As a second year psych student I appreciate these videos so much! It's so funny how it seems like it's impossible to find out any "advanced" information about psychology as a career compared to almost any other job! searching about **psychologists** is so difficult, especially since a lot of results come up about psychology itself and "self-help" or the more academic psychology research (even research about psychologists themselves, not historical ones, is hard). It's like a big secret and I'm really not sure why 😅 It still amazes me that majority of people who go into study psychology don't even know that your bachelors doesn't make you a psychologist by the end of it! and that's one of the easier bits to find out.

@thepsychdiaries

2 ай бұрын

So true!! My aim is to fill that gap a little bit :) I remember all through undergrad they barely brushed the surface of what therapy actually is and I'm not sure why it's all so protected!

This is a very good video to let people know what psychology/ psychologists are and what they are doing, it would be also nice if we could have a video about what you would do when the case/ clients are not moving forward, kinda stuck even they have been coming for therapies for quite a while, what people around could do to help etc... very incredible video!!! Thank you for making these videos!!!

loved the part you explained how they won't give a diagnose if it doesn't help them especially with BPD

This is super helpful Ro! thnx :)

Keep up the fantastic work girl! Your videos are so inspiring ❤

Hi there, Ro - gosh, first, thank you so, so much for all your videos - they have been so, so helpful to me! Second, I'd love if you'd consider doing a video that talks to your masters years specifically. Things I'm still unsure about are: - Applying! Specifics here are: how many courses you can apply to and the process involved? Is it still through VCAT or do you apply to each Uni individually? Is there a limit per entry period? Can you apply for a Masters in Clinical Psych and a Masters of Professional Psych at the same time? - What studying/working as a provisional psych actually looks like. Do you just get thrown in day one with a client for 50 minutes without a supervisor? Does supervision mean your supervisor is in every session with you, or you meet with them after a number of sessions? - Also, any insight into how specific treatment modalities are taught would be amazing (CBT, ACT, Schema, etc). I know these are only introduced in years five and six, but there's so much and I am still uncertain how they actually team them at Uni. Thank you again! Jake

I love your videos! I'm currently studying Psychology at Unsw and your videos have been so inspiring ❤

Thank you so much for this video! I’ve just started my Graduate Diploma of Psychology and this gives me a better idea of what psychs do! 😊

thanks Ro for your awesome videos! they're so informative and inspiring 🥰 would love to hear you speak more about the differences between a general psych and a clinical psych esp. on the actual day-to-day work and career wise!! I'm currently doing my GDPsych at UNSW and figuring out what's next so that'd be very helpful~ am considering trying for the new 2-year MPP programme (combined 4th+5th year) for general registration or honours then figure it out later haha 🤔

Thank you a lot for all your entertaining and informative videos on psychology and other psychological topics! There are actually several things I'm curious about though I don't think they can all be coherently talked about in a single video unless it's a Q&A video. 1. Could you talk a bit about the schizoid personality disorder? I've read that people with this personality disorder are rare in psychotherpeutic sessions yet the definition of that disorder changed quite a bit over time (as far as I know). Why has the definition been changed (especially considering that psychotherapists hardly meet them in therapeutic sessions). Are there any current studies/books/sources you'd recommend on this topic? And why is it considered a "disorder" in the first place? 2. Does NLP (neurolinguistic programming) play any role in psychology/psychotherapy today? 3. How does hypnotherapy work considering that memories aren't that reliable? 4. Do you have some advice on how to deal with neuroticism? 5. Do psychologists go to the same psychotherapists as everyone else or do they need some kind of specialists to treat them (because they're aware of how therapy works and so on)? 6. Does studying psychology in college/at university include reading microexpressions? Imho that's a potentially very useful skill to have in various circumstances. (The same seems true to me when it comes to detecting lies and deceit) 7. Is there any explanation for why depression is different for men and women (and maybe some other categories other than sex/gender?) Why is it all called "depression" when the symptoms are quite different? Sorry for those too many questions XD Feel free to skip/ignore them as you please :)

@thepsychdiaries

2 ай бұрын

Ooh these are fun questions! I'm gonna add some of them to my list of video topics :) thanks so much ☺️☺️

Love your hair Ro! 😍

@thepsychdiaries

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Got my Korean ahjumma perm!

Hello Ro ! Could you make a video about your first year working experience, I feel that there's a lot of expectations on us right away (maybe self imposed as well) to understand and act "accordingly" as a psychologist. What is your take on this ? What lessons were helpful? Great video as always ✨🌺

Super interesting i love your content especially bc i finish psychology in a month but in europe and its interesting to see the differences :)

@renesworldmedia

2 ай бұрын

Hey!! I'd like to know what it's like studying in Europe, I want to study in Italy next year, where are you?? How was the process?

