what is a parasychologist?
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A nut with little or no formal training \n\nParapsychology is the study of certain types of paranormal phenomena (parapsychology comes from the Greek para, “beside, beyond,” + psychology, derived from the Greek psyche, “soul, mind,” + logos “rational discussion”). The term was coined by Max Dessoir (1889). J. B. Rhine adopted it to refer to the scientific study of paranormal phenomena which are manifestations of psi.A ccording to The Parapsychological Association, an organization affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science[4], parapsychological phenomena can be categorized thus:\n\nThese [paranormal] anomalies fall into three general categories: ESP[...] [Extra-Sensory Perception], PK [Psychokinesis], and phenomena suggestive of survival after bodily death, including near-death experiences, apparitions, and reincarnation. Most parapsychologists today expect that further research will eventually explain these anomalies in scientific terms, although it is not clear whether they can be fully understood without significant (some might say revolutionary) expansions of the current state of scientific knowledge. Other researchers take the stance that existing scientific models of perception and memory are adequate to explain some or all parapsychological phenomena.
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An LPC means this person is a Licensed Professional Counselor.  This means they have met specific qualifications, such as: a graduate degree in psych or related field (MEd. is a Masters in Education, so take that for what it's worth), a specific number of credits of graduate education that includes specific areas of content (in PA it is 60, and includes ethics, abnormal psych, etc), a specific number of hours of supervised clinical experience (again, in PA it is 3600), and the licensure exam.\n\nI do not know how the requirements vary state to state, but the exam that I personally would take is national.  The second link tells you - by state - if they are legally (and ethically) allowed to diagnose (Dx) and treat (Tx), as well as the official title for the person.  The LPC is official, for example, and the MEd. is simply the extension of their degree.  \n\nI hope that helps a bit.  And as suggested by the other contributor, if medication is warranted, they should either provide a referral to a LICENSED psychiatrist, or recommend that you seek one for medical evaluation.  Do not rely on your primary care physician to prescribe.  His or her training in psychiatric medications is not as extensive, or as specialized, as a psychiatrist.
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An existetialist psychologist.\nLook here:
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Yes, psyc. techs. interact with patients and assist nurses, doctors, and therapists in an inpatient setting. I agree with Sarah ;)
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psychic reads minds,psychologist tells how it functions.
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A speech therapist is a generic term and may refer to a master's level speech-language pathologist someone working with a lesser degree, such as a bachelor's degree or even in some cases, an associate's degree.  Ask for credentialing information.  No such thing as a "speech and audiology pathologist."  There are audiologists who focus on hearing issues, and speech-language pathologists. They are very different professions, although some can be dually-certified.
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To treat and/or cure mental disorders.  A psychiatrist is a M.D. who can prescribe medicines.  They can counsel, but they usually leave that to a psychologist, psychotherapist, or social worker.  They usually just diagnose and prescribe medicines/treatments.
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well i am not sure what and lvn is, but i want to be a theripist, which is kind of next to being a psychologist. But psychiatry takes near the same amount of school as a doctor, because a phychiatrist is the one who deals with the medical aspect of mental problems. They are the ones who prescribe medicine and such for mentally ill patients, but they need alot of medical training and such to get the degree, so it does take a while.
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Psychometry is the ability to, by physical contact, psychically "read" the vibrations of an object to determine its history, who owned it, where it came from, things of that nature.   This can also be done with places and people.   \n\nI have seen ths skill used successfully on several occasions...
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Talking about things with someone trained to guide you in making the right decisions for yourself.\n\nPsychological counseling is what's generally meant, but there is career counseling, academic counseling, family counseling, marriage (and pre-marriage counseling).
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No.  Mental health professionals work with personality disorders and mental illness.  While psychiatrists are physicians as well as mental helath professionals (which allows them to prescribe medication) they do not and cannot heal mental retardation or paralysis.  Other therapists like LCSW's are not physicians and primarily treat a range of people, but not generally physical symptoms.  They see people who are grieving, people who are troubled, and the mentally ill.\n\nThere are psychosomatic sympotms like paralysis, where when there are no physical reasons for the paralysis, a mental health professional might be of assistance.
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Nervous: Neurologist\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurological_disorders\n\nFoot: Podiatrist\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Podiatric_Medicine
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what is a physiatrist?
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psychologist counciler look in the phone book for a doctor
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INTRODUCTION\nFor starters, psychology must be distinguished from behavioural science and psychiatry from neuromedicine. Psychology and psychiatry are subtly different to each other but it's important to realise that neither are scientific disciplines- they are pseudosciences.\n\nWHAT PSYCHOLOGY IS NOT\nPsychology is not behavioural science. Behavioural science is about observing the behaviour of living creatures and drawing conclusions about that behaviour and its causes and its consequences. The context of the behavioural science could be anything from criminology to neuromedicine.\n\nWHAT PSYCHIATRY IS NOT\nPsychiatry is not neuromedicine. Neuromedicine is about healing a physical, observable anomoly in tissue that is causing a problem with the nervous system resulting in observable, behavioural symptoms such as tardive dyskinsea, motor disfunction, etc. or at the very least treating the conditions and problems that arise from the neurological problem if it cannot be mended. Neuromedicine is genuine medicine and it is entirely scientific. Genuine neurophysicians are not psychiatrists.\n\nWHAT PSYCHOLOGY IS\nPsychology comes from the Greek word "psuche" which refers to the soul, spirit or mind of a person. Behavioural studies are science but making suggestive comments about the mind, soul and spirit is the realm of religion. Psychology is not science; it is pseudoscience. Psychology, by making statements about the mind, soul and spirit- in unbiblical terms- is simply another false religion. The ideas in psychology (i.e. the religious ideology) is all about "self-" me me me. It is ideological in the very same way that communism, naziism and all other fascist movements are ideological. The ideology is pushed down people's throats but made to look "gentle." So "psychotherapy" is made to look helpful and dressed up as medicine. But it has NO FACTUAL BASIS. It is a false religion. Because it has no factual basis, coersion is utilised to ensure people follow it. This is where psychiatry comes in.\n\nWHAT PSYCHIATRY IS\nPsychiatry is a coersive, controlling regime. It is witchdoctoring under the guise of medicine. The religious ideology of psychology is pedalled but it is rammed down people's throats with threats of terrible torture, mutilation, poisoning, incarceration, segregation and deprivation of livelihood. Psychiatrists lie to people. They make out that man ought to be a self-serving entity and that he has no need for God. Hypnosis using mind-altering drugs is practiced to weaken people's resolve. The Greek word for this hypnosis is "pharmakeia" which is translated in The Bible as witchcraft (Gal 5:20). The drugs in psychiatry are usually seen as different to the drugs on the street but in fact they do the very same thing as the street drugs people use "illegally" to get high. In fact sometimes the drugs in psychiatry are the very same drugs as the ones on the street. The coersion and control doesn't just stop with poisoning people with drugs. Incarceration without trial is routinely used and, in the context of psychological indoctrination, this is just inquisition. Other tactics are used which are equally violent. The victim of psychiatry is usually branded for life in a way that makes him out to be subhuman, a "diseased" subcitizen, a criminal with a record but no evidence of a crime, a punishable target for bullies on fat salaries with no moral backbone but great tendency to judge others.\n\nCONCLUSION\nSo here's your answer: psychology and psychiatry are witchcraft and witchdoctoring. They come under the collective term "witchery" which is just plain and simply false religion. It is a violent, coersive regime and a load of rubbish.
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see a psyhicatrist... i'm one..
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To know more about it, please visit :\nhttp://www.parapsychology.org