### Psychology Profession

#### Instructions:

1. Describe Your Struggles:
- In a few sentences, describe the positives and negatives you see in your daily life.
- Focus on the struggles that you are currently facing or have faced in the past.
- What is one problem that makes things difficult for you?
- What is an obstacle you continually struggle with in life?

2. Choose a Psychologist:
- Based on the obstacle(s) described and integrating what you learned about the various types of psychologists and sub-fields of psychology from our Chapter 1 readings, respond to the following:
- If you were to choose a psychologist to help you overcome the obstacle(s) you described, what type of psychologist do you feel would be most beneficial? Make sure you choose a psychologist from our Chapter 1 reading (Subfields of Psychology).
- Why do you think this type of psychologist would be beneficial? Back up your choice with information from our text and/or outside resources.

3. Conduct a Background Check:
- Conduct a brief background check on the psychology profession you focused upon.
- What type of degree is needed?
- What specific topics might you focus on in this field?
- Provide one interesting fact about this profession that you did not know prior to this discussion.

#### Note:
- If you are not comfortable sharing your own obstacles, you are welcome to create a fictional character/obstacle to focus upon.
- All of the above questions should be answered in one post. Thank you!