Analysis of childhood story

1. ASSIGNEMENT ON PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF MY CHILDHOOD
INCIDENT
Incident
1. I am from a village called Chandiroor in kerala. In my locality, people know
each other and are close knit. Mr. Kakko was a six footer, well-built and was an
intimidating figure. He stayed alone without family and always put on a serious face
and almost never smiled. He did not gel well with the society and nobody really cared
much for him as well.
2. In my childhood, my mother made me do things by intimidating me that if I don’t
obey Mr. Kakko will come and catch me. That was her way of getting things easily
done by me. I remember my mother to be pretty superstitious and was really
apprehensive that any bad omen (from her long list) was going to bring something bad
to the family. Generally, I grew up as a kid who was even afraid to go alone from one
room to another. Specifically, I was really scared of Mr. Kakko and always expected
him to come out in front of me from every dark corner. I had observed that all the other
boys around my age were also afraid of him as their mothers too did the same
Mr. Kakoo trick on them as well.
3. In the fourth standard, I started going for tuition. The classes used to get over
by 1800 hrs. While I was returning from the tuition, in the narrow road, there comes
by biggest fear. Mr. Kakko was coming opposite to me. That moment, I thought that
he is going to catch me and harm me. But he just gave me a look and passed by. I
was never before this close to Mr. Kakko while alone. That day back at home, I kept
on thinking why didn’t Mr.Kakko harm me for the monster he was supposed to be as
per the common belief.
4. The very next day also, after the tuitions, I met Mr.Kakko on my way back. This
time I gathered courage to smile and wish him. I could see a genuine happiness in
his face. He acknowledged me with a smile. This exchange of pleasant gestures
carried on in subsequent days as well. As days passed, I was no longer afraid of him.
He also grew a liking for me and was evident from the fact that he would smile at me
and only me when I am in the company of my friends. This had given me a sense of
happiness and pride that the most feared man in the village was my friend. This fact
had elevated my esteem among the boys.
Analysis
5. My mother was superstitious and was afraid of bad omens bringing something
badto the family. This might have been the reason for my initial fears that some danger
is there at every corner. The fear has been inherited and is in agreement with the
biological approach of psychology.

2. 6. The fact that I was afraid of Mr. Kakko was the result of constant intimidation
from my mother. If I do what my mother asks me to do (stimulus) I will escape getting
caught by Mr. Kakko (reward). This is operant conditioning of the behavioural
approach of psychology.
7. I was afraid of Mr.Kakko, as were all other children of my age in my locality.
The idea that Mr. Kakko needs to be feared has also been reinforced from the common
belief among all my peers. This is in agreement with the behaviourist approach of
psychology.
8. Mr. Kakko did not gel well in the local society and he alienated himself from
others. He might have been putting on a rude demeanour due to fear of rejection by
the people around. This is in agreement the behaviourist approach of psychology
in which his rudeness is in response to the general attitude (observable behaviour) of
people towards him.
9. When Mr. Kakko did not harm me on the way back from my tuition, I understood
that he is not as scary as I thought him to be. On subsequent days, I learnt that I need
not be afraid of him. This I learnt by making sense of the information I observed,
processed the same in my mind and formed an opinion contrary to what I have been
taught to understand. This is in agreement with the cognitive approach of
psychology.
10. I decided to be friendly with Mr.Kakko which was against the norms of the
locality. This is in agreement with that of the humanistic approach wherein I used
my free will contrary to following the norms of the locality.
11. The positive relationship has given a positive reinforcement to each other. For
Mr.Kakko, it was the first time somebody in the locality was extending a warm
behaviour and he seemed happy about it. For me, the most dreaded person in the
locality has a cordial relationship with me and that ressured me that I will not be
harmed by him again. This not only increased my confidence but also increased my
esteem among other children. This is in agreement with humanistic approach
wherein the basic assumptions that ‘people are basically good and are made to self-
actualise’ hold ground.