Why Psychology Is Important To Me

There are several reasons why the field of psychology has held a great fascination for me; personal, general and professional. These reasons, explained and justified, should correlate to how I find myself to be writing this paper. Continuing in this vein should bring us to a determination of how these areas of interest correspond with my professional and academic experience, finally leading me to a place where I can make a prediction of what I hope to contribute to the field through receiving my doctorate in the philosophy of psychology. Delving into the first reason requires delving into a very personal part of my life – my family.

did prior to taking the class. At the beginning of the semester, I was asked to

It was August 4, 2016 my fifth day at camp and I had been having an amazing week. We’d been doing lots of fun activities like swimming, horseback riding, and making s’mores. I wondered what exciting activity we’d be doing that evening when our counselor announced that our cabin would be doing the high ropes course. At first I was really excited about it, but then after we went through the safety procedures and got harnesses on I started to feel nervous. I was scared

Psychology is an ever evolving field of study that is truly just in its infancy. Although tremendous strides have been made in our understanding of behavior, cognitions, emotions and brain functions, it has only been in the last 130 years that psychology has been studied as a science (Goodwin, 2015, p. 4). It is important for mental health professionals to understand the history and evolution of psychology because it is difficult, if not impossible, to fully grasp the subject without understanding its history. Goodwin (2015) explains that knowing the history of psychology helps us critically think about current issues and puts us in a better position to evaluate new claims of

I had the opportunity to take General Psychology in high school, and I have been fascinated with the complexities of the human mind ever since. Specifically, I enjoyed the developmental unit, which stressed the importance of a stable environment for a child’s wellbeing. Growing up, I was fortunate to have two loving parents whose support gave me the confidence to try new things and strive for academic success. The contrast of my own upbringing to the unstable environments many children experience fuels me to help children have the same nurturing environment I had. With a bachelor of science in psychology, I believe that I will be given the tools to care for the mental health of children in a holistic way. In Psych 1200, I learned that one’s

Upon taking my first psychology course in my Undergraduate studies, I knew the field of psychology was something I was greatly interested in. When it came time to start considering which career path within the field of psychology was the right fit for me, my research lead me to school psychology. During which, I continued to take various psychology courses and discovered that my school was offering a school psychology course, taught be a school psychologist. After only the first week or 2 of the school psychology course, I was hooked. The professor not only brought to life what the field entitled, such as the various assessments and situations one might encounter, but did so by sharing what it is like in a day for a school psychologist.

There have been many instances in my life where the fear monster has stared me down or hides in the dark corner of my mind, menacing me every chance it gets. It tells me things like, you will never be good enough or something bad will happen if you take a chance. Every time I try to plant some seeds of courage, by telling myself everything is going to be ok and you can do this, fear swoops in and washes them all away. Fear has been the negative force in my life, effecting a lot of important decisions I 've had to make. There was a moment in my life where I was able to gather the courage to forge through the fear and decided to go back to college.

A few years ago my mom shared with me this phrase: “be afraid, and do it anyway.” Ever since learning of it, I have used the phrase constantly to help push myself to open up in new circumstances. As I have gotten older, I have gradually become more comfortable challenging myself to be confident when faced with uncomfortable situations such as presenting a project or making a speech.

The thought alone is terrifying, but you are you more powerful than you know. Give yourself permission to live from a place of desire instead of fear. Continuing to say no to what you’re scared of will make you backslide or stagnate. If you do manage to inch forward with fear-based motivation, you’ll still be holding yourself back. You need the freedom to celebrate yourself, your failures, your victories, the boring & difficult & amazing parts. It’s all part of the journey.

The mind is very complex. The brain controls every action a person takes and the way one feels toward life as a whole. Psychology makes people question “Who are we? What produces our thoughts? Our feelings? Our Actions? And how are we to understand and manage those around us?”(Myers 2). The mind allows a person to have memories of past events, a stream of consciousness, and react to a situation by emotions. Some people even have mental health disorders, in which the mind is impaired.

There are many majors that are suited for all different types of people. While some know exactly what they want to do, others have to switch at least once to find out what they want. Originally, I was a psychology major and I knew exactly what I wanted to do, but then after a while I didn’t feel the passion I had when I first took the class even though I was extremely knowledgeable in it. It was then I realized I started day dreaming more of majoring into education. I then took the switch and became an education major. This report allowed me to dig deeper into this major since I, myself, am still looking more into it and learning along the way. Three key points I felt were beneficial to me were the prerequisites of this major, various activities I can do to gain experience, and the career opportunities I would have with this degree.

Psychology has always appeared to me as an extremely complicated and a very abstract notion. What I knew about psychology was that it is a kind of science studying the spirit’s behavior. However, as a scientist who used to study chemistry, I couldn’t really figure out how it is possible to study something that is not “real”. That is the reason, why in my mind, science and psychology were two opposite notions that couldn’t go along. Many years ago, I suffered from an aplastic anemia and was involved in a bone marrow transplant process where I had to deal with a psychologist. She asked me one day, “Did you have to go through a difficult childhood?” I was quite surprised because I was looking for a link between my disease and my childhood, but she explained to me that sometimes our spirit can express a former and unexpected pain through physical outward signs. This experience really reinforced what I already thought of the link between “magic” and psychology, until I decided to take this psychology class as a pre-requisite to the pharmacy school. Now that I have been introduced to the realm of psychology, I realize that it is a science which deals with the human mind and its relation to human behavior; it is linked to the spirit. I also enjoy this course because it enlightens me to better understand the relevance of psychology in my life

Heather Church started out wanting to be a psychologist. She loved learning how the brain works and how something as simple as bad weather could upset a person and alter their mentality. Fast forward a couple years and psychology took a back burner to a job in the thrilling music industry. As someone who frequently visited DC simply for concerts in the DMV area, she recounts her time fondly, “ I would literally be bouncing back and forth between Maryland and DC going to concerts and really immersing myself in the culture that was DC rave life.” As luck would have it, the same company that put on the concerts she went to , Club Glow was hiring. She got in contact with one of the owners through a friend and the rest was history. She became one of the few women in a predominantly male run company, and frankly a male dominated industry, taking on operations for one of the most well-known venues in America: Echostage. As she was establishing herself in the company, she also helped create a proposal to make raves safer and become inclusive events. Finally, she was one of the main supporters behind the creation of SoundCheck, Echostage’s smaller but no less mighty sister club.

The interest of mine to psychological sciences is steadily increased over time. My first introduction to psychological sciences was at the time when I was in high school. Even if this was just a small introduction to psychology, I was impressed by how different theories try to explain human behaviors. That's why I decided to study psychological sciences but later I acknowledge that my first impression on psychology was just a beginning. My strong bond with the field was effectively and gradually increased when I have begin to really dig into the great and unlimited world of the psychology. The field led me to turn into especially my childhood and acknowledge my whole life until that time, piece by piece. The reason why I am clearly trying

Throughout the course, something emphasized continuously is that a conditioned response is always weaker than an unconditioned response, permitting a stronger connection of how mammals interaction and communication enable them to think and behave in a selective manner. Moreover, an unconditioned response helps to absorb the energy needed for a better sense of risk and ambiguous action. This potentially assist mammals to wield and receive messages, avoid fake stimuli, and enables them to be capable of better use of their brain, cerebellum and central nervous system to better protect themselves from environmental woes and use remarkable ways to better understand their surroundings, response and capabilities.