#not a psychologist

[medicaldoctordana]

Re Fox “not a psychologist” Mulder

He has a very valid point when he says this.

While in the pilot he is described as “an Oxford educated psychologist” and utilizes his knowledge of psychology for profiles in the violent crimes unit and on the x-files, he is very much not a psychologist.

At least here in the US, you earn the title of “psychologist” after you have obtained a masters degree or higher (such as a PhD or PsyD) and/or accreditation from a society/state/etc. (PsyD is a doctor of psychology which is different from an MD who practices psychiatry- psychology and psychiatry have differences as well) This is very nuanced and in laymen terms is questionably acceptable to use the term psychologist in reference to Fox Mulder, however, technically he is correct— he is not a psychologist.

The reason is due to credentialism and ethics, anyone can get an associates or bachelors in psychology but “higher education” is a way to gatekeep the profession and to protect the utilization of the knowledge you learn as a psychology student due to the nature of the study. There is higher moral and ethical stakes the more educated you are so only the highest educated may claim the title of psychologist. This concept falls into “scope of practice” and is most applicable in medical and related fields.

(Disregarding moral and societal implication of this act- it’s a complicated issue)

For example, You shouldn’t try hypnosis on someone until you’ve been adequately trained on the technique and consequences (neutral term). These standards are often set by entities such as the American psychological association and is often why you cannot practice psychology without a license- a degree alone is not enough to prove capability and responsibility.

In Dreamland 2 we see his diploma from Oxford University and he has a bachelor’s of science in psychology. He is not trained in clinical psychology, educational psychology, industrial psychology, school psychology, etc. His degree in psychology is one of science so it’s very likely his education had a focus on research and statistics more so than broad theory and principles. (Difference between a Bachelors of Science and a Bachelors of Arts in psychology).

All in all, yes he has a degree in psychology but he is not a psychologist. It’s very likely he would have had the time to get at least a masters before recruitment to the FBI but it is never established he has more than a bachelors from Oxford. I am also not well versed on psychology degrees in the UK and how the education and credits transfer to the US.

#re I have a bs in psychology and spent a year prepping for a higher degree in psychology #my experience and knowledge is my own and some may disagree or have different experiences and knowledge #there’s a lot of licensing involved in practicing psychology and calling yourself a psychologist #the x files #txf #fox mulder #not a psychologist

[sashaisnotokay]

As a person who had to be some sort of a rebel to be myself, I think I understand Mello’s fashion choices quite well.

Still considering Mello to be a person who is not especially susceptible to sexual desires, I think he had a very particular psychological reason to wear this kind of clothing.

To me, his style just screams “I AM STRONG, I AM SCARY, I DO WHAT I WANT”, don’t you find?

I guess many kids who were suppressed, hurt and scared in their childhood can see themselves in this example.

You just have to do something to feel more powerful. To feel that you’re in control of your own life. Make sure that people see you the way you want them to.

The rosary seems especially telling in this context. To take something that was considered to be sacred in your childhood and to make it a fashion accessory. This is a really powerful “I do what I want” statement.

#death note #death note headcanons #headcanon #mello death note #mello dn #mihael keehl #character analysis #not a psychologist #but an abused kid #so I kinda speak from my own experience

[alexglitches]

Me Picking Apart Leona (and i'm still not a psychologist)

okay, this is based off of this ask that got sent to me by @konekomews and i'm basically taking a look at leona and how he acts in-game and basically connecting his current self with how his childhood screwed him over

(note; still not a psychologist and probably never will be, don't take my theory as fact plz)

the first thing I thought of when I got the ask was 'hey, I can kinda relate to how leona feels sometimes. if there's an oldest child syndrome, is there also a youngest child syndrome?" and lo and behold, there is.

i read a few articles outlining it and here's what i gathered;

good at getting others to do things for them

leona has no problem with sitting around all day and napping, despite being dorm leader, he basically leaves someone else in charge of everything. ruggie is that person, left to pick up after the other dorm members, do leona's chores and get him lunch (seen in chapters 2 & 3) while leona basically orders him around.

manipulative

this one was a given, we see him use this in chapter 2, using charisma to string along his entire dorm until it all crumbles apart and he gives up. we also kind of see it in chapter 3 as well when leona destroys azul's contracts, but that was more of him being a part of yuu's plan and possibly adding his own spin on things.

good at problem solving

this is mainly tied to his schoolwork. while he may not be all that interested in school, we do know that he's very smart and cunning, and is easily able to pick apart problems and solve them. we also kinda see this in action in chapter 2, where he comes up with that elaborate scheme to take out magift players, and while that's more problem making than problem solving, i still wanted to point that out.

