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.
In choosing a career related to clinical psychology, there are a lot of decisions that must be made. In a previous post we discussed the PhD-PsyD decision. Today, we want to explore another tough decision: Masters (e.g., MA/MS in Psychology, Marriage and Family (Counseling) Therapy, Mental Health Counseling or MSW) versus Doctorate (PhD or PsyD). Letâs start with some basic characteristics of each type of degree.