WHat do PSYCHOLOGISTS DO???

Answer 1

You get differenct types of psychologists, eg.
Educational, Counselling, Clinical Psychologists.

An educational psychologist is concerned with helping children or young people who are experiencing problems within an educational setting with the aim of enhancing their learning. These may include learning difficulties and social or emotional problems. They work with the individual child and also advise teachers, parents and other professionals who are involved. Their work with individual children involves an assessment of the child using observation, interviews and test materials.

Counselling psychologists work therapeutically with clients with a variety of problems, difficulties and life issues. These may include: bereavement; the effects of childhood sexual abuse; relationship breakdown; domestic violence; major trauma; and/or symptoms of psychological disorder such as anxiety and depression, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder or psychosis. Counselling psychologists work collaboratively with people, exploring underlying issues to empower them to consider change.

Clinical psychologists are specialists in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of psychological problems and mental illness. They are located in private practice, hospitals, universities, general medical practices, community health centres and mental health services.

Clinical psychologists work with infants, children, adolescents, adults and older adults. They are also involved in designing and implementing a wide range of prevention and mental health promotion programs.

Answer 2

What is a Psychologist?

A psychologist studies how we think, feel and behave from a scientific viewpoint and applies this knowledge to help people understand, explain and change their behaviour.

Where Do Psychologists Work?

Some psychologists work primarily as researchers and faculty at universities and at governmental and non-governmental organizations. Others work primarily as practitioners in hospitals, schools, clinics, correctional facilities, employee assistance programs and private offices. Many psychologists are active in both research and practice.

What Do Psychologists Do?

Psychologists engage in research, practice and teaching across a wide range of topics having to do with how people think, feel and behave. Their work can involve individuals, groups, families and as well as larger organizations in government and industry. Some psychologists focus their research on animals rather than people. Here are some of the kinds of topics towards which psychologists focus their research and practice:

* mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, phobias, etc.,

* neurological, genetic, psychological and social determinants of behaviour,

* brain injury, degenerative brain diseases,

* the perception and management of pain,

* psychological factors and problems associated with physical conditions and disease (e.g. diabetes, heart disease, stroke),

* psychological factors and management of terminal illnesses such as cancer,

* cognitive functions such as learning, memory, problem solving, intellectual ability and performance,

* developmental and behavioural abilities and problems across the lifespan,

* criminal behaviour, crime prevention, services for victims and perpetrators of criminal activity,

* addictions and substance use and abuse (e.g. smoking, alcohol, drugs),

* stress, anger and other aspects of lifestyle management,

* court consultations addressing the impact and role of psychological and cognitive factors in accidents and injury, parental capacity, and competence to manage one’s personal affairs,

* the application of psychological factors and issues to work such as motivation, leadership, productivity, marketing, healthy workplaces, ergonomics,

* marital and family relationships and problems,

* psychological factors necessary to maintaining wellness and preventing disease,

* social and cultural behaviour and attitudes, the relationship between the individual and the many groups of which he or she is part (e.g. work, family, society),

* the role and impact of psychological factors on performance at work, recreation and sport.

Answer 3

They analyze psychology- the behaviour of the mind. From diagnosis of mental disorders to treatments. From day-to-day behaviour of regular people in marketing to the workings of a serial killers mind in law enforcement.

Answer 4

Listen to grief all day, drink hard after work, and live in Ivory
Towers.

Answer 5

They classify you into a personality type, and give a name to your dementia. If you know what the problem is, its much easier to find a solution too it.

Answer 6

1) listen to people whine about their self-diagnosed asperger's

2) regret not going to med school like the psychiatrists so they could prescribe themselves some valium

Answer 7

they do their work.