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Psychologists study the processes, motives, reactions and nature of the human mind. They apply their knowledge to a wide range of endeavours, including health and human services, management, education, law, and sports. Psychology is the systematic study of human behaviour in all its aspects and at all stages of growth and development of humans. Psychologists apply understanding of people and their behaviour to help solve human problems.

While psychiatrists are medically qualified specialists who give treatment to the mentally sick and disturbed, a psychologist is not qualified to prescribe medication. As far as psychotherapy (without drug prescription involvement) is concerned, a clinical psychologist and a psychiatrist when properly trained are equally competent.

The satisfaction level for a psychologist lies in the effectiveness of the therapy or counselling offered or the research data (for use in the future). Psychology is an art in its application and a science in the physiological study of the brain processes controlling behaviour.