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.
Article summary: 1  Dr. Phil is a Doctor. He has a Ph.D. in Psychology. 2  Dr. Phil is not a psychologist. He is not licensed as a psychologist. 3  Dr. Phil used to be a psychologist. He used to be licensed.  He cannot practice psychology, and what he does is not actually the practice of 1  psychology. Yes, he can call him self Dr. Phil.