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Clinical Psychology
Many people (e.g., researchers, graduate students) can benefited from compulsive traits. What are some likely personality characteristics of such persons? What would such people NOT be like?
Compulsive individuals are likely also to be anxious, competent, deliberative, goal oriented, and dutiful.
Define "personality" and "trait."
Personality is enduring, creating the cohesive self that we recognize when we look inward. It comprises a number of different mechanisms and properties. One's personality mediates that individual's interactions with every level of the environment from internal to dyadic to social and cultural. A trait is a distinguishing feature and personality comprises all of an individual's traits.
According to Kuyken et al. (2003) what predicts worse psychological adaptation over the course of training for clinical psychology students? What predicts better adjustment over time?
Kuyken et al. (2003) found that trainees who felt that demands on them were reasonable, who reported having a good support system, who avoided work less often, and who approached their education as a challenge that they had the resilience to meet had a smooth adaptation process. Those trainees who had the hardest time adapting were those who perceived their environment as more threatening and less under their control.
4. How would you explain the meaning of Figure 2 in the article by Warner et al. (2004) to an interested colleague?
Figure 2 presents a number of the findings in this piece of research. These include the following: There is no significant relationship between STPD and schizotypal personality traits; however, there is likely a significant relationship between personality change and later disorder change. The diagram allows the researcher to extrapolate from the present to the future condition of an individual.
5. In terms of defense mechanism use, what are some major differences between normal Thais and Americans? What is one explanation for the differences noted?
The researchers found that in Thais, self-concept and Buddhist beliefs were significantly related to unconscious coping. Thus those Thais who were more devoted Buddhists had more unconscious coping mechanisms, a fact that is directly related to the ways in which Buddhist beliefs and practices are constructed. Americans, on the other hand, were more likely to show regressive emotional behaviors.
Clinical Psychology Dissertation - Dream Content as a Therapeutic Approach: Ego Gratification vs. Repressed Feelings An Abstract of a Dissertation Dream Content as a Therapeutic Approach: Ego Gratification vs. Repressed Feelings This study sets out to determine how dreams can be used in a therapeutic environment to discuss feelings from a dream, and how the therapist should engage the patient to discuss them to reveal the relevance of those feelings, in their present,
As emotionally intelligent employees are reportedly more content, conscientious and committed in the workplace, businesses and organizations are repeatedly advised to recruit and retain these individuals. Abraham (2006), nevertheless, reports that the strongest findings emerging from her study was.".. The effect of job control on emotional intelligence." She contends that emotionally intelligent employees will not just naturally thrive in their workplace; that the work environment needs to provide independence in
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