Posts by Shawna Freshwater, PhD
The Normal Personality Organization
The Normal Personality Organization The Term and Concept of Personality Organization Before we cover the Normal Personality Organization, first, let’s dive into the construct of personality Akhtar, 2000; Kernberg et al, 2016; Masterson, 2015 ) .  The term and concept of personality refers to the dynamic personality organization of enduring patterns, behaviors, cognitions, emotions, motivations,…
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Neuropsychology Testing : A guide for patients
Neuropsychology Testing: A Guide for Patients & Their Family What Is Clinical Neuropsychology? Clinical neuropsychology is a specialty doctor that focuses on brain systems, brain functioning, brain-behavior relationships, and how various diseases and injuries of the brain influences emotions, perceptions, behaviors. A PhD Neuropsychologist is speciality doctor and scientist who conducts neuropsychological testing, scoring the…
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Psychotherapy or Advice
What are the Very Basic Goals of Psychotherapy ? Help the person acknowledge and face emotional wounds instead of hiding or avoiding them; find adaptive ways of processing their emotional pain; introspection, reflection, and self-propelled emotional growth; understand and change self-destructive patterns of behaviors and self-destructive cognitions, promote healthy patterns, gain new insights and self-awareness,…
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Emotional Intelligence Emotional IQ
Emotional Intelligence Construct Emotional intelligence is defined as the ability to perceive accurately emotion, appraise emotion, and express emotion; the ability to generate and access feelings when they facilitate thought; the ability to understand emotion and emotional knowledge; and the ability to regulate emotions to promote emotional growth and intellectual growth. People who are aware…
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Clinical Psychology Solves Complex Human Problems
Clinical Psychology There is nothing more unique and complex than a human being. Clinical psychology is a science of understanding the uniqueness and complexity of a human being.  Clinical Psychologists help people live healthier lives.  Clinical Psychologists apply clinical research and science of Brain – Mind- Emotion- Personality- Behavior to understand and help the problems…
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