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[Deleted User] · 2013-01-09 16:53:03

The course I did before was a mixture of psychology/ sociology/ social science. I found it interesting and enjoyed studying, it was a very general course so I don't have huge knowledge of psychology, what I am wondering is why do so many people want to be come psychologist and psychotherapist what do people get out of it…

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The course I did before was a mixture of psychology/ sociology/ social science.

I found it interesting and enjoyed studying, it was a very general course so I don't have huge knowledge of psychology, what I am wondering is why do so many people want to be come psychologist and psychotherapist what do people get out of it as career.

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#2 16-01-2013 12:05am

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Same thing people get out of any career. It's interesting, stimulating, rewarding, satisfying...

Why not ask doctors why they want to be doctors?

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Maybe they genuinely want to help people, maybe they want to carry out research to further knowledge in a particular area, maybe they want the financial rewards that some senior posts in the discipline offer... Why does anybody want to be anything? I imagine every career path has its own merits.

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