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Question by al x: Can an introverted person make a good psychologist?
Think it is possible? Ever know any?

Just wondering. Entertaining the idea of going into psychology but I’ll admit I’m pretty introverted but good at talking when face to face with anyone.

Thanks
Thanks Renee that is something to think about.

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Answer by Renee
As long as you’re a good listner (which most introverts are) I don’t see a problem in it. But you would need to work on youre interpersonal communication skills.

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Question by ?: What is the profession of counseling?
in your own words. (no website references please)

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Answer by jamesbergen50
The profession of counseling is the art of going to school so you can learn how to give advice to people on how to run there lives. Who have much more life experience than yourself. So you can give them good advice. With no experience in life to base it on.

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New Xulon Book Presents an Expert's Say on a Poignant Topic

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Joy C. Truax, M.A., is a psychotherapist in private practice with a Masters in counseling psychology from Bethel University in St. Paul, MN. She is a divorcee of twenty-eight years with both personal and professional experience in this area. Joy is the …
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Question by nyc2700: I’m having trouble understanding my ADHD and possibly Asperger’s boyfriend and it’s causing problems?
We are both in college and live at home. I love him more than anything in the world, I really do. We’re so close and we have been together for a little over a year. He is the first person I’ve ever felt comfortable with, the first person I’ve ever been able to trust. He’s really honestly the bright spot in my life. But there are some issues, because of course no relationship is perfect, and I’m okay with the issues and I accept them because I do love him. But they are starting to make me feel helpless and I don’t know what to do anymore. I have always known that he has really severe ADHD. He told me that from the beginning. His parents have always been extremely neglectful, however, for his entire life and further tests were never done, no matter how strange and out of the ordinary his behavior was. At first I thought he might be Autistic, and I did extensive research on that. But the more research I’ve done, I’ve found that it really doesn’t fully match him and his personality. It didn’t seem to fit. I began researching Asperger’s because I found that the two are somewhat closely related when it comes to social disorders. His name should be in the Dictionary as the definition for Asperger’s. Like…it couldn’t be a more perfect description of him. I’ve talked to a Psychologist and looked at some mental health evaluations, and I’m still continuing my research on it. But I really very strongly believe that he has Asperger’s and it was never diagnosed because his parents didn’t care enough to take him to a professional. They medicated him for ADHD and left it alone. But now it’s causing problems later in his life, in our relationship, because his behavior makes me feel like he doesn’t care about me sometimes or that he just flat out isn’t paying attention to me. He just lacks empathy. For example, today I stopped by his house unexpectedly just to say hello and stay for a little while and give him a kiss, and everything was going fine. He was affectionate, like he always is, kissing me, hugging me, laughing with me and making me laugh and being happy. And then I said I needed to get gas on my way home, and he was on go. He jumped up and was like, “I want to go with you.” And the affection was over. He got his shoes and was ready to go. He also found a lighter that he wouldn’t stop playing with. He would NOT put it down, and when I asked him to please put it down he got upset at me and just threw it down. When he finally came back and sat down with me I lifted his shirt up and started kissing his back, and he saw a brightly colored book on the table and picked it up and started looking at it. That really pissed me off and I was like okay I’m sorry that I’m boring you to that degree. And I got my keys and was going to leave. He truly did not understand why I was upset. This has happened before. He really didn’t get it. He didn’t understand. This kind of stuff only happens after he’s had a lot of sugar. Like he drank a soda before I got there, probably multiple ones. It happens after he drinks coffee, tea, etc. So…does this sound like what I think it is? His behavior I mean?

Question by zing m: What does psychotherapy entail?
I just got a new Psychologist and she said we were going to do psycho therapy.

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Answer by gilmeraaron
Most forms of psychotherapy use only spoken conversation, though some also use various other forms of communication such as the written word, artwork, drama, narrative story, or therapeutic touch. Psychotherapy occurs within a structured encounter between a trained therapist and client(s). Purposeful, theoretically based psychotherapy began in the 19th century with psychoanalysis; since then, scores of other approaches have been developed and continue to be created.

Therapy is generally used to respond to a variety of specific or non-specific manifestations of clinically diagnosable crises. Treatment of everyday problems is more often referred to as counseling (a distinction originally adopted by Carl Rogers) but the term is sometimes used interchangeably with “psychotherapy”.

 

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Spotlight On Business: Carolina Beach Counseling provides individual, couples …

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Treatment specialization includes, depression and anxiety, panic attacks and phobia, sexual and relationship problems, parenting and family issues, AD/HD assessment and treatment for adults and children, substance abuse assessment and treatment, DWI …
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AIDS Alabama hopes hairstylists can help women address health is – WSFA.com …

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"It's more of a friendship and a counselor, you have to be everything being a hairstylist," explained Birmingham stylist Will Mack. "When we were doing research we had a lot of stylists say a lot of their clients come in every two weeks, but she hasn't …
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CareOne CEO Daniel E. Straus Announces 2014 Fundraising Campaign for the …

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Families turn to The Valerie Fund because of the unique combination of medical care, counseling, and other services it provides. The Valerie Fund Children's Centers comprise the largest network of healthcare … With services that include post-hospital …
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Compensation of Rs 2 lakh under Manodhairya Yojana allocated for four-year …

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The District Criminal Injuries and Rehabilitation Board, which is responsible for the implementation of Manodhairya Yojana for victims of crimes such as rape, child sex abuse and acid attacks, has allocated a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for a minor rape …
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