Izwi rokuti uchidzandanga kana uchirandanga riri kushandiswa pano kuturikira chinonzi psychotherapy kuEnglish anova mabasa ekurapa ndangariro dzemunhu nenzira isiri yemushonga. Ana muchidzandanga vanoshanda nemunhu, mapoka evanhu, vakaroorana kana mhuri. Basa ravo rinosanganisira kubatsira vanhu pakukunda kushungurudzwa, kunentseka mupfungwa, kunentseka pahukama uye avo vane katsika kanovanetsa. Upodzandanga (Psychiatry) mabasa anoitwa nana chiremba ekurapa vanhu vane pfungwa dzinovatambudza, kuburikidza nekuzivunura zvirwere izvi, kuzvimaneja, nokuzvidzivirira. Ana mupodzandanga vanopinda chikoro chana chiremba kuti vakwanise kuita basa iri, une vanotenderwa kushandisa mishonga. Unenandanga izwi riri kushandiswa kuturikira chinonzi psychology kuEnglish. Izwi rokuti therapy rinodudzirwa richinzi: the treatment of disease or disorders, as by some remedial, rehabilitating, or curative process kana kuti any act, hobby, task, program, etc., that relieves tension. Kuchridza (to supply life's necessities). Kuchidza (to help a little). Kushungurudza (to exasperate, to stress by abuses). VaChewa vanoti chira (be cured, recover or feel better after illness) kureva kupora pahurwere. Mamwe mazwi: chiritsa (to cure; cause to recover) kureva kuporesa.