The trend of students pursuing their psychology degrees are vast increasing by the year and it could be clearly seen in colleges such as Help University College.

I must admit that this course is indeed very interesting but on the other hand, do bear in mind that its not easy to read this subject. On completion of a degree in psychology, students are advised to pursue their masters preferably overseas as they would have brighter job opportunities later on in life.

Being a psychology may be an interesting career option, not only it provides a fat pay cheque at the end of each month, one would also have a really flexible working hours.

The question is, what makes one a better psychologist and stand out from the rest which are working in the same field?

In my opinion, a good psychologist must be a really good listener. By doing so, he or she would be able to understand how one feels and would try their best and solve the problem. You may obtain first class honors from prestigious universities, but if you cant listen to what your patients are trying to tell you, then how could you even think of helping out your patients?

A good psychologist must practice empathy/perspective taking if they wish to be a good in their field. One must put themselves in the shoes of their patients besides paying close attention on what they are trying to tell you before one tries to find possible ways to help the patient.

Lastly, a psychologist should actually let their patients talk more and not the other way round, as more communication is not better. As the patients talk and spills out more information about themselves, this makes life easier for fellow psychologist to help these patients.