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according to choosingtherapy.com, cultural background also plays a big factor in this. in some cultures, firstborn children are left with great responsibility and expectations on their shoulders, while the youngest children might feel less driven to follow their own achievements and success because of it.

i feel like this part related to leona the most. add on to the fact that he's a prince, that makes the feeling way more deeper, considering how the kingdom obviously prefers farena over leona.

i've made this relation before on my YT, but farena and leona give off that pre-mlp ep1 celestia and luna vibe.

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while not all symptoms/parts of youngest child syndrome may not apply to leona, there's still a good few that do apply to him.

does he actually have it? no clue. again, i am NOT a psychologist, so i genuinely have no idea, but if you want to headcanon it, it's fine, just don't go around stating it as fact (cause it most likely won't be).

add in what you guys think, cause i'm genuinely curious about what you all have to say about it.

#twisted wonderland #twst #twst wonderland #leona kingscholar #twst leona #analysis #character analysis #aka i pick leona's brain apart #not a psychologist #DO NOT TAKE THIS AS A CANON FACT

[bookwyrminspiration]

god I would be UNSTOPPABLE if I was capable of consistently initiating tasks. just you wait. you'll be waiting a while but just you wait

#executive dysfunction #shitpost #every day I get stuck in waiting mode for SO LONG and SO MANY TIMES #that one time I tried adhd meds it fixed it but then I. was like no I am going to be scared and not continue taking it <3 #and also. I simply did not like the psychologist and did not want to have to go back #so. rawdogging the world <3 #man if I could start a task right now...then you'd see...then you'd all see....

[charles-breaks-beakers]

HETEROSEXUAL CIS-PEOPLE LOOK HERE

Snaps my fingers at you as you scroll past this post

Look at me. Listen.

I'm not the best at serious posts, but that article up there reminded me of how important it is that people like you stand up for us. So hold on while I try to get this out of my mushy end-of-work-day brain.

We could fight this fight ourselves for decades trying to reach the equal laws, gender affirming trans healthcare that doesn't have a 2-5+ soul-eating years of waiting time, medical care with equal knowledge of lgbtqia+ bodies, and, what is often forgotten, inclusion in the little everyday areas of life like our way of speaking or things being set up or designed with the existence of queer people in mind.

But you joining in could get us there so much faster.

The power you have as a hetero cis person is that you set the standard for what is seen as the average way of treating us among other hetero cis people. You have been given the power of deciding what's "normal" and I'm begging you to use it.

Richard Green is a great example of to what extent your actions can help our situation, and smaller ways of support still add up to a great impact on society, and could make the days of the queer people you interact with.

Educate yourself before you speak up, but don't be silent.

#lgbtqia+ #lgbtq #lgbtqia #lgbtq+ #lgbtqia+ rights #lgbtq+ rights #lgbtq rights #interesting #article #psychology #mental health #psychologist #reading #culture #cooking #drawing #music #nature #science #baking #pets #inspirational #gaming #photography #fashion #writing

[lynsstrange]

this is my child. he needs therapy but he’s kind enough to supply his services to those in need (the goblin in my brain)

#a percy a day #keeps the psychologists away #percy jackson #pjo series #percy jackon and the olympians #percy jackson series #percy jackson disney+ #percabeth #rick riordan #pjo #lyn talks pjo

[ew-selfish-art]

Dp x dc AU: the watchtower gives out very strictly limited passes for visitors. They don’t need the world knowing that their HQ is in space after all, but sometimes family needed to visit.

Batman was the one to install the day pass system back when Dick was Robin- he needed the excuse to send Dick home to Alfred after a certain amount of time has passed and it just stuck. Unless you were a full time member, day passes were the best you got. Engineers and other supportive staff that weren’t members weren’t afforded day passes however- but Jazz is determined to be the one exception.

Jazz Fenton has been a psychologist for the JL for a year now (she just had a very productive performance review, thank you very much) and it’s been killing her to not tell Danny her office is in space. They do weekly dinners that he portals in for, and he knows that she takes a Zeta tube to work, but he’s technically not allowed to know that her office is a satellite. So, she sets a meeting with the man who started the system in the first place.

