LOOKING INTO THE CRITERIA /O_O\

1. is reliable ~TICK
i will talk to ms zhang to see if there are any further adjustments needed but for now i'm quite satisfied.

2. will be conducted fairly
the CONTROL of my experient does not need to be too strict as i am investegating a large group of people. AGE and ENVIRONMENT (where experiment is conducted) is quite adequate.

3. can be completed within the time frame
it think the 5 months will be reasonable for me to complete the experiment as i will be required to observe a decent number of people.

4. can be conducted at home using normal household equipment
i own (well dad does, but he doesnt mind)the required equipment

5. can give you a VALID and conclusive result.
i plan to observe a large number of participants (at least 50) allowing a valid conclusion. my conclusion will be the rate of blood pressure increase/decrease/dialation when a person is imagining the senario. it will be helpful in the future so we can all know how to lower our blood pressure to help us fall asleep or STAY CALM! before tests :)

VARIABLES.

INDEPENDENT:
* the DIFFERENT stimuli that triggers an emotional and resulting blood pressure change.

DEPENDENT:
* blood pressure patterns

CONTROLL:
* age group
* environment(will be kept similar)

WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?

I AM GOING TOO...

Observe changes in blood pressure patterns of adolescents in different mental states. With the person sitting in a comfortable position i will begin to read to the person a prepared script of a certain senario. this script will be designed to make the listener feel: anger/fear/axiety or joy/love/pride. i will be recording the blood pressure before, during, striaght after, 5mins after these "sessions"

my aim in this experiment is to observe different mental states of the adolescent in response to different senarios and the mental state it puts the person in.

BOOK WORM-ING ;D

I HAVE BEEN HIGHLY ENLIGHTENED AFTER AN INTESIVE SESSION OF GOOGLING.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE ARTICLES I'VE READ...

Blood pressure lowering in patients
http://www.library.nhs.uk/MENTALHEALTH/ViewResource.aspx?resID=238277
&
Blood Pressure, Sleep And Mental Health Improve With Flexible Working Arrangements
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/179406.php
&
Lonliness leads to High Blood Pressure ...
http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_index.php?idx=119&d=1&w=1&e=28461

It goes to show that THE MENTAL STATE DOES INDEED AFFECT BLOOD PRESSURE.

what's different about my experiment is that i shall be abserving such effects on ADOLESCENTS.

A CHANGE OF HEART...

STOP. REWIND. PLAY.

I AM VARIATING MY EXPERIMENT...

Many people these days suffer from high blood pressure or hypertension. One of the causes for this lifestyle disease is STRESS.
I STRESS. YOU STRESS. MS ZHANG STRESSES.
A sadly we might all end up having to take terrible medication on a daily basis because of this (like my dad does...). SO...

Think about the EVIDENT LINKS between THE MENTAL STATE and BLOOD PRESSURE.

~ TO BE CONTINUED...~

the difference between blood pressure and heart rate...

THERE'S A DIFFERENCE... AND SO...

i shall be measuring blood pressure because dad has those blood pressure monitor thingos... YAY! i'm getting somewhere ;D

I HAVE AN IDEA :D

I LOVE MUSIC.



"so why not do an experiment on it?" i thought...
HERE'S THE PLAN SO FAR...
i can measure the heart rate of teenagers before/during/after exposed to different types of music~ i'll could also be recording tempo, volume, meter and so on... to see there's something there too!

READY YOUR IPODS!

Article from SMH: "Now listen: music a medicine for malady"

http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/music/music-proven-to-soothe-body-and-mind/2008/09/17/1221330930106.html