How to become a Psychologist? Scope, career, Salary and Other benefits.

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How to become a Psychologist? Career, Scope, Salary and Other benefits.

Do you have a dream to become Psychologist or have you ever wanted to become a Psychologist? Then you are in the right place. In this article, I will tell you how to become a Psychologist if you are a matric or intermediate's student. And I will also discuss about the career, scope, and salary of Psychologist. Which Skills you must have in order to become a successful Psychologist. So keep in touch with me and read complete article to understand how to become a Psychologist.

Who are Psychologists?

Before going to discuss how to become Psychologist, we will first understand who are Psychologist. If you question someone who are psychologist, they may probably have answer that Psychologist is the one who can read human mind or Doctor of Abnormal people. But it is not true.

Psychologist actually study human mind but cannot read what a person is thinking right now. Psychologist cannot read mind but they can read human emotions through body language, facial expression and behavior whether he/she is anxious, depressed, happy and sad. Psychologist can also predict personality with different scientific method.

“Psychologist is a person who’s expert in understanding human behavior. He can interpret, observe and improve human thought, emotions, and behavior. Psychologist can also investigate or treat many Psychological disorder”

Note: Psychologist improve human life by improving their, thinking style, emotions and behavior.

Types of Psychologists:

Psychologist are needed in early field where human are present. Psychologist are most similar to Psychiatrist because they both investigate and treat mental illnesses and disorders. But psychiatrist can only work within medical field like hospitals and Rehabilitation center While Psychologist can work in many different fields. They can either work in Hospitals, Educational institutions, Military, Intelligence agencies, Court, Industries and many more.

Today, there are more than 80 plus different fields of Psychology. Psychologist of every field work differently but they follow same principle. Here I will tell you some of most famous Psychologist.

Clinical Psychologist:

Clinical Psychologist investigate, diagnosed and treat psychological distresses and mental illnesses. They also perform psychotherapy and develop treatment plan. Clinical psychologist work in hospitals, mental health clinics, rehabilitation center and private practice.

They also work in Collaboration with psychiatrist and Neurologist. But they are not physician and in most cases cannot prescribe medication.

Educational Psychologist:

Educational Psychologist look at how social, Cognitive and emotional factors impact the learning process and education. They may also involve develop instructional strategies and teaching techniques.

They also study learning disabilities and help students with learning Disability. They mostly work in school, colleges and Universities. They also work as a career counselor in many universities.

Forensic Psychologist:

Forensic Psychologist might involve acting as a consultant in many criminal cases or civil disputes, performing child custody, evaluation and offering psychotherapy services to crime Victims.

Forensic psychologist work with police crime department and civil court. Real Forensic Psychologist perform duties such as assessing juvenile and Adult offender, working with child witnesses, evaluating competency to stand trial and offering professional testimony in court.

Health Psychologist:

They study how psychological, biological and Social factors affect the health and well-being of an individual. They work with patient and client to help maximize their well-being and improve physical and mental Health.

They also promote healthy habits, teach people about different coping strategies and educate people about healthy behavior.

Military Psychologist:

Military psychologist apply their knowledge of minivans behavior toward Recruiting, combating stress, training decision making and leadership. Military Psychologist treat solider who have mental illness or emotional distress and researching different aspect of Military life.

They motivate solider and overcome their fear. They also perform therapy in different branches of military.

Counselling Psychologist:

Counselling Psychologist provide psychotherapy and Counselling to people experiencing psychological distress, behavioral problems and emotional disturbance.

They also provide counselling to different communities like teacher, doctors, lawyers, Police officers and others.

Industrial-Organizational Psychologist:

I-O psychologist use their knowledge of Human behavior to improve productivity in workplace. They also study the behavior of employees and provide mental health services to the people who are suffering from mental distresses.

I-O psychologist plan strategies how to select the best employees for particular jobs and how to increase productivity. They developed training programs for existing employees in order to increase their knowledge, maximize efficiency and minimize injuries. Moreover, they also increase employees satisfaction and retention.

Neuro psychologist:

Neuropsychologist investigate how brain injuries and disease affect the behavior of an individual by better understanding how people are affected by such injuries and diseases.

Researcher also find new ways of preventing, treating and managing serious brain injuries and trauma.

Engineering Psychologist:

Engineering Psychologist focused on discovering new to enhance human abilities by improving machine equipment, technology and work environment.

They work to solve real life problems and develop solution that can have practical application in everyday life.

Aviation Psychologist:

They study behavior of pilots and crew members. They also perform research on Airline Safety, develop new training equipment and help select suitable employee.

AP also develop test used for applicant for elite pilot positions and they also design different components of Airplane. Aviation Psychologist Ensure that these products are develop with perception, Attention and Memory and others capabilities of Mind.

Skills you need to become a successful Psychologist:

• Critical thinking.

• Patience.

• Empathy.

• Emotional Intelligence.

• Open minded.

• Ethical Understanding.

• Problem Solving.

• Observation.

Benefits you will get after studying Psychology:

Psychology ranks fourth major in the United States. Psychologist not only work in hospitals and rehabilitation center but they also work in many others professions like advertising, business, education, health services, human resources management, marketing and public affairs. Because these all fields you psychology theories in their studies.

Psychology help you to understand yourself better. It will increase your personal and social skills. Some skills you will get after studying psychology are:

• Motivation

• Leadership

• Communication

• Emotional Intelligence

• Decision making

• Memory

• Money management

• Academic success

• Productivity

• Health

It will also improve your understanding of others.

Educational Requirements:

Many people wonder how much time it will take to become a Psychologist. You need atleast intermediate degree in order to apply for the admission of Psychology course. If you have a medical background, it is good. Otherwise you can also apply if you are art, computer science or engineering student.

If you have at least 70 Percent marks in Intermediate then you can easily get admission in any of good university. If you want to become a psychologist, it is very important to be aware of the educational and training requirements, it takes to become a licensed psychologists.

Bachelor Degree:

You required 4 year undergraduate degree in order to become a psychologist. In Bachelor degree, you will learned all the subjects of general and applied psychology. You also need a do an internship and research project in bachelor degree.

Master Degree:

In master degree, you need to choose one specialty area in Psychology like clinical psychology, counselling psychology and social psychology etc. you will become a licensed psychologists after master degree.