clinical psychology

Noun

Meaning

the branch of psychology concerned with the treatment of abnormal mentation and behavior

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

analytic parapsychology psychometrics cognitive psychology psychological warfare psychotherapeutics social psychology major psychology differential psychology general psychology experimental psychology applied psychology industrial psychology clinical psychologist child psychology

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Hypernyms

psychotherapy mental hygiene psychotherapeutics

Examples

I published in 1978 a report on dreams in the Journal of Clinical Psychology. It was the first study of its kind to demonstrate that it is possible for people to make constructive use of their dreams to improve their lives. Henry Reed

The dirty little secret of both clinical psychology and biological psychiatry is that they have completely given up on the notion of cure. Martin Seligman

D. in clinical psychology and turns her expert eye inward on her family history. Source: Internet

Education and career Jamison began her study of clinical psychology at University of California, Los Angeles in the late 1960s, receiving both B.A. and M.A. degrees in 1971. Source: Internet

Healthcare professions for which members may be called by the title of doctor are: medicine, dentistry, clinical psychology, optometry, chiropractic, veterinary medicine, podiatry and, more recently, pharmacy. Source: Internet

East Sussex, UK: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Ltd. (pg. 7) The information gained in this area is then often used in the applied field of clinical psychology. Source: Internet

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