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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Each school site also has a psychologist and a counselor to help get to the root of the student’s issue.
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Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024
Our morbid fascination with the garish art of American serial killers
Rather than sending serial killer art to auctions, it should be sent to abnormal psychologists for research.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
Perhaps surprisingly, critics of Vivek Murthy’s proposal include child psychologists.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 June 2024
The famous doll experiments by psychologists Kenneth and Mamie Clark in the late 1930s and 1940s strongly showcased that an environment of anti-Blackness could cause lasting damage to young children.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2024
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Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024
Our morbid fascination with the garish art of American serial killers
Rather than sending serial killer art to auctions, it should be sent to abnormal psychologists for research.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
Perhaps surprisingly, critics of Vivek Murthy’s proposal include child psychologists.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 June 2024
The famous doll experiments by psychologists Kenneth and Mamie Clark in the late 1930s and 1940s strongly showcased that an environment of anti-Blackness could cause lasting damage to young children.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 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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