The following questions are related to ‘Psychology Profession’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
Q: My former psychologist is now again taking on other members of my family as patients. This doctor first saw me years ago. I moved to another part of the country and concluded our sessions. My father then saw him shortly thereafter without my knowledge. I was extremely upset, feeling betrayed, because I never told […]
Q: What is a consultant therapist and how does it work? Is it worth trying? I’ve been in therapy for some time — over two years with the current therapist. I have tried many different approaches he suggested over this time, from mindifulness and meditation to medication. Problem is my life has gone from a […]
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 […]
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