Psychologist

Psychologist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Psychologist study the behavior and action of people to understand, explain and also change their behavior patterns and they also provide counselling and the therapy to those with emotional, learning, and behavior problems. They can specialize in clinical, educational, quantitative, developmental, social, experimental, and industrial-organizational psychology.  Their duties often include the diagnosing and treating problems and interviewing and observing patients, developing selecting and administering tests.

Average Salary:  $45,000 - $65,000

Educational Requirements:
Students should prepare for a career in psychology by taking the most challenging (AP or IB) high school courses available, especially in English and science. The licensed psychologist must earn a Ph.D. in psychology.  Admission to graduate programs is usually dependent on the quality of undergraduate performance in a psychology major.  Clinical psychologists must complete a two-year supervised internship after earning their doctorate and pass oral and written state qualifying exams. 

Reflection:

I would not want to be one because I really think it would be hard to become one and this is not really my thing to do.