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YEREVAN, AUGUST 18, ARMENPRESS: The institute of applying to psychologist is being gradually consolidated in Armenia, Nara Sahakyan, PhD in psychology, vice dean of the Yerevan State University’s Sociology Faculty, said speaking to Armenpress. According to her, 10-15 years ago people were applying to psychologist very seldom, and now such people also apply to psychologists which do not have any problem with intellectual development. They have just understood that they need a professional assistance. Mrs Sahakyan said doctors too have great role in it: understanding that a patient has psychological issues they send them to psychologists.
“Visiting psychologist the patient does not get a medical treatment. It is also possible to conduct parallel treatment which guarantees the best result,” she said, adding that now there are high-quality specialists in Armenia the number of who, though, is not big. Mrs Sahakyan said there are also non-professional groups which may impede the consolidation of psychology institute with their non-literate work. “My observations showed that different types of visitors are applying to psychologist. Very often people secretly come to psychologist hiding that fact from the family. In case of conflicting families the woman applies to psychologist and in the better case brings husband too. Very often such visits pursue one goal – to know the opinion of wife or husband about each other,” she said, adding that people must remember that talks with psychologists are of secret nature. As to why men apply to psychologists seldom, Mrs Sahakyan said – they do not want feel weak.
She said the sex of the psychologist is also of big significance – women who prefer man psychologist first of all sees in him a person who takes care of her, but certain women are more frank with woman psychologist.