The Fate of a Psychologist.

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Ophélia Joly

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Word count: 2815

Choice count: 58

Section count: 38

Image count: 38

Error count: 17

Field Related Analysis

Education : 170 matches

(ability, choice, classes, college, compensation, continuing, courses, degree, diploma, don, education, education in, educational, failing, field, first, goal, graduate, high school, learn, learned, management, private, research, school, social, student, taught, teach, teacher, test, topic, trainee, training, university)

Law : 90 matches

(absence, access, accused, assets, bias, charge, client, clients, clinical, compensation, court, criminal, criminal record, director, driving, family, harassment, hello, imprisonment, independent, information, involuntary manslaughter, lawsuit, living, local, manslaughter, misconduct, mortgage, notice, offer, office, order, policy, possibility, priority, private, profession, receiving, record)

Sociology : 65 matches

(bias, care, clinical, education, game, goal, interview, private, psychology, religion, school, sexual, trust)

Target Structure: (57 matches)

abolish (1 match)

background check (1 match)

bias (1 match)

biases (2 matches)

come in handy (1 match)

compensation (5 matches)

cursory (1 match)

drawback (1 match)

drawbacks (1 match)

dread (1 match)

drudgery (1 match)

foot in the door (1 match)

getting sucked up in (1 match)

hinders (1 match)

hr (3 matches)

if I were you (5 matches)

intern (2 matches)

internship (9 matches)

interns (1 match)

learn the ropes (1 match)

leave of absence (1 match)

misconduct (2 matches)

more often (1 match)

mortgage (2 matches)

office politics (2 matches)

on-the-job-training (1 match)

overtime (2 matches)

overwhelm (1 match)

overwhelmed (1 match)

compensation package (5 matches)

pension (1 match)

perpetrator (1 match)

premium wage (2 matches)

premium wages (1 match)

purpose (1 match)

put aside (1 match)

retirement (4 matches)

sexual harassment (2 matches)

straight a's (2 matches)

test drive (1 match)

more often than not (1 match)

the drive of work (1 match)

thoroughly (1 match)

though (2 matches)

time management (1 match)

trainee (1 match)

vacant position (2 matches)

wage (5 matches)

wages (1 match)

withheld (1 match)

ingrained (1 match)

bribe (1 match)

theft (1 match)

thefts (1 match)

assets (2 matches)

threats (2 matches)

If I were you (5 matches)

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The Fate of a Psychologist.

Graduate High School.

You are graduating from High School. You are considering becoming a psychologist since you want to help people and are interested in mental health problems. You a living in Laval so you are going to go to Montmorency College. However, you could take a gap year and find a full-time job which would give you a foot-in-the-door in this profession. Do you want to pursue your education or find a full-time job?

Choice 1 : Go to Montmorency College in Social Sciences.

Choice 2 : Work a full time job.

Graduation

Go to Montmorency College in Social Sciences.

You have decided to go to Montmorency College in Social Sciences in order to become a psychologist. In order to be accepted in this contingent program, having straight A’s will increase your chance. Even though you have great time management, you are unsure whether or not you should get a part-time job.

Choice 1 : Work a Part-Time Job.

Choice 2 : Focus on Your Education.

Montmorency

Work a full time job.

You are browsing online searching for a full time job until you find the perfect job. You find a job application for a vacant position as a receptionist in a psychology clinic. You see that the wage is higher than 26 dollars per hours, so you are immediately applying for the position. Later, you get a call from HR to schedule an interview. The next day, after your interview, you are told that you are hired. HR tells you that the job comes with a compensation package.

Choice 1 : Work a full time job.

Choice 2 : Pursue your education instead

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Focus on your Education.

You are choosing to focus on your education rather than getting a part-time job. On your first week, you realize that college is cursory. Do you want to take school seriously or not seriously?

Choice 1 : Take School not Seriously.

Choice 2 : Take School Seriously.

book

Take School Seriously.

Congratulations, you are graduating from college with straight A’s. You are now eligible for any program at any University. Which university do you want to go to?

Choice 1 : UQAM.

Choice 2 : UDEM.

UNI

Take School not Seriously.

You are not taking school seriously. You are skipping most of your classes and are failing half of them. Even though you are passing half of your classes, you are feeling overwhelmed at the idea that you have to retake all of these classes. You are considering dropping out of school.

Choice 1 : Drop out of School.

Choice 2 : Take School Seriously.

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Drop out of School.

You dropped out of school. Do you plan on finding a full time job or not?

Choice 1 : Work a full time job.

Choice 2 : Do nothing for the rest of your life.

drop out

Do Nothing for the Rest of your Life.

You are not doing anything for the rest of your life.

Choice 1 : Start over

nothing

Part-Time Job.

You are deciding to work a part-time job while being a full time college student to earn a wage. Where do you want to work?

Choice 1 : Work at Starbucks.

Choice 2 : Work at your Local Grocery Store.

job

UQAM.