@Melliesunkler

2 ай бұрын

@@renesworldmedia hey! Its really nice studying around here. I dont have a reference point since i have spent most my life in europe but i think the educational quality is quite high. I study in spain so i dont know that much about italy, but for me i just starting looking up universities and contacting them and as soon as i had a contact person at the university id ask them what i would need in terms of documentation etc and they helped me with all of that. I wish you the best of luck on your journey :)

Very interesting and helpful

Hi, I love how you sound very professional and very clear explanation because I am in high school and I am taking AP class which is psychology and the same explanations you provide I heard them in class which is amazing, and also I would like to now if have received any scholarships whenever you enter to college?

Thank you for this video Ro, I'm finishing up my third year in QLD and I honestly don't know LOL. I sure know a lot about statistics though :D not much about psychology but you want me to explain the normal model or how to calculate confidence intervals or the difference between independent and paired t-tests I gotchu. Oh what's that? You need help with your mental health? Uhhhhhh.......... Haha

@thepsychdiaries

2 ай бұрын

😂 haha undergrad psychology = stats nerd training

@yasminmohamed2674

Ай бұрын

Is psychology mostly statistics cause I’m thinking of doing it for my undergraduate degree but I’m scared it’ll be too mathsy 😭

Mam can u make a video about a sport psychology you are a very good explainer or can u suggest a video that u understand more about that topic pls mam I am finding it very difficult to understand hope this reachs u and thanks for the video it gives so much new information 😊 I am your subscriber BTW

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Goodeve (from the Philippines). I just wanted to ask if I'm qualified to be a psychologist even if I have a cleft plate with an abnormal speech?

What do you think about " Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy " ? I realize DBT is considered like the gold standard for treating BPD but really it seems to just help keep them alive and help to prevent suicide and to control emotional reactions better which yes is beneficial to the self but it's more about not pushing others away with reactions in a way also which helps to keep fear of abandonment at bay which helps to not trigger other symptoms related to fear of abandonment. So where I'm going with this is that I don't think DBT cures BPD it keeps them alive and helps keep emotions in check but the person still very much has bpd and without a good support group or some sort of love in their life, seems easy to just bounce back or to confirm this isn't working. What do you think about psychology for ugly people? Don't you think it would be easier for a beautiful woman for example to find a boyfriend that will work with her while she is in therapy where as one who is ugly and over weight might have more problems to deal with and less likely to have a boyfriend who helps her through it because she is so ugly? My guess is you won't even respond to this if you read it even though it's relevant. Well at least you got your paper and income stream now and you don't work in a coal mine, that's good... good for you.

I have a question is criminal and forensic psychology the same thing? Why are some people called forensic psychologist whilst some other criminal psychologist?

@thepsychdiaries

3 ай бұрын

Hmm criminal psychology isn't a recognized title in Australia and to call someone a forensic psychologist they have to have done a master's in forensic psychologist. Maybe it's different in other countries? Hope that helps!

I think you should be strong enough to deal with people shouting at you or supposedly blaming you when they are angry and still focus on treatment. I think you can get the situation under control and not feel like you have to walk out of the room or that it's to much pressure. I think it's much easier than you think to deal with people and part of them is just testing you, should you still establish some boundaries yes I'm not saying that, I'm simply saying there is a lot you can do and say to react to them that would probably lead to better treatment overall and lead to them not wanting to give you up as a therapist. We basically are born and have diapers and many of us grow old an die in diapers... we're really all just big kids waiting to die and not go to heaven because it isn't real... I'm basically just saying you are not as sensitive as you think you are and as conflict avoidant as you think you are and you can deal with more than you realize. I would rather you focus more on improving your treatment styles and ability to relate to multiple people than worry about how to find a back door to a place that is more comfortable for you because someone raised their voice or pointed a finger at you. I agree there is a line that shouldn't be crossed but you probably draw it to soon and I don't care what your supervisor says or some ethics committee pretend it's your private practice now and it's just you, deal with it, and don't draw this imaginary line until it's absolutely necessary and help anyone who comes through your door(s) unless you literally just don't have enough space/time to do it because you are fully booked. If you really can't help them then try to get them to someone who can.

Sheesh 1st

thank you so much Ro!

If the psychologist can't look at my face/eyes and tell me my psychological type (according to Carl Jung's work on cognitive functions) then I don't like them, forget all their other training they can't even tell me my psychological type and trust me I can tell them theirs with minimal words and less than 1 minute. They don't need to have assessed accurately like my big 5 but being able to see someone's psychological type and/or enneagram type is not difficult at all and it is relevant. By the end of the first session they should know psyche type, enneagram, instinctual variant on enneagram, attachment style. This should all be happening naturally and effortlessly before we get to diagnosis of any mental health issues/ personality disorders etc. if they don't know this information about me I'm finding a new therapist.

getting the correct treatment is all fine but some people's treatments are not improving and helping them.