Nature Vs Nurture Psychology
During class, we revised two phenomenal articles, “The Science of Success” by David Dobbs, and “Money Changes the Way We Think and Behave” by Carolyn Gregoire. We discussed this provoking new theory of Nature v. Nurture. Divergent, yet we are able to note the significant resemblance between the two. The discussion further engrossed my attention as i was able to apply this tantalizing new theory onto my personal story of the journey to reaching individual success.
The idea of nature emphasizes that everyone is programmed genetically to have a certain life style. Nurture on the other hand, is far more complex. It is presupposed that individuals are born the same, although the encompassment may distort a person’s behavior. Genotypes may flow …show more content…
My parents no longer loved each other, and they felt an obligation to stay together for me. Eventually, the situation became too strenuous to continue to the point where decided to nullify their involvement. For the next years, I bounced between arguments and fights between them, living with one at a time for months then changing my routine....again. My father fell into drugs and soon remarried. I hardly saw my mother due to the fact that she was always working. I spent most of my time in daycare or school and even so I felt very alone. My mother remarried and all her attention was drawn towards her new husband and the baby she was expecting. As a young teenager, again I found myself with no sense of belonging, living a circumforaneous lifestyle and, discovering myself in new foster homes. Although it was difficult to concentrate in school and cope with my melancholic thoughts, I schlepped through and tried hard to make my “alleged” parents proud. Externalizing behaviors were beginning to take root in me as I began to engage in illicit activities. Although they gave me a rush of ecstasy, they did not exhilarate me. I was living an uttermost, mercurial life. As time progressed, I finally found someone to guide me. A laudable man who I admired so much. My instructor TSGT.May. He gave me a helping hand in desperate times of anguish and a shoulder to cry on when no one else would listen. He taught me to be strong
The idea of nature emphasizes that everyone is programmed genetically to have a certain life style. Nurture on the other hand, is far more complex. It is presupposed that individuals are born the same, although the encompassment may distort a person’s behavior. Genotypes may flow …show more content…
My parents no longer loved each other, and they felt an obligation to stay together for me. Eventually, the situation became too strenuous to continue to the point where decided to nullify their involvement. For the next years, I bounced between arguments and fights between them, living with one at a time for months then changing my routine....again. My father fell into drugs and soon remarried. I hardly saw my mother due to the fact that she was always working. I spent most of my time in daycare or school and even so I felt very alone. My mother remarried and all her attention was drawn towards her new husband and the baby she was expecting. As a young teenager, again I found myself with no sense of belonging, living a circumforaneous lifestyle and, discovering myself in new foster homes. Although it was difficult to concentrate in school and cope with my melancholic thoughts, I schlepped through and tried hard to make my “alleged” parents proud. Externalizing behaviors were beginning to take root in me as I began to engage in illicit activities. Although they gave me a rush of ecstasy, they did not exhilarate me. I was living an uttermost, mercurial life. As time progressed, I finally found someone to guide me. A laudable man who I admired so much. My instructor TSGT.May. He gave me a helping hand in desperate times of anguish and a shoulder to cry on when no one else would listen. He taught me to be strong