In this case, any phenomenon, acquiring such a scale, often
loses its depth. Having read the popular books such as "Psychoanalysis inthe comic books," many, for example, half-baked students psihfak are very
surprised that everything is much more complicated and that psychology, in
fact, science, and is not as simple as it seems.
Psychologist - this is not quite what is shown in movies,
especially American.
Psychologist way or another has to do with
"abnormal" people. A normal, healthy person to a psychologist will
not go. One of the most popular myths.
First of all, the psychologist, by definition, deals with
healthy people who have certain difficulties and problems. With mental health
problems has to do a doctor, a psychiatrist. It is a medical specialty.
Psychologists have no medical training and did not even have the right to
treat.
As for the separation of a psychologist and psychotherapist,
it is not so obvious. However, we can say that the therapist has to deal with
more complex cases, the deep psychological trauma, personality problems.
Psychotherapy involves a deeper and more long-term work, in the course of which
can quite dramatically change the inner world of the client.
Psychologist as soon consults, dealing with a special cases,
it gives recommendations (e.g., psychologist with the customer may turn out a
reception list to help relax or, conversely, to concentrate and m. P.).
However, in our country as long as this division is rather arbitrary. And the
work, which began as a consultation, may develop into a serious and long-term
psychotherapy.
"Shrink" and "psychologist" - is the
same. The myth comes from foreign films.
In fact,
these words - not synonymous. Psychoanalysis - just one of the areas in
psychology with its principles and the specifics of the work. It is the work of
the psychoanalyst you see when you see how a person lies down on the couch and
begins to talk about themselves. Incidentally, the couch, though traditionally
considered an attribute of psychoanalysis, but modern psychoanalysts have not
always use it.
Besides
psychoanalysis, there are several areas (approaches) in psychology, in which
psychologists may work: Gestahl psychology, cognitive psychology, existential
psychology, etc. Each approach their principles, methods of work and so
on...
The task of the
psychologist - as soon as possible to understand the customer's problem, give
the right advice, and for that he, of course, must have extensive experience.
To some extent, this also depends on the approach that works
psi, but it can be argued that the task of the psychologist - not to give
advice. Generally, the psychologist does not understand the customer's problem
and solve it. It should help the person to create the conditions so that he did
it - figured out a decision.
No one better than the man himself may not know the best solution
to your problem, but it prevents too much to find him. That specialist task -
to create the best conditions for the client to work with yourself. And this
work is not easy.
The perception of the psychologist as a wizard who will
solve all problems, one of the most persistent myths. Because our people are
still so fond of all sorts of other psychics and magicians - a promise for all
at once.
With regard to the experience of life, the time a
psychologist does not give advice, it is not necessary to be in the same
situations as the client. Quite the contrary - it may hinder rather: the
psychologist can begin to transfer its own problem on the customer problem. If
we talk about the experience, it is likely to be much useful experience in
solving problems, one way or another, as the ownership of this mechanism.
The psychologist
should not be a problem, otherwise how can he be a psychologist and how it can
help others ?!
Psychologist - not God. It may be there are problems. The
only thing that is required of a good specialist is aware of their concerns,
keep them under control, to keep track of time, if the problems get in the way
of effective work with the client. To do this in a good psychologist must
periodically undergo personal psychotherapy itself.
Good psychologist,
after a short communication is a psychological portrait of the interlocutor.
The task of the psychologist - not to understand the
client's life and help him to sort out his life. Because it does not have this
problem - as something to identify client's problem or his personality type.
This hanging tags, one might even say, issues just are not very good
specialist. After all, the assignment itself person to a particular type or
definition of a certain level does little to address the real problem.
And do not confuse a psychologist with a clairvoyant.
Each person - the
psychologist, only some have a degree, but some do not.
If we assume that informal conversation in the kitchen
psychological help - it may be ... And, perhaps, in the conversation of good
friends there are elements of psychological work. If it is, of course, is not
the instruction of the type "a wise friend's advice."
However, the specificity of professional work that he is
doing it consciously, more deeply understand the processes occurring during the
interaction, and therefore - manages this process. In this sense, it is more
effective professional.