FREE ESSAY ON DISCOVERING TRUTHS

DISCOVERING TRUTHS

Discovering Truths and Behaviors
How do human beings make decisions? What triggers a person to take action at any given
point? Have you ever found yourself asking these questions? An attempt to make sense of
these questions can be as easy as studying psychology or " the science of the soul".
While many people have contributed greatly to the science that seeks to understand human
behavior it takes dedication to specialize in this area of work. Completely and
exclusively learning, understanding, studying, and explaining the answer to these
questions can only be understood by a true psychologist.
Psychologists study the behavior of individuals and groups to understand and explain
their actions. They specialize in a wide variety of areas. Experimental psychologists
concentrate on human behavior as well as rats, monkeys, and pigeons. Environmental
psychologists study the influence of environment on people. Clinical psychologists work
in mental hospitals or clinics or maintain their own practice. The psychologist field I
wish to pursue a career in is a counseling psychologist, who helps people with daily
problems concerning their personal, social, educational, and vocational life. Along with
the few I have named there are many other types of psychologist professions. Each
psychologist contributes by applying his or her own knowledge and expertise to the field
of psychology. 
Becoming a Psychologist is no easy task. A master's degree in psychology takes about 2
years of schooling. It qualifies a person to assist psychologists in the same field.
However without much schooling and training opportunities are limited. Your best bet is
to get a doctoral degree, which takes anywhere from 5 to 7 years it, is required for
employment as a licensed clinical psychologist. Advancement in this field is limited due
to how far you pursue schooling but, most psychologists with doctoral degrees venture out
on their own after several years and set up their own practice. The occupational outlook
handbook states about one half of all psychologists are self-employed. It also says the
employment rate of psychologists is expected to grow about as fast as the average
occupation through 2008. 
Average salaries for a psychologist with a master's degree can range from 20,000 to
30,000. The money increases the farther you pursue your schooling. The median pay for a
psychologist with a doctoral degree is anywhere from 60,000 to 70,000. Psychologists with
private practices generally have higher salaries. It can range anywhere from 70,000 and
up. If you are looking to making lots of money in this profession earning your doctoral
through schooling is a sure way to secure a degree that can lead to many open options.
Along with your many options in this field it is obviously wise to take each step one at
a time in order to find the area that suites you best. A family friend Chris who has been
a psychologist for over15 years told me to ask myself this question when considering this
profession: Would advising and counseling others leave you with a sense of complement at
the end of the day? She believes to be a good psychologist you must love working with
people and have and open mind. She also said being a psychologist can be very rewarding
work, it can open your eyes to many new discoveries. Each day after she leaves if she can
look back over the day and think to herself she just helped one person she had a good
day.