Clinical Psychology

Clinical Psychology provides us with the tools to research, understand, and treat mental conditions and other conditions. It can also help us to improve our potential and development as human beings.

Discover the Factors Behind Procrastination
Clinical PsychologyDiscover the Factors Behind Procrastination

You have to hand in that pending project tomorrow, and yet you don't have the mood or energy to turn…

Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Under the Expert Eye
Clinical PsychologyAnxiety in Children and Adolescents: Under the Expert Eye

Anxiety is a natural response of the body. Over thousands of years, it has allowed humans to survive. And although…

What is Somatic or Sensorimotor OCD?
Clinical PsychologyWhat is Somatic or Sensorimotor OCD?

Somatic or sensorimotor OCD makes a person pay more attention to bodily sensations and tune their ear to everything that…

What to Do if You Feel Like You Hate Your Body
Clinical PsychologyWhat to Do if You Feel Like You Hate Your Body

At some point in your life, you've probably told yourself that you hate your body It's not easy to love…

Trauma Related Dissociation and Its Treatment
Clinical PsychologyTrauma Related Dissociation and Its Treatment

Trauma-related dissociation is a concept that raises many questions and some misconceptions. Firstly, we must understand that it doesn't imply&hell...

How to Deal With Feeling Like You Don't Want to Do Anything
Clinical PsychologyHow to Deal With Feeling Like You Don't Want to Do Anything

When your spirits are low and your body and mind aren't in harmony, you might not feel like doing anything.…

Differences Between Situational Depression and Clinical Depression
Clinical PsychologyDifferences Between Situational Depression and Clinical Depression

Situational depression and clinical depression look alike, but they're not the same. While both exhibit high emotional suffering, feelings of&helli...

The Link Between Fantasy Proneness and Dissociation
Clinical PsychologyThe Link Between Fantasy Proneness and Dissociation

Dissociation is intimately linked to trauma. To explain it, we can use a metaphor. Imagine that you're in a room…

11 Characteristics of Unresolved Trauma
Clinical Psychology11 Characteristics of Unresolved Trauma

We're all exposed, at some time in our lives, to potentially traumatic events. For example, the loss of loved ones.…

Suffering Verbal Abuse When You're Sick
Clinical PsychologySuffering Verbal Abuse When You're Sick

Nobody ever wants to be sick, but when ill health appears and weakens you, you need support from your environment.…

Seven of the Differences Between Compulsions and Obsessions
Clinical PsychologySeven of the Differences Between Compulsions and Obsessions

The differences between compulsions and obsessions outline the clinical profile of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This disorder ranks fourth ...

Proactive Emotional Regulation in ASD
Clinical PsychologyProactive Emotional Regulation in ASD

Do you tend to react or anticipate? Proactive emotion regulation involves the prevention of challenging behaviors. The proactive approach consists&...

Functional Cognitive Disorder: An Underdiagnosed Condition
Clinical PsychologyFunctional Cognitive Disorder: An Underdiagnosed Condition

Going blank in the middle of a conversation. Not remembering a PIN code. Having to read a page of a…

Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (ATQ-R)
Clinical PsychologyAutomatic Thoughts Questionnaire (ATQ-R)

Do you often have negative thoughts? The kinds that demolish your hopes and dampen your spirits. Everyone has them. They…

False Memory OCD
Clinical PsychologyFalse Memory OCD

People with false memory OCD or those who are focused on false memories experience great discomfort as they don't know if the disturbing images in ...

Interpretive Biases and Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Clinical PsychologyInterpretive Biases and Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Body dysmorphic disorder characterizes those who are deeply concerned about real or imagined defects in their physique. The defect may…

Seven Signs of Stress Addiction
Clinical PsychologySeven Signs of Stress Addiction

When talking about addictions, we tend to immediately visualize dependence on certain substances or compulsive behaviors that involve shopping, sex...

The Impact of OCD on Interpersonal Relationships
Clinical PsychologyThe Impact of OCD on Interpersonal Relationships

It's not always talked about, but the impact of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) on families, partners, and even friendships can be…

Five Reasons for Panic Attacks
Clinical PsychologyFive Reasons for Panic Attacks

Unexpected, overwhelming, and even terrifying. You may have found yourself wondering why you have panic attacks. The sudden feeling that…

How To Practice Gratitude When You're Depressed
Clinical PsychologyHow To Practice Gratitude When You're Depressed

Despondency, hopelessness, apathy, demotivation, and feelings of emptiness and existential meaning are some of the consequences of depression. Howe...

Milestone Anxiety: Feeling Like You're Not Where You Should Be
Clinical PsychologyMilestone Anxiety: Feeling Like You're Not Where You Should Be

"I'm just not where I want to be in my life." Do you often find yourself thinking this way? Do…