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Cognitive Therapy

Clinical psychology – Clinical theories and interventions

Psychotherapy involves a formal relationship between professional and client—usually an individual, couple, family, or small group—that employs a set of procedures intended to form a therapeutic alliance, explore the nature of psychological problems, and encourage new ways of thinking, feeling, or behaving. Clinicians have a wide range of individual interventions to draw from, often guided [...]

Relaxation Techniques

Attachment therapy – History

Matthew Speltz of the University of Washington School of Medicine states that the roots of attachment therapy are traceable to psychologist Robert Zaslow and his “Z-process” in the 1970s. Zaslow attempted to force attachment in those suffering from autism by creating rage while holding them against their will. He believed this would lead to a [...]

Psychological Stress

Amnesia – Introduction

Amnesia (from Greek ‘) is a condition in which memory is disturbed or lost. Memory in this context refers either to stored memories or to the process of committing something to memory. The causes of amnesia have traditionally been divided into the “organic” or the “functional”. Organic causes include damage to the brain, through physical [...]

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