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    Ever since I was in college, I have been fascinated by the world of psychology. The idea of ​​being able to enter someone's mind just by talking to them intrigued me terribly and I was so amazed by all the different areas that I didn't know for a few years what I wanted to do in this area. field in particular, but I knew I was supposed to be some kind of psychologist. I knew I was supposed to help people with their mental problems and mental illnesses the same way I was helped, which ultimately led me to clinical psychology. “Clinical psychology is the branch of psychology concerned with the assessment and treatment of mental illnesses, abnormal behaviors, and psychiatric problems. » (Cherry, Kendra. "Clinical Psychology - What is Clinical Psychology") To summarize, a clinical psychologist is someone who diagnoses people to help them find out what problem they have mentally; like how a doctor would diagnose a patient with a physical problem. I would like to help a patient with mental illness. To do this I will have to go through many years of schooling, but I know that in the end it will be worth it if I can have a worthwhile career like this. Lightner Witmer can be considered the father of clinical psychology because he was the first to see psychology as more than a pure science. He began helping a young boy with his spelling difficulties, and then founded his first journal in this new field of psychology. He began calling it clinical psychology, which he defined as “the study of individuals” that would be done through observation or experimentation. It would be used during World War I, when the military needed psychologists to conduct intelligence tests on individuals. the soldiers, they were called Army Alpha and...... middle of paper ......logy - What is clinical psychology." Psychology - Complete Psychology Guide for Students, Educators and enthusiasts. March 06, 2011. .Cherry, Kendra. “Training for Psychologists.” Complete Psychology Guide for Students, Educators, and Enthusiasts. . » Helping Psychology. January 26, 2009. The Web. March 6, 2011. "Clinical Psychologist Salary - Average Clinical Psychologist Salaries - PayScale - Salary Comparison, Salary Survey, Salary Search. 2011. The web March 6.. 2011. .