Batman is hard to read for most but she’s been his therapist for a while now, and she can tell he’s at least considering her request. Dinah couldn’t speak more kindly on Jazz and she’s been an asset to the JL in many ways since she was hired. Jazz’ arguments aren’t preposterous either- she’s submitted all of his identification papers, his background check, his job description and all of his friends names. She assured him that Danny will be able to keep a secret but when pressed she doesn’t reveal if he has any of his own.

Turns out, months of back and forth and negotiations were going be basically worthless- the second Danny got his little wrist band day pass, made it up via the zeta tube and got presented the view of Earth from the observation deck: he immediately transformed. Like zero caution, just went ghost and hyper fixated on the stars.

“You could have mentioned your Brother being Phantom. He’s been an ally to us for a while.” Batman grumbles in the way that only his family and she can tell through his deadpan.

“Yeah, I just thought that would’ve been a second visit conversation.”

#dcxdp #dpxdc #dc x dp #dp x dc #danny phantom #dp crossover #dc crossover #long post #next year danny is a JL member so she asks if she can use her day pass on her boyfriend Jason Todd #jason todd visits the watchtower and literally everyone who doesn't know he's RH loves him and everyone else is on pins and needles #we love a day pass office visit scenario #danny uses his day pass on Tucker and he follows cyborg around like a baby duck #jazz is a jl psychologist working with dinah lance #someone take this away and add ships to it #i beg that someone continue this for me

[charlietheepicwriter7]

One of Jonathan Crane's last patients before he began his experiments with fear gas was a young boy, barely out of his toddler years, who'd wake up every night screaming from intense nightmares.

Jonathan could still recognize that boy over a decade later as the boy was wheeled into Arkham Asylum, strapped to a gurney. Danny Fenton shot him a tired grin. "Hey, Doc! You mind if we start holding sessions again? I got a lot more tangible fears I need to work through this time."

#dc x dp #dp x dc #dcxdp #dpxdc #dc crossover #dp crossover #c: jonathan crane #c: danny fenton #arkham asylum #everyone and their mother can tell that danny isn't criminally insane enough to be at arkham #but danny managed to fake it enough to get sent there instead of blackgate #bc the GIW are on his behind and you can't disappear someone from arkham #escape? easily #but break in and disappear a whole person? #unless you're insane work there or batman breaking in is a nightmare #and headcount is too often; he'd be noticed as gone in 4 hours tops #plus his old psychologist is there and if he DOES disappear batman will at least investigate #jonathan is bluescreening right now; has so much time really passed? #jon's going to have a midlife crisis now

[bootdork]

If I could kill a writer with my mind...

#WHAT DO YOU MEANNNN WHAT DO YOU MEAN. SHE'S A LICENCED PSYCHOLOGIST. SHE'S A DOCTOR. SHE WENT TO SCHOOL FOR TEN YEARSSSS. #i wont have this weird harley slander in the harley musical movie #i know she's got low self worth when she meets the joker. i get it. that's why she falls for an abuser. i know #but this is just.... nah man. #harley quinn #birds of prey

[drawnfamiliarfaces]

i am fascinated by Ken Tennyson

-appears in one episode to get traumatized

-is loved by every family member

-does not elaborate more

-leaves to not be percieved by ben 10 writers/producers

#ken tennyson #gwen tennyson #ben tennyson #ben 10 #ben 10 alien force #ben 10 ultimate alien #on one hand its a good thing for a character to not be elaborated by writers/producers because we can have fun with them #but on the other hand... no there is no other hand. sometimes it IS good for a character to be left alone by writers lol #i have written an au entirely in my head where Ken Tennyson took a Jazz Fenton route and became a psychologist after events of AF/UA #but specializing in ptsd and trauma because he became worried about Ben&Gwen and wanted desperately to help in some way #look at my horrible doodles. i think i forgot how to draw somewhere in the middle lol

[t0bey]

Happy anniversary to my favorite event from 2023 🫶

#identity v #idv #anne lester #emma woods #victor grantz #aesop carl #norton campbell #emil mesmer #ada mesmer #jack idv #toy merchant idv #gardener idv #postman idv #embalmer idv #prospector idv #patient idv #psychologist idv #my art

[safetyintheshell]

kazuki girlbossed his way into literally forgetting that miri had other parents. my man literally said I am the malewife and that means I was the one that carried miri thank you

#rest in piece rei's sanity for dealing with this shit #we need a psychologist to study the shit out of how kazuki's brain works #I would volunteer but I am sadly an engineer #buddy daddies #buddy daddy spoilers

[hypewinter]

Jazz wasn't crazy. People might argue that burning her childhood home to the ground with her parents still inside would be an indicator of insanity. But how else was she supposed to react after coming back home from college to find out her parents had brutally killed her brother via vivisection?

