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Psychology Personal Statement

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The word 'Psychology' translates, "study of the soul" in Latin. The study of how we work, think, behave, and function has fascinated me since late childhood, and in recent times my desire to study criminal psychology/criminology has only grown. I started to learn that every individual faces their own unique problems, and nothing in life can be simple or 'normal'. But then what is normal? It really amazes me how, throughout the world, we each have unique and exceptional ideas of how to interact with one another and behave in society. We have different ideas, yet we all respect the basic laws and regulations that provides our country with stability and safety, but some people, however , disregard these rules in society. Each day we wake up …show more content…

Work experience in primary schools has allowed me to advance my communicative skills, this allowed me to teach children to read and to express themselves. One of these schools was Langlands Primary School which specialised with children that had a range of learning disabilities which included severe cases of autism to down syndrome. I assisted the children with communication and helped them engage in various activities. Due to my caring, positive disposition and paitience I found this work very rewarding. I have a part time job in Accessorize, which enables me to give customer service to a massive array of new people everyday, and I am learning new things as I work, from developing my skills in cash handling to dealing with difficult customers. Whilst at Jordanhill School I was appointed as Ambassador and as a result I was trusted to attend various school open days, which has helped me to further develop important people skills. Art has always been a main passion of mine throughout my school years and I have participated in many competitions and events with my school. From the age of 4 I regularly attended Hokushin Karate Academy and at the age of just 11 I finished with a brown belt. Through frequently going to practice karate 7.5 hours a week my confidence and determination improved dramatically and it taught me dedication and

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