Assignment #5: “What Does Your Strong Say?” My General Occupational Theme (Holland’s Code) per the Strong is CRI: Conventional, Realistic and Investigative. These themes are described as follows Conventional: Interests: “organization, data, management, accounting, investing and information systems”. Work activities: “setting up work procedures and systems, organizing, keeping records and developing computer applications”. Potential skills: “ability to work with numbers, data analysis, finances, attention to detail”. Values: “accuracy, stability, efficiency”. Realistic: Interests: “machines, computer networks, athletics, working outdoors”. Work activities: “operating equipment, using tools, building, repairing, providing security”. Potential …show more content…
My general occupational theme is conventional, realistic and investigative, which make me feel somewhat separated from my follow psychology students. The majority of my classmates possess a theme description as social and investigative. I believe if I were ten years younger like they are I would have been grouped into the same theme as they were. Since I am older and have been working for a while I have a better sense on who I am and where I want to be. However I am still unsure which direction I should really head into for an occupation. The Strong results have helped me interrupt the general fields in which I feel the most comfortable and excel the best in. Personal style scales about me indicated that I prefer to work alone/independently, which is true. However I do like to work in groups at times but in my experience when working in groups on assignments usually only one member is pulling the weight of the group. The second personal style scale indicated that I seem to prefer to learn by taking action, through lectures and books. Third personal style scale explained that I probably prefer to lead by example. Fourth I may be comfortable taking some risks. The last personal style scale said that I probably enjoy the role of independent
Dr. Correia believes that if you want to be psychology make sure you like it enough to stick with it. Starting early and learning psychology as soon as possible and continuing with it would be the best advice if you want to be a psychologist. For Dr. Correia he greatly enjoys his job as a neuropsychologist. His future ambitions are to do more research on the brain. Dr. Correia made neuropsychology sound difficult but an extremely interesting and rewarding career.
By understanding these different personality traits, I will be able to recognize my preferences as I face different work scenarios. Project 2 provides insights into my personality
Occupational science is an emerging academic discipline which is based on the traditional values and beliefs of the occupational therapy practice as articulated by Adolph Meyer, (Yexer ,1993), (Reilly, 1962) and others. It draws on a range of theories, research methodologies and approaches in order to understand humans as occupational beings. Also, it assumes that people’s experiences in engagement in meaningful and purposeful occupations influences both performance and intrinsic motivation ( Haertl, 2007)
Before I started trying to find a major I took a test about my personality type. I found out that I am a sensor, thinker, perceiver and I’m in between extravert and introvert. In doing this it allowed be to get a better understanding
Like many other college freshmen, I’m not completely sure about what would be a good fit for my future career. In order to improve my understanding of myself and what I crave from life, I took the TypeFocus assessment. Going into this assessment, I wanted to uncover what kind of careers would mesh well with my personality, interests, and values so that I could adjust my major accordingly while I still have the opportunity. I am currently planning on pursuing a career in the social sciences and, although I’m fairly confident in this decision, I am unsure about whether I would like to research, conduct experiments, counsel others, etc. In this report I will explain the steps I took to understand more about myself, the
When I first came into SDSU I had dreams and aspirations of becoming a businessman, I thought it would be something like in the movies where I go to class and I am immediately great at what I do, but an abrupt disaster from my Econ 101 class and my Stats 119 class showed me that my talents could be applied in another field, because I discovered that I really did not like math related subjects and in business that is all I would be facing. Suddenly while searching for a new choice in careers, I remembered while in high school I was always into Psychology and although I may not have excelled in the matter, I enjoy speaking about it. I am just going into the field but I hope to help children that experienced a traumatic experience such as me when
The Holland Codes/Holland Occupational themes/ RIASEC test is, is a theory created by psychologist John Holland of careers and vocational choice based upon personality types. He believed that “personalities seek out and flourish in career environments they fit and that jobs and career environments are classifiable by the personalities that flourish in them." Even with questions of reliability and validity, Holland believed that all people could be categorized as six types. The types included Realistic (Doers), Investigative (Thinkers), Artistic (Creators), Social (Helpers), Enterprising (Persuaders), and Conventional (Organizers).
1.Im researching child psychology. The reason i want to do this career is because i love children and i love helping people. I want to work in a school with younger children, and if i could, maybe even work with special education children.
