Annabelle's Blog

A day in the life of a Psychologist  If you want to be a psychologist, you have to be prepared and really understand what this career is about. It's a career who demands you a lot during your educational path and also with your emotions. This article inform you about what is the reality of psychologist and what you will have to complete and go through before doing your actual career.  A psychologist works on the mind of people. 30% of all psychologist work for health facilities and 40% of them also work as counselors, educators or researchers. Often, those types of psychologist also do at the same time private practice. They have a flexible schedule but it demands them a lot of time. The objective of the majority of psychologist of is to do private practice. They are their own boss and can accommodate to the schedule of the patient. There are also corporate psychologist who work for the government ; they work alone in a more fix and structured schedule. Th...

3 websites that everyone in Psychology should know about  Those websites that I'm about to show you are very useful and interesting if you study, like me, in psychology or even if you want to know more about this subject. Psychology is a science that study humans and their relationship in our society so, I think that everyone should read a little bit about it to understand more their behaviors or emotions. Sometimes, it's hard to understand some part of psychology because humans are very complex but it's worth it, I promise. So, here's some of the websites that will help you understand a little bit. 1. Khan Academy. The website ''Khan Academy'' is a free website for everyone (teachers, students, etc.) that want to learn about psychology. The team who write on the website is composed with a lot of different people with a different field of study (psychologist, chemist, sociologist, etc.) and that make the website more versatile. It's an educa...

My Psychology Glossary  February 16, 2018 Hi, my name is Annabelle Desfonds-Hénault and I have been interested in psychology since I was in high school. I live in Montreal and I plan to go at University of Montreal to study psychology and eventually become a therapist. The glossary that I have made could be useful for students who study psychology or even people who are simply interested in learning more about that field of study. My glossary is a little more specific because I am particularly fascinated and interested in anxiety, drugs and mood/personality disorders. You will hear those words often if you study psychology so, you must know about them and practice the vocabulary. I was diagnose when I was younger with generalized anxiety disorder so, I really want to help people who suffer from this. I really hope that this glossary will be useful for you and I hope that I make you want to study this amazing field of study. addiction A condition in which the body req...

Hello, my name is Annabelle Desfonds. I'm 19 years old and I'm from Montreal. I've been studying Social Science for 2 years and a half now and I plan to go to University of Montreal. I've always been interested in humans and in mental illness so, I want to be a therapist to help people who are going through a though time in their lives. I want to help people who suffer from anxiety, like me, and who suffer from mood disorder. I'm also interested in all the types of drugs and what they do to our body. I want to help people who are addict. I think I can make a change in people lives because I'm truly devoted to make people's life better. My passion and my ambition will push me to what I want to do with my life.