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VOCABULARY

to provide — предоставлять

counselling services — консультационные услуги

to diagnose — ставить диагноз

disorder — нарушение

dysfunction — дисфункция

personality disorder — расстройство личности

to be granted the right — быть наделенным правом

to maintain — поддерживать

to enhance — расширять, улучшать

to prescribe — прописывать (лекарства и т. д.)

treatment — лечение

qualified — квалифицированы

to apply knowledge - применять знания

to evaluate - оценивать

assessment — оценка

academic achievements — академическая успеваемость

well-being — состояние

brain damage — повреждения мозга

Questions to the text.

1. What services can psychologists and psychiatrists provide to people?

2. What professionals are granted the right to diagnose neuropsycho­logical disorders and dysfunctions?

3. What professionals are granted the right to prescribe medications?

4. What do psychologists focus their treatment on?

5. What does the education of psychologists include?

6. What does psychologist's training allows them to do?

7. What professionals specialize in psychological training?

8. When do psychologists use psychological tests?

9. What do psychological tests assess?

EXERCISE 3. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. The work of psychologists and psychiatrists has much in common.

2. Psychologists and psychiatrists can provide psychotherapy and diag­nose psychotic and neurotic disorders.

3. Both psychologists and psychiatrists help people maintain and en­hance their physical, intellectual, emotional and social functioning.

4. Psychiatrists, as medical doctors, can prescribe medications for psy­chological dysfunctions.

5. The education of psychologists allows them to make decisions about what helps and what doesn't help different people with various situa­tions.

6. Psychologists are allowed to use psychological tests. Psychological tests include assessments of personality styles, intellectual (or "IQ") tests, tests of academic achievement, tests for possible brain damage and tests for specific psychological disturbances.

7. There are important differences understandings of psychological or emotional problems among psychologists and psychiatrists.

EXERCISE 4. Share your opinion and experience with the group.

Have you ever taken a psychological test? What was evaluated? Do you think the test was reliable? Do you think that psychologists can use tests to diagnose disorders?