Search results
Results from the Tech24 Deals Content Network
Pediatric psychologyis a multidisciplinary field of both scientificresearch and clinical practice which attempts to address the psychologicalaspects of illness, injury, and the promotion of health behaviors in children, adolescents, and families in a pediatrichealth setting. Psychological issues are addressed in a developmental framework and ...
Psychology. Cognitive flexibility [note 1] is an intrinsic property of a cognitive system often associated with the mental ability to adjust its activity and content, switch between different task rules and corresponding behavioral responses, maintain multiple concepts simultaneously and shift internal attention between them. [1] The term ...
Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. [1] [2] Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both conscious and unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feelings, and motives. Psychology is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between the natural and social ...
A child life specialist in North America is a professional traditionally employed in the hospital setting. They focus on the psychosocial development of children, and encourages effective coping strategies for children and their families under stress. [2] Child life specialists recognize individuality in patients, and use a range of ...
Psychology. Medical psychology or medico-psychology is the application of psychological principles to the practice of medicine, sometimes using drugs for both physical and mental disorders. A medical psychologist must obtain specific qualification in psychopharmacology to prescribe psychiatric medications and other pharmaceutical drugs. [1]
History. The society first appeared in the American Psychological Association as a section under the division of clinical psychology (Division 12) in 1962. As research in child development and behavior analysis progressed, the need for specialized training for clinical psychology students became more urgent.
Clinical psychology is an integration of human science, behavioral science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically-based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and personal development. [ 1][ 2] Central to its practice are psychological assessment ...
Health psychology is the study of psychological and behavioral processes in health, illness, and healthcare. [1] The discipline is concerned with understanding how psychological, behavioral, and cultural factors contribute to physical health and illness. Psychological factors can affect health directly.