Psychology

Like many others, psychology is another area of interest for me. Also, since I'm more inclined towards criminal investigation at this point, engineering and product designing are going on the back burner. Psychology is the scientific study of the human mind, its functions, and behavior. It is both an academic and applied field that studies how humans think,act, and feel. Psychology can be applied for mental health treatment, performance enhancement, economics, including other areas like health and daily life. I feel like psychology is a subject that I can do well in because it's something that I take personal interest in so it well help motivate me to do and learn to the best of my ability. I'm the kind of person that likes to know what goes on behind the scenes, why people do the things they do, why they take certain actions, what they are thinking, how their body language displays what is going on inside their head and just in general what their personality is like. Not only is psychology a good fit for my own personality but also for criminal investigation. Having a background in psychology would be beneficial because it would understand criminals and my coworkers better. It will help me determine patterns in behavior and predicting future crimes or incidents that may occur.

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Some areas of specialty in psychology careers include clinical psychology, or the treatment of mental illnesses, health psychology which promotes good health through health maintenance counseling programs, counseling psychology which provides therapeutic treatment to people with a wide variety of systems, forensic psychologists who deal with psychology and the law. There are also industrial-organizational psychologists who focus on workplace behavior to improve employee satisfaction in their work and their work abilities. The area of specialty that attracts me most is forensic psychology, as it is the closest to dealing with crime and law.
Forensic psychologists have a wide range of work, it may be relate to people in prison, rehabilitation centers, police departments, law firms, schools, government agencies, and they may also work privately. Psychologists focused more on law generally tend to work in colleges, universities, government agencies, criminology, the legal system,or in other systems which relate to researching and examining human behavior.
These psychologists often find themselves involved in custody disputes, lawsuits, and insurance claims. They could even work at family courts and perform custody evaluations and investigate reports of child abuse.
While salaries vary depending based on educational background, most entry-level positions with a doctorate degree range from about $60,000 to $70,000 per year. Furthermore, starting-level salaries of those who have bachelor's or master's degree most likely become psychological assistant/associate and their salaries range from $35,000 to $40,000 annually.
I feel like this would be a pretty good career option for me because I enjoy working with others in a team and I also like one on one interactions with people. Challenges and challenging problems are what keep me motivated and interested, so challenges are definitely a positive aspect in this case. If working in this field leads me to a satisfied customer then solving challenging problems by a great deal of time and effort are definitely worth it. Most of all, this would be a good career because it is a great combination of forensics, law, and psychology, which are all areas of interest for me so I know I would be passionate towards the job.