Tips for Applying to PhD Programs in Clinical Psychology
If you are thinking about applying to a Clinical PhD program, there are a lot of things you must consider. One issue...
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The Problem of Thinking Too Much
Most of you have had the experience when thinking too much led to anxiety and poor performance. In sports this experience is often called "choking...
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A Career in Experimental Psychology
If you are interested in a career in Experimental Psychologist, there are a lot of things you need to think about. Some of these are related...
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Forensic Psychology as a Career
Every year it seems that there is more interest in forensic psychology (i.e., applying the science and profession of psychology to law and the legal system)...
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Women & Psychology Careers
Over the years the field of Psychology has changed a great deal with regard to gender. If you go back 40-45 yers you can see clearly the...
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Careers in I/O Psychology
Have you ever considerec a career in Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology? To begin, I/O Psycology concerns the psychology of where people work. This kind of career leads these...
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A Career in Experimental Psychology--Importance of Planning
If your career path involves a Master's or PhD in Experimental Psychology, there are a number of things you can do to help move...
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Psychology & Career Start-Ups
Here's an interesting example of a Psychology major from Xavier University, Katie Keller,who had planned to earn a graduate degree in industrial and organizational (IO) psychology in...
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Preparing for the GRE
There are multiple questions concerning GRE preparation:
1) How prepared are you for the different sections of the GRE? You might be in good shape as you begin...
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Looking For a Career in Psychology--Preparation is the Key!
Sadly, I see a lot of Psychology majors (often in their junior and senior years) totally unprepared for a career after college...
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Psychology Degree --> Medical Career
It took a while, but now Western medicine acknowledges the mind-body relationship in the treatment and prevention of disease. As a result, the medical community has...
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Counseling Psychology as a Career
If you are interested in a career in mental health, a career that might be a perfect fit for you is Counseling Psychology. In general, Counselors focus...
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Clinical Psychology: Master's vs. PhD
If you are thinking about a career in clinical psychology, you are in store for a lot of decisions. One big one is is to get...
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Use Your Psychology Degree to be in Medicine
If you have a Psychology degree, you might consider a medical career with an advanced degree. Here are the careers you might pursue:
1) Nursing
A...
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Questions to Ask: PhD in Clinical Psychology
If you are planning to apply to a PhD programs in Psychology, you should know that these are located in what are called "Research...
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Careers in Direct Care Work in Mental Health
If you are thinking about a career in mental health, you might check out being a Direct Care Worker. First off, a Direct Care...
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PhD vs. PsyD in Clinical Psychology
So you are thinking about getting a doctorate in Clinical Pschology. A big question you will have to answer is whether to get a PhD...
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Skill Sets to Help Move Your Career Forward
Perhaps like many of today's students and career seekers, I (Anne) was unsure of the exact career path I wanted to take. In college, I...
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Our Society Loves Sports
This love has led to the continued interest in Sports Psychology. This field addresses the interaction between psychology and sport performance. It includes working with athletes to optimize...
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What is the GRE?
Often, people are really enthusiastic about pursuing a graduate degree in Psychology. Then they realize that applying to graduate school almost always involves taking the GRE (Graduate...
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Psychology Degree --> Forensic Career
It is important for you to know that all is not lost if you do not want to get an advanced degree and still have a...
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A Career in Art Therapy
A number of students are interested in a career in Art Therapy (also called creative arts therapy or expressive arts therapy). Art therapy is different than...
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Politics & Psychology
With tpolitics all around us, we thought it would be interesting to take a look at psychology’s influence in elections, by exploring the role of political psychology. Political psychologists study...
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A Career in Gerontology
You may be interested in a career where you will work with the elderly. One path you can take in this regard is to study Gerontology. This...
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Stand out!
You are probably pretty clear on a big dilemma you face when you want to get a job or get into graduate/professional school--there is always competition. Thus, many others...
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Be a Litigation Consultant
With your Psychology degree you might decide to take a career path to be a Litigation Consultant (also known as a jury consultant or trial consultant). Litigation...
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Taking the GRE
In taking the GRE, it is important to know that in 2011 the GRE was revised from paper and pencil to online. In addition, the the online version...
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A great move you can make to improve your career opportunities in Psychology is to get involved in research. If you are a college student this is pretty painless because there...
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Psychology Degree --> Law Degree
Many people view psychology and law as two very separate areas of study. However, they are both interested in human behavior. While Psychology seeks to understand...
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Master's degree in Genetic Counseling
There are many mental health degrees that involve getting a Master’s degree. One interesting option is that a Genetic Counselor. A Genetic counselor is trained to interpret...
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Making Money in a Psychology Career
Will having a Bachelor's degree lead to financial struggle? The simple answer is "no". A lot of the reason for this answer is that as a...
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Volunteering Can Help Your Career
It is interesting to note that many successful people in psychology have done volunteer (community service) work. Volunteering covers a vast number of activities, including working...
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Planning for a Career in Mental Health
So you have or plan to have a BA or BS in Psychology (or a related field) and you want to have a career in mental health...
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Best Major for Medical School?
If you areconsidering medical school, a big question you may have is what should you major in? The answer is that today, with respect to admission to...
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Minorities in Psychology Careers
In writing about minorities and careers in Psychology, there are two interesting points to make. First, surprisingly the Internet does not have a lot of sites devoted...
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A Path to a Psychology Career
How can you turn your dream for a career involving Psychology into reality. We feel that, given today’s changing world, those with an interest in Psychology...
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