clinical psychology

collocation in English

meaningsofclinicalandpsychology

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clinical
adjective
uk
/ˈklɪn.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈklɪn.ɪ.kəl/
used to refer to medical work or teaching that relates to the examination and treatment of ...
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psychology
noun[U]
uk
/saɪˈkɒl.ə.dʒi/us
/saɪˈkɑː.lə.dʒi/
the scientific study of the way the human mind works and how it influences behaviour, or the influence of a particular person's character on their ...
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(Definition ofclinicalandpsychologyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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To investigate the under-recruitment to older people's psychology services, a survey was undertaken of the views and aspirations ofclinicalpsychologytrainees.
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Specifically, motor deficit has been the primary concern of neurology, whereas abnormalities in socioemotional behavior have been the main focus of psychiatry andclinicalpsychology.
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Interviews were conducted by clinical psychologists, experienced in diagnostic assessment, and advancedclinicalpsychologygraduate students, trained in administering the interview.
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Given the rigour of the selection process and the overall difficulty of accessingclinicalpsychologytraining, this seems relatively unlikely.
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This argument appears to reach far beyond studies of decision-making, as general remarks about "soft psychology,"clinicalpsychology, and highly general figures in the history of psychology are cited.
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Twenty participants with hypochondriasis and five patients with social phobia had been referred for treatment to departments ofclinicalpsychologyor psychiatry.
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These staff worked mainly in deliberate selfharm or liaison services where these existed, or in localclinicalpsychologydepartments and community mental health teams.
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Experts in neuropsychology andclinicalpsychologyshould play a leading role in developing the next generation of illness-specific and neural pathway-targeted psychotherapeutic techniques.
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The narrative interview was conducted by clinical psychologists and advanced graduateclinicalpsychology students who were blind to the hypotheses of the study.
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The cognitive behavioral approach that resulted remains the dominant paradigm inclinicalpsychologytoday.
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Within the fields of psychiatry andclinicalpsychology, patients are often treated differently than persons seeking other types of medical intervention.
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For those training in applyingclinicalpsychologytreatments with older adults, this section provides an excellent review of the main issues.
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The interviews were administered by doctoral students inclinicalpsychologywho were experienced in research interviewing.
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This focus entails 167 works, with the vast majority of publications not included covering psychology,clinicalpsychology, international relations, strategic studies, and war history.
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The book serves ideally as a background text for post graduate courses inclinicalpsychologyand is an outstanding resource in this respect.
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The results suggest that many trainees believe thatclinicalpsychology, despite many recent advances, has less to offer older people than other age groups.
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It is particularly important that negative stereotypes are addressed inclinicalpsychologytraining.
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Theory and concepts of prevention science as applied toclinicalpsychology.
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Clinicalpsychologytells us traumatic experiences can block the memory, and that repression of memory decisively inhibits the imagination, and this in turn sti-es creativity.
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An investigation into the factors determining the choice of specialism inclinicalpsychology.
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