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The Mental Status Exam

WebThe Mental Status Exam. The Mental Status Exam is the basis for understanding the client's presentation and beginning to conceptualize their functioning into a diagnosis. At first all …

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Feedback and the MMPI2

WebScale 2. Clients with moderate or high elevations on Scale 2 readily admit to problems; however, they are often unaware of many interpersonal issues that show up elsewhere in …

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When Assessment Results are Contradictory

WebHowever, the low score on the BIZ scale may cause you to think this is a contradiction. Scale 8 taps Schizophrenic thought processes, but also distraction and concentration …

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Negative Effects of Therapy

Web2)increased acting out behavior, depression, and paranoia. 3)increased intellectualization and rationalization, 4)patient overidentification with the therapist to the point of doing …

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How to Assess Substance Abuse

WebApproximately 15 million Americans meet diagnostic criteria for alcohol abuse or dependence every year (US Dept. of Health and Human Services, 1993). Assessment of …

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Therapy – Ethical Standard 10 – PsychPage

WebThe 1994 study by Rodolpha indicated that only 4% of all therapists acted on it. About one third in a study by Pope study said they thought clients had been attracted …

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Record Keeping and Fees – Ethical Standard 6 – PsychPage

WebPurpose of Standard 6. Record keeping practices are not only ethical issues, but also personal and federal ones. The information we obtain and control is highly …

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How To Assess Activities of Daily Living

WebAid in Daily Life. dressing (putting on clothes, buttoning and tying, dressing for the weather) shopping (making a list, transportation, balancing a diet, budgeting spending, handling …

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Therapist/Client Matching

WebA black therapist and an African American patient may be mismatched, although their race is the same. A culturally sensitive caucasian therapist and an African American patient may …

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Institute for Health Care Research and Policy Georgetown …

Web— legally and illegally — to deny people insurance, in civil and legal disputes, in hiring and firing decisions, and in many other ways outside the health care setting.

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Assessing for Domestic Violence

WebDomestic violence in heterosexual relationships is a serious issue, with 20% of women reporting they have been assaulted by their partners, and this is true among married …

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The Case for Marriage: Why Married People Are Happier

WebWell it is certainly real common sense, and when you have that Special Loved One to share your life with which is the reason why married men will always live …

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Therapist-Patient Agreement

WebWelcome to my practice. This document contains important information about my professional services and business policies. It also contains brief summary information …

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“Dr. Laura” – The Mental Health Demon – PsychPage

WebPedophilia is a mental disorder, and there is no “normal pedophile” as “Dr. Laura” meant it. The diagnosis of pedophilia describes a “core” group of people who …

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The Case for Marriage: Why Married People Are Happier, …

WebIn the past there was a lot less divorce than there is today. If you analyzed the happiness and health of married couples then as opposed to the ones now, I think it …

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Vedantic Philosophy and Psychology – PsychPage

Webspirit – the ahtman through control of the mind, and examining the intention behind our choices ( karma) Vedantic thought sees humans as having cognitive …

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Letter to Dr. Laura

WebThe following is an open letter to Dr. Laura which has been floating around the internet, so you've probably already seen it, but it is a classic! Dear Dr. Laura: Thank you for doing …

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