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Adam Isaiah Hansen

Ms. Mounts

Contemporary English-7th Hour

1 December 2017

Topic: psychologist

Thesis: A psychologist helps people with mental disorders or emotional problems, this career

field has many opportunities and awarding benefits.

Clinical Psychologist Careers, Jobs, & Degrees. Psychology Career Center. Psychology

Career

Center, 13 October 2017. psychologycareercenter.org/clinical-psychologist.html.

The article I read was called Clinical Psychologist Careers, Jobs, and degrees. This

article is about what clinical psychologists responsibilities and the purpose of their job. Clinical

psychologist treat parents who struggle with mental health problems. Clinical psychologist is a

branch of psychology. They treat patients by counseling and sometimes medication. The article

gave examples of what clinical psychologists do for a job, most own their own private practices.

The article I read was from allpsychologyschools.com. I would use this source on a

research paper for many reasons. This source is from 13th October 2017 and contains relevant

information to the topic of psychologist. This article didnt include any author or publisher, but it

does contain accurate information that can be verified by other sources with a purpose to inform

readers of psychologist. The information found on this website is similar to the information I

found on other websites. This source would help a research paper by providing a broad view of a

psychologist.
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Clinical Psychology Job Description: What Youll Do. All Psychology Schools. All Star

Directories Inc, 2017. allpsychologyschools.com/clinical-psychology/job-description/.

The article I read was Clinical Psychology Job Description: What Youll Do. This

article gives a job description about would it is like to be a psychologist. The median salary of a

psychologist is $120,000. The requirements for a psychologist is a bachelor's degree and a

masters or doctorate depending on what branch of psychology you are apart of. Most

psychologist teach college classes on top of owning their own practice and conduct research. The

biggest thing psychologist do is identify psychological and emotional behavioral issues.

I feel that the article Clinical Psychology Job Description: What Youll Do is a credible

source. This source is current because it is from 2017 and is relevant to the topic of giving a job

description of a psychologist. This article does not give who the author or publisher is, but all the

information can be verified by other sources. The information I found in this article is similar to

the information I found on other sources too. The author's purpose of writing this article is to let

others know what a psychologist does. I would use this source in a research paper because it is

accurate and provides an in depth description of what psychologists do.

Cole, Diane. "The High Cost of Caring." Psychology Today, Nov.-Dec. 2017, p. 84+. General

Reference Center GOLD,

galegroup.com/apps/doc/A513010369/GRGM?u=lom_accessmich&sid=GRGM&xid=e5

90ffaa. Accessed 25 Nov. 2017.

The article The High Cost of Caring is an article that describes research that a

psychologist conducted. Psychologist focus on the behavior of other when changes occur. This

article show how others struggle with caring for others and how it effect can change some
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people's behavior. One of the things a psychologist does is design / conduct social experiments.

Psychologist's mind set affects other activities they do because they analysis what other do and

say for a large amount of time. Most of the pathways to become a psychologist are unique

depending on what branch of psychology you going into and how you approach your educational

options.

The article The High Cost of Caring is written by Diana Cole a report who received the

informant for a psychologist. This article is from 2017 and is relevant with topic being what

psychologist do. The authors purpose of writing this article is to others know the findings of the

research conducted by a psychologist. The information included facts about career field of

psychology. This article had and author, Diana Cole, and the information about psychologist is

similar to others sources. I would use this source on a research paper because it provides useful

information about psychologist and is research that has been conducted by a psychologist.

Hansen, Abigail. Interview. Questions about your program of study / career. 25 November

2017.

The person that I interviewed was Abigail Hansen; she is in the program of study for

psychology to become a clinical psychologist. In the field of psychology there are many

opportunities for someone with obtaining a job. One of the benefits of working in this career

field is that you are around others who are passionate about the same things. The average salary

for a psychologist is a $120,000 which is enough to support the most life styles. The interviewee

goes to Central Michigan University. She has class two classes a day for three days and three

classes a day for two days a week.

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The source is a student in the program of student of psychology. This is a credible source

because it is current that she is doing in school right now and relevent because her answer were

to questions during an interview. I would use this source on a research paper because it is from a

current source that is doing what I want to do. This source could help shape my research paper

by adding a personal aspect of how someone with in the program of study thinks of psychology.

The information provided can be supported by information found by other sources.

Psychologist. Kidz World. Totally Kidz, 1 October 2015.

kidzworld.com/article/29634-career-fun-facts-psychologist

The article Psychologist provides basic information about a career field in psychology.

Psychologist study emotional, intelligence, attention, perception, relationship, motivation, and

fear. The definition of psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Psychologist have to

use the scientific method when conducting research. The father of psychology is Sigmund Freud.

Psychology can also mean the study of the soul.

The article Psychologist from kidzworld.com provides useful facts about what a

psychologist does. I would not use this source in a research paper because it only provides basic

information that borders on common knowledge. The information is from 2015 so it is current

and does have a purpose if someone does not know anything at all about psychology. This article

is not relevant due to how uninformative the information is. I dont think his source would add

shape to a research paper because it does not provide enough in depth information about

psychologists.

"Psychologist." The Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology, edited by Jacqueline L. Longe, 3rd ed.,
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vol. 2, Gale, 2016, pp. 936-938. Health & Wellness Resource Center,

link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX3631000620/HWRC?u=lom_accessmich&sid=HWRC&

xid=b88e51ce. Accessed 25 Nov. 2017.

The article I read was called Psychologist on go.galegroup.com. This article provided

information about the field of psychology, along with some history of psychology. The first

experimental studies of psychology were about memory. Psychologist work in a clinical or

research setting along with neurologist and other brain specialist. The study of psychology starts

as far back as 400 B.C. Psychologist study behavior such as sensation, perception, learning,

memory, communication, and motivation.

The article Psychologist on go.gale.com is a useful source for learning about

psychologist. I would use this source in a research paper for many reasons. This source is from

2016 so it is current, the information can be supported by other sources so it is accurate, and it is

relevant to the topic of psychology. I think the information from this source is correct and gives

an in depth view of the history and current topics in the field of psychology. I think this source

would add shape to a research paper and make a research paper well rounded by involving the

history of psychology.

Psychology Careers. Encyclopedia.com. Encyclopedia.com, 2016.

encyclopedia.com/education/psychology-degrees-and-programs/careers/psychologist-job

The article I read was called Psychologist Careers on encyclopedia.com. This article

focused on careers in psychology. Psychology is similar other social science because it explains

things you observes, but it is different because it focus is on individuals. Most psychologists are
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self employed, about 34%. As of 2016 the eight year job growth for psychologist is 18,700 new

jobs. Psychologist are dealing with more children and teens due to drug use, and bullying.

Psychologist do deal with people of all ages to help them mental or emotional disorders.

The article Psychologist Careers on encyclopedia.com is useful when obtaining

information about psychologist careers. I would use this source in a research paper for many

reasons. This article serves it purpose of providing information about careers in psychology and

is current being from 2016. I think this source is accurate compared to the other sources that I

have used. The information in this source went the most in depth about careers in the field of

psychology. I would use this source on a research paper because it would a shape by giving reads

an idea of what opportunities are in the field of psychology.