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Psychology Personal Statement

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When I decided to go back to college my first thought was to major in Psychology and become a Drug Addiction Counselor. Once enrolled into my first semester of classes that decision changed, not because I did not like or was not interested in psychology. My goals for my future changed because of the time frame and the job availability for this field. I learned that most of the jobs available in this field required a PHD, I still feel that psychology should be required for every field of study.

Psychology teaches us how the mind works and gives a better understanding on how to interact with other people. Knowing how to interact with the people in your work environment and profession is very important not only at the beginning of a job but throughout the entirety of it. Having psychology as a requirement for every field of study will help in how we handle people in general. There are many different reactions to situations, each person handles things differently. Having a better understanding of this will make work and personal life easier.

Intro to Psychology is on my list of required classes, but that is not the only reason why I am taking it. I have always been very interested in how the mind works, why we do the things we do, mental illness, addiction, our memory, and much more. Our memory is something I knew little about, and it actually fascinated me. I have never been good at answering the question of “what did you do all day”, because in actuality the list goes on.

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