Psychology and Counseling Career Test

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Most people know that psychologists and counselors help people with mental health, but that is only one corner of a much larger field. A psychologist might spend their career working with elite athletes before major competitions, another sits in a courtroom giving expert evidence about a defendant’s state of mind, and another spends their days in a laboratory designing studies that will change how we understand memory or anxiety. Some of these careers involve sitting with someone in a great deal of distress. Others involve data, research, and academic writing. All of them require a deep interest in how the human mind works, but they ask for very different things from the people who do them. Take a few minutes to find out which one might be the right fit for you.

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Disclaimer: Before you start the test, please consider the following: the test results are provided to you for the purpose of discovering your interests, your likes and dislikes and contemplating on what you may want to do in the future. Our tests are not psychological tests, nor do they indicate that you excel in a certain field of interest. Our tests do not amount to professional career advice. Our terms of use contain a disclaimer.

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Enable someone to make sense of a painful experience.
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Support children's mental health in clinical settings.
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Study questions about the human mind through research.
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Design a study to test a theory about human behaviour.
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Help people with the psychological side of being ill.
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Apply psychology within the criminal justice system.
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Advise doctors and nurses on the mental side of care.
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Use validated tests to assess a client's difficulties.
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Advise a care team on a patient's cognitive strengths.
10
Assess how much risk an offender poses to others.
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Apply clinical evidence to select the right treatment.
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Coach an athlete to focus and perform under pressure.
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Help a client explore difficult feelings in therapy.
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Help someone adjust after a brain injury or illness.
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Work with young children using play-based approaches.
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Build a performer's confidence before a major event.
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Prepare a team mentally for the demands of competition.
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Assess how brain conditions affect how people think.
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Provide psychological evidence to courts and tribunals.
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Diagnose and treat people with mental health disorders.
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Submit psychology research to peer-reviewed journals.
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Test whether a health intervention is actually working.
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Develop a trusting therapeutic relationship over time.
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Formulate what drives a client's difficulties and why.
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Assess a child's emotional wellbeing and development.
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Support someone developing greater self-understanding.
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Help athletes and performers achieve their potential.
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Test a patient's memory, attention and reasoning.
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Deliver programmes that help people stop reoffending.
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Use psychology to help patients make healthier choices.
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Analyze data from psychology studies to find patterns.
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Work with a child's family and school in their care plan.
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