Question
What are the generic skills needed by all psychologists?

Answer

General/ Generic Skills:
  • These are essential for all professional psychologists.
  • These skills include personal as well as intellectual skills.
Generic (intellectual and personal skills) are as follows:
Interpersonal Skills: Ability to listen and be empathic. It may be verbal or non-verbal.
  1. Cognitive:
  • Ability to solve problems.
  • Having curiosity and flexibility.
  1. Affective Skills:
  • Openness to ideas.
  • Agreeableness.
  • Honesty.
  1. Expressive Skills: Ability to communicate in verbal and non-verbal form.
  2. Reflective Skills:
  • Intrapersonal intelligence.
  • Ability to examine own motives, attitude and behaviour.
  1. Personal skills:
  • Personal hygiene.
  • Time management.

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