CAREERS IN PSYCHOLOGY

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a nice long video explaining (not very well) the career opportunities in the field of psychology! it really is a very broad subject and you can do so much with a degree in psychology besides become a therapist ;) WHY STUDY PSYCHOLOGY? | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6IXzMgeFCQ PSYCHOLOGY PLAYLIST | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLez4hqHrOTajxHc-01B0R5b8ItWPQImSl SALE ON MY ETSY SHOP | USE "10OFF" FOR 10% OFF TODAY THRU APRIL 1ST! https://www.etsy.com/shop/SARAHHAWKINSON VLOG CHANNEL | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7nLpU9hf_QjLSxmKCeZ68Q THENONBLONDES | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6St7JVMr9qPY_OIz36EyFQ ON ME shirt | forever 21 necklace | h&m; lips | blankety by mac eyes | lorac gold unzipped palette ------------------------------------------------------- here are some checklists to find out if you're better suited for one field over another. remember this isn't a foolproof checklist, just because you like law and order doesn't mean you should study forensic psychology! it just should give you an idea of what kind of aptitude one might have for each given field CLINICAL/COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY 👉 Like working with people? 👉 Have an interest in helping people with problems? 👉 Find that you are a person others feel comfortable talking to about their problems? 👉 Have good listening skills and avoid tuning out when people talk about their lives? 👉 Have compassion and feel for other people when they are suffering? SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY 👉 Have an interest working in a school setting? 👉 Enjoy working with children or adolescents? 👉 Enjoys developmental psychology? 👉 Keep secrets and protect information that others feel is personal? 👉 Have the courage to report people who abuse children? FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY 👉 Enjoy shows such as CSI, Law and Order, or Cops? 👉 Think you could try and help someone who murdered or raped someone? 👉 Have an interest in politics? 👉 Think some people are so mentally ill they shouldn't be punished? 👉 Think you would like to work in a prison? HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 👉 Want to work in a medical setting? 👉 Want to better understand medical problems? 👉 Want to help people live healthier lives? 👉 Want to understand how the mind influences the body? 👉 Enjoy reading about health problems or concerns? SPORT PSYCHOLOGY 👉 Want to help people maximize their physical capabilities? 👉 Want to work with athletes? 👉 Enjoy sports? 👉 Often wonder why some people succeed whereas others fail? 👉 Want to learn more about athletic performance? BIOPSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL/COGNITIVE NEUROPSYCHOLOGY 👉 Enjoy biology classes? 👉 Enjoy reading about the function of the human brain? 👉 Believe that much of human behavior has a biological cause? 👉 Want to help people overcome brain injuries? 👉 Want to go to graduate school? INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 👉 Have an interest in business? 👉 Want to promote teamwork in an office environment? 👉 Want to understand how psychological methods can improve employee selection? 👉 Have good communication skills 👉 Want to design and organize work environments to maximize efficiency? EXPERIMENTAL, COGNITIVE, AND QUANTITATIVE PSYCH 👉 Enjoy conducting research? 👉 Take an analytical approach towards understanding problems? 👉 Pay attention to detail? 👉 Enjoy using new computer programs? 👉 Enjoy intellectual challenges? SOCIAL AND CONSUMER PSYCHOLOGY 👉 Like shopping and spending time in stores? 👉 Wonder what influences people's purchases? 👉 Like "reading" people? 👉 Think quickly on your feet? 👉 Have and interest in attitude change and formation? DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 👉 Want to know how people change as they age? 👉 Think adolescents are interesting? 👉 Not want to be a clinician? 👉 Have the ability to consider multiple perspectives? 👉 Find all ages interesting? ------------------------------------------------------- e m a i l → sarahhawkinson@gmail.com o t h e r . c h a n n e l → http://bit.ly/1h7ZKUF i n s t a g r a m → http://instagram.com/sarahhawkinson h o r r o r i n s t a g r a m → http://instagram.com/possessedbyhorroryt t w i t t e r → https://twitter.com/#!/sarahmhawkinson t u m b l r → http://sarahhawkinson.tumblr.com/ b l o g → http://sarahmhawkinson.blogspot.com/ f a c e b o o k → http://on.fb.me/1neuNq0 l o o k b o o k → http://lookbook.nu/sarahhawkinson ------------------------------------------------------- c a m e r a // canon rebel t5i e d i t o r // adobe premiere pro cs5.5 f t c // not a sponsored video :)