About Specialty
Common Conditions
Investigations
| ABOUT CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
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Clinical Psychology is an integration of science, theory and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing and relieving psychologically based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well being and personal development. Clinical Psychology focuses on the intellectual, emotional, biological, psychological, social and behavioral aspects of human functioning across the life span in varying cultures and at all socioeconomic levels. |
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COMMON CONDITIONS TREATED BY A SPECIALIST IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
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A Clinical Psychologist commonly treats the following conditions: Promote Psychological Health In Individuals, Families, Groups and Organizations; Personal Distress of Personal, Social and Work Dysfunctions; Psychological Factors associated with Physical, Behavioral, Emotional, Nervous and Mental Disorders; Emotional Conflicts; Personality Disturbances; Psychopathology; Post Traumatic Stress (PTS); Sleeping Disorders; Clinical Depression; Anxiety; Phobias; Marital Problems; Cognitive Disabilities and Disorders; Schizophrenia; Adjustment to Physical illness; Neurological Disorders; Addictive Behaviors; Challenging Behaviors; Eating Disorders; Personal and Family Relationship Problems; Learning Disabilities |
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DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
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Intelligence and Achievement Personality Test; Neuropsychological Tests; Clinical Observation; The Wechsler Intelligence Scale For Children (WISC); The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI); Rorschach Inkblot Test (Rorschach Technique or Simply Inkblot Test); Mental State Examination (MSE); Five Factor Model of Personality (FFM); The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) |
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