Both occurrences and who you were at that time.
2007-03-16 22:38:43 · 6 answers · asked by fslcaptain737 4 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
An example would be...you feel ambiguous toward something. You think back to your childhood, when you were say five, and determine you felt X way. So you decide that you acquired the other feelings from experience and environment.
2007-03-16 22:40:09 · update #1
very important
overcoming our childhood is a problem for 95% of the world, IMHO
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2007-03-16 22:56:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
It is very important and is worth the analysis. In doing so you may find that some of the feelings you may have about something have no good reasons. For instance for many years of my youth I did not like Asian people. Of course I did not personally know any. I realized that the reason for this is because as a young child I heard stories of the "Japs" during the war and about Pearl Harbor. I had relatives in the Korean War. I grew up with those old war movies about those wars. Now I am telling my age.
Looking back and understanding this I knew that I had no reason to dislike Asian people. This was a misconception that developed in the mind of a child. I have in my adulthood been in a situation where I worked with some Asian Women. One from Vietnam, two from China, one from the Philippines. They were all wonderful to me and I liked them better that the white women I worked with.
2007-03-17 01:00:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Initially, Freud's ideas were ridiculed. In fact, he caused some outrage. But years later we see the value of his work and realise that our past does have a big effect on our adult life. Some theorists feel that things like our personality are biologically driven and cannot be changed whilst others think that we change throughout our lives. However, there is evidecnce to support the fact that our fears, attitudes, educational achievement, domestic relationships and parenting skills all stem from what we experienced as children.
2007-03-16 23:50:04 · answer #3 · answered by babeUK 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is interesting to look back and make past discoveries and parallels, but it is not necessarily important to your future development. I feel it is more important to be in the moment, take responsibility for your current thoughts and actions, and be willing to make necessary changes when needed. It is very self-empowering to know that you are the creative drive and force in your own life, and not the events from childhood.
2007-03-16 22:52:06 · answer #4 · answered by siddoly 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you think about who you WERE, (meaning 5 seconds ago) it's very important. When looking at who you ARE NOW, it's only important if you want it to be.
Letting your childhood determine who you are is an excuse . You have the option right now to determine who you are and who you are going to be.
The "blame everyone but yourself" society says that your upbringing determines who you are. That is not true, you decide right now who you want to be and what you want to do, not your ancestors.
2007-03-16 22:49:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The upbringing in our childhood is EVERYTHING that we are.
2007-03-16 22:42:36 · answer #6 · answered by skinnywayne 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