clinical psychology
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- noun
- /ˈklɪnɪkəl saɪˈkɒlədʒi/
- Specialized
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psicología clínica
- After completing her degree in clinical psychology, she began working with patients who struggled with mental health issues.
- clinical psychology student
- clinical psychology graduate
- degree in clinical psychology
Examples
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Harriet's undergraduate degree had been in clinical psychology, and she got a job at a hospice.
Fiction book (1994) -
Children's preliteracy development was assessed in a quiet room at their preschool by clinical psychology doctoral students with extensive testing experience.
Academic text (2008) -
And in fact, I found that out because I, I went on to Graduate School in clinical psychology and spent two years in India.
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I got my degree in clinical psychology from Columbia.
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I just retired from clinical psychology after over 40 years in many settings.
Blog text (33) -
In so doing, he was contributing to the foundation of clinical psychology in Japan.
Academic text (1990) -
The incoming class contains eight school psychology students and one clinical psychology student.
Academic text (1991) -
However, the fundamental focus of the APA remains on clinical psychology and the relationship of clinical psychology to medicine.
Academic text (1994) -
After recovering from anorexia and exercise addiction, she received her Master's degree in clinical psychology from Pepperdine University.
Blog text (21) -
Our intervention team included experienced parent trainers without a college degree, recent doctoral-level clinical psychology graduates, and experienced psychologists.
Academic text (2000)
How Scientific
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'branch of psychology focused on diagnosing and treating mental disorders' is transparently composed from 'clinical' (pertaining to patient observation/treatment) + 'psychology' (the study of mind and behavior). This is a regular noun-noun academic compound following predictable modification patterns and has direct equivalents in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Clinical psychology comes from the words clinic, a place where doctors see patients, and psychology, the study of the mind. So, it began as the work of seeing people in a clinic to find and help with mental problems, which is why today it means 'diagnosing and treating mental disorders'.