You are a student at UQAM in psychology. You are required to do an internship in order to earn your degree. A few years later, after completing your internship and earning your degree thoroughly, you are finally ready to practice psychology. However, you are feeling overwhelm by the amount of possibility you are offered.

Choice 1 : Practice Art-Therapy.

Choice 2 : Switch to Private practice.

Choice 3 : Work at Universities.

UQAM

UDEM.

You are a student at UDEM in psychology. You are required to do an internship. As an intern, you have to learn the ropes and have a foot in the door. A few years later, after completing your internship and earning your degree, you are finally ready to practice psychology. Your goal is private practice but to start you have to choose between working in hospital or in education setting.

Choice 1 : Work in hospital.

Choice 2 : Work for a business.

Choice 3 : Work in School.

UDEM

Work at Starbucks.

You are working at Starbucks. You are on your on-the-job-training and as a trainee, you are taught all of the ins-and-out of the job. It is also a way for you to test drive the job. Your coworker Henry is training you and doesn’t seem to have any drawbacks or any biases. After your training is completed, you are eligible to a premium wage. One day, a client with a deadly allergic to nuts asks you what drink do you recommend. As a psychology student, you know about cross contamination, but you also know that there are no drink that contains nuts so there would be no risk with any of the drinks. You are telling the client:

Choice 1 : If I were you, I would get any drinks on the menu.

Choice 2 : If I were you, I wouldn’t order because of the are most certainly risks of cross contamination.

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If I Were You, I Would Get Any Drinks on the Menu.

You tell the client that he can order anything on the menu because none of the drinks contains nuts. He orders a Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino and your coworker hands it to him. Later that day, another client comes in and also has a deadly nuts allergy. You tell her the same thing as the previous client, and she also orders a Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino. This time you make the drink. After handing her the drink, you notice that your coworker Henry is looking at the client with dread. He tells you that when he was training you, he taught you the bias that there was no purpose in cleaning the blender before making an allergen free drink because more often than not the blender wasn't used with nuts. However, he previously used the blender to make a customized peanut butter drink. By the time he is finished talking, the client is already dead. Your managers run and ask what happened.

Choice 1 : Blame Your Coworker.

Choice 2 : Take The Blame.

frap

If I Were You, I Wouldn’t Get Anything Here because of the Risks of Cross Contamination.

You tell the client : If I were you, I would not order here because there are always risks of cross contamination. The client is angry at you and yells at you that you don’t know how to do your job. You are fired for your misconduct.

Choice 1 : Start Over

cross

Blame your Coworker.

You are telling your manager that your coworker Henry withheld some important information from you and his training has drawback and biases. You also mention that he didn't do anything to help the lady who was having an allergic reaction and prevented you from helping because he was talking to you. He knew that the drink was contaminated with nuts, and he let you hand it to the client. Your coworker is furious against you and your manager blames both of you. She says that you used almond milk to make the Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino. You are subject to manslaughter and a lawsuit if the family decides to sue.

Choice 1 : Go to Court.

blame

Take the Blame.

You are explaining to your manager the situation and that you didn't know that the blender was previously used with peanuts. She yells at you that the blender wasn't contaminated because she cleaned it before you used it. She calls you a liar and ask you how you made the drink. She freezes when she realizes that you used almond milk to make the drink. When the police arrives, you are told that you are perpetrator accused of manslaughter for your misconduct.

Choice 1 : Go to Court.

blame yourself

Go to Court.

You are given a sentence of 2 years of imprisonment and your coworker Henry is also given 2 years of imprisonments. Your coworker is sending you threats. His hate for you is ingrained. After two years, you sentence is over, and you are finally free. What do you do with your life? Do you still want to become a psychologist and pursue your education of find a full time job?

Choice 1 : Graduate High School.

Choice 2 : Find a Full-Time Job.

court

Go to Court.

You are accused of involuntary manslaughter and are given a life sentence. You are going to spend the rest of your life around thefts and murderers.

Choice 1 : Game Over

jail

Find a Full-Time Job.

You are browsing online searching for a full time job. You find a job application for a vacant position as a receptionist in a psychology clinic. You see that the wage is higher than 26 dollars per hours and that they offer a compensation package. You immediately apply, and later you get a call from HR. They tell you that they did a background check and because of your criminal record you are not eligible for a position at their company. Luckily for you, you already have your college's diploma, so you are able to go to university. Which university do you want to go to?

Choice 1 : Apply to UDEM.

Choice 2 : Apply to UQAM.

job

Apply to UQAM.

You are accepted to UQAM, and you are a part of the Psychology program. Since you are in the Psychology program, you are required to do an internship. However, on the first day of your internship, you wake up, and you are realizing that you are late for school. It is 7 am, and you are supposed to leave at 6:50 am. You don't think that it is a big deal, if you miss the first day of the internship, but it will make you look unprofessional.

Choice 1 : Get up and Leave.

Choice 2 : Stay in Bed

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Get up and Leave.

You get out of bed immediately and grab everything that you need for the day. As you are running outside, you are realizing that you are still wearing your Hello Kitty's pyjamas. As you realize the situation, you stop running, and you get hit by a truck. It is over for you.

