Hello

Hey everyone... Why don't we get started with what actually got us interested in psych?

I am from Latvia... Spent my teenage years with all the wrong people... Got into fights and gangs... And when people around me started to become subjects of different problems, addictions and so on... I just did everything to change... Currently I am in the UK, studying psychology which was my way out of all that... And my goal is to help other kids not to go down the wrong way... :)

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Permalink Reply by Chip, A Former Ningmaster on May 17, 2011 at 5:36pm

My former history teacher's father is a psychologist, so in 10th grade he gave a mini-lecture on various ego defense mechanisms. I don't even remember what the pretense was, I just knew that the stuff fascinated me. I went into college undecided, and over the course of three semesters the only classes that didn't drive me crazy were the series of psych courses I took. So, now it's my major. Woot.

Research is my goal, I don't trust myself to solve my own problems, nevermind others.

Permalink Reply by Kriss on May 17, 2011 at 5:38pm

So what branch do you focus on? Social? Cognitive? (I'm not going to list them all) :D

Permalink Reply by Chip, A Former Ningmaster on May 19, 2011 at 7:34pm

I haven't really picked anything but right now I'm leaning towards the cognitive/neurosciency areas.

Permalink Reply by Happy Smiley Robot on May 22, 2011 at 2:45pm

I'm still only a beginner so my input probably isn't very exciting. I first just read a few books and got hooked, then decided to take it for A level and although I'm far from the best in class, I still love it :)

Permalink Reply by Yasmin on May 23, 2011 at 8:37am

You're further along than me, I don't start until september. :D

Permalink Reply by Happy Smiley Robot on May 23, 2011 at 8:59am

you have lots to look forward too :) tip: learn the names of experimentors as you learn them - i left it to later and just remembered the experiments themselves. Now I have my exam tomorow and can't remember half of the names!

Permalink Reply by Yasmin on May 23, 2011 at 10:10am

Haha, good luck with your exam :)

Permalink Reply by Happy Smiley Robot on May 23, 2011 at 10:34am

thanks, good luck with psychology in general :D

Permalink Reply by Mariela Rodriguez on May 22, 2011 at 6:33pm

I think the reason I got interested was Hitchcock´s Psycho.The idea of SPOILER ALERT a person having two personalities fascinated me so much.At the age of 11 I started reading anything psychology related I could find... SPOILER ALERT

Of course I later learnerd that there were many things besides psychopathologies,but that was what got my attention.

Now I´m really into neuroscience and cognitive.My goal is to especialize in both and use them to help chidren with learning disabilities....

Permalink Reply by Chip, A Former Ningmaster on May 23, 2011 at 3:52am

Haha yeah I have crazy mother syndrome as well. Never formally diagnosed of course ;) I'd like to do that myself some day.

Permalink Reply by Jackie on May 23, 2011 at 8:18pm

I like research, and I like trying to figure people out, and people always said I was "intuitive" with people. (With understanding them, not with socializing with them. That I'm bad at.) That, plus I've had social anxiety disorder since I was really little, so I already had an interest in psychology. Now it's my major! Woohoo!

Permalink Reply by Mareesa on May 27, 2011 at 4:07pm

I've always been interested in why we do certain things, how people form their ideas/personalities, why people think certain ways, and I love watching people's facial reactions. This intense curiosity has led me to become a psychology major :) I'm not sure *exactly* what I would like to do, but I know I do like helping other people when they are in times of need and want help. Then again there is research, and that could be very interesting as well!