A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies normal and abnormal mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior by experimenting with, and observing, interpreting, and recording how individuals relate to one another and to their environments.
心理学家是实践心理学并通过实验、观察、解释和记录个人与他人及其环境的关系来研究正常和异常精神状态、知觉、认知、情感和社会过程和行为的专业人士。 Psychologists usually acquire a four-year bachelor's degree with honors in psychology, followed by a master's degree or doctorate in psychology. Unlike psychiatrists, psychologists usually cannot prescribe medication, although in some jurisdictions psychologists do have prescription privileges. Psychologists receive extensive training in psychological test administration, scoring, interpretation, and reporting, while psychiatrists are not trained in psychological testing.
心理学家通常获得四年制心理学荣誉学士学位，然后获得心理学硕士学位或博士学位。 与精神病医生不同，心理学家通常不能开药，尽管在某些司法管辖区心理学家确实有处方特权。 心理学家接受了心理测试管理、评分、解释和报告方面的广泛培训，而精神病学家则没有接受过心理测试方面的培训。
Psychologists can work with a range of institutions and people, such as schools, prisons, in a private clinic, in a workplace, or with a sports team.
心理学家可以与一系列机构和人员合作，例如学校、监狱、私人诊所、工作场所或运动队。
