepared a presentation on OCD ( obsessive compulsive disorder ) for a seminar to   be held in front of psychology students . They heard some basics of anxiety and compulsive disorders   before , but the purpose of this course was an in - depth presentation of the causes and treatment   possibilities of this disorder .    In contrast to some other disorders like somatoform disorders or schizophrenia , OCD is pretty well   known and even used in everyday life to emphasize ones preference for order and structure , for   example sorting pencil after the rainbow colour scheme , arranging office supplies evenly and right   angles to each other . It even has made its way into meme culture .    My challenge and goal here were to find an accessible way to explain this complex disorder to the   students on the one hand and on the other hand to demonstrate the severity of OCD that has   nothing in common with the funny memes . 

 Application 

 I decided to use a PowerPoint presentation as a medium for my presentation to use visualization as   well to tell my story .   The story I prepared started lighthearted : I showed them some OCD related   memes and comics , keeping in mind that it is important to know your audience . They seemed   interested and I gained their attention , so I proceeded to explain the key symptoms of the disorder   and the negative impact on the individual ’s life and psychological stress it causes . To illustrate I   showed them a short video of an affected person – let ’s call her Jane .   It seems to make them think .   “ So , how does this disorder occur ? What are its causes ? ” I asked . How can we help the affected   people , like Jane in the Video , to get out of this vicious cycle ? Asking these questions in combination   with the real - life example prepared them for the hard facts of neurobiology and kept their   engagement . After lying down the biological basics , I proceeded to psychological constructs and   treatment possibilities – you have to understand the problem to come to a solution ! Now knowing   all the facts , you must not forget the individual – Talking about interventions , it is extremely   important to empathize with the affected person , like Jane ,   to be able to understand what is   possible and what can be achieved for the individual . That is the reason why I showed them another   video example and opened the discussion about intervention techniques . 

 Insights & Approach 

 What I have learned using storytelling very consciously and deliberately is that is not just more   engaging and easier to follow for the audience , but it is also easier to present ! Once I had my   structure clear and prepared , it was easy to write down my talk and to connect one topic with   another .   Another important aspect I learned in this course is to think about your audience – who   are they ? What are they interested in ? How do they communicate ? I feel like considering this   improved my presentation even more . 

 Also , using real - life examples helped the audience to grasp the challenges of an affected person and   to empathize with them . This gave the seminar and the presentation a real cause – maybe even a   cause for a professional career in this field . 

 Given the positive feedback I received after the presentation and my own experience preparing and   doing the presentation , I will definitely use storytelling in upcoming talks again . In my opinion , you 

 should always use storytelling because no matter which topic you are talking about , you want to be   heard and listened to . You want to achieve something with your talk – and storytelling is a great way   to do that .
### Output: 