Why do I have to take psychology?
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Indeed, why DO you have to take psychology. . .
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I am taking English and Introductory psychology classes. I find it a little difficult, but I am learning the material better than my peers in the classroom, because I have to study on my own, from my own motivation. I enjoy it, and will probably take more classes in my next semester.
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I am taking a psychology class and we did learn it is better for your mental health to go early before anything else. It opens up your brain and give you a little more energy throughout the day. Besides, It also speeds up your metabolism to make the gy really work. Give it a try.                  Good Luck!!!
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The best answer that can be given is that it is really up to you and it really depends on what you like and what you want to do with your life.  I dont think your in college by the way you sound and I took several psychology classes and personally, I find them very interesting.  Counseling kind of ties into psychology, and so does sociology.  Liberal studies are overall studies.  If you major in liberal arts, you will take a few classes of every subject.  Human resources, or human services is a major in which you can learn, and have to take, classes in all of these areas.  Good Luck!!!
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A psychologist has a degree in psychology, as opposed to a therapist or counselor who MAY have a psychology degree, or may have some other type of degree.\n\nTherapy can be conducted by psychiatrists, psycholoists, social workers, certain types of nurses, ministers, rabbis, and in some cases, people with almost no education or training at all.
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To become a psychologist  you would need at least six years of schooling after high school, and in some places you would need more - a Ph.D.  Psychologists have to be registered in the state or province in which they want to practice and often have to write special exams to become registered.  You will need to do either a B.A. in psychology or a B.Sc. in Psychology (4 - 5 years), then a Masters degree (1 - 2 years), and then possibly (but not necessarily) a Ph.D. (2 - 5 years).\n\nThey can make a lot of money if they are in private practice especially.  They can also work in hospitals, clinics, school districts, for social services, government, etc.  Benefits would depend upon the job, whether they are employed by government for example or working in private business or have their own practice.\n\nMy daughter has done a B.A. in psychology and she is working with youth and adults with autism doing behavioral programming as a behavioir therapist, so there are lots of things you can do to help people in the area of psychology without becoming a registered psychologist.   She intends to go back to school next year to do a nursing degree with a specialization in psychiatric nursing.  After your first degree you could do a Masters in counseling and work as a counselor or therapist.  Generally it is easier to become qualified as a counselor than as a psychologist.\n\nI did an undergraduate degree in psychology, then a teaching degree, and then a Masters in education with a specialization in assessment and special education so I worked in consultant and specialist postions related to special education in the last 15 years before I retired.\n\nIf  you decide to become a psychologist you would probably want to decide on a specialty, such as clinical psychology, counseling psychology, child psychology, educational psychology, etc.  There are many branches of psychology.\n\nHere are a few sites that will give you more information to think about.   Best of luck with your choices and your future.
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I have my B.A. in psychology and am in finishing my first year of grad school in Marriage & Family Psychology.  If you want to be a child psychologist, you'll have to attend graduate school first. My experience is sort of similar in that I had planned to get a degree in clinical psych but decided to change to marriage and family. I have intended to be a therapist all along and this program is focused on teaching those skills--for individuals of all ages as well as couples and families.  A clinical psychologist friend of mine in private practice says I am getting better training than he did to do psychotherapy. in order to decide, you have to clarify to yourself what it is exactly that you want to do when you graduate. both degrees will give you a lot on child development, but the psych degree will involve more psychopathology, diagnosis, and treatment. psychologists can also do testing (achievement, intelligence, personality, depression, anxiety, etc.) while educators technically cannot.  hope this is relevant.
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I was a psych major and I found taking an elective in an area I found interesting, such as languages and arts, was a relief from the strenuous required courses. I hope this helps and Good Luck!
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Very good class to take. It helps you to see how the mind thinks and what makes it tick. Everything we do starts with how we think and the ways we use our brains.
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You can continue your education and get doctorate degree in Psychology or you could use it to become a market researcher, teacher, social worker, sales person, human resources officer, organizational development officer, education or non-profit program coordinator, counselor (you will need a master's in counseling for this).
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I think it starts with studying psychology, I just got admitted to university for psychology, so far I learn that there are two areas psychology with the department of science engineering or arts. they both or similar.Lots of studying, but its a good field, pays well,
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As far as collegiate studies go, I would focus more on engineering, and study psychology on your own time. Quite frankly, engineering is harder, and using outside resources makes more sense for that discipline. Hey, I like psychology, too, but I didn't need a college course to have a college-level understanding about how the human mind works. Learning how to make a suspension bridge is a different matter entirely. I would rather be instructed by someone who has built a bridge, or knows how to, before I try to build one.
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Psychology is just a psuedo science. ;)
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Some would suggest that just being alive means you are studying psychology - however as to your question, this is a High School course. Although you truly don't understand all the systems and theories until college.
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You are smart.  How can I say this without knowing you?  Everyone is smart in some area.  A lot of those areas have nothing to do with a lot of schools, so that's why you might think that you aren't smart.    That being said, college requires a lot of studying, often about things which don't interest you at all.  You should think about why you are interested in becoming a child psychologist.  I am also interested in psychology, but when I saw that you essentially have to get your Doctorate to do anything with it, well, that's six years of college...maybe more.  The thing is to find out what you are good at, what you enjoy doing.  You may not even be old enough to be making this decision yet.  It's okay if you don't know what you want to do for sure.  College may not be for you; maybe a technical school is more suited for you, and if so, there's nothing wrong with that.  Good luck.
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To assist you to decide which program you should go into or suitable for you in terms of a career. And sometimes this would require a personality and  psychological test to determine whether you are an artistic person, mechanical inclined, like dealing with people, like to work alone, etc.  This personality/psychological profile can better help you choose the right career path.
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You seriously want the entire history of psychology in one posting?\nMy suggestion to you, if you are truly interested in knowing and are not just posting this to see if I will actually answer it (cause I could), is to take a History of Psychology course at any accredited University. It's a required class for all Psychology Degree's and quite interesting. If you don't want to pay for the tuition, then simply "sit in" on class lectures and buy the book. You wont get credits for it, but you will gain the knowledge you seek. ;->\n\nyou can also go here for an introduction.\nhttp://allpsych.com/timeline.html \nAll Psych On-line website\nthe History of Psychology (387 BC to Present)