Any Psychology students here?
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For a start, any Psychology / Sociology / Social Studies students/ graduates here?
I am presently a part-time Psychology student, exam just over, hee hee.
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ex-psycho......i mean.....ex-psychology student
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heard from my fren hu says its not easy
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My senior!!!!Originally posted by FireIce:ex-psycho......i mean.....ex-psychology student
Wonder how many 'Psycho' around here. We can have some fun in this forum. -
I practiced for roughly 4 years, then I stopped and pursued something else.
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wat it talks bout?
human thinking? -
You mean the subject is not easy?Originally posted by monkeybusiness:heard from my fren hu says its not easy
True, human are too complex i.e. the title of the forum 'The Shredded Brain'. Too many theories to study.
Another problem is too many different perspectives to explain a single phenomenon. But at the same time they enrich our knowledge.
However, I still find Psychology a very interesting subject. -
Hope you don't mind, are you a Psychologist in Singapore or oversea?Originally posted by ditzy:I practiced for roughly 4 years, then I stopped and pursued something else.
How to become a Psychologist in Singapore? I am really keen to be one leh. -
wanted to take psycho minor but got too many people snatching it....end up i took ICT Minor instead....psycho in ntu quite bad, got 2 quizes in 1 subject....my ICT not even 1 quiz....heh. then must buy a $40+ textbook for use 4 dat subject, not the whole minor psy course....
i read the textbook, got a part is teach u how to remember things better. i tot psycho is teach human behaviour but the books seems to say how the brain works and stuff like dat...
nonetheless, psycho is interesting...dats wat i still believe. -
I practiced overseas, all I can say is its not that easy in Singapore. You have better luck outside.Originally posted by DeadPoet:Hope you don't mind, are you a Psychologist in Singapore or oversea?
How to become a Psychologist in Singapore? I am really keen to be one leh. -
Hee hee that will be Cognitive Psychology and maybe a bit of background info from the Biological Perspective.Originally posted by chunyong:wanted to take psycho minor but got too many people snatching it....end up i took ICT Minor instead....psycho in ntu quite bad, got 2 quizes in 1 subject....my ICT not even 1 quiz....heh. then must buy a $40+ textbook for use 4 dat subject, not the whole minor psy course....
i read the textbook, got a part is teach u how to remember things better. i tot psycho is teach human behaviour but the books seems to say how the brain works and stuff like dat...
nonetheless, psycho is interesting...dats wat i still believe.
Memory is a very interesting subject. We can discuss it here next time. -
are biology and psychology related?
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That was what our lecturers told us too.Originally posted by ditzy:I practiced overseas, all I can say is its not that easy in Singapore. You have better luck outside.
But I still want to give it a try. But first must wait for my exam results. Then must really do a lot of planning.
By the way can tell me which area you are dealing with? Example family, child development or health? -
Yup, to a certain extent. The Biological Perspective is one of the various perspectives in Psychology that offer/attempt to explain human behaviours.Originally posted by monkeybusiness:are biology and psychology related?
In Psychology, as far as I know, most of our behaviours are the result of complex interactions between these different perspectives. Seldom human behaviours are the result of a single cause.
I will post some interestings studies on this in the future. -
Cognitive functional disorders.
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one part tells people to 'place' things they can't remember on things they always see like place 'F=ma' on the signboard u will see when u go to school everyday....buay pai....Originally posted by DeadPoet:Hee hee that will be Cognitive Psychology and maybe a bit of background info from the Biological Perspective.
Memory is a very interesting subject. We can discuss it here next time. -
That's interesting.Originally posted by chunyong:one part tells people to 'place' things they can't remember on things they always see like place 'F=ma' on the signboard u will see when u go to school everyday....buay pai.... -
So you deal with patients with problems concerning stuff like memory, attention, problem-solving, etc. right?Originally posted by ditzy:Cognitive functional disorders.
Cool.
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Something liddat lar.Originally posted by DeadPoet:So you deal with patients with problems concerning stuff like memory, attention, problem-solving right, etc. right?
Cool. 
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Wow. This is exciting. Do contribute some of your knowledge here in the future.Originally posted by ditzy:Something liddat lar.
We can even debate if basic perception mechanism such as depth cues have to be learned or automatically mediated by the visual system. -
DP, the requirements for registration as a Psychologist in Singapore are:Originally posted by DeadPoet:How to become a Psychologist in Singapore? I am really keen to be one leh.
1) A Master's degree or Doctorate and;
2) at least 400 hours of supervised practice and;
3) full membership of the Singapore Psychological Society
I finished my doctorate in December 2002, but I went into market research after that (there's good money in statistics), so paying about $400 a year to be a registered psychologist in Australia didn't make any sense. However, by the end of this year it looks like I'll be back in the psychology business, so I've just dropped off my application. Besides, I needed to apply within two years, or my qualifications would need further assessment.
I don't do any of that clinical stuff, though - my D.Psych's in Organisational/Industrial Psychology. By the end of my undergrad years, I figured I didn't want to spend my days listening to someone whine about how daddy didn't love them enough. Besides, why chase a dysfunctional and jobless client up for fees when you could just as easily make 2 grand a day?
Don't let me put you off, though - this is just my personal perspective. I've got plenty of friends who are clinical, neuro and counselling psychologists, and I respect them for the talented people they are. -
Ditzy, I didn't realise you were a psych. Where did you practice and what field were you in?
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A Master Degree... that's going to be tough. I've already spent lots of money for my Degree course.
Maybe I should first be a social worker or something like that to gain the experience.
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That's not a bad idea. All the way through my postgrad years, I worked as a residential care worker in Melbourne's welfare system. The hands-on practice will come in very handy - it will show you how most of the theories you learnt in undergrad will never be as neat in real life but, more importantly, you will get very good practice in thinking on your feet and assessing situations from a psychological perspective in real-time. Added to supervised practice, it's very good practical learning.
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Thanks. Now I am full of hopes. Thanks for the advice and encouragement, mean a lot to me.Originally posted by Gedanken:That's not a bad idea. All the way through my postgrad years, I worked as a residential care worker in Melbourne's welfare system. The hands-on practice will come in very handy - it will show you how most of the theories you learnt in undergrad will never be as neat in real life but, more importantly, you will get very good practice in thinking on your feet and assessing situations from a psychological perspective in real-time. Added to supervised practice, it's very good practical learning.
By the way want to be the moderator here? Hee hee