Question by guitarman: How can your mental health get worse after you see a therapist?
I can’t figure this out. I go see this therapist and I don’t like her. But they won’t let me have another therapist unless I go before a long drawn out red tape process. But anyways, I call up to get another appointment and the soonest they can get me in is like a month from now. So I told the receptionist, “Somehow my mental health gets worse after I call or visit the mental health association.”

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Answer by Pheneviox
well if a therapist gives you stress than thats all it takes because your supposed to talk to people that you trust not crazy chicks or people you don’t like

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Question by Serenade: How is psychology the opposite of religion?
I’ve read some books lately and two or three of them have basically said that practicing psychology (especially some of the psychoanalytical methods) and some other social sciences are the opposite of religion. I always thought, at least in the case of psychology, that social sciences try to help and understand others. I also though religion tried to help and understand others, so how are they opposite?

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Answer by ande e
Psychology is concerned with the truth. Religion is concerned with convincing you it’s the truth.

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Question by What Dreams May Come: Psychologists and Psychology majors: Is it common for rape victims to become interested in pornography?
If you work in the Psychology field or are studying Psychology, is it fairly common for people who have been the victim of rape to become interested in pornography or explicit material? If so, why?

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Answer by Move on
For any victim it is a case by case cause and affect. But in general I would say no. It is not one of the common reactions.

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Question by Amelia: are forensic psychology programs more or less competitive than others?
I want to do forensic psychology, is it harder to get into than other kinds of psychology?

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Answer by Gmac9
Yeah, not in terms of the difficulty level but the demand. Forensic psychologists often work in prisons and police stations (each police station would probably have either one or none and prisons very few) so there really aren’t very many though they are often portrayed in movies a lot. It would definitely be easier to find a job as a clinical or educational psychologist who works in clincs/schools/in some government organisation.

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Question by ricksed: Career in psychology without being a psychiatrist?
I want to work in the field of psychology but don’t want to be a psychiatrist. Mainly I want to study psychology, in other words be a psychologist, do I have to go through medical school, internship, etc. (the doctor process) to be one? Is a psychologist a doctor?

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Answer by TedEx
Many psychologists doing in clinical work have an MS degree or PhD or an DSW ((Doctorate on social work) Ifhe has a OPhd or DSW, he certainly ius a doctor, although he is not a medical doctor.

My son in law’s father spent a career in the Air Force as a psychologist. He has a master’s degree in science in Psychology.

Psychologists can do a lot of the counseling that mght be done by a psychiatrist. They , however, cannot presacribe drugs. That must be done by a doctor ( MD-type doctor,that is)

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Question by llt231: To become a mental health nurse would you have to become a hospital nurse first?
I really want to become a mental health nurse. But if i can get into a mental health nursing course at university straight after college, i dont want to become a hospital nurse. Help?

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Answer by 10pts plzz…
here is some website that can help you….

http://www.apna.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3292

http://www.innerbody.com/careers-in-health/becoming-mental-health-nurse.html

http://www.innerbody.com/careers-in-health/how-to-become-a-mental-health-nurse-practitioner.html

http://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/az-careers/mental-health-nursing-ii-671963.html

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&expIds=17259,26637,26649,26835,27156,27395,27404&sugexp=ci10b&xhr=t&q=how+to+become+a+mental+health+nurse&cp=2&qe=aG8gbWVudGFsIGhlYWx0aCBudXJzZQ&qesig=ZXzyuU3rQElMEerJZYVIRQ&pkc=AFgZ2tn3OA6eGOyn2nOrPF0VyZL7Gfko6vbIgPePXme2sxsh5ozSYBTX_P_iNVvz0PWjWGqBxWe21tWHGgRC6cPJEVE4Ow-sGg&pf=p&sclient=psy&aq=0c&aqi=g4g-o1&aql=f&oq=ho+mental+health+nurse&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=c6d70e2a43c7e0c5

hope this helps……

can i have 10pts plzz????

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Question by Dancing //Red: What are some good books about psychology?
I’m really interested in psychology, specifically forensically, and next year I’m planning on taking Psychology my junior year. But I want some books, or even some websites, that could help me learn some more about psychology and the psychology of crimes.
Thanks!

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Answer by Unkurg
A classic (and one you may be assigned to read anyway) is “Man and His Symbols” by Carl Jung. I cannot say how it may apply to criminal psychology, however, at least not specifically. Still, it is a very interesting book.

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Question by Ryan R: What are good and bad things for your mental health?
I need to know some good and bad things for your mental health. I have to show examples of good things for your mental health. But then also what is bad for your mental health. I need things that are easy to draw.
If anyone can help me, that would be great.
Thank you.

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Answer by strong_mandy_forever
drugs, lack of self esteem, getting picked on, having no one to talk to or not having guidance, cutting, self isolation, shutting the world out

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Question by linz509: What mental health services could you benefit from?
Hi, I’m conducting an informal survey for mental health services, my question is, if you were to receive counseling or assistance from a mental health services provider, what would you want? For example if you are depressed, what kind of attention/care would you hope to get? I appreciate your time. Thanks!

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Answer by petrof_skinsky
I am already on medication for both BiPolar and anxiety, so I suppose that talk therapy about the causes of my episodes would be helpful, too.

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Question by Ryan Menezes: Career in psychology. What courses do i take in college to switch to universality?
I am currently in high school. I am interested in pursing a career in psychology. I can only get into college, because i have only taken college courses. The thing is can i still become a psychologist, if i was to choose college and upgrade to university. Anyway is there a college i can speak to that offers a program in psychology.

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Answer by Chuckles
Psychology is one of the most popular majors in spite of the fact there are essentially no jobs for a person with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology.

You can only realistically expect to make a living in this field if you get a PhD so you can set yourself up in private practice as a Psychologist. To do this you have to graduate from your bachelors program with a GPA of at least 3.0. If you think you can do this and commit yourself to at least 4 years of additional schooling after you get your bachelors, then great.

But if you do not think you will get at least a 3.0 or do not intend to stay in school past your bachelors degree then you should consider a different field.

And since you need a PhD and once you have a PhD no one really cares where you got your bachelors, just go to the place you can go for the cheapest, generally your closest state university, as an in state student.

If you do not want to pursue a masters in Psychology, you can also go into a masters program in a lot of other areas or to law school as well.

People with only an undergrad degree in psychology made a starting salary of $ 36,000 per year on average in 2009 according to:

http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/degrees.asp

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