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  Psychodynamic Approach to Therapy

  In this article we will be taking a closer look at the psychotherapeutic model known as psychodynamic therapy. While these two are often used interchangeably in
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  Understanding Schizophrenia: Creativity, Divergent Thinking, and the Frontal Lobe

  Schizophrenics exhibit brain abnormalities that go beyond emotional disturbances and delusions, including diminished frontal lobe activity, which results in a range of cognitive deficits. The brain’s
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  Transference in Psychotherapy

  Here is another psychological “inside” term or jargon, transference. This is a very common occurrence among therapists and their clients. Generally speaking, when recognized transference is
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  Understanding Play Therapy: Solving Problems Through Play

  Children are often poor at verbalizing what is bothering them; parents and guardians are left to understand their children by observing them and waiting for issues
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  Psychological Assessments – from Confucius to Modern Times

  If you are one of the many thousands of people who suffer from test anxiety here’s some good news.  Psychological tests are not the kind of
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  Depression – Challenging the Status Quo

  By now, the belief that depression is a biological disease that arises from an imbalance of serotonin and the improper function of neurotransmitters is widespread, with
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  On Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  Let’s begin with a comparison of three mainstream psychological treatments or psychotherapies. They significantly differ from each other, yet each has specific advantages and intended use
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  Psychoanalytic Therapy: Unconscious vs. Subconscious Mind

  Within the world of psychoanalytic theory resides what has become the accepted classical view of the human mind; a three tier system where human experience is