Choice 1 : Game Over (RIP)

RIP

Stay at Home.

You have decided to stay in bed and sleep instead of showing up for your internship. The next day, you are receiving an email saying that you need to ask another intern about what you missed. You are sending an email to all the interns but no one answers you. One person answers you, and it is your ex coworker Henry. You don't know if you should trust Henry since he seemed to hate you, and he did send you threats.

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bed

Apply to UDEM.

You are refused due to your criminal records.

Choice 1 : Start Again

NO

Work in hospital.

You are working at hospitals alongside other health professionals. You really enjoy working in healthcare environment. However, you find that it is unfair that you get paid so much less than your coworkers because you didn't go to medical school. You have put aside only enough money to live comfortably for a few years.

Choice 1 : Switch to Private practice.

Choice 2 : Work at Hospital until Retirement.

hospital

Work for a Business.

You are working for a business. You work alongside other psychologists. You are not in charge of your schedule and are forced to work overtime. You want to abolish this overtime policy because it hinders your ability to have a healthy schedule. As a psychologist, your mental health is the priority.

Choice 1 : Switch to Private practice.

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business

Practice Art-Therapy.

You are continuing your education in order to practice art-therapy. After two years, you earn your degree to practice art-therapy. You have decided to start a psychology clinic who offers art-therapy. You are offering to your clients multiple practices such as drawing and painting.

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art therapy

Work at Universities.

You have decided that you wanted to work in school to teach psychology and to conduct research. Do you want to focus on teaching or conducting research?

Choice 1 : Focus on Teaching.

Choice 2 : Conduct Research.

school

Trust Henry.

You have decided that you can trust Henry. He seems that he have changed. He helped you a lot during your internship, and he helped you in your other courses. You think that he is a good friend. However, you both end up working for the same business and end up getting sucked up in office politics. Henry is spreading rumors that the director of the business is accused of sexual harassment and that he is using a bride to keep that position. Henry also said that the director is a theft and that all of his assets were stolen from other companies. Since both of you have a criminal record, you have to keep this job otherwise your compensation package will be taken from you. You are finding that your dead end job is drudgery and the drive of work causes you to take a leave of absence. You are finally retiring from this job but the pension isn't enough to pay off your mortgage and the rest of your debts.

Choice 1 : Game Over

rr

Stay Away from Henry.

You are thinking that you should stay away from Henry. A few years later, you are one day away from receiving your diploma. You are driving to get to school when you are hit by a car. Your car burst into flames and before you have time to react, you see that Henry was the one driving the other car. You are no longer alive.

Choice 1 : Game Over (RIP)

fire

Switch to Private Practice.

You are finally able to have your own psychology clinic. You are your own boss, and you are in charge of everything. You offer a therapy to clients and help them with mental health issues and life struggles. You are financially independent, and you are a clinical psychologist.

Choice 1 : Start Over

private practive

Work at Hospital until Retirement.

You have decided to dedicate your entire life to offer psychology in hospitals. You helped so many clients and made a great impact on the clients. You are a health psychologist.

Choice 1 : Start Over

hospital

Focus on Teaching.

You are deciding to focus on teaching at University and becoming a psychology teacher. You are now teaching to student everything they need in order to become a psychologist. You are an educational psychologist.

Choice 1 : Start Over

teacher

Conduct Research.

You are deciding to focus on conducting research. What research's topic do you want to conduct.

Choice 1 : The After-Life.

Choice 2 : The Truth Behind Serials Killers.

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The After-Life.

Your research about the after-life becomes criticized by every religion. You are hated by all churches, and you are becoming the most hated psychologist ever.

Choice 1 : Start Over

ghost

The Truth behind Serials Killers.

Your research about serials killers became well-known in the scientific field. You are becoming a famous psychologist and are earning millions of dollars. You are as known internationally as Albert Einstein.

Choice 1 : Start Over

knife

Work a Full-Time Job.

You are a full time secretary at a psychology clinic. On your first year, you have dealt with clients suffering from sexual harassment. You coworker Henry have been telling you that the president of the clinic used a bribe from his assets to have access to this position. You are believing what Henry says, but you don't want to get involved in office politics because this job offers a premium wage and a compensation package. After you have been working there for over a year, you are deciding if you want to keep this position which comes with so many benefits or, if you want to pursue your education since all that you have learned should come in handy?

Choice 1 : Go to Montmorency College in Social Sciences.

Choice 2 : Stay in a Dead End Job until Retirement.

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Stay in a Dead End Job until Retirement.

You are retired after working in this clinic for 45 years. You have earned many premium wages and a compensation package which helped you pay your mortgage and all of your debts. Now you can rest for the rest of your life without having to care financially.

Choice 1 : Start Over

retire

Work at your Local Grocery Store.

You are working at your local grocery store while being a full-time college student. Do you take school seriously or not?

Choice 1 : Take School Seriously.

Choice 2 : Take School not Seriously.

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