Scenario
A parent of one of your friends has noted that you are studying psychology at the moment and wants to know more about how psychology could help her younger son. He was involved in a car crash last year and although he has recovered fully physically, she has noticed some unusual behavior and that he seems to forget things. She asks you about how seeing a health professional might help.
Psychology is the study of the human brain/mind. It is the scientific study of how people behave, think, and feel. Psychologists study everything about the human brain experiences from the way our brain functions to consciousness, memory, language, personality, and mental health. A psychologist is someone who helps to ensure the health and well-being of people: individuals, families, groups, and society as a whole. There are many aspects of psychology, therefore, making more sense to have many different psychologists specializing in different areas to personally deal with someone's problems. This means that a doctor can assess his/her patient's problems and will find what psychologist would be appropriate for the patient's needs.
For the scenario given a clinical neuropsychologist would be appropriate to address the patient's needs. The mother of the child noticed he has unusual behavior and that he seemed to forget things.
A Clinical neuropsychologist is one of many professional specialist psychologists who focus on the normal and abnormal functions of the central nervous system. They address neurobehavioral problems related to, acquired or developmental disorders of the nervous system. Clinical neuropsychologists apply specialized knowledge in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of individuals. The types of problems addressed by this psychologist varies from dementia, vascular disorders, Parkinson's disease, and other neurodegenerative disorders, traumatic brain injury, seizure disorders, learning disabilities, neuropsychiatric disorders, infectious disease affecting the CNS, neurodevelopmental disorders, metabolic disease and neurological effects of medical disorders or treatment. The psychologist immediately can gather that the kid may have dementia, given the information provided by the parent about the kid not being normally able to recall memory correctly.
In order to become a clinical neuropsychologist one must have earned a bachelor's degree in psychology, pursue a master's degree and gain a doctorate (the highest degree awarded by a university faculty). Getting into this job takes years of study in psychology. This is the main reason why most of these psychologists are of older age. All of which is required to become a psychologist (neuropsychologist) is a qualification. Of course, a job that deals with people's well-being and mental state must require someone who is well-qualified to ensure the safety of patients. Psychologist is qualified for their job if they have undergone all of the studying and work lis...
