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Are Psychology and Religion compatible concepts?

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I can offer a more informed opinion, as I am a qualified psychologist.
In psychology, there are various schools of thought, and not all of them deny God. Some indirectly confirm the existence of the supernatural: Gestalt psychology (gestalts), Jungian psychoanalysis (archetypes). In general, in psychology, the psyche is the soul (agree, this is clearly a religious term). And with modern psychology, people who believe in God are not considered mentally ill. Also, when mentioning "mental hospitals," I think some people confuse or equate psychology and psychiatry, which are completely different sciences: psychology is a social and humanitarian science, while psychiatry is "pure" medicine, a combination of neurology, physiology... and much more. And as a rule, people are now subjected to compulsory treatment for drug addiction, unlawful acts committed in a state of affect or frustration, and other conditions in which a person may do something they would not do in a normal state (I mean murderers, maniacs). Sometimes people suffer for their faith, but these are extreme cases, so-called fanaticism, and only if this fanaticism can harm other people or themselves, mainly physically.
I apologize for these questions, but I'm just curious:
1) Do you believe in God?
2) Can psychology and religion be compatible concepts (i.e., not interfere with each other)?
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