psychologist
noun
psy·chol·o·gist
sī-ˈkä-lə-jist 
plural psychologists
: a person who specializes in the study of mind and behavior or in the treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychology
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During the hearing, however, psychologists testified that Patel appeared to become increasingly delusional in the days before the crash.
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Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024
Shawn Post, the licensed school psychologist who diagnosed Lennox, said she was encouraged to hear that Ruth Gordon had written a book designed to help students and their parents better understand the challenges.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
Schaffer’s father, a Portland psychologist, would read Bardo’s letters and perceive no threat.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
In 2015, following the disappointment that greeted the release of the DSM-5, three psychologists formed a consortium to build one.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
The family fled to Albania, where psychologists in a refugee camp encouraged the boy to draw.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 2 May 2024
But stress isn't the only possible trigger for tears during a workout—there are a number of different reasons why someone may have an emotional response at the gym, said Matthew Sacco, PhD, sports psychologist at Cleveland Clinic.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 2 May 2024
Anne Marie Albano, a psychologist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, says the ideal solution might not be to give parents or legislators more direct control over social feeds, but to ensure that parents have more resources to prepare their kids to make healthy decisions.
—Jasper Davidoff, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Apr. 2024
In the middle of the twentieth century, the Soviet psychologist Alfred Yarbus (né Kraćkowski) suctioned a contact lens to the surface of the eye and traced its path across a painting.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2024
Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024
Shawn Post, the licensed school psychologist who diagnosed Lennox, said she was encouraged to hear that Ruth Gordon had written a book designed to help students and their parents better understand the challenges.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
Schaffer’s father, a Portland psychologist, would read Bardo’s letters and perceive no threat.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
In 2015, following the disappointment that greeted the release of the DSM-5, three psychologists formed a consortium to build one.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
The family fled to Albania, where psychologists in a refugee camp encouraged the boy to draw.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 2 May 2024
But stress isn't the only possible trigger for tears during a workout—there are a number of different reasons why someone may have an emotional response at the gym, said Matthew Sacco, PhD, sports psychologist at Cleveland Clinic.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 2 May 2024
Anne Marie Albano, a psychologist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, says the ideal solution might not be to give parents or legislators more direct control over social feeds, but to ensure that parents have more resources to prepare their kids to make healthy decisions.
—Jasper Davidoff, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Apr. 2024
In the middle of the twentieth century, the Soviet psychologist Alfred Yarbus (né Kraćkowski) suctioned a contact lens to the surface of the eye and traced its path across a painting.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2024
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psychologist
noun
psy·chol·o·gist
sī-ˈkäl-ə-jəst
: a specialist in psychology
especially
: a practitioner of clinical psychology, counseling, or guidance
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