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I wanted to know if there was a certain career I can go to for these things. I've been getting really interested with the mind and what makes us do the things we do. I've been getting interested in things like, eating disorders, mental illness, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD, OCD, SAD, why people lie and a lot of other things like health, vegetarianism, raw foodists, etc. I want to learn more about this stuff, but not just through the internet. What are some courses that teach you about this kind of stuff and how can I apply what I know through a career? If you know some careers, do they pay well?
I believe I'm suffering from ADD, OCD and SAD. As I'm researching these, I come across other disorers and I get overwhelmed and I want to learn about them all...
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I'm taking Psychology and we are just now getting into mental disorders. Very interesting stuff. If you are more interested in the medicinal part of treatments for mental disorders, you should research into neuropsychology and psychophysiology. Neuropsychology deals with how the nervous system, as well as chemicals in the brain, like serotonin and dopemine, can affect behavior. Psychophysiology, I believe, deals with how the body responds to certain situations. These are biological types of psychology: They focus on facts and the physical state of a person's mind, rather than theorizing about mental processes, such as Freudian Psychoanalytics.
This is from memory, forgive me if what I say is not completely accurate.
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I do the same thing! I personally want to be a psychiatrist or a counselor, because you work with people with disorders and whatnot. Psychology is a good course to take, and sociology. Some careers could be counselor, psychiatrist, psychologist, doctor, social worker - really anything that has to do with the mind and helping people. Hope I helped!
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Try becoming a social worker or a pycaitrist to people with disorders.
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ya psychology and also you can take a class or two at your local community college just to learn a little bit...or if these things facsinate you, you could minor in them...that way it can go on your resume! Good luck!
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I think you need to let nature take its course and you will end up what job you were supposed to end up with. Do not let anyone make you do a job you want to do though. Try to look on the internet and in newspapers and try to convince people that you are really interested in this and you want to learn more.
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painters get paid really well and so do builders.
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Take psychology, human A&P, and any other courses that speak of the mind and body. I'm really interested in those things too. You should be a psychologist, or possibly work in a mental hospital. You would be able to see all of those cases, and in CA, you'd be able to find plenty of places to research.
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many have already mentioned psychology... so I thought I'd throw out:
psychiatry (the doctor is in)
neurology (brains rule)
behavioral science (branched off of psych)
education (no, really... having a degree in education doesn't mean you have to be a teacher, you can be an academic of pedegogy, and study not only how better to teach, but understand how others learn)
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Any psychology courses will help you and teach you about this stuff that you mentioned. You can become a psychologist and they get paid very well, that's only if you take your time and go through all the classes to become one. If you take any psychology courses, you will learn more about what you are interested in. If you research about psychology, you will find more information about it.
-Karen
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Yep, Psychology is a good course, like the other columnist said. You might also wanna consider Social Work, Health and Social Care, Sociology or Child Psychology. You can apply to them through most colleges or the Open University (google it). You could become a psychotherapist, a psychoanalyst, a counsellor...there are loads of things!! Check out this website ([Link](Mouse over link to see full location)) and also check out the 'related jobs' section down the right-hand side for a better idea of some of those jobs.
And they pay EXTREMELY well...most psychologists etc charge by the hour...up to £100 an hour. Most people earn about £10 an hour though.
I'm a vegetarian as well, and I've suffered from OCD in the past, so if you ever wanna know anything more about that, feel free to contact me :)
Blessed Be,
Rach xxx
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there are definitly good carreers that you can try. A Psycologyt would be excellent for what you want to learn. They also pay extrememly well. A psyciatrist is also another good carreer for the mind, but i would siggest trying a psycologist, but you have to go through alot of schooling in oreder to become one. you dont necessarily have to be an M.D. to have an office and start you practice, you can build up to becoming a docter. Hope this helps!
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Pyschology is a very good course to take! You'll be learning exaclty what your intrested in.
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