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"What is Psychology -- really?"
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Undergraduate Psychology
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In theory what is it?
Person
1: Psychology is the study of human behavior, and covers
material as diverse as Pavlov (conditioned behavior) through Freud. Person
2: I would say the “theory” of my major is
that it is the study of the psyche - the
human mind. Finding out how a human brain works, and
why. What is it used for?
1: The
major is best used as a stepping stone to get
a Masters, PhD, or PsyD in Counseling. Ideally it
should also be able to get good jobs in any
field that involves people as well. 2: Out in the
real world, psychology is used for many different ideas. Research,
doctors, therapists, exorcists (hehe) many other ideas for careers in
the future. A psychologist/Psychaitrist is one of the best careers
I can think of. It is inventive and actually very
interesting. If you plan to do this, you are on
the right track. Or at least a good one. What
does the major actually entail — work-wise 1: I thought
this major would have classes on conflict resolution, learning how
to deal with people, understanding personality types, and practical and
useful information that you can use in the real world.
I was very wrong- those types of classes are
only taken on a graduate level. The undergraduate coursework
is all theory-based and for the most part, is memorization
and some analyzation of long-dead people such as Freud, Piaget,
and Jung. There is nothing you will learn for
an undergraduate major in psychology that will help you in
the real world except to sharpen analyzation skills through writing
papers and understanding how to read psychological research. My
school was stronger than others in psych as I had
to do a year experiment that lasted a year from
conception- proposal paper, the process of conducting research, a 20
page paper stating the results of the study, and presenting
the findings to my psychology professors and students. Again,
this is not to be had at all colleges, and
this is good for learning to be an independent thinker
and if are interested in applying to PhD school later
on or conducting research. Examples of classes: Abnormal Psychology,
Experimental Psychology, Behavioral Statistics, Developmental Psychology, Biological Psychology. 2: There
should be a lot of homework entailed to this major
- depending on your teacher - and it is best
if you study hard, using your time wisely. Study what
is not expected. If the teacher says, “Read to page
55 for tomorrow,” he/she really means, “There is a test/quiz
tomorrow so be prepared.” So work diligently! What kind of
jobs do you get with it?
1: When I
graduated, even with a double major in Psych and Spanish,
I couldn't find a job other than working with the
mentally disabled because I didn't have experience to show to
get better jobs. You may also be able to
get a job with a non-profit, but pay is low
and benefits are few. I ended up getting into the
high-tech world, working in Human Resources after doing several temp
jobs for 2 years, and received better benefits. My
major in Psychology helped but was not the only factor
in getting the job, so don't have too high of
expectations for your degree. Employers though think (falsely) that
you can deal with people very well or know something
more than others about human behavior if you have a
Psychology degree. 2: There are tons of jobs just waiting
for you with this major. It just depends on your
degree. If you get a BA, there is only a
selective range of jobs one may achieve. Now, if you
go for your Masters, or even a Ph (or Psy)
D, then you can choose any job related to the
major. What are the fellow students like (personalitywise) in it?
1: All different types, though most tend to be more
on the quiet side, introspective, and care a lot about
other people. 2: Everyone is different. There are class clowns,
serious students who concentrate only on the work, people who
take the course seriously but just make it more fun.
Overall there is a creative diversity of students in the
major. Common Misconceptions
1: That because you have a
Psych degree that you know anything more about human behavior
than before you started the degree.
That jobs are
plentiful and easy to get after college.
That the
coursework is fun and meaningful, and directly applies to your
life.
That you may analyze your family or friends
in the course of the degree (I never did a
single paper in 4 years to psychoanalyze family or friends-
although I would have loved to!) That I am a
good judge of character because I have a Psych degree.
That I have skills on how to resolve conflict
because of my degree.
That all Psych majors are
aiming to become counselors or therapists of some type.
That a Psych major will get some good money after
college. 2: I would say some common misconceptions of this
particular major is that it is only to help “crazy
people” to not be crazy, or just to cover it
up. We don't just bring a patient into a room
swing a pendant before the patient, back and forth and
say, “keep your eyes on this, and when I snap
my fingers you will fall asleep.” That isn't all there
is to it. There's a lot more and I think
if you seriously intend this major, you should get into
some depth about it. Not just the surface or the
cover of the book.
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