The Psychology In My Life

The Psychology In My Life

Psychology can be defined as “the scientific study of the human mind and its functions,

especially those affecting behaviour in a given context."

Given its definition, psychology has a parameter for relying more on results instead of personal experience or individual narratives. This is a real theory on which all areas of science are based upon, i.e., reasonable evidence that signifies reality. Hence the science of psychology employs gathering of all the facts and appraising them according to defined rules that can assure their relevance to reality. On the contrary, a personal anecdote may be compromised due to personal affiliations of feelings for a particular theory causing tampering with the evidence.

Hence evidence constructed on personal involvement may prove to be erroneous or misleading. So, in psychology, a greater inclination is based on the results from scientific studies since they have objective evidence in association with the respective theory. Hence, this report will view several primary and secondary reviews is revolving around various psychological methods that might prove to be helpful for me when it comes to career choices.

Discussion

The first concept that might have had a crucial role while choosing a career, in my opinion, is of overconfidence. Overconfidence can be explained as the origin of all psychological biases. Overconfidence in one's abilities, when it might be an asset and a necessitation to succeed; it may also be a source of a disadvantage since it hinders one's ability to accurately assess his strengths and weaknesses and identify which opportunities might be the best for him. Overconfidence can henceforth be regarded as one of the most significant and ubiquitous sources behind numerous predispositions rendering accurate judgment inaccurate. I have found that when pursuing my career, it has always been a source of vulnerability. Research has shown that a person can make better decisions and judgment calls in the absence of this trait since its lack allow one to critically reflect and carefully assess what strategy might prove to be the best under the current circumstances. The second factor is alcoholism which can be rendered as an essential factor behind each decision making. Alcohol consumption targets the part of each character that is focused on the gratification of immediate needs. The needs can be crucial or not; however, the reliance on alcohol affects our decisions drastically. Research has shown that in its absences a person can become queasy or restless. However, when it comes to making a career choice, one needs to deal with reality in a socially responsible manner. A perfect career choice is an actual responsibility which involves making decisions and behavioural choices that are acceptable in society. It concentrates on right and wrong and what is morally apt. Hence, the need is to rely more on our intuition and focus on the moral element in every decision instead of building on a bottle of liquor to make sound verdicts for us. Another prominent component of creating a sound career choice might be a memory. In my personal experience memories play a vital role in making or breaking a career choice. For instance, Being a child of merely 12 years, I was devastated to be a part of a car crash which killed my uncle and aunt. The accident while it took away two of my family members, also left me with a physical incapacity to move my legs. I wanted to be one of the prominent football players at my school, but the issue threatened my dream. No matter how hard I tried, I could never forget the night of that accident and the trauma it left me with. I was treated by an adolescent psychologist named Fred William and got well eventually.

However, the tragic incident made me realise the pain of all the victims that suffered through the turmoil of psychological distress every day where they have to relive the terrible memories they want to let go off and henceforth; I chose my career as an adolescent psychologist. This was a 360 degree flip in a career choice which I had always dreamt of, but after this incident, other jobs started making less sense in comparison to doing something to help people. The very evident role of memories in making a career decision is very apparent here. Research has also shown that “decisions are chosen based on the retrieval of relevant knowledge from memory." Which can be verified in each circumstance. I realise that my childhood might have had an impact resulting in a direct bias in the assessment of my abilities for the profession but the feeling that I have associated o the job and to serve the humanity can't be misjudged. I might not remember the incident clearly since the accident is only an episodic buffer in the subcomponents of my working memory now. Since I was a child at the moment, many important characteristics regarding the crash might not be an explicit part of the mind related cognitive functions such as memory, attention and verbal fluency but the flashbacks have shaped my decision as who I aim to become in future. Moreover, my parents and family members also wanted me to have a career which aided me to serve humanity.

Next comes the role of intelligence. Intelligence caters to a cognitive element of each decision making helping people choose between what is morally and ethically right or wrong. It takes into account a portion of self-evaluation. Emphasising upon self-evaluation, I was able to figure out how I had always been concerned about people's well-being, and it was a part of my nature as a child, but the way adolescent psychology helped people relieve all the burden of their incapacities and helped them gain peace, I knew adolescent psychologist was a career that was made for me. I was always amazed to see how a human body and mind synchronise mentally as well as physically which provided many new insights and aided to my personality's nurture.

Conclusion

The sheer privilege of being a part of any career according to me is to gain not only financial but emotional satisfaction. A job where people learn to reconnect to their older selves and never feel incompetent has always been a source of motivation for me which is why I want to be remembered for my work in the adolescent psychology field. All of the concepts discussed above have helped me shape up my personality in a better way since I chose to invest my abilities for people in need. I believe all these values will help me be a people's person and shape up my personality to adapt to every business situation for the better, deterring me as a good worker and the right person.

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