Test 1

Question 1

What is Psychology?

Answer 1

The scientific study of the human mind and its functions and behavior.

Question 2

Where do psychologists work?

Answer 2

Hospitals, mental health clinics, private practice, nonprofits, businesses, military, universities, schools, law offices, recreational institutions, athletic arenas.

Question 3

The rules for choosing a major

Answer 3

1. Take an active role in choosing a major,
2. Your major does not determine your career,
3. Career planning is a process the persists throughout life
4. Learn about your options

Question 4

What are the tips for success?

Answer 4

Get to know your professor, get involved with research, seek internships, take additional classes, get a minor, work experience

Question 5

What skills do you gain from majoring in psychology and what is psychological literacy?

Answer 5

Information gathering but can also evaluate and synthesize, ability to pose questions and devise procedures to gather new information about human behavior, trained to be sensitive to issues of culture/ race/ class/ and ethnicity.

Question 6

How long does it take to earn a master’s degree?

Answer 6

6 years including undergrad/ 2 years of only grad

Question 7

How long does it take to earn a specialist degree?

Answer 7

7 years including undergrad/ 3 years of only grad

Question 8

How long does it take to earn a doctoral degree?

Answer 8

5 to 7 years of graduate school

Question 9

Are therapeutic outcomes different for those trained at the master’s level vs the doctoral level?

Question 10

How does one become a practicing clinical psychologist?

Question 11

Counseling Psychology

Question 12

Clinical Psychology

Question 13

How to become a certified substance abuse counselor?

Question 14

What does it take to practice in a private practice?

Question 15

Where are clinical psychologist employed?

Question 16

Where are counseling psychologists employed?

Question 17

16. Which fields are considered the three mental health service provider subfields of psychology?

Question 18

Psy.D

Question 19

Ph.D.

Question 20

Know about the social work profession and who can call themselves a “social worker”

Question 21

duties of a school psychologist

Question 22

Who do school psychologists work with?

Question 23

Know the benefits and drawback of working as a school psychologist in the school setting, in private practice

Question 24

What do school counselors do?

Question 25

Know the careers one can get that are interested in school psychology at the bachelor’s level.