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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who examines and determines; psychoanalyst |
| Synonyms: | accountant, couch doctor, examiner, guru*, head shrinker, inquisitor, investigator, number cruncher, psychiatrist, psychotherapist, questioner, shrink*, therapist |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | therapist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | counselor |
| Synonyms: | adviser, analyst, clinician, doctor, physician, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, psychologist, psychotherapist, shrink* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | psychoanalyst |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | psychiatrist |
| Synonyms: | analyst, headshrinker, psychoanalyzer, psychopathologist, psychotherapist, shrink, therapist |
| Notes: | a clinical psychologist has a PhD or PsyD and has completed an internship and a psychiatrist is a medical doctor who is specializing in mental disorders; psychotherapist is a generic term for anyone who provides psychological therapy while a psychoanalyst provides psychoanalytic therapy (as through free association and dream analysis, and must have a Master's) |
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