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So, you want to take a psychology class?
所以你想学心理学课程？
Whether it be an elective you want to take before deciding on your degree or you just want to take it for fun to learn more,
不论你是想在拿到学位前学一门选修课还是只想学着玩，
there are a few things you should know before you sign up for a psychology class.
在你开始心理学课程前，有些事情你该知道。
No.1 It's going to be general.
1. 这将是一种普通课程。
There are different subfields of psychology. Usually psychology is reffered to as the relationship between brain functions and behavior or environment.
心理学有不同的分支。通常心理学都是指脑功能和行为或环境之间的联系。
The different types of fields are forensic psychology, child psychology, development, media, military... The list goes on.
这些领域的不同类型分别是法医心理学、儿童心理学、发展、媒体、军队...其中还有很多。
If you want to take a basic introduction to psychology, you will most likely be taught a general view of all the subfields.
如果你想对学习心理学基本入门，你可能将学习所有分支的大体知识。
No.2 When you take a psychology course and begin to learn the different disorders people have,
2. 当你参加心理学课程并开始了解人们所患的不同失调症时，
it may make you obligated to self-diagnose either yourself or your friends and family.
你会觉得有义务对自己或朋友家人进行自我诊断。
You have to be careful with this though. You may start to agree with the symptoms of certain disorders.
可是你必须特别小心。你或许会开始认同某些失调症的症状。
If you find this happening, you should seek a professional opinion.
如果你发现这种情况，你应该寻求专业意见。
Even though you are learning about psychology, you are far from professional and it's good to seek help if you need it.
虽然你正在学习心理学，但你还远达不到专业水平并且如果有需要就应该寻求帮助。
No.3 You do not learn therapy techniques.
3. 你不会学习治疗技术。
You will learn about different disorders and what influences them but you do not learn how to treat them or diagnose them.
你将学习不同的失调症以及其影响作用，但你不会学到如何治疗或诊断他们。
Being a psychology student gives you an advantage though to seek professional help for those people in need.
成为一名心理学学生能够有助于你为那些有需要的人寻求专业帮助。
It is important to not take a professional role when there is a lot more that you have to learn beyond that one psychology class.
当出现超出你所学课程的问题时，请不要扮演专业医师的角色，这一点很重要。
No.4 Do not try to analyze people.
4. 不要尝试分析别人。
Taking one psychology class will not make you able to read people's minds.
参加一节心理学课并不会让你能够读懂人心。
Psychology is the study of the human mind to improve one's health which benefits the world.
心理学是对人心的研究，为的是改善人类健康从而造福世界。
Analyzing someone's mental illness without their consent should not be done for the satisfaction that you will receive.
不应该为满足感自己就在没征得别人同意的情况下去分析别人的精神疾病。
And No.5 Remember that psychology is a science. It thrives on research and experiments like any other science field.
5. 记住心理学是一门科学。就像任何一门科学领域一样，心理学也依靠研究和试验。
It's important to back up your knowledge and facts and properly cite it.
充实自己的知识和事实并适当地引用，这一点很重要。
A lot of what you learn in an introductory psychology course is how good or bad a study or experiment was.
你在心理学课程入门所学的大部分都是关于研究和试验的好与坏。
Most of the research in psychology comes from correlational research which means the relationship between two variables. But you'll learn that during your course.
心理学中的大部分研究都来源于相关研究，这指的是两个变量中的联系。但在整个课程中，你将学习到这些。
Do you feel like you're ready do sign up for the psychology course now? We sure hope so.
你是否已经准备好报名心理学课程了么？我们希望如此。
Psychology is a great field of study and very interesting to learn.
心理学是很棒很有趣的研究领域。
I myself will be starting my Bachelor of arts and psychology degree program in September. We hope these tips will help you make your decision.
而我也将在九月开始我的学士学位课程以及心理学学位课程。我们希望这些小妙招能够帮助你做决定。
Don't forget to like this video and subscribe to our channel! I'm Ashley and I'll see you in the next video!
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