Shrink or shrinking may refer to:
Common meanings
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Miniaturization
*Shrink, a slang term for:
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psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry. Psychiatrists are physicians who evaluate patients to determine whether their symptoms are the result of a physical illness, a combination of physical and mental ailments or strictly ...
** a
psychoanalyst
PsychoanalysisFrom Greek: and is a set of theories and techniques of research to discover unconscious processes and their influence on conscious thought, emotion and behaviour. Based on dream interpretation, psychoanalysis is also a talk th ...
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psychologist
A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and explanation, interpretatio ...
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therapist in general
** a
mental health professional
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Shrinkage (accounting), sometimes shortened to 'shrink'
Arts, entertainment, and media
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''Shrink'' (album), album by German indie rock/electronica group The Notwist
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''Shrink'' (film), independent drama film starring Kevin Spacey
*Shrink, also known as Experiment 001, a fictional genetic experiment from the ''
Lilo & Stitch'' franchise
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''Shrink'' (Slade), sixth book in the Special X series by Michael Slade, also known as ''Primal Scream''
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''Shrink'' (TV series), a 2017 American comedy series
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''Shrinks'' (TV series), a 1991 British drama series
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''Shrinking'' (TV series), a 2023 American comedy series
*Shrink, a ''
Yu-Gi-Oh!'' card, printed in the TCG as a Shonen Jump Championship promo
Other uses
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Resizing (fiction), or shrink
See also
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Shrinkage (disambiguation)
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Psych (disambiguation)
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