Doctor of Psychology, the Glossary

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1. 35 relations: American Psychological Association, American Psychologist, Association of American Universities, Behavioural sciences, Boulder, Colorado, Clinical psychology, Council of Graduate Schools, Counseling psychology, Dental degree, Doctor of Clinical Psychology, Doctor of Medicine, Doctorate, Experiment, Forensic psychology, Higher education accreditation in the United States, Industrial and organizational psychology, Juris Doctor, Mode (statistics), Occupational licensing, Organization development, Practitioner–scholar model, Professional, Professional development, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, Psychologist, Psychology, Research, School psychology, Science, Scientific method, Scientist–practitioner model, Training and Education in Professional Psychology, University, Veterinarian, Wheaton College (Illinois).

2. Psychology education

American Psychological Association

The American Psychological Association (APA) is the main professional organization of psychologists in the United States, and the largest psychological association in the world.

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American Psychologist

American Psychologist is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Psychological Association.

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Association of American Universities

The Association of American Universities (AAU) is an organization of American research universities devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic research and education.

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Behavioural sciences

Behavioural sciences is a branch of science that explore the cognitive processes within organisms and the behavioural interactions that occur between organisms in the natural world.

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Boulder, Colorado

Boulder is a home rule city in and the county seat of Boulder County, Colorado, United States.

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Clinical psychology

Clinical psychology is an integration of human science, behavioral science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically-based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and personal development.

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Council of Graduate Schools

The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) is a nonprofit higher education organization with headquarters in Washington, DC.

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Counseling psychology

Counseling psychology is a psychological specialty that began with a focus on vocational counseling, but later moved its emphasis to adjustment counseling, and then expanded to cover all normal psychology psychotherapy.

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Dental degree

A number of professional degrees in dentistry are offered by dental schools in various countries around the world. Doctor of Psychology and dental degree are doctoral degrees.

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Doctor of Clinical Psychology

The degree of Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy/DClinPsych/ClinPsyD) is a professional doctorate in clinical psychology, awarded mainly in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Doctor of Psychology and doctor of Clinical Psychology are doctoral degrees.

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Doctor of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine (abbreviated M.D., from the Latin Medicinae Doctor) is a medical degree, the meaning of which varies between different jurisdictions.

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Doctorate

A doctorate (from Latin doctor, meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism licentia docendi ("licence to teach"). Doctor of Psychology and doctorate are doctoral degrees.

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Experiment

An experiment is a procedure carried out to support or refute a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.

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Forensic psychology

Forensic psychology is the practice of psychology applied to the law.

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Higher education accreditation in the United States

Higher education accreditation in the United States is a peer review process by which the validity of degrees and credits awarded by higher education institutions is assured.

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Industrial and organizational psychology

Industrial and organizational psychology (I-O psychology) "focuses the lens of psychological science on a key aspect of human life, namely, their work lives.

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Juris Doctor

A Juris Doctor, Doctor of Jurisprudence, or Doctor of Law (JD) is a graduate-entry professional degree that primarily prepares individuals to practice law. Doctor of Psychology and Juris Doctor are doctoral degrees.

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Mode (statistics)

In statistics, the mode is the value that appears most often in a set of data values.

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Occupational licensing

Occupational licensing, also called licensure, is a form of government regulation requiring a license to pursue a particular profession or vocation for compensation.

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Organization development

Organization development (OD) is the study and implementation of practices, systems, and techniques that affect organizational change.

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Practitioner–scholar model

The practitioner–scholar model is an advanced educational and operational model that is focused on practical application of scholarly knowledge.

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Professional

A professional is a member of a profession or any person who works in a specified professional activity.

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Professional development

Professional development, also known as professional education, is learning that leads to or emphasizes education in a specific professional career field or builds practical job applicable skills emphasizing praxis in addition to the transferable skills and theoretical academic knowledge found in traditional liberal arts and pure sciences education.

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Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

The Professional Psychology: Research and Practice is a peer-reviewed, English language journal published six times per year by the American Psychological Association (APA).

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Psychologist

A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior.

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Psychology

Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior.

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Research

Research is "creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge".

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School psychology

School psychology is a field that applies principles from educational psychology, developmental psychology, clinical psychology, community psychology, and behavior analysis to meet the learning and behavioral health needs of children and adolescents.

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Science

Science is a strict systematic discipline that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the world.

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Scientific method

The scientific method is an empirical method for acquiring knowledge that has characterized the development of science since at least the 17th century.

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Scientist–practitioner model

The scientist–practitioner model, also called the Boulder Model, is a training model for graduate programs that provide applied psychologists with a foundation in research and scientific practice.

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Training and Education in Professional Psychology

Training and Education in Professional Psychology is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Psychological Association on behalf of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers.

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University

A university is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines.

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Veterinarian

A veterinarian (vet) is a medical professional who practices veterinary medicine.

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Wheaton College (Illinois)

Wheaton College is a private Evangelical Christian liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois.

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See also

Psychology education

• Bachelor of Arts in Clinical Psychology
• Bachelor of Arts in Forensic Psychology
• Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Psychology
• Doctor of Psychology
• EuroPsy
• Faculty of Psychology, University of Buenos Aires
• GRE Psychology Test
• JUPA Psychology Proficiency Test
• List of psychology schools in Australia
• List of schools for quantitative psychology
• M.Phil Clinical Psychology
• MSU Faculty of Psychology
• Master of Psychology
• Paul B. Baltes Lecture
• Psychology, philosophy and physiology
• UEA School of Social Work and Psychology
• William James Lectures

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Psychology

Also known as DPsych, Institute of Psychology, Psy.D, Psy.D., PsyD, PsychD.