PAGE 22, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1979, WHITBY FREE PRESS 55 students attended Career Day About 55 students from Whitby and Oshawa high schools attended a Career Day at the Whitby Psychia- tric Hospital Thursday as part of Mental Health Week. The students were able to choose from 17 careers ran- ging from personnel work to psychology, and, received half-hour lectures from hos- pital staff on these various careers. Dr. Michael Kim, a psy- chologist, explained his work, which is the study of human behavior. Dr. Kim explained that clinical psychology deals with deviant behavior, rather than normal behavior. He defined "normal" as "the majority of peoples' behavior, but it is not always clear what is normal." He described deviant behavior as "something we clearly agree is different," and psychosis as "a break- down of thinking." Dr. Kim explained that neurosis is a minor break- down in reality contact whereas psychosis is much greater breakdown. Clinical psychologists have two functions: to assess and examine the patient, and to provide counselling or psychotherapy, .said Dr. Kim. One of his jobs, he said, is to determine if a person is psychotic or not and after assessment, write a report back to the physician. "When a person is not behaving normally there is a reason," he said. "There is a lack of ability to cope with' the demands of reality." There are many causes, he said, such as learning dis- abilities, defects in percep- tion, and biochemical changes in the brain. Dr. Kim pointed out that psychological problems can affect the body mechanism such as blood pressure, and psychological stress can cause sweating and ulcers. Traumatic events in a person's life can leave a lasting mark, he said. There are two theories used to deal with psycholigi- cal problems, said Dr. Kim: the Freudian theory of going back in one's life to find the problem, or the Skinnarian behaviorist approach of stressing the present and future. Dr. Kim said he considered it most effective to combine the two methods. A number of the students expressed an interest in Dr. Michael Kim, a psychologist at the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital, discusses his profession with students Monica Moores, Dorothy Cziranka and Kevin Morrison, at a career day for local high schools, held at the hospital Thursday. Hospital staff in many different professions, spoke to the students about their jobs, as part of an educational program arranged as part of Mental Health Week. Free Press Photo hypnosis as a method of treating psychosis. "Hypnotism makes people do things they could not normally do," said Dr. Kim. "People listening to the hypnotist's suggestions have full confidence in him." He explained that post hypnotic suggestions remain in the patient's subconcious, and all memory is stored in the brain, so a hypnotist can also guide the patient back to repressed memories. Dr. Kim warned the stu- dents, however, that hypno- tism is dangerous unless the hypnotist is really competent and ethical. Dr. Kim told the students that to become a psycholo- gist, one has to work three years to get a BA degree, two years on a Master's degree, and several more years to get a PHD. He said he attended school for five years after getting his BA although some people can complete the course in four. He pointed out that Canada uses the medical model of treating mental illness, where the psychiatrist; makes the decisions and asks the advice of the psychologists. Royal films The famous "Rôyal Heri- tage" series of films will be shown at the Whitby Public Library Tuesday nights in May at 7 p.m. The following is the program: May 15 - Charles I May 22 - The Stuarts Restored. May 29 - The First Three Georges. Members of the Royal Family offer the commen- tary on treasures the Crown has collected since the Middle Ages. PHOTOS FROM FREE PRESS Recreation Director Wayne DeVeau shows off a display of photographs from the Free Press, erected in the recreation department office as a salute to community groups of Whitby. Included in the 14 pictures are lacrosse, hockey, and baseball teams, the Whitby Theatre Company, the Whitby Synchro- nized Swim Club, and Whitby Arts Inc. Free Press Photo Sign letters stolen A Toronto man was arrested early Sunday morn- ing and charged with theft of five letters from the Iroquois Park display and bulletin .board located at the corner of the Park, police said. The display Board announces coming events and activitiesthat are taking place at Iroquois Park. There was a concert in progress at the Iroquois Park last weekend when the five letters were taken from the display board about 12:15 a.m. Sunday morning, police said. David Murray Schovell, 116 Millwood Rtoad, Toronto was arrested and charged with the theft of the five letters, police said. 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