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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> == * '''Clinical Psychology''' β The branch of psychology that focuses on diagnosing and treating mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. * '''Psychotherapy''' β The use of psychological methods, particularly when based on regular personal interaction, to help a person change behavior and overcome problems. * '''DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)''' β The standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals. * '''CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)''' β A popular form of therapy that focuses on changing negative thought patterns and behaviors. * '''Diagnosis''' β The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms. * '''Comorbidity''' β The simultaneous presence of two or more diseases or medical conditions in a patient. * '''Phobia''' β An extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something. * '''Psychosis''' β A severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality. * '''Evidence-Based Practice''' β Integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research. * '''Transference''' β The redirection to a substitute, usually a therapist, of feelings that were originally directed toward a different person. * '''Empathy''' β The ability to understand and share the feelings of another; a core skill for any clinician. * '''Resilience''' β The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; "toughness." * '''Stigma''' β A mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person (especially mental health). * '''Placebