REPORT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT Confidential Material NAME: Sebastian Smith DATE OF BIRTH: 5/8/1985 CHRONOLOGICAL AGE: 16 years 3 months PARENTS: Mary Smith & Sebastian Smith GRADE: completed ninth grade DATES OF ASSESSMENT: 7/17; 7/27/01 DATE OF REPORT: 8/3/01 INDENTIFYING DATA AND REASON FOR REFERRAL: Sebastian is a 16 years 3 months old Caucasian adolescent‚ who was referred for a psychological evaluation to determine his current cognitive and emotional status. Sebastian has a long
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The psychological and psychiatric impact of great natural disasters are beginning to be understood leading to new methods of prevention‚ intervention and mitigation. There is limited data from the Asian continent‚ however‚ which has been the location of some of the greatest disasters of recent times. In this paper‚ we outline the psychosocial intervention efforts from nine Asian nations when confronted with large-scale natural catastrophic events. These include reports from situations where local
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Psychological Testing Paper University of Phoenix PSY/475: Psychological Test and Measurements MU10BSP10 Psychological Testing Paper Introduction There comes a time when we all come across a specific test such as school tests‚ driving test‚ or even as simple as food tasting test. However‚ there is a difference between regular tests and testing’s when referring to psychological testing. There are several different psychological tests that many psychiatrists‚ psychologists
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Psychological Egoism Psychological egoism‚ as a doctrine‚ refers to the notion and ideology that people tend to act and behave in ways that are purposed to fulfill their needs and wishes (Fiester‚ 2012). Generally‚ this point of view endeavors to highlight that most‚ if not all‚ human actions are actuated by rather self-motivated desires that are not easily noticeable. As such‚ it is unequivocal to expound that the proponents of psychological egoism do not advocate or advance for the fact that some
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understand how human beings behave and think‚ psychologists introduced different psychological perspectives which try to explain and emphasizes different aspects of human behavior. These different psychological perspectives helped psychologists to deeper understand how people behave and think in a given situation. This paper’s primary goal is to explain and thoroughly discuss three of the seven modern psychological perspectives and shows how it affects human
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The Psychological Impact of Unemployment Jackson Lee Kok Onn B1103110 HELP University Outline I. Introduction A. Opener: B. Thesis Statement: Unemployment not only affects the country’s economic status but also leads to various psychological impacts on the unemployed group. II. People who are unemployed have a higher risk to suffer from depression. A. Depressed most of the day as indicated by subjective reports or observation B. Occurs when people lose their jobs
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PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIES FOR DEPRESSION To read up on psychological therapies for depression‚ refer to pages 459–468 of Eysenck’s A2 Level Psychology. Ask yourself How can the behavioural approach be applied to the treatment of depression? How can the cognitive approach be applied to the treatment of depression? Which psychological therapy do you think will be most effective for depression? What you need to know PSYCHODYNAMIC THERAPY BEHAVIOUR THERAPY COGNITIVE AND COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOURAL
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Common Sense vs. Psychology According to the English Encarta Dictionary psychology is the scientific study of the human mind and mental states‚ and of human and animal behaviour‚ while common sense is defined as a sound practical judgement derived from experience rather than study. It is evident from the two contrasting definitions that common sense and psychology are not one in the same (that is not to say that they have no relation to each other). Psychology is science based and looks for evidentiary
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process‚ its current state and predictions for the future. 1- Earth enters sixth extinction phase with many species – including our own – labelled ’the walking dead’ by Rose Troup Buchanan. 2- Accelerating extinction risk from climate change by Mark C. Urban. 2- Write a summary for each article that states the conclusions and recommendations. 2a- First article: According to Buchanan‚ all species on the earth are entering the sixth great extinction event. A report authored by scientists at Stanford‚ Princeton
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Introduction This psychological case study is all about client/student having bad conscious mind. The approach to this client’s evaluation is within the domain of counseling. Through the used of effective counseling to the erring client‚ there must be a successful result as much as the client find the best solution to his/her problem. The solution must perceive a positive result. Through the help of guidance counselor‚ positive result must perceive by the client because they are the one who are
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