I feel as if my future career in Phychology may be somewhat limited in what I can do to change the world, considering I wouldn’t be very involved in dirctly doing anything that would be beneficial to the nation’s infrastructure, but whenever there are people, there are problems with their minds and behavior.
Although I Don’t see myself as being very helpful in a direct way, statistics say that half of all people suffer from a maladaptive disorder at some point in their lives, that means that half of all of the people that will have a more direct impact can use my help in living better and more happy lives. The help I would be giving could range from a veteran suffering from PTSD, to a man who works on roads that is going through major depression and alcohol abuse. The possibilitiies in terms of the kinds of patients that I would be dealing with are immense, and although there are no direct ways of helping other than working for a large corporation or the government itself, the help I would be giving on the sidelines should be more than sufficient in changing the world just as much as anyone else.
The world as a whole has come to depend on Phychologists as much as other doctors. Over the past ten years, psychologists have discovered ninety percent of all we know about the brain. With information flying at us so fast, it will be hard to find things that wouldn’t help the world as a whole, and even though I don’t see myself working in a laboratory running tests as my career, I will be one of those who actually puts that knowledge into practice. Seeing lives change due to scientific advancement is something that would make me immensely proud, and is why most, if not all clinical Psychologists do what they do at all.
When I watched the State of the union address last week, it made me think of who I was in a more sociological way. I saw myself and how I may relate to others in the years to come as well as putting a sense of great national pride in me, an emotion I don’t normally feel. I wanted to be a psychologist for the sake of the entire nation and not just for my own happiness, and I believe that is the mentality President Obama was attempting to convey.
I agree with your great idea. It is so true that we always try our best to help people if we have knowledge on that subject matter. I aslo agree with you that we have to be happy what we doing for ourselves. It is just a little contrubition we are putting to change the world.
ReplyDeleteAs I mentioned in my very own post, it is very hard to see oneself being able to change the world. However, "every penny counts" and that phrase translates very well into "every person counts". Not only do I mean you count as a person but each and every person you help counts as well. My statement to you would be to think of this, if you help 10 people a month for a year you would have helped 120 people. If each of those people (in their respective field) can do better in their career (thanks to your help) then wouldnt they too be able to help people. And thus the people you touch are touching others who in turn touch others. So you are exponentially helping others!
ReplyDeleteYea well, I actually realized that I could potentially change the world as much as anyone can, considering we are all single individuals. I realized this as I was writing, thus the difference in attitude as the post progresses. "Every person counts" is an extremely motivational, simple phrase that everyone must remember. Thanks for the support.
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ReplyDeleteThe fact that as your original response progressed you began seeing your ability to change the world is a powerful thing. I hope you never lose sight of the goal and go on to further your education and thus further your ability to touch the world.