Surviving Graduate School in Psychology

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ISBN: 9781433803468 | 1433803461
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 4/15/2008

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Offers information and skills to help master complexities of graduate school. Topics include finding an apartment and a roommate, managing money, recommended reading, how graduate school is different, self-management, relationships with mentors, and understanding and managing stress. For beginning graduate students. Softcover.

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Pragmatics of Graduate Student Life	p. 3
Find an Apartment and a Roommate	p. 3
Homeownership and Graduate School	p. 7
Move to Your New Home	p. 8
Beyond Loans for Funding: Graduate Assistantships	p. 11
Do Work and Graduate School Mix?	p. 14
Manage Your Money	p. 16
Recommended Reading	p. 18
Transition to Graduate School	p. 19
Orientation to Graduate School	p. 19
Understand How Graduate School Is Different	p. 25
Adapt to the Game	p. 28
How Learning Takes Place	p. 31
Stages of Graduate School	p. 34
Recommended Reading	p. 37
The Daily Grind: How Graduate Students Spend Their Time	p. 39
Coursework	p. 39
Ongoing Activities of Graduate Students	p. 43
The Big Picture	p. 50
Recommended Reading	p. 54
Self-Management for Graduate School and Beyond	p. 55
Get Organized	p. 55
Goal Setting and Time Management	p. 64
Reduce Distractions and Eliminate Procrastination	p. 70
Recommended Reading	p. 72
Department Relationships: Mentors, Peers, and Politics	p. 75
Relationships With Mentors	p. 75
Peer Relationships	p. 87
Department Politics	p. 89
Recommended Reading	p. 90
Relationships During Graduate School	p. 91
Relationships With Friends and Family	p. 91
Relationships With Graduate Student Friends and Lovers	p. 93
Dating, Marriage, and Family During Graduate School	p. 98
Recommended Reading	p. 105
The Personal Demands of Graduate Study	p. 107
Understanding and Managing Stress	p. 107
Getting Along With Others and Managing Conflict	p. 118
Recommended Reading	p. 123
Thriving in Practicum and Internship	p. 125
Practicum	p. 125
Internship	p. 128
Recommended Reading	p. 142
Teaching	p. 143
Preparing Your Course	p. 144
Teaching Your Course	p. 149
Interacting With Students	p. 156
Balancing Professional and Personal Development	p. 158
Recommended Reading	p. 161
Writing the Dissertation	p. 163
The Dissertation Proposal	p. 164
The Dissertation	p. 172
Recommended Reading	p. 178
Finding Your Professional Voice	p. 179
Professional Associations and Societies	p. 179
Professional Conferences	p. 182
Networking	p. 184
Contributing to the Scholarly Literature	p. 186
Recommended Reading	p. 198
Developing an Identity as a Psychologist	p. 201
Developmental Transitions Over the Course of Graduate Study	p. 201
Developmental Transitions in the Mentor-Student Relationship	p. 204
Developmental Transitions in Supervisory Relationships	p. 208
Developing a Sense of Identity as a Psychologist	p. 209
Promoting Professional Development	p. 213
Recommended Reading	p. 214
Career Moves for Emerging Psychologists	p. 217
Constructing a Curriculum Vitae	p. 217
Considering the Postdoctoral Fellowship	p. 231
Getting a Job in Clinical Practice	p. 232
Getting a Job in Academia	p. 233
Considering Skills, Considering Careers	p. 241
Recommended Reading	p. 243
Afterword	p. 245
References	p. 247
Index	p. 257
About the Author	p. 269
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