DNP 801 Topic 7 DQ 2

DNP 801 Topic 7 DQ 2 Describe how your personal philosophy affects your worldview and how that impacts decision making and your approach to research. What does assessing your own worldview in this way teach you about yourself? My personal philosophy, my most basic beliefs and attitudes consist mostly of Christian views and believing there is good in all people; that most of the time people mean well. Additionally, my personal philosophy carries some residual, juvenile, jaded biased views that lend me to think most people are capable of anything, specifically corrupt actions. This impacts my worldview by steering me towards certain literature where I look for the negative to impact my attempt at positive. For example, when completing recent research, I found myself phrasing my search terms in a negative tone instead of using a more positive approach. I reached out to my school librarian for literature search help and this was pointed out to me. How fitting that this is now the discussion question of the week! Knowing I am this way helps me see how I can dismiss