How to Become a Clinical Psychologist

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How to Become a Clinical Psychologist

 


If you want to further research the role of a clinical psychologist then it is highly recommended that you read What is Clinical Psychology? By John Hall and Susan Llewelyn.

If you are considering clinical psychology as a career. Make sure you are aware that it is one of the most competitive areas in psychology and although this guide aims to give you an idea and a set of steps to land a job as a clinical psychologist it will do be as straightforward in real life. Also bare in mind that you do not have to complete all these steps in order. Continue reading How to Become a Clinical Psychologist →

Depression

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Depression



Depression is a persisting state of sadness with pessimistic thoughts and a loss of interest or enjoyment.

If you want to further your knowledge of depression, it is highly recommended that you read: Introduction to Coping with Depression (Overcoming: Booklet series) and Depression: The Evolution of Powerlessness.

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Öst and Westling (1995) – Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

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Öst, Lars-Göran, and Bengt E. Westling. “Applied relaxation vs cognitive behavior therapy in the treatment of panic disorder.” Behaviour Research and Therapy 33.2 (1995): 145-158.

 

Background

This is the third study we will be looking at from the ‘Treatments of Dysfunctional Behaviour’ section of ‘Dysfunctional Behaviour’, as part of your OCR A2 Health and Clinical Psychology course. It is further categorised into ‘Cognitive Treatment.‘

 

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McGrath et al (1990) – Behavioural

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McGrath, T. et al. (1990) ‘Successful treatment of a noise phobia in a nine-year-old girl with systematic desensitisation in vivo’, Journal of Educational Psychology 10 (1), 79–83);

 

Background

This is the second study we will be looking at from the ‘Treatments of Dysfunctional Behaviour’ section of ‘Dysfunctional Behaviour’, as part of your OCR A2 Health and Clinical Psychology course. It is further categorised into ‘Behavioural.‘

As the perspective of this study is behaviourist, it is high recommended that you read: About Behaviorism by B.F. Skinner.

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Karp and Frank (1995) – Biological

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Karp, J. and Frank, E. (1995) ‘Combination therapy and the depressed woman’, Depression 3, 91–8)

 

Background

This is the first study we will be looking at from the ‘Treatments of Dysfunctional Behaviour’ section of ‘Dysfunctional Behaviour’, as part of your OCR A2 Health and Clinical Psychology course. It is further categorised into ‘Biological.‘

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