The following questions are related to ‘Psychology Profession’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
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Q: I am a medical student, and I have a concern about seeking some counseling therapy. My school offers counselors for us, so my concern is the confidentiality of the sessions. In other words, if someone goes in and talks about their depression or talks about their personality traits, etc. and then the therpaist decides [...]
Q: Can you help me please? I am looking for a diagnostic tool for measuring family history of alcoholism. It is know as the ‘Family History-Research Diagnostic Criteria’. Do you know where I could get a copy? Thank you, I am a graduate student at a Connecticut university and I am doing research on the [...]
Q: For the past few months, I’ve become unusually lethargic and I find it hard to do anything productive. I haven’t related my feelings with literally anyone at all and, if I did, everyone would simply make the arbitrary assumption that I’m lazy. The reason for my sedentariness is most likely depression, and I can’t [...]
Q: I have recently had suicidal ideations this college semester, possibly a consequence of using Adderall in conjunction with alcohol. I was prescribed Adderall a year ago by my family physician not because of an ADHD diagnosis but rather my complaint of difficulty with anxiety and stress management. His rationale was that by using Adderall [...]
Q: I am a third year college Mass Communication student in the Phillippines and am doing an Investigative research on exorcism. Part of this is to deeply explore “possession” as its main root. For my questions, is possession merely a case of psychological illness? Is it all about a person’s mental state and there is [...]
Q: Ironically I’m feeling depressed because my counselling is ending. I received some free therapy because my husband was attending a course relating to domestic abuse. I have had over 35 sessions for which I have been really grateful, and I appreciate it couldn’t have gone on forever, and I know I have had more [...]
Q: I have a really important question. Before I ask, I must explain that I have been wishing to seek counseling, because I am going through a lot of things and sometimes I feel like I can’t take it anymore, living like this forever with depression, etc. It’s not just a phase, I have realized [...]
