Elevating a Psychology Degree: Exploring Career Paths and Subfields

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Issues and ethics in psych (new class) Week 3 discussion: psychological sub fields In this week’s readings, we have seen that there are many careers and opportunities available to individuals with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. In what ways do you believe having a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology can be an important asset to your career, and in your current or future job?  Can you think of a particular job in which having a Bachelor’s in Psychology would be especially helpful?  Week 3 journal: educational requirements Instructions: Review the subfields and career options in Psychology, and select a subfield (e.g. Clinical/Counseling Psychology, School Psychology, Legal/Forensic Psychology, etc.) that you have a strong interest in. Research the career path options available to you within the subfield you’ve chosen. Using the O*Net, search for the growth of this area and discuss the educational requirements, licensing, skills, and salary ranges for your chosen career option(s). Please include a list of references. Personality (new class) chapter 3 and 4 Week 3 discussion: eriksons stage theory The life-span approach to understanding personality focuses on its development over the entire life span. Erikson believes that all aspects of personality could be explained in terms of individual crises or turning points we must face and resolve at each of these stages of development. Erikson theorized that everyone at some point in their life will experience one psychosocial stage. Erikson believed that if the conflict is resolved satisfactorily, the positive will be reflected. If the conflict persists or is not adequately resolved, the negative dominates. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Explain by providing an example.  Week 3 assignment: research in personality analysis The purpose of this assignment is:  To locate, review, and analyze personality research focused on a topic you are interested in. To assess...