There are approximately 450,000 people in the U.S. alone living with spinal cord injuries, with an annual increase of up to 10,000. 82% of these people are male and almost all of the injuries were the results of accidents that could have been prevented, including vehicle crashes, violence and falls. A spinal cord injury should never have to happen, and by looking at these numbers, it is obviously needed to educate people further on the topic. In this report, expect to learn about the different types of injuries that can occur, the acute and chronic care for spinal injuries, the long-term treatment and therapy available and finally, the emotional and financial effects on the victim and their families. With the high costs and sudden physical restrictions on a person, a serious spinal cord injury could drastically change a person's life forever.
             Even though I don't know that much about being a psychologist, I have always felt that it would be a job that I would enjoy and that I would be fairly good at. Through interviewing a registered psychologist, I didn't find out anything about the profession that surprised me or that I disliked.
             One of the questions that I asked Dr. Mermigis Lambros was what education he needed to become a psychologist. He said that he went to University- which is exactly what I have always wanted to do. Although University would be a lot of work (presumably more than a career which only required going to college), I feel that I am a hard worker, so if I decided that this is what I would like to do, I would be prepared to work at it. Also, another thing that we talked about which I would be very interested in doing is starting up my own clinic one day. I have always been very interested in working for myself one day, and I was happy to hear that this is a job in which it would be easy to do that.
             One of the most important questions that I asked was what kind of person or what qualities in a perso...