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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | counselor |
| Synonyms: | adviser, analyst, clinician, doctor, physician, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, psychologist, psychotherapist, shrink* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | healer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | faith healer |
| Synonyms: | curer, doctor, medicine man, mender, physician, shaman, therapist |
| Main Entry: | nurse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who tends to sick, cares for someone |
| Synonyms: | RN, assistant, attendant, baby sitter, caretaker, foster parent, medic, minder, nurse practitioner, practical nurse, registered nurse, sitter, therapist, wet nurse |
| Main Entry: | psychiatrist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who treats mental |
| Synonyms: | clinician, disorders analyst, doctor, psychoanalyst, psychologist, 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) |
* = 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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