Chapter B, Problem 1TY

Summary Introduction

Introduction:

A medical degree is a type of technical degree that is awarded to an individual, who studies in the stream of medicine and surgery. These are the individuals, whom we called doctors. They have knowledge of the human body as well as the knowledge of the impact of medicine on human physiology.

Answer to Problem 1TY

Correct answer:

A psychiatrist is a profession that has a medical degree. Therefore, option b. is correct.

Option b. is given “psychiatrist”

Explanation of Solution

Reasons for the correct statement:

A psychiatrist is a person that posses a medical doctorate degree (medicine degree). These doctors are capable of diagnosing and treating the psychological disorders. Psychiatrists are capable of writing the prescriptions and practice medical procedure to cure the patients.

Hence, option b. is correct.

Reasons for the incorrect statements:

Option a. is given as “clinical psychologist”.

Clinical psychologists are the people that are skilled in collecting the data by observing the behavior of the individual, they possess a degree of “Ph.D.”. Hence, it is a wrong answer.

Option c. is given as “psychiatric social worker”

Psychiatric social workers are those people that are involved in the social work and generally have a degree of “master in social work”. Hence, it is a wrong answer.

Option d. is given as “counseling psychologist”.

Counseling psychologists are the people that are involved in assessment, they possess a degree of “Ph.D.”. Hence, it is a wrong answer.

Hence, options a., c., and d. are incorrect.

Conclusion

A psychiatrist is a person that has a medical degree. This degree allows them to prescribe medicine to patients.