Part-1 How To Talk About Various Practitioners, S 7-10,Version-1

How To Talk About Various Practitioners

Session 7-10

Psychoanalysts are like psychologists in that they usually deal with emotional issues and do not prescribe medication.

A psychoanalyst

psychosomatic
psychoanalysis
psychoanalytic

psychogenic

psychotherapy
psychotherapist

psychotherapeutic

Let us articulate

An orthodontist

This practitioner is a dentist who has taken postgraduate work in the straightening of teeth

An optometrist

This practitioner measures your vision and prescribes the type of glasses that will give you a new and more accurate view of the World

An optician

This practitioner grinds lenses according to the specifications prescribed by your optometrist or opthalmologist, and may also deal in other kinds of optical goals.

An osteopath

Osteopathy is a way of detecting, treating and preventing health
problems by moving,
stretching and
massaging a person's
muscles and joints.

A chiropractor

A chiropractor is a healthcare professional specializing in diagnosing and treating musculoskeletal issues through spinal adjustments.

A podiatrist

This practitioner treats minor foot ailments-corns,
calluses, bunions, fallen arches, etc., and may perform minor surgery.

A graphologist

This pratitioner analyzes
handwriting to determine
character, personality, or
aptitudes, and is often called upon to verify the authenticity of signatures, written documents, etc.

A gerontologist

This social scientist deals with the financial, economic, sexual, social, retirement, and other non-medical problems of the elderly.

Can you pronounce these?

Graphology - gruh·fo·luh·jee

Graphological - gruh.fo.luh.jee.cal

Calligraphy - kuh·li·gruh·fee

Callipygian - kælɪˈpɪdʒɪən
Cacography - kæˈkɒɡrəfɪ
Cacographic - kækəˈɡræfɪk

Gerontology - dʒer.ənˈtɒl.ə.dʒi

Gerontological - ˌdʒer.ən.təˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl

Senile - ˈsiː.naɪl

Senility - sɪˈnɪl.ə.ti
Senescent - sɪˈnes.ənt