2005 Idaho Code - 54-2302 — DEFINITIONS

                                  TITLE  54
                    PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
                                  CHAPTER 23
                                PSYCHOLOGISTS
    54-2302.  DEFINITIONS. Within the meaning of this act the following
definitions obtain:
    (a)  "Department" means the department of self-governing agencies of the
state of Idaho.
    (b)  "Bureau chief" means the chief of the bureau of occupational licenses
of the state of Idaho.
    (c)  "Board" means the Idaho state board of psychologist examiners.
    (d)  "Person," "he" and "his" mean either male or female persons unless a
contrary intention is made manifest. None of these words shall be taken to
mean other than a natural person.
    (e)  "Psychological services" means any services to which the words
"psychological," "psychologist" or "psychology" are applied by the person
rendering or offering to render them or to the "practice of psychology" as
defined in section 54-2302(f), Idaho Code.
    (f)  "Practice of psychology" means the application of established
principles of learning, motivation, perception, thinking, and emotional
relationships to problems of personnel evaluation, group relations, and
behavior adjustment. The application of said principles includes, but is not
restricted to, counseling and the use of psychotherapeutic measures with
persons or groups to eliminate symptomatic, maladaptive or undesired behavior
so as to enhance interpersonal relationships in the areas of work, family,
school, and personal relationships; measuring and testing of personality,
intelligence, aptitudes, emotions, public opinion, attitudes, and skills;
diagnosing and treating mental and emotional disorders or disabilities; and
doing research on problems relating to human behavior.
    (g)  A person represents himself to be a psychologist when he holds
himself out to the public by any title or description incorporating the words
"psychological," "psychologist" or "psychology" or offers to render or renders
psychological services for remuneration.