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OKLAHOMA pSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION MissionToadvancepsychologyasascienceprofessionandasameans ofpromoting human welfare in Oklahoma by advancing psychology as a science and profession. A psychologist works with individuals families couples and groups to help them better understand and address emotional interpersonal and behavioral challenges. Psychologists use scientific evidence to help people manage situational problems trauma as well as short and long term emotional needs chronic pain and serious mental illnesses. Psychologists have a doctoral degree and are equally educated in their field of specialization as those who specialize in specific medicine MD DO dentistry optometry and chiropractic spending an average of 68 years studying the science of human behavior including 3500 hours of supervised training.