Psychologists provide the
GOLD
standard of Psychotherapy.
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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 behavior.
| From the Canadian Psychological Association....
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 behavior,
- brain injury, degenerative brain diseases, 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, 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.
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