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.

Sexual Abuse - What You Need to Know

Clinical PsychologySexual Abuse - What You Need to Know

Sexual abuse is unwanted sexual activity, with perpetrators using force. For example, making threats or taking advantage of victims not…

Social Intervention in the Stages of Grief

Clinical PsychologySocial Intervention in the Stages of Grief

There's a harsh reality that's important to keep in mind at all times: that no one's exempt from losing someone…

The Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders

Clinical PsychologyThe Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders

At this moment, transdiagnostic protocols are gaining a lot of importance in the treatment of different emotional disorders. They're based…

Vermiphobia, the Fear of Worms

Clinical PsychologyVermiphobia, the Fear of Worms

Vermiphobia, also known as scoleciphobia and helminthophobia, is the intense or irrational hatred or fear of worms. It's a phobic…

Pareidolia Is a Form of Incorrect Perception

Clinical PsychologyPareidolia Is a Form of Incorrect Perception

Pareidolia happens when you see a face in a lock or a horse in a cloud, which is a normal…

Things to Know Before Consulting a Psychologist

Clinical PsychologyThings to Know Before Consulting a Psychologist

You must keep a few things in mind before consulting a psychologist. Are you in a particularly stressful situation and…

Pain and Hopelessness in Depression

Clinical PsychologyPain and Hopelessness in Depression

Hopelessness in depression is a rather debilitating reality. It's a feeling of utter emptiness and a belief that nothing you…

Reasons Why Avoidance Behavior Increases Anxiety

Clinical PsychologyReasons Why Avoidance Behavior Increases Anxiety

Avoidance behavior leads to anxiety. This is like a snowball that gets bigger and bigger and you don't notice it…

Chronic Stress and Depression: What's the Link?

Clinical PsychologyChronic Stress and Depression: What's the Link?

Chronic stress and depression are related. A hormone links the two. It's a small peptide that causes a whole series…

Alcohol-Induced Blackouts: Causes and Consequences

Clinical PsychologyAlcohol-Induced Blackouts: Causes and Consequences

Alcohol-induced blackouts are caused by acute intoxication resulting from alcohol consumption. It's a kind of amnesia that affects the memory of events…

The Realm of Hungry Ghosts

Clinical PsychologyThe Realm of Hungry Ghosts

Dr. Gabor Maté is one of the most prestigious scholars in the field of addiction. He's also the author of the book In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts. He's a…

Somatization Disorder - How the Body Talks

Clinical PsychologySomatization Disorder - How the Body Talks

People with somatization disorder often have multiple somatic (bodily) symptoms that cause discomfort and other significant problems in daily life.…

Depersonalization Disorder - Who Are You Really?

Clinical PsychologyDepersonalization Disorder - Who Are You Really?

Depersonalization disorder leads to the following thoughts: "I don't seem like me." "Who am I?" "I don't recognize myself in…

Workplace Depression: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

Clinical PsychologyWorkplace Depression: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

When you hear "workplace depression", does it ring a bell? When you hear it, you'd probably think of having to…

Stress, the Emotional Tension that Alters Mind and Body

Clinical PsychologyStress, the Emotional Tension that Alters Mind and Body

The symptoms of stress and emotional tension are often as unsuspected as they're dangerous. Inflammations, breathing problems, headaches, memory lapses...…

Oppositional Defiant Disorder: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

Clinical PsychologyOppositional Defiant Disorder: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is characterized by a recurrent pattern of uncooperative, defiant, negative, irritable, and hostile behavior toward parents,…

Description of the Stroop Color and Word Test

Clinical PsychologyDescription of the Stroop Color and Word Test

The Stroop Color and Word Test has been used since 1935. It measures people's attentional control using an interference system.…

Schizotypal Personality Disorder: What Is It?

Clinical PsychologySchizotypal Personality Disorder: What Is It?

Schizotypal personality disorder (SPD) is quite uncommon. It's considered a type of personality disorder, but can also be considered part…

Selective Mutism: Symptoms and Treatment

Clinical PsychologySelective Mutism: Symptoms and Treatment

Today, we're going to talk about selective mutism, a rather complex childhood disorder characterized by a child's inability to communicate…

What's Sleep Drunkenness?

Clinical PsychologyWhat's Sleep Drunkenness?

Some people wake up completely energetic, lucid, and ready to face the day as soon as their alarm goes off. On the other hand, others have a really hard time…

The Various Stages of Alzheimer's Disease

Clinical PsychologyThe Various Stages of Alzheimer's Disease

Current medical literature indicates the causes of the onset and stages of Alzheimer's disease are multiple and complex. Of these,…