Psychologists research into and study the mental processes and behaviour of human beings as individuals or in groups, and apply this knowledge to promote personal, social, educational or occupational adjustment and development.
Skill level:
Highly skilled
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Psychologists - from LKR27,004 to LKR118,609 per month - 2025.
- A Psychologists typically earns between LKR27,004 and LKR51,898 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between LKR43,893 and LKR88,167 per month for a working week of 45 hours.
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Job Definition
- 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
- Analysing 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
