Question

After college graduation, two of your friends are interested in careers in the helping professions. Anna wants to become a psychiatrist; Carl plans on becoming a psychologist. Since you are taking a course in Abnormal Psychology, they ask you for career advice. You would tell:_________

Answer 1

Suggestion from your end can be anna needs to take admission in medical school whereas Carl needs to opt for psychology at graduate level

Explanation:

To become a psychologist, one needs to study psychology as a subject and do research. To become a psychiatrist, one needs to study psychology as a subject of medical school. Wherein the person shall become psychiatrist and treat patients along with giving them prescriptions.

They do work together but the difference between psychologists and psychiatrists are that Psychiatrists are medical doctors but psychologists are not. Psychiatrists diagnose illness whereas Psychologists focus on providing psychotherapy (talk therapy) to help patients. Psychiatrists first do a medical degree and then work as a general doctor but psychologists have at least 6 years of university training and masters or doctorate in Psychology as their main subject.