he is a shrink
he is a psychiatrist (Psychotherapeut)
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He talks to them and sometimes prescribes pills. But long-term psychotherapy for women patients is still impossible.
"This is a traditional country. There is no concept of a shrink's couch here," says Dr Babrak.
So this is one way of telling (Afghanistan) women how they may be able to cope with their problems without visiting a doctor.
(BBC News - 1st October 2005)
"This is a traditional country. There is no concept of a shrink's couch here," says Dr Babrak.
So this is one way of telling (Afghanistan) women how they may be able to cope with their problems without visiting a doctor.
(BBC News - 1st October 2005)
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a shrink (US English)
Slang. A psychotherapist.
A clinical psychiatrist or psychologist is also called a headshrinker.
shrink
1. To become constricted from heat, moisture, or cold.
2. To become reduced in amount or value; dwindle: His savings quickly shrank.
3. To draw back instinctively, as from something alarming; recoil.
4. To show reluctance; hesitate: shrink from making such a sacrifice.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Slang. A psychotherapist.
A clinical psychiatrist or psychologist is also called a headshrinker.
shrink
1. To become constricted from heat, moisture, or cold.
2. To become reduced in amount or value; dwindle: His savings quickly shrank.
3. To draw back instinctively, as from something alarming; recoil.
4. To show reluctance; hesitate: shrink from making such a sacrifice.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
