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Yes, I am aware of the difference. I have a doctorate in psychology, which gives me a PhD. It does not qualify me to prescribe drugs and save the lives of peop
by disgruntledphd2 6y ago
Yes, I am aware of the difference.
I have a doctorate in psychology, which gives me a PhD. It does not qualify me to prescribe drugs and save the lives of people on airplanes, which is something that a psychiatrist could be reasonably asked to do.
While psychiatrists spent time understanding physical and mental disorders, psychologists spend time understanding cognitive and behavioural aspects of humanity and running experiments (most of which are extremely difficult to control).
They are completely different things, like.
- memexy 6y agoWhich part of my statement about being trained in the human psyche was incorrect? Also, I didn't ask about your credentials and they're irrelevant to whatever point you're trying to make. I have a graduate degree in math. Have we dispensed with the credentials now?
- disgruntledphd2 6y agoI feel like you may be getting upset, which I am sorry for. I am mentioning my credentials because I have been complaining about people not distinguishing between psychologists and psychiatrists for many, many years. I am a little triggered by such comparisons. The human psyche (incidentally not a word you ever hear in psychology (and potentially psychiatry) classes) is large, and psychologist and psychiatrists focus on very different things. Like it's fine if you don't see a difference between the two subjects, but others do as they are very, very different. I guess the closest analogy would be if I called you (a mathematician by training, i assume) a statistician. Many people might not see the difference between the two roles, but I am relatively confident that you would.