Dying her hair blonde wasn't crazy either before anyone asked. Plenty of girls dyed their hair when they needed a change. Besides, she could never live with herself if she kept the same hair color as that vile woman.

Admittedly Jazz would have to secede moving to Gotham had been a little crazy but it was the perfect place to start fresh and blend in despite her "quirks". She had even picked out a nice new identity for herself.

Clearly Jazz was not crazy as she had managed to land a job at Arkham Asylum as a psychiatrist. If she were really insane would they have ever hired her? No they wouldn't have.

Jazz was not crazy. She was very much sane. Just like her precious Mr. J.

#dp x dc #dc x dp #dpxdc #dcxdp #hyper prompts #winter's tales #not sure which one this fits under more #surprise! jazz is harley quinn #do not ask me how my brain concocted this for i truly have no idea #i was merely as vessel for my own crazy thoughts in this case #btw y'all i tried to look up whether harley was a psychologist or a psychiatrist because i couldn't remember #and i got conflicting answers #i think the general consensus is she's a psychiatrist who acts like a psychologist #because most writers don't know the difference #and by general consensus i mean i saw a total of one source that had that opinion #but it makes the most sense to me so i'm running with it #the same source (reddit) as theorized that she's a double major #which also makes sense because even in her origins she's studying psychology #but she's also going to med school!? #hello?? #you don't even need to be an expert or anything #just open a dictionary! #look it up on google! #something! #anywho #her job switches depending on the era comic run writer etc #you know basic comic book shenanigans #sorry for the rant y'all #it was just so mind boggling that it actually became a little funny #so i thought i'd share

[chawawanya]

they cute..

#idv #identity v #idv patient #idv psychologist #ada mesmer #idv emil #adamil

[emdeerm]

Half-brother?!?!????

Prompt ig. Don't have enough knowledge to pull it off.

So, Dp stuff happen. AGIT too. So PP is gone and forgotten.

ANYWAY. Time passes, and after another huge battle of Ghosts, Maddie dies. Jack is distraught. He wasn't the most attentive parent before and had completely stopped trying to be one after that.

Danny was 17 and Jazz was 19 when they woke up to a small note with an apology.

Jack moved away. He was in his late 40s, the Ghosts were never his biggest interest tbh, it was Maddie and he loved her and her interests to bits. Now that the driving force was gone he just saw no point.

He got back into Uni. Got a degree and started travelling to different sights.

There he met Janet Drake and the rest is history upto your interpretation.

Tim, when he becomes Robin, does a more thorough check of his family and finds out about the possibility that he might have siblings. Adult, independent siblings. He didn't know whether or not to reach out. If he even should. He found records of them searching for his father. Maybe they wouldn't at all be happy to learn about the fact that their dad had a whole new family...

#Danny is not the GK yet. He's a Prince in training #despite being in his late 30s (he has stopped aging after 20. #Thankfully #the Fenton Genes came through before he was frozen in time. Anyway #he will become the King when he turns at least 70). #He is working as a main engineer for some rocket making place. #Jazz is a child psychologist during the day and a nameless mental professional for heroes in her spare time. #dpxdc #danny phantom #dc x dp #dp x dc #dc x dp crossover #idea appeared #idea was written down #is it good? #idk #here #take this tumblr

[phoenixyfriend]

I have begun watching The New hbomberguy Video

There's some fun bits, like "Where does--and I mean this as a compliment--the most fuckable twink I've ever seen in my life get off telling me how to manage my T-levels?"

But like... man.

I think one of the things that bother me about the Internet Historian case is that it seems like, if the guy had just reached out to Mental Floss, it could have been a really cool collaboration.

He could have just. Fucking asked. Cross-advertized it with the magazine telling their readers "Now this fan favorite is narrated by [internet famous person] with some amazing animation, based on the writing of [our guy.]"

#also fun: My parents never took me to a psychologist so I assume that's normal. #and the tight rage of 'THIS VIDEO IS ABOUT JAMES SOMERTON.' #phoenix liveblogs #hbomberguy #plagiarism #phoenix talks #internet historian #mental floss