Disheartened is a verb used with an object that means to have lost some hope. Someone who is disheartened is discouraged. She was disheartened by the fact the he no longer â¦ called.
PsyD stands for Doctor of Psychology. PsyD is a relatively new degree that came into existence because of growing concern that a simple PhD was not sufficient to produce psychologists ready for clinical practice. All these voices were heard at Veil conference in 1973.
Both the PsyD and PhD are doctoral degrees in psychology. Which you choose depends on your career goals, whether you wish for a career solely in practice, or one in research or some combination of research and practice.