My life has been sprinkled with a gentle yet impactful sense of euphoria. Every turn and every new interaction poses a subset of greatness within itself. The highs and the lows have molded me into the individual I am, building and breaking and framing my character into a man that operates through wisdom and understanding. However, my foundation of me lies within the movements and changes that certain important events created. These molders range from the ages of beautiful, blissful ignorance to my period of now wise understanding through cognition.
The first event in my life that I felt changed and had a big impact, on me was leaving California and coming to Texas. I moved here to Texas when I was about 8 years old just in time to start middle school. Things in Texas compared to California were so much different. I experienced the weather change which was huge and took some getting used to. My great friends, I had to leave I never got to see them again. Making new friends is not hard for me, but I had some great friends. I, however, met some cool people and shared great times with them. The culture of Houston was also different.
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At this point in my life, I started high school. High school was a taste of college in a way now that I look back on it. I faced many challenges in high school but also received some help as well. For example, there were insecurities from being shy to having strict parents and not going out as much as my friends. The drawbacks I previously mentioned also helped, being shy and not going out meant that I could not be blamed for anything because I do not do anything. Being antisocial in a way was not fun very though. I knew how to talk to people, but being open, meeting new people, and initiating conversations with girls I never talked to before was the obstacle. I soon found a solution to my problem I would not have thought of in a thousand years…a job. I started my first job and that helped a lot with my social insecurities and taught me to say hi to people, and have conversations that spark both people's interest rather than “small talk”. My job itself was not that hard. It was a small retail job in the Galleria where I had to talk to individuals and sell sports merchandise to them. Other than that, it was a simple job. Football also helped me with respect, self-control, and finishing things that I start. My friends in high school grew closer to me and I had seen how they were changing as was I. They looked out for me and helped me when I need, and it taught me the value of friendship and what it means to be a friend. Some of my friends did do narcotics, but I did not participate in those activities with them due to my football player mindset and the risk outweighed the rewards. Looking back this showed that I had the trait of being strong-willed. In high school the work we did was easy (for me) and I did not have much trouble with it compared to other kids. I noticed how the work we do at school could be tied to jobs adults do and realized how it could prepare me for the future. The teachers and I had a good relationship as well and some were even stronger than my friends. And It showed my maturity. In high school, I also experienced…bullying. That whole situation taught me how to control my anger and not be as sensitive to what people say and simply just ignore it plainly. Through all of that and the encounter and problems and great things that happened, it helped me develop and use my mind as a tool to be great. In the seven-psychological development, I think these situations related the most to the cognition approach since I was always thinking about the information I processed and used it to determine my behavior.
In my early adulthood phase, I was just about to start college and lots of changes occurred such as no more high school and everyone looking at and referring to me as an adult. People expected me to do everything independently compared to when my parents were doing everything for me. There was nothing wrong with this new-found independence, but it was a huge shift. College essays, test scores (SAT, ACT), loans, and responsibilities were all considered with this huge leap from senior year in high school to a freshman in college. I finally found a college that even surprised that I got excepted into due to my doubt in myself and my accomplishments. Houston Baptist University accepted me, and this is where I started my first year of college. I was very lucky and blessed to start my first year on campus with the school’s expensive fees. I was away from home and on my own for the first time. It was peaceful at first given that I came from home being the oldest of four and having room to share a room with my sibling and now I have a room all to myself. I got a taste of freedom with some responsibilities of this life called adulthood. I also walked on the football team with hopes in mind and a goal set to get a partial scholarship to help pay for the school. With I juggle school, friends, and football while trying to maintain my 3.3 GPA. Also being me on my own the freedom I had was also new and I was taking advantage of it to the max. this resulted in me going to parties occasionally, with my friends having fun but I had enough control not to do extremely crazy things. People offered me alcohol
All these learning experiences I had in my life growing up taught me how to deal with future obstacles and how to overcome them and achieve what I want. As I sit back and read my essay, out of the seven perspectives on contemporary psychology, I think I relate the most to the cognitive approach. In reading about the cognitive approach to psychology, I see my way of thinking and how I handle the challenges I encounter in everyday life. The way I think my behavior is controlled and how I make decisions is by my mind using memories, perceptions, and images to make choices. For example: how some of my friends did narcotics and I did not. I weighed the options and looked at the outcomes. If I did it there would be a chance of me getting addicted, having bad breath, and having developmental problems because I was still a growing boy.
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