I would like to have a career in Psychology because most things about it interest me. I am not sure exactly which field of it I would like to major in but I have an Idea. There is about 170,000 psychologist jobs in the united states, so It sounds like its a reasonable field to find a job I am happy with. I realized that I wanted to have a career in psychology when I first started my psychology class in high school. Everything we were doing just interested me, it made me want to pay attention to what we were doing and really try to learn the materials. College will take me around seven to ten years to complete, I am going to major in Psychology with a minor or double major in Criminal Justice.
The career that I have chosen to research is an anthropologist. Anthropology is the study of humans who lived in the past and the present. All anthropologists conduct research within their own area of expertise, and they also write essays, reports, and books based on their observations findings. Some teach students at colleges or universities, while some work for government agencies or corporations. Most anthropologists are trained in one of four different areas: biological/physical, socio-cultural, archaeology, or linguistics. A biological or physical anthropologist study how humans are able to adapt to different environments, how they evolved over time, and what causes disease and early death in humans. There are also many different areas of focus within the field of biological/ physical anthropology such as: paleoanthropology, primatology, bioarchaeology, and forensic anthropology. A socio-cultural anthropologist investigates different social patterns and cultures all around the world. They study why humans live where they live and how they organize and govern themselves. Socio-anthropologists also study the similarities and differences between several societies. Archaeologists study ancient societies and cultures by examining their material remains. They recover buildings, tools, and other artifacts that were used by former societies. Linguistic anthropologists study the different ways how language is able to reflect and influence social life. They study different several different languages and how they are distributed across the planet. The field that I am most interested in is the biological/physical anthropology.
Throughout this course, we have been introduced to many specialization of jobs within psychology. While exploring, the two areas that I have the most interest in is counseling and social psychology. I have been drawn into these subfields because they both work directly with patients, allowing me to have a hands on experience. Also, I am looking at jobs that work with children in some way and these jobs have many jobs that would allow me to do this.
My Personality Preference is INTJ, which stands for Introversion, Intuitive, Thinking and Judging. Another name for INTJ is The Scientist or The Architect. The Scientist personality type often prefer to work alone or in small groups of people who think the same way they do, due to their Introverted way of working. While I agree that I work well alone, I also enjoy assuming the role of leadership when I do have to work in groups. However, this is not unexpected because The Scientist personality type is known for being excellent leaders despite their introverted tendencies. My personality type is known for determination in educational studies as well as open-mindedness and flexibility toward new things. These qualities will help me succeed academically
The name of my career is general dentist and I chose it because I enjoy to help people have a perfect smile and have good hygiene in their mouth. My long term goal is to attend a 4-year institution, and earn the degrees necessary to become a general dentist. In 10 years from now I want to view related teeth issues using dental materials. My assessment results state that my personality type is sensing and intuitive. My career interests are careers that give me an excellent way to start thinking about composition, or how all the different elements of an image, work of art, or other objects are arranged and work together. Something I want in a career is that it will allow me to interact with others, and that it will let me be in control of my own schedule. Something that is important to me in work is that I like to become aware of specific facts and concrete details, also to focus on the big picture and hunches. In the career appealing to me I learned that I don’t
It is usually said that change is investable and that change is good in most instances, of which is true. Change is good as is stated as it is the stage of transforming from a certain aspect to the other, changing the ways of doing things, but with this regard I am discussing the changes in the occupational and work environment in South Africa, How it has transformed from ancient history to this point in time, the processes that were undergone, the type of occupations that were occupied as well as the work environment that employees were surrounded with. In this assignment I will be discussing the changes in the occupational and work environment in South Africa in more thorough details to provide a better understanding and also to dwell a bit deeper on the current occupations and work environment that we find today.
This was the case for me when I started science courses like biology, anatomy, and psychology. My appreciation for biology and psychology pairs well for a career in dermatology. I would be able to consider the biological and behavioral factors that cause skin disorders. Psychology has a lot to teach about patient decision-making, social support, coping and self-care. For example, it may be obvious that a patient’s acne comes from their skin overproducing oils, but it is also important to check for factors like stress. Then, I can advise the patient to handle their stress along with the treatment. This type of interpersonal communication is what I find important and I like how psychology emphasizes ways to analyze behavior to find ways to get a better diagnosis. I favor being observant and meticulous to make better outcomes for everyone. For example, when I was asked to grade papers as a teacher’s assistant, I would double check the teacher’s answer key and find mistakes in hopes students get the accurate credit they deserve. This trait would be useful for me in the medical field. Observing what’s on the outside to get an overall health status of the inside in dermatology is appealing to my interests of biology, psychology, and