All majors have their stereotypes, some of which are more true than others. These are just a few of the people I've run into in my time of being a psych major.
1. The First-Year Psychologist
This person acts like a licensed psychologist even though they don’t have a degree. Their go to lines are “in my professional opinion” or “I’ve seen this before”. They think that because they got an A in Psych 101 they know all there is to know about the world of psych and will insist they are right and refuse to admit any fault when you prove them wrong.
2. The Diagnoser
This person declared their major purely to be able to diagnose everyone they come across with a mental illness. These people will speak to you for half a second and all of a sudden have a laundry list of illnesses they think that you have. They also tend to diagnose themselves with multiple illnesses even though they are completely fine.
3. The Accuser
This person loves to read body language and make snap judgements based on the tiniest twitch. The second someone taps a fingers or bites a lip they are pointing fingers and questioning why that person is so nervous. They must be hiding something, right?
4. The Absentee
This person never comes to class. I mean NEVER. The only classes they have ever gone to are the exam periods, which they magically seem to ace. They must be psychics or actual psychologists since they seem to electromagnetically absorb all the information taught in class from their beds. It’s a talent many wish to possess.
5. The Know-It-All
This person comes off very condescending and pretentious most of the time but they actually know what they’re talking about, which is almost worse. There is nothing more awful than a person who knows everything and is very aware of it. This person will have the answers to every question and questions why they can’t just test out of every class because they already learned the material. Even though this person is annoying, you should probably sit next to them.
6. The Self-Appointed Therapist
This person constantly asks everyone if they’re okay no matter what. They feel it is their duty to make sure everyone is mentally stable because college is so harrowing. They might as well carry around a crappy leather couch in their backpack, that’s how dedicated they are. Their favorite lines are “how does that make you feel?” and “this is a safe space”. I understand their intent and I appreciate it but chill out Dr. Phil.
