Psychiatrist Career Essay

In the 1950's Psychiatrist made a huge improvement. They began to use medication as treatments. The first step into becoming a Psychiatrist is understanding the concept of what they do. Psychiatrists’ are known as Medical Doctors (M.D.s). A Psychiatrist' job is to help and attend to those with psychological issues. This is the job I will be job shadowing. I have always been intrigued by the career because their main goal is to help patients out of their dark place. As I mentioned before, Psychiatrists' perceiver to better someone's mental health. Psychiatrist' are required to have exceeding social skills, listening skills and dedication. I have always been the one to advise my friends when they are confronted with an issue. Something I would have to prepare for is receiving immense problems and unraveling difficult explanations. I would have to learn how to stay unstressed because I would have to work 40 hours a week with patients. When someone is going through a crisis, there are only so many ways to solve it without making both you and your …show more content…
The assessment measured how we got our energy, how we take in information, how we prefer to make choices, how we spend our time and energy. I scored as an Extrovert, Initiative, Feeling, and Perceiver (ENFP). The career I chose was a psychiatrist. One of the work related strengths the website chose described me as "eager to think outside the box." I believe this will help me in my chosen career because it will allow me to think of a solution that not many would come across with. Maybe even adjust to what my patient is willing to work with. Another one that caught my attention was "natural curiosity." This will help me spend some of my free time researching topics that could bring me more knowledge. The last one that caught my attention was "excellent communication." This means it will be easy for me to allow my patients to feel comfortable and not be