Dual Immersion

My entire life I have always been on the search of a career that would fit my persona, fit who I truly am, and to become someone who will constantly have the ability to help people through their difficult problems that they face. Throughout my life I have been deemed the type of person that people felt comfortable coming to with their problems. Maybe people feel this way because they sense that I have a sympathetic ear? Well, all I can say is that human behavior has always seemed interesting to me and that is probably why I made the decision to go down the psychology career pathway.

Personally, psychology helps to motivate you. Whether your goals are to quit smoking, to lose weight, or to have good grades Psychology can help you understand how and why you feel the way you do. Through a study of psychology, you can see that you are not alone in your emotions or ideas, even when it may seem you are. An understanding of psychological principles and concepts can help you determine what you can do to respond to unwanted emotions and do away with painful or undesirable emotional circumstances. According to “http://psychology.about.com/ “Research

To me, psychology is one of the most important studies. Being human is one thing that is shared by the entire world, and understanding how our minds work brings us steps closer to one an

The first way that Psychology applies to my life is the Motivation and Emotion part of it. Motivation is what drives you to conduct some type of activity. For example if someone is thirsty then they have to get up go somewhere

My heart remains set on becoming a psychologist and I plan to accomplish that dream in the years to come. For now, I am taking an AP psychology class while I finish my senior year; I decided to get a taste for what the rest of my life will be like. Thankfully, this class has only cleared my vision for becoming a psychologist. I’ve learned that the term “psychology” itself is rather broad. There are many fields and subfields in psychology, not to mention there are psychiatrists and psychoanalysts as well. I’m not sure what field exactly I want to partake in, but I’m hoping that I will be able to make a choice when I attend CU Boulder in the

Psychology is a discipline that involves monitoring mental processes and behaviour scientifically. Psychologists try to delve into the basic functions of a person and animals cerebral activity. This usually involves studying relationships, emotions, personality and many more areas of a person or animals day to day life. Psychology tends to steer towards finding reasons for a person or animals actions in an attempt to resolve them.

The human mind and behaviors are what interest me the most. That’s why I'm so passionate about helping others help themselves. The human service field is my home, the only place where I could see myself having an enjoyable career. I can't wait to branch out and put my education to use. Having a spirit as big as mines this is the perfect field for me to be going into and I can't wait for the day when I'm working as a mental health psychologist.

Psychology has many different fields. But overall psychology is just the study of the human mind and its functions. You may be asking yourself, what’s the importance of psychology? Well psychology is extremely important for many reasons, such as diagnosing certain diseases, understanding more about who we are and why we do some of the things we do, or why we do them. Psychology helps us understand certain diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, bi polar, and even Parkinson’s because of the fact that all these issues are linked to problems in different parts of the brain. With much more research we can begin to understand this diseases more and more, figure out what causes

I have two Associates degrees and my goal now is to work my way through a Bachelor's in Psychology and on to a graduate degree.I enjoy people. I hope to have my own business one day. In the meantime, I enjoy helping others in my own unique way without the psych degree. Over the years I've enjoyed volunteering for the Humane Society, Horse Rescue, and Food

Many people like me and you go into psychology because we find dealing with people’s thought patterns interesting, however psychology also deals with a lot of the brain functions and diagnosing mental illnesses,

Psychology has always had a direct impact on my life for many years for example, I myself have had counselling sessions for anxiety. Experiencing this has given me a desire to work with people in understanding their behaviour and how their minds work to be able to empower individuals to lead better lives. My own personal experience with anxiety has also intrigued me into thinking why I think the way I do and what can be put into action to improve my circumstances.

I want to be a psychologist. I would love to learn all about the way people act, think and feel and at the same time try to help them. I have a very easygoing personality and I love to have fun and laugh. I ask a lot of questions, and I think I am very easy to get along with. Some career goals I have is to finish college, I would like to find a job I want to keep that I could make a career out of, and just take it one day at a time because I have desire to make the right decisions and live a pleasant life.

In 11th grade I took a psychology class which led to my interest in psychology to flourish. After taking that class I have found it absolutely fascinating seeing how the mind works. How it is possible for different experiences to affect people in similar, and yet completely different, ways. I also find the numerous advancements that have been in the science to be absolutely fascinating; seeing how a practice that was used many years ago is still used today, but yet another practice is now seen as inhumane. It is also fascinating seeing certain advancements in this field contribute to the advancements in another, and vice versa. Studying psychology can also lead to a career where I am able to build a connection with why extremist groups the decisions that they do, and perhaps bring an end to extremists groups such as ISIS and the

In the future, I ultimately intend to be a psychologist. With being a psychologist, I am taking on the responsibility on how to lead people into having an overall better life and promote positive change for them. Psychologists often specialize in studying and examining the brain and human behavior. That being said, psychology is a very important branch of science that attempts to help us stay sane!

At this stage of my life Social Work is what I am most interested in practicing because it provides opportunities for me to work in many different settings with people whose problems, issues and needs are diverse. My second choice would then be guidance counseling which is the process of helping individuals discover and develop their educational, vocational, and psychological potentialities and thereby achieve an optimal level of personal happiness and social usefulness.