Nature or Nurture?
Jennifer Thomas
PSY1103 W16 Mod A Section 1
Billie Graham
1/31/16
Miller-Motte College Online Programs

Nature or Nurture? The argument of Nature or Nurture is asking the question does a person become the adult they are based on their nature or the nurture given from their parents or whomever raised them as kids. According to the text through interaction with your parents, peers, and others, you learned how to get along with people, a developmental task called socialization. (Psychology Core Concepts, pg. 289) I believe that the genes you are born with have a certain amount of contribution to the person you become. Genes can only contribute so much it also has more to do with health issues other than psychological development. My belief is that a person’s personal adult life is mainly dependent on the nurture you receive as a child. Socialization has a big part to play in the psychological development a person has an adult. In my personal experiences I have developed certain psychological ailments because of my life experiences. I raised with an authoritarian grandparent. I was raised where I could not speak up for myself and received punishment in the form of whippings and grounding. I wasn’t able to socialize with other kids except for my older sister and my grandmother’s friend child. Since I was raised this way I have been the victim of an abusive relationship and I loathed myself for a longtime. I have been diagnosed with manic depression, bipolar disorder and PTSD. While these are medical diagnosis I believe it had a lot to do with the way I was raised. When a person is not given the right type of socialization and when a child is constantly being put down it is easy for them to see love in acceptance in the wrong things. That is why I say that nurture has a lot to do with the type of adult a child