Psychology: How This Course Has Changed Me?



Psychology: How This Course Has Changed Me?

Introduction

Everyone has varied interests in their lives, with respect to their personal life and academic life. People, are automatically drawn to the fields or subject areas, at which they possess their respective aptitude and skills. There are numerous instances where people themselves are unaware of their personal aptitude and hidden skills, and those potentials are discovered through their journey of the school life. School is exactly the place where I was able to discover my potentials, interests and skills. The subject that fascinated me the most was the one which encompassed most of the practical and research work.

Favorite Subject

The journey of discovery of interests and skills begins as soon as the high school and college exposes a student to the numerous subjects and topics. As much as the student understands the basic concepts, the more interest is developed; this interest then pulls the student for voluntary endeavors to research on his/her own regarding the topics of the subject that fascinate him the most, and these endeavors take the student to the course of excellence and distinction. In my case, it was psychology that drew my attention and interest. Ever since, the school's curriculum exposed us to psychology, I started to find the concepts fascinating and easy, to be grasped. This is where my deep interest in this subject area developed. The course enthralled me so much that I extended my reading beyond the course book and read lots of journals and internet websites to gain more knowledge about it. The course of acquiring knowledge about the field has two important implications. First it help me to acquire excellence in my aspects of my life and secondly it broadens my acquaintance with the field.

How I Acquired the Interest and Excellence

As discussed earlier, the ease of grasping the concepts was amongst the key factors that played a pivotal role in enhancing my interest in the subject. However, there was more to my interest than just the ease of concept grasping. Since childhood, I have always been a fascinated and curious about the human mind and mental procedures. The vital revelations made by national geographic and other research matters revealed that the success factors for Adler and Allport were their continuous researches and experiments, which they carried out in their labs and in natural environment. This further fascinated me towards the practical work done in this field.

Factors Attributed To Success and Excellence

It is a common practice of a human being that he is automatically inclined to the activities that are in relation to his interest and skills. Similarly, even in my case, the activities and practices, which I undertook, were the decisive factors in my success and excellence in this subject.

The biggest factor for my success is my interest in this subject. Had I not possessed the interest, I would be least involved and fascinated by psychology, and all my endeavors and performances related to this subject would not have ...