Psych interview

[waffles]

Well, I just got back from the dreaded psych interview with the shrink. Actually it only lasted about 10-15 minutes, though I'm a little worried I might have said something stupid. He asked what another person might do that could make me angry. Now I'm not really the type that gets angry very easily, so I wasn't sure what to answer (I guess I should have said exactly that), but I said "maybe if someone is particularly rude to me for no reason." He then said "and how do you react to that." I said, depending on who that person is, I would either ignore the person or tell them they're being rude.

Now, clearly, that's not a great answer for someone who wants to be a cop. I was an auxiliary for a year and now I've been a cadet for 1.5 years. I deal with rude people all the time - I don't take it personally and thus it doesn't really ever anger me per se (save an extreme case or two).

I was nervous because I know this guy is the only thing left standing in the way of starting my career. In searching for an answer I said something dumb that doesn't really apply to me much at all. Is this a potential disqualifying factor?

(Otherwise he only asked about mental illness history in the family, drinking and drug use, and what bananas + oranges have in common. I think I did fine with all that.)

[irishlad2nv]

If you have completed the interview, there is nothing else you can do. Just wait it out and see if you passed or not. Although your answering was quite, well lets say it was probably not the best answer, but you answered it and thats that. Good luck.

[McPhenius]

(Otherwise he only asked about mental illness history in the family, drinking and drug use, and what bananas + oranges have in common. I think I did fine with all that.)

Did you tell him your nickname here is Waffles :)

There is never a right or wrong answer, but how you approach "your" answer.
I'd probably never pass that psych, I would have said "you go to all this school to become a Doctor of psychology and you learned the difference between bannanas and oranges?