Q: I am in therapy with a psychologist through e-therapy. I recently learned in my second session that he and I were together in the same dating chat room. He disclosed a lot of personal information to me and vice versa. What should I do?
A: I would recommend finding another therapist. You didn’t mention [...]
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Q: I want to know why Psychiatrists interview/analyze sociopaths/antisocial personality disorder. I thought a Forensic Psychologist would also do it. Can you give me any answer? Sorry about my English.
A: There are many areas of psychology and psychiatry practice. Clinical and Counseling Psychologists as well as Psychiatrists are often required to evaluate, interview, and examine [...]
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Q: Hello Dr. Carver! I’m hoping you can help me out. My husband “Joe” and I have been together for several years. We love each other very much. The problem? We never see each other.
Joe just completed his Masters degree in Counseling. In a few years he’s hoping to start on his PhD, with the [...]
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Q: Would it be likely to get an inaccurate assessment on the MMPI-2, MCMI-III, and TSI if the person being administered the inventories was in a third trimester pregnancy and answering questions based on physical and emotional tendencies that are a direct result of the pregnancy and not necessarily occurring when not pregnant? (I.e. food [...]
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Q: I’ve always been curious about the classification of mental “illnesses.” I can understand why a condition would be termed an illness if it makes someone unstable enough to commit murder or cause other types of pain, but what about those situations of “abnormality” where the individual is happy? I was reading about “abnormal” personalities [...]
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