Psychiatry Personal Statement

Psychiatry is a type of science that involves mental illnesses and diagnosing the patient's’ mental, and sometimes physical, health. Psychiatrists are doctors that are trained to diagnose mental illnesses, and spot mental, emotional and behavioral symptoms. They work with their patients, listening to their stories, and performing tests in order to find out what, if any, mental illnesses or cognitive disorders. The median annual salary for a psychiatrist is around $200,000.

The medical model focuses on the molecular structure of drugs and indicators of mental or emotional disorders. However, the medical model is not effective treating mental and emotional disorders. The medical model indicts the notion that abnormal behavior is the product of physical problems and be treated medically. The medical model depends upon independent tests to demonstrate or contradict if a patient is ill. The psychological model uses tests to demonstrate or contradict whether a patient is ill. It is at this point of agreement that the two models separate. A restriction to the psychological model is if a patient that is unconscious, or their communication ability is compromised to the degree that they are

Mental disorders have long been the Achilles heel of the medical world. With each case having some degree of uniqueness, physicians are often unable to fully treat these types of conditions with just a generalized medication or textbook treatment option. There are many competing theories as to how one falls ill to a mental disorder. Some claim that it occurs solely through chemical imbalances within a person’s brain, while others see it as a more wholistic problem that is the result of an endless possibility of differing factors. Through the characterization found within “Superstar” and “The Yellow Wallpaper” and the data shown in studies done by the Medical University of Lublin, it becomes evident that seemingly internal disorders, such as anorexia and hysteria, are caused, in reality, by the need for social control that develops in response to purely external factors such as daunting expectations or stressful lifestyle.

Involve in Interviews of psychiatric patients and learn different clinical approaches regarding diagnosis and treatment. As a Research assistant involved in long-term, observational, multi-center patient outcome Registry to collect data in patients with treatment resistant depression (TRD Registry). Review Forensic cases files and actively involved in discussion.Discussed Diagnostic assessment, psychiatric evaluation, medication and management protocol. Offered psychiatric opinion on criminal responsibility, Depositions and Trial Testimony

My profession allowed me to built close relationships with Emergency Room physicians. I have several mentors which guide me through the path of medicine. Physicians educate me about the bases of medicine and important procedures. By example, ER Physicians illustrate the gratification of medicine. I constantly witness the compassion and professionalism of the doctors, which brings me closer to medicine. As time progressed I have experience the type of gratification I was use to appreciate as a bystander.

My oldest aunt, Kristy, inspires me to go into medicine. When she was in medical school completing her cadaver labs she would bring me in as well. She taught me the processes of the human anatomy and the functions of organs. At ten years old, I knew I wanted to be just like her. I am interested in the field of psychiatry because some of the most influential people in my life has counselled me.

As a child I was always asking questions, constantly craving to know how people worked, why they worked that way and how to fix people when they were broken. A particular fascination of mine was how people could consume medication and it would appear in a matter of time, be entirely fine. My curiosity followed me throughout my maturity; this, resulting in me being fascinated in the biology of disease and health, the distribution of drugs, the chemistry regarding the process of manufacturing the remedies for disease, and the ability to describe and explain this knowledge. I believe this is essentially Pharmacy.

I found my true calling, there are not many things I am sure of in this life, but that is fact. I am to be a physician. I know this due to the excitement, passion, and awe I have experienced during my pursuit of this dream. I know this for every time I have been knocked down on this journey there has been no option but to get back up and keep striving. I know this because I have found my purpose and that is to use my talents to help those around me as a physician.

Medicine is a career filled with many choices but it’s the fate of a person which shapes one’s goal in life by the hurdles it throws one’s way. Like most of my colleagues, I entered Medical School uncertain of specialty choice. Internal medicine is the field that I practiced early on in my career, but the field of Psychiatry always fascinated me and a traumatic personal experience forced me to realize this fact, that this interest in Psychiatry is something which I already had in my instinct.

Part of my motivation to pursue a PhD stems from the fact that growing up I did not know that “researcher” expanded beyond beakers and chemistry experiments. After learning that populations that I am surrounded by are not frequently studied, realizing that research influences policies, and knowing that my population is constantly policed, I knew this is where I needed to be. Entering college, I thought I would leave wanting to be a Pediatric Oncologist. I love youth and I love my grandma whom I watched survive Breast Cancer and it just seemed like the logical thing for me to pursue. Since I was a child I have seen kids in my environment be told they would either be a negative statistic or a doctor. Once I got to college and through experiences with traveling, community-based work, and researching, I have realized that there are so many more ways to help people’s health than being a medical doctor.

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In the undergraduate psychology program at Hunter College, through my research experiences and clinical experiences, my interests in clinical psychology became narrowed down into the humans’ natural traits to cope under stressful events, different degrees of coping flexibility, and spiritual growth in human minds as a contributor to mental health. With my strong interests in human resilience and developmental spirituality, I want to move forward by concentrating on the specific fields of my interests, and deepen my knowledge to pursue my future career goal, a Ph.D in clinical psychology.

Health has always been a big part of my life. I have a sister with several health conditions and a mother who has always been extremely cautious is the types of food and products she buys; because of this and some medical issues of my own I have become a relatively health conscience person. So it is not to surprising that the career path I want to take is in the medical field. I enrolled myself at Mt. San Jacinto a little over a year ago with a clear goal to become a physical therapist.

I’ve always been interested in the how the mind works. From the way human beings think to the mental disorders that exist today. I wanted to know why and how do those occur. What causes it to appear? Why is it different in every person’s mind? Although we use the brain for functioning in our everyday life, there are times when we can trick the brain into believing something, making it reliable and unreliable at the same time depending on the circumstances. It’s a complex organ that is designed specifically for each and every individual. Why do some develop depression or anxiety? Why does it occur at a certain time or trigger? Is there a way to get better? Psychology explains the way our mentality works and the way we think. Some important events in our lives may contribute to why or how we think today. Those events can cause what we call trauma in our lives such as an event of pain experienced at a young age. It also could be that one could be so young that they don’t even know to identify the problem until they experience it again later in their life. Those traumas may cause us to avoid certain things we face whether it’s consciously or subconsciously. People who become psychiatrists want to help understand these types of disorders and ways of thinking. Do they really help and provide an accurate interpretation? The person surrounding someone young as they grow up also affects their mentality and values of the world. Often times today, adolescents use mechanisms of

A definite cause for emotional and behavioral disorder has not been determined from the studies of researchers. However, their discussions and findings explain and suggest that when the human body’s emotional system is triggered from disturbance, it can be a leading cause of disorders(Pierangelo, 2008 pg 11). With “the combination of biological, psychological and environmental factors it is suggest that many disorders are diagnosed that way. Some of the popular emotional disorders have been