What is psychological resistance? These are all the forces in the psyche of a person (client) that counteract an unpleasant situation or psychological help, because it is associated with the inevitability of painful sensations (psychological pain). Why do we need psychological protection? We have already mentioned above that protection, including psychological, protects any person from…
Intensive automation of industrial technological processes has contributed over the past decades to rapid changes in the psychosocial environment in the workplace and in the relationships of workers, expressed in the formation of psychosocial stress. Stress can also arise in non-organized areas of a person’s life, including the home environment (marital relationships, financial problems), social…
You will hardly find people who look forward to gray autumn days, dreary winter nights. Most people feel better in the summer when it is sunny and warm. We spend more time outdoors, enjoy sports and eat less. But for some people, the transition from summer to winter is much more than a mild disappointment.…
I. Test “Hand” – was used to diagnose aggressive behavior. This is an adaptation of the projective methodology of E. Wagner, Z. Riotrovsky, B. Bricklin. It allows you to assess the likelihood of aggressive tendencies in behavior, as well as other personality traits. The stimulus material consists of 9 cards depicting a human hand in…
Mental health criteria What does it mean to be a mentally healthy person and what should psychotherapy be focused on? Modern guidelines for psychotherapy are too focused on working with specific symptoms, which leads to a loss of a holistic perception of the mental health of patients. For example, a client who introduces new patterns…
The crisis that arose in psychology at the beginning of the 20th century caused the long-term use of introspection as the main method of scientific research to become obsolete. It turns out that only with the help of internal self-observation it is impossible to explain a number of fundamental problems of psychology itself. A crisis…
Methods for diagnosing early childhood autism M-CHAT Questionnaire for parents Methods for the diagnosis of early childhood autism. The main method for diagnosing early childhood autism is dynamic observation of behavior, which is carried out either directly or indirectly by interviewing loved ones. In addition to the main method, psychological, physical, neurological and other examinations…
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is now more commonly known as seasonal major depressive disorder. This is a type of depression that affects people living in countries farther from the equator. It is most common during the winter months and tends to disappear in the spring. Other names for seasonal major depressive disorder include SAD, winter…
SUMMARY Currently, many researchers and specialists in various fields are focused on the earliest possible diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders. However, the diagnosis of a group of adults with autism remains no less urgent. The “gold standard” for this is the ADOS technique. The article discusses some of the features of Module 4, designed to…
Dr. Dilarom Demiralay, PsyD (Research on behalf of a private company, summary 4 pages, year2018) The problem of the formation of a person’s social identity has been increasingly studied in foreign and domestic psychology in recent years. The interest in this problem is connected with the processes of migration and mobility that are increasing in the…