Chicago school of Psychology:Applied Behavioral Analysis
Why people act a certain way and what goes on in their minds has always intrigued me. I think part of that comes from growing up with an autistic brother who had very low verbal abilities. My first exposure to Psychology was in high school, at that point I had my heart set on fashion design, but I found the class fascinating and I kept that interest throughout college. I would take as many Psychology courses as I could for fun, and while my grades reflected more my inability to complete the readings and study rather than comprehension of the subject matter, I always felt like it was a science that I could easily understand. I ended up graduating with a degree in Theatrical Design which I proceeded to do nothing with. Since graduating, I have spent my time serving in a low socioeconomic neighborhood to accompany community members to start groups for 11-14 year olds, as part of a …show more content…
This program is promoted through the Baha'i Faith and aims at unlocking the altruistic nature of this age group in service, assisting in the development of their vocabulary and methods to express themselves. During this period of service, I have been able to reflect on what kind of career I want to have and also develop some of my interests.I found myself being drawn again to psychology, I would fantasize about conducting psychological research-I participated in some studies in my undergraduate- and to be on the other side of it would be a dream. The shift really occurred when I was sewing my friend’s wedding dress and realized: I hate sewing. And the thought of doing that for the rest of my life made me never want to get out of bed. The next year was spent narrowing down my interest into an actually career. I knew I wanted to go into research versus therapy, I knew I was more interested in early childhood development rather than adults, and my
Why people act a certain way and what goes on in their minds has always intrigued me. I think part of that comes from growing up with an autistic brother who had very low verbal abilities. My first exposure to Psychology was in high school, at that point I had my heart set on fashion design, but I found the class fascinating and I kept that interest throughout college. I would take as many Psychology courses as I could for fun, and while my grades reflected more my inability to complete the readings and study rather than comprehension of the subject matter, I always felt like it was a science that I could easily understand. I ended up graduating with a degree in Theatrical Design which I proceeded to do nothing with. Since graduating, I have spent my time serving in a low socioeconomic neighborhood to accompany community members to start groups for 11-14 year olds, as part of a …show more content…
This program is promoted through the Baha'i Faith and aims at unlocking the altruistic nature of this age group in service, assisting in the development of their vocabulary and methods to express themselves. During this period of service, I have been able to reflect on what kind of career I want to have and also develop some of my interests.I found myself being drawn again to psychology, I would fantasize about conducting psychological research-I participated in some studies in my undergraduate- and to be on the other side of it would be a dream. The shift really occurred when I was sewing my friend’s wedding dress and realized: I hate sewing. And the thought of doing that for the rest of my life made me never want to get out of bed. The next year was spent narrowing down my interest into an actually career. I knew I wanted to go into research versus therapy, I knew I was more interested in early childhood development rather than adults, and my