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| A professional that specializes in studying mental processes and behavior as well as engages in treating mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. |
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| A professional that specializes in helping people with psychological problems, such as anxiety or depression, or severe psychological disorders, such as schizophrenia. |
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| A professional that often treats people who have adjustment problems rather than serious psychological disorders. |
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| A professional that works with students having mental, emotional, or behavioral difficulties in school. |
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| A professional that generally focuses on improving instructional methods in an educational system. |
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| Developmental Psychologist |
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| A professional that studies changes that occur throughout a person's life span |
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| A professional that focuses on interpersonal relationships and behavior influenced by social situations. |
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| Experimental Psychologist |
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| A professional that focuses on studying traditional psychological topics,such as motivation and conditioning,through experimental research methods. |
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| The field of study that focuses on applying psychological knowledge to legal issues. |
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