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What Is and Is Not a Psychological Treatment?

Society of Clinical Psychology

The Society of Clinical Psychology maintains a list of empirically supported treatments (ESTs), using a set of requirements colloquially referred to as the “Tolin criteria” (Tolin et al., Psychiatric medications, for example, might address psychological problems but are obviously not psychological treatments. in press).

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Observing therapist-patient interactions to predict dropout from psychotherapy

Society of Clinical Psychology

Over about the last 50 years, clinical research has proven without a doubt that psychotherapy significantly alleviates the symptoms of a wide range of mental illnesses, for example, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, and addictions (Lutz et al., in an early session of psychotherapy.

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Emotion Regulation Strategies and Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents: Insights from a Meta-Analysis

Society of Clinical Psychology

Emotion regulation seems to lie at the heart of mental health and psych opathology – e.g., maladaptive emotion regulation strategies like rumination, avoidance, and suppression appear to be commonly used by patients across several mental disorders. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. Target Article Kraft, L.,

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Fundamentals of Emotional Freedom Technique

University of Connecticut

Emotional Freedom Technique is a form of Energy Psychology, combining psychotherapy and energy healing techniques. EFT has application across a broad range of issues, including stress and anxiety related disorders, PTSD, physical pain, self-sabotage, cravings and addictions and performance.

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Fundamentals of Emotional Freedom Technique

University of Connecticut

Emotional Freedom Technique is a form of Energy Psychology, combining psychotherapy and energy healing techniques. EFT has application across a broad range of issues, including stress and anxiety related disorders, PTSD, physical pain, self-sabotage, cravings and addictions and performance. 50 – All Others.

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Knowledge about adult development and aging for psychologists

Society of Clinical Psychology

Some of the specific competencies that psychologists may need to develop when working with racial and ethnic minority older adults include understanding how acculturation impacts well-being, how to discuss experiences of discrimination with older adults, and how to incorporate traditional healing practices into psychotherapy. Woodhead, E.

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Depression & Perfectionism

Gateway Foundation

Perfectionism personality traits aren’t considered a disorder but rather a vulnerability factor that increases a person’s chance of developing depression and other psychological problems like obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), eating disorders, and even addiction.