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Read the Passage! Do you agree or disagree, or can you relate to his or her opinion in the post? Can you add any thoughts or additional information that you may have found concerning their topic?
“The field of Clinical Psychology involves research, teaching and services relevant to the applications of principles, methods, and procedures for understanding, predicting, and alleviating intellectual, emotional, biological, psychological, social and behavioral maladjustment, disability and discomfort, applied to a wide range of client populations” (Division 12, 2016). An undergraduate degree requires 4 years of undergraduate education, plus 2 years of graduate studies. Before this step a master’s degree needs to be obtained and for higher seeking degree, a doctoral program is required. “Clinical psychology integrates theory, science, and practice in an effort to “understand, predict, and alleviate maladjustment, disability, and discomfort” and to “promote human adaptation, adjustment, and personal development” (Helms & Rogers, 2015). If you enjoy learning about the human mind and all that it entails, I believe you will be a good fit. Also, a person who can balance carefully between their private and professional lives and can constantly evaluate the importance of knowing with the value of not knowing details about client’s lives and situations. Someone who finds character traits interesting and loves research. I`ve been drawn to Clinical Psychology because I always wanted to be in the medical field but never knew what field would register with me. I didn`t want to “deal” with the body, the mind has always been intriguing to me. Growing up I wanted to help people, I wanted a career where I am making a difference in people`s lives. It`s been interesting learning about this field and the steps it takes to get the degree in this field. Psychology aligned with everything I could imagine I wanted to explore and learn. I would like to prescribe medication and explore research and cognitive experiments. A few skills someone should have trying to get this degree should be an inquisitive nature, Self-knowledge, Comfort with diversity.
