‘Psychology Profession’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 3

Q: I want to understand memory tests. I want to learn the scoring method of the Wechsler Memory Scales-Third Edition (WMS-III) and how it is used to assess memory. Can you please suggest any manual for this purpose?

A: All of the generally accepted instruments used to assess memory and other brain functions have manuals that [...]

Q: I saw a psychiatrist for the first time ever a few days ago and have become increasingly uncomfortable with what happened during the visit. It began in a manner I presumed to be normal. He asked various questions and I answered. Initially, the questions were about my medications, relationships, past abuse, etc. Then he [...]

Q: I cannot get over some of the things I saw during my stay in hospital two years ago. Some of the patients were treated by the staff in such a way that I was relieved to get out of the hospital and grateful that I was not treated in the way I saw other [...]

Q: I’m wondering if the right kind of counseling even exists for my son. His story is roughly similar to: “I’m a 28-year-old guy who still lives at home…“. I believe my son and I are both undiagnosed Aspies, so I think he needs something a bit different from traditional counseling. I see a [...]

We’re still working through a backlog of questions submitted during the last few weeks, but I’m glad to say we’re now able to start accepting new questions again.