Imitating psychological patients is becoming a popular part-time job among Shanghai youth.

Professional psychologists said this practice benefits both the person impersonating patients and the would-be psychologists.

According to the professionals, an aspiring psychologist must solve at least 50 such simulated cases to become qualified.

And the imitators, by acting as patients, can also let out their daily pressures and tension, thus becoming healthier.

As more people now want to become psychologists than in previous years, there is a huge demand for imitators.

Shanghai Youth Daily