BY:
MELISSA
There
are many preconceptions in the field of psychology today. When I was growing up
and decided I wanted to pursue psychology I had a lot of preconceptions myself,
that may I add were nowhere near true. When I was growing up I believed that
psychology only offered one or two career choices, a therapist or a researcher.
I knew my crazy preconception was totally wrong when I started to learn more
about this diversified field. Today I read a few chapters in a textbook called Clinical Psychology: Concepts, Methods, and
Profession by Jerry E. Phares and it even furthered my knowledge in the
field of psychology. There are so many diverse career opportunities to choose
from in the field of psychology. Some examples of careers stated are
psychiatrists, social worker, counseling psychologists, rehabilitation and
health psychologists, and school counselor.
All
throughout my high school career I had a preconception that the majority of
clinical therapists were women and that the majority of research psychologists
were men. Whether this preconception is true or not, for a few years I actually
believed it because if you google clinical therapists a majority of the
pictures that pop up are middle aged women helping young children and teens.
But on the other hand if you google research psychologist you get a lot of
results with men as the professional.
Another
preconception I had before I entered this field was that psychologists and
therapists get paid an awful lot to help people out. Which for me, as a kid
trying to figure out her future career, sounded like an awesome job! When I did
more research on becoming a clinical therapist I began to realize that my
preconception was kind of true but at the same time could be false. Psychology
is a field that can offer high paying careers and that might be the case for
some therapists with salaries up to 200,000 dollars, but other therapists may
be receiving as little as 20,000 to 30,000 dollars.
The
textbook called Clinical Psychology: Concepts, Methods, and Profession by
Jerry E. Phares was a very helpful and informational source for me when it came
to writing my blog post. My understanding of the field of psychology has
expanded and I definitely learned a lot more about other career options besides
just becoming a clinical therapist and it really opened up my eyes to learning
more about not only the broad field of psychology but also its history and
background. I might even use this source again in the near future because it
offers chapters about admission to graduate programs and information on the
training aspect of clinical psychology and the different types of training
programs offered.
In
conclusion, people often assume that psychology is an easy major just because
of all the preconceptions they have been exposed to. I think everyone should
have a little knowledge on psychology even if their major completely different
because it deals with human behavior and the human mind. Thank you for taking
the time to read my blog post! Please comment below any thought or concerns
about my post and what some preconceptions of your major are!
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"Everything about Clinical Psychology." Education Career Articles.
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