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Psychologists will look for signs of mental illness in their patients. This would include looking for depressive or manic behavior, along with the patient reporting delusions or hallucinations.

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Do psychologists use math How?

A psychologist may use mathametical areas such as statistical analyst to view patterns in a set of patients.


Which place has the largest psychologists working?

Psychologists work in many places. Some work directly in schools with children; some work independently in medical offices where they see patients like a typical doctor would. Some work in universities.


Clinical psychologists are most likely to be involved in what?

Clinical psychologists are most likely to be involved in providing therapy, assessment, and diagnosis of mental health disorders. They work with individuals, families, and groups to help improve psychological well-being and address emotional, behavioral, and cognitive issues.


Behavioral psychologists look for connections between observable behavior and certain?

Behavioral psychologists look for connections between observable behavior and certain stimuli, environmental factors, or internal processes such as thoughts and emotions. They focus on understanding how these factors influence behavior and how behavior can be modified or changed through interventions.


Why are neurologist important to psychology?

Psychologists may be neurologists. But neurologists are not psychologists. Psychology is a very vast field wherein neurology can be accommodated. But psychology can't be accommodated in neurology. Neurologists deal with patients with nervous problems. But psychologists deal with the entire human and animal behavior. Plant psychology is the only thing that's not popular as yet.

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Does a Psychologist have patients or clients?

Psychologists have clients.


How does social and economic circumstances have a negative effect on mental health?

Fewer patients for psychologists resulting in loss of work for psychologists.


What is the difference between psychologists and psychologists?

Psychiatrists are medical practictioners who treat conditions of the psyche while psychologists are concerned with the theory and science behind those conditions. But they both provide therapy for patients.


What to hypnotists look like?

Hypnotists don't look sinister or look unlike other people. Some psychologists are trained in hypnotising patients (not all people can be hypnotized) in order to find out what is in their subconscious mind and help them with any problems they may have.


How do psychologists help people with alzheimer disease cope with its effects?

Psychologists are helpful to Alzheimer's disease patients and their families. They treat the behavioral and psychological problems associated with the illness as well as helping to cope with the diagnosis itself.


Do psychologists use math How?

A psychologist may use mathametical areas such as statistical analyst to view patterns in a set of patients.


Can Medical Psychologists in Louisiana write prescriptions?

Yes, they are psychologists with a postdoctoral Master of Science or Master in Arts in Clinical Psychopharmacology, can prescribe medications to their patients. In New Mexico also Clinical Psychologists who have that special training can also prescribe, as well as, the ones who have that training and work for the US Armed Forces


When Evidence that many DID patients have suffered abuse as children leads some psychologists to include dissociative disorders under the umbrella of?

PTSD


Which place has the largest psychologists working?

Psychologists work in many places. Some work directly in schools with children; some work independently in medical offices where they see patients like a typical doctor would. Some work in universities.


Clinical psychologists are most likely to be involved in what?

Clinical psychologists are most likely to be involved in providing therapy, assessment, and diagnosis of mental health disorders. They work with individuals, families, and groups to help improve psychological well-being and address emotional, behavioral, and cognitive issues.


All of the different perspectives of psychology?

allow psychologists to look at psychological issues from different points of view.


What percentage of psychologists are counseling psychologists?

About 36%