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Psychological and cognitive assessment in counseling practice

Counseling services are applied with the intent to benefit a patient in the assistance and guidance of solving problems and difficulties within personal, social, or psychological components of their lives (Dictionary.com, 2011).

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Psychological principles in actors, musicians, teachers, counselors, and interrogators

They influence how we interact with other people and how we perform in social situations. Psychological factors also play an important part in the workplace.

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Psychological effects of confinement in adult correctional facilities

There are various psychological effects associated with the confinement of an individual to a correctional facility. The effects may often vary depending on whether someone is a juvenile or an adult.

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Psychological mechanisms of manipulation in Never Let Me Go

Manipulation is a relatively dark part of interpersonal relationships that occurs when the manipulator has certain motivations or inner uncertainties. It generally stems from a feeling of insecurity or other forms of unhappiness.

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Psychological treatments for binge eating disorder: efficacy and research

The most prevalent eating disorder in adults has been identified to be the binge eating disorder (BED) (Iacovino, 2012). This disorder can be characterized when an individual eats an unusually large amount of food which is characterized by a loss of self-control.

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Psychological assessment using WAIS-III and MMPI with a clinical client

Intellectual Testing: The client produced a Full Scale IQ score in the Average Range of intellectual functioning (FSIQ = 102). The results indicate that his Full Scale IQ score is at the 55th percentile compared to his peers (Wechsler, 1997).

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Psychological effects of terrorism on survivors and their families

Terrorism has significant and long-lasting consequences that go beyond just the physical risk of serious injury or death. There are also psychological consequences that have to be dealt with.

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Psychological skills training in professional dance instruction

Klockare et al.'s "An interpretive phenomenological analysis of how professional dance teachers implement psychological skills training in practice." This article is beneficial to virtually anyone who is working as a dance instructor.

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Psychological and biblical perspectives on releasing resentment

The first reason to let go of resentment from a psychological perspective is that it generally goes much further back than just the most recent event that provoked the resentment -- resentment can manifest from holding onto emotional baggage.

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Psychological assessment and treatment plan for Jordan Belfort

MMPI-2: One of the important tools in the assessment arsenal, the MMPI-2 is particularly relevant for Jordan Belfort because it is designed to mitigate problems associated with test-taking bias including lying, for which Belfort is notorious.

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