AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE NEED FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Psychologist?
A
Provides testing
B
Provides therapy
C
Borrow from a variety of approaches
D
MD capable of prescribing medication (Doctor)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Therapists . Some psychologists only conduct research rather than providing therapy, whereas all therapists and counselors provide some type of therapy to their clients. Licenced therapists or counselors have education and training in a field relevant to psychotherapy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some common types of therapy are cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal, humanistic, psychodynamic, or a combination of a few therapy styles. Therapy can be for an individual, couples or even families.

Detailed explanation-3: -The term therapist serves as an umbrella term for all professions within the area of psychotherapy, meaning that all psychologists can be referred to as therapists. However, all therapists are not psychologists.

Detailed explanation-4: -psychotherapy, also called counseling, any form of treatment for psychological, emotional, or behaviour disorders in which a trained person establishes a relationship with one or several patients for the purpose of modifying or removing existing symptoms and promoting personality growth.

Detailed explanation-5: -Yes, a counselling psychologist can be a behavioural therapist and also treat behavioural issues in addition to psychological problems like self-destructive nature and bipolar disorder.

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