PERSONAL REFLECTION

At the moment I am just a student. However, I do anticipate having a family in the future and that means that I would like to work in a profession that is interesting and where I can earn as much income as possible. I feel that my human development classes have prepared me to look for particular types of jobs where I could make good money and also enjoy the work. As noted by Papalia, Olds, Feldman and Gross (2003) human development prepares students for a wide variety of work including work with children, adolescents, adults, and the aged. This means that I will no doubt have good options to choose from and can, therefore, select a job that will best fit my career interests, values and needs.

In addition, the understanding and knowledge I have gained in my human development classes can be applied, I believe, in terms of improving interpersonal relationships in most any job I chose to work. For example, my knowledge of developmental stages in as presented by Piaget (1990) and Kohlberg (see: Kuhn, Langer, Kohlberg & Hann, 1977) and Erik Erikson (see: Elkind, 1970) has helped me to better understand people at all stages of life. This understanding, in turn, helps me to be more sensitive and responsive to their needs and the ways their developmental stage may affect their perception which should lead to improved interpersonal relationships with coworkers.

I also feel that simply by learning abo

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nal psychoemotional, social and developmental factors that contribute to my decision-making as it relates to my career. I also think that the courses I have taken in human development, especially as they relate to human psychology, have helped me to develop and refine skills necessary for business life in general. I have learned, from my professors and from my readings, the importance of taking responsibility for my behavior within a context of the various contributors to the actions I am responsible for. I have also learned several strategies and skills that make for success, e.g., creative strategies, critical thinking strategies, and personal self-management techniques. Learning about human development in general has encouraged me to explore and change self-defeating behaviors which may diminish my ability to succeed and so release me to optimize my potential as a human being. One point that I think is important is my learning in the area of research methods and interpretation of data. The skills I have learned here are invaluable in terms of helping me as a professional to looking at the growing knowledge base on human development topics and evaluate what is new in the field, what up and coming notions, concepts and theorie
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