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[Drakor]

Ok someone give me some questions the psychologist is going to ask me? Also why do they make you draw a picture of yourself? Does this profile you into meaning what you like to see yourself as or is it a profile of what your life is now? Any profiling questions ....like your in the woods and a animal crosses your path what would you choose and what would you do?
Should I go into an essay style explanation or keep it short and to the point? Thanks for the input

[cpl mike]

Thats strange-do they actually expect you to "draw" a picture of yourself or is it a figurative "picture"(i.e. describing yourself).As far as the animal question- it needs clarification.In California( and most of the U.S.) we use the MMPI (the minnesota psych aptitude test
) although for todays politically correct society,the MMPI is a bit homophobic and agnostic(in my opinion),it asks you questions like," If you are a man, would you rather work construction or own a flower shop?" or if you are a women ,would you rather work as a mechanic or work as a secretary?" It asks questions like do you sometimes hear God speaking to you or do you see visions?"Are your hands warm enough or do you hear people speaking to you when there is no one around?" 560 questions and some are on the mark(maybe the very religious believe they hear God-but isn't that a cultural/religious issue? Doesn't make them crazy unless the say that THEY are GOD-LOLOLOL) .expect repetitive questions like " How do you feel about your mother?" then what was your Mother/Father like when you were a child? Remember that Psychs are subjective,meaning they look for what you give them! Go in relaxed,If mom and dad were abusers say it, but don't pour your heart out( i.e. " They weren't very good parents but I'm an adult now,comfortable with myself ,that was THEIR problem not mine, and I know the difference between that type of good and bad parenting")the interview should go between 20-45 mins,so RELAX and be to the point,but not argumentative (some psychs are fair and impartial, some are egomaniacs on the level of "Dr Lector" ,or close.)Also don't go excessively on about bad relationships or awful job experiences,as you could be judged as someone who dwells on negative life issues.smile ,be polite and come across as humble but self confident and you'll do fine. Oh, and that question about the animal in the woods keep it simple ,maybe a short paragraph-it asks for perception ,curiosity and fear (The "Little Willy experiment " that you learn about in Psych 101 or 1A,i.e. negative/positive reinforcement through introduction of a test subject to an outside stimulus) If you came across an injured rabbit/dog/bird/cat,the logical answer would be to try and provide aid(contact a park/forest ranger ,take it to a vet) or if you came across a wolf or bear that was aggressive,you'd relax and slowly walk back the way you came to avoid confrontation and not enter the animals "safety/territorial zone"-remember I live in URBAN So. Calif-you rural types will laugh at that idea!!!)Oh, well ,what do I know?!!! ;D- K.U.P. Drakor!!.....

[Cpl Mike]

Oh, and the "phobic" questions?- Heck yeah I'd own a string of flower shops if they made a nice profit and weren't stressful to run(but that would be after retiring-I'll be 51 yrs old and Still quite too young to sit on my duff) and my ex-girlfriend used to change the oil,brakes,muffler and put a cold air filter and bigger headers on my mustang(for all you hotrod types) yet she still looked good in "hip huggers" or a tight skirt!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D-Don't read too deeply into any interview questions,just answer matter of factly..........

[Drakor]

Just in case you want to know the animal represents your over all problems in life and what you would do represents how you would deal with them. As far as the questions on the MMPI well.....what can I say very boring and very repetative. I like the question what are you thinging about right now. (Lunch)


I make my wife change the oil in my 95 mustang and my 67 mustang(gone in 60 second lookalike). ;D Thanks Mike