clinical psychologist
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- noun
- /ˈklɪnɪkəl saɪˈkɒlədʒɪst/
- Specialized
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psicólogo clínico
- I'm a clinical psychologist.
- a licensed clinical psychologist
- two clinical psychologists
Well, just to be clear, we clinical psychologists do, can and do diagnose psychological disorders.
- Well, just to be clear, we clinical psychologists do, can and do diagnose psychological disorders.
- They may not use this model, but you know, there are so many good clinical psychologists, therapists of all kinds.
Examples
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At present, neither psychiatrists nor clinical psychologists possess all of these skills.
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Kevin has also been diagnosed with high anxiety by a clinical psychologist.
Academic text (2013) -
So as clinical psychologist, I always find more there than just sleep.
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Clinical psychologists are a phenomenon of large cities.
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The health professionals were trained by clinical psychologists in the implementation of a school-based weight management program.
Academic text (2013) -
Steven Prasinos is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Woodbury, Connecticut.
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Louis Coch is a retired French Army psychiatrist and clinical psychologist who specialises in war neurosis.
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Dr. Smith is a clinical psychologist who helps patients manage their anxiety through therapy.
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As a clinical psychologist, she specializes in treating children with emotional disorders.
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Many clinical psychologists work in private practice, providing therapy to those in need.
Synonyms
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A trained person who helps people with physical or mental health problems
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A trained person who listens and gives advice for personal or emotional problems
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A person who studies the mind and helps people with feelings or behavior
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A person who helps others with mental and emotional problems by talking and giving support
How Clinical
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from 'clinical' (relating to patient care or medical/therapeutic settings) plus 'psychologist' (a person who studies or treats mental processes), so a learner who knows both words will infer a psychologist who works in a clinical/treatment context. This compositional pattern (adjective specifying the domain of a professional noun) is common cross-linguistically and thus easily understandable to B1 learners.
Etymology
Clinical psychologist comes from two parts: clinical meaning 'in a clinic' and psychologist meaning 'a person who studies the mind'. So a clinical psychologist is someone who works in a clinic to find out and help with people's mental and emotional problems.