2634-Psychologists

Tasks include

• (a) planning and carrying out tests to measure mental, physical and other characteristics such as intelligence, abilities, aptitudes, potentialities, etc., interpreting and evaluating results, and providing advice
• analyzing the effect of heredity, social, occupational and other factors on individual thought and behaviour
• conducting counselling or therapeutic interviews with individuals and groups, and providing follow-up services
• maintaining required contacts, such as those with family members, educational authorities or employers, and recommending possible solutions to, and treatment of, problems
• studying psychological factors in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illnesses and emotional or personality disorders, and conferring with related professionals
• preparing scholarly papers and reports
• formulating achievement, diagnostic and predictive tests for use by teachers in planning methods and content of instruction
• conducting surveys and research studies on job design, work groups, morale, motivation, supervision and management
• developing theories, models and methods to interpret and describe human behaviour.