The Ups and Downs of a Psychologist.

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Coralie Bernard

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Word count: 1317

Choice count: 37

Section count: 26

Image count: 26

Error count: 3

Field Related Analysis

Education : 85 matches

(choice, class, college, course, degree, doctorate, don, exam, failed, grades, learn, learned, mindset, private, school, school psychologist, semester, social, students, teachers, trainee, training, university)

Dance : 23 matches

(around the world, back, break, competitive, ending, out, position, run, slow, social, walk)

Nursing : 20 matches

(accident, ambulance, anxiety, b.d., body, depression, doctor, environment, health, heart, heart attack)

Target Structure: (14 matches)

foot in the door (1 match)

getting sucked up in (1 match)

internship (2 matches)

interns (1 match)

learn the ropes (1 match)

learned the ropes (1 match)

ojt (1 match)

pension (1 match)

set aside (2 matches)

straight a's (1 match)

though (1 match)

trainee (1 match)

vacant position (1 match)

wage (2 matches)

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The Ups and Downs of a Psychologist.

The End of College.

I am ending my studies in Social Sciences at Sherbrooke College. I think I would like to study in Psychology after that, but I'm not sure in which University I should go.

Choice 1 : Apply to Sherbrooke University.

Choice 2 : Apply to Montreal University.

Sherbrooke Cegep

Apply to Sherbrooke University.

I am admitted to Sherbrooke University. What a miracle, I am so proud of myself. I love everything about my program. The class are interesting and the people are so nice. Now, it is the midterm, and I have a big exam on Monday, that I can't set aside for later. But, I just realized that I was supposed to go out with my friends on Sunday night.

Choice 1 : Cancel the plan and didn't go out.

Choice 2 : Went out with my friends and have fun.

Sherbrooke University

Apply to Montreal University.

I started my semester in Psychology at Montreal University and I've never been this miserable. The teachers are rude and the students not nice.

Choice 1 : After many years of suffering in University, I finished my doctorate in Psychology.

Choice 2 : I dropped out of University.

Montreal University

Cancel the plan and didn't go out.

I decided to stay home and be mature to study for my big exam. It was worth it, and I ended up having straight A's in that course. I did this for the rest of my doctorate and I ended up graduating.

Choice 1 : I decided to become a full-time Psychologist with my own office.

Choice 2 : I tried to start slow and became a school Psychologist.

Cancel plans

Went out with my friends and have fun.

Sunday night, I set aside my studies and got sucked up in the wave of not studying. As expected, I failed my important exam.

Choice 1 : My grades got worse, so I got kicked out of school.

Went out

Full-time Psychologist.

After getting my degree, I didn't want to waste any time, and I decided to work in as a psychologist in a private office. I quickly realize it wasn't a good idea and that this industry was really competitive, therefore my vacant position was at risk.

Choice 1 : Having just started, I became depressed because I am inexperienced.

Choice 2 : Before it gets out of my hand, I decided to quit my job at my office, and get a job as an assistant.

Psychologist

School Psychologist.

I became a School psychologist, and I loved it. It's not too difficult, and I don't stress that much. Over the years, I helped a lot of people, but now I'm old, and I am the one who needs help.

Choice 1 : I retire to take care of myself, and live off my pension.

Choice 2 : I kept working, but I will become more sick.

School psychologist

Depressed.

I worked on a high position as a beginner, this made work very hard because I would get picked on for being new.

Choice 1 : My depression become too severe, so I end up quitting everything.

Choice 2 : I ignore the bullies and decided to keep working.

Depression

Become an assistant.

I changed my position, and I decided to work as the assistant of a psychologist to reduce my anxiety. I ended up loving it, and I kept this job in the long run.

Choice 1 : Keep this job.

Assistant

Severe depression.

I didn't choose the right career path, so I abandon my whole life.

Choice 1 : Start over.

Abandon life

Ignore bullies.

I kept my job, and don't think about the jealous people.

Choice 1 : I have a beautiful career.

Ignore bullies

Grades are Worse.

I would never study for my exams, so my program kicked me out, and now, I'm no longer in University. I need to try something else.

Choice 1 : I took a year off to motivate myself, to later try to become a doctor.

Choice 2 : I get mad, and decided to never go to school again, and I work as a janitor.

Grades worse

Become a doctor.

I changed my mindset, and I began my studies in Health, and I become a doctor.

Choice 1 : I'm working as a doctor, and I love it.

Doctor

Became a Janitor.

I get lazy with my life and end up working as a janitor in a school, until I die in a car crash.

Choice 1 : I die in a car crash, on my way home from work.

Janitor

Retire.

I stopped working before I end up too sick, and I decided to retire to stay home with my kids.

Choice 1 : I live happily at home, and never worked again.

Retirement

Getting sick.

I kept my job but my body can't take it anymore, so I become very ill.

Choice 1 : It became too much for my body, so I died in my sleep, peacefully.

Sick

Finished School.

I stayed in my program, and after a long internship, I graduated from the Montreal University with a doctorate in Psychology. No because of my teachers though. My internship went really well, but I was never happy, I was getting sucked up in some drama, I was a trainee that had to live with some office's politics between other interns. Having to live this early on in my career gave me a foot in the door of what if would be like to work in an environment like this.

Choice 1 : I became a psychologist, and I had my own office.

Graduate

Dropped out.

After my bad University experience, I decided that I will never go back to school.

Choice 1 : I began to work in a minimum wage fast food to survive.

Choice 2 : I got a job as a cashier and learned the ropes of this job, along with an OJT training.

No more school

Minimum Wage.

I kept this job until I got a heart attack at 63 years old.

Choice 1 : The paramedics get here too late, and I ended up passing away unhappy with my life.

Choice 2 : I survived, and decided to change my life, and travelled around the world.

Mcdonalds

Become a Cashier.

I started to work as a cashier, the on-the-job training was very helpful, and I got to learn the ropes of a cashier. I don't know if I like it yet.

Choice 1 : I kept this job for 20 years, until I had an accident, I broke my leg.

Choice 2 : I hated it, after 2 weeks, I quit this job.

Cashier

The Paramedic is Late.

I hated my life, but now I had a heart attack in a McDonalds, but the ambulance didn't get here on time.

Choice 1 : I'm pronounced dead at the scene.

Paramedic

Travel Around the World.

When I survived, I decided to live my life to the fullest and travel around the globe forever.

Choice 1 : I become a traveller for the rest of my life.

Retire cruse

Broke my Leg.

I was planning to do this job forever, but I break my leg and couldn't walk again, for the rest of my life.

Choice 1 : I'm obligated to stay home with my dad forever, and receive money from the government, because I can't make money.

Broke my leg

Quit the Job.

I ended up quitting this job to become a housewife for my rich husband that I met while working as a cashier.

Choice 1 : I will live off my rich husband forever.

Rich husband

Become a Psychologist.

I was prepared for this job, so I ended up with a beautiful career, and now I'm ready to retire.

Choice 1 : I retired and decided to open my own candy store.

Beautiful career

Candy Store.

I decided to start my dream of having a candy store, and I really enjoyed it.

Choice 1 : I eat as much as candy I want, for the rest of my life!

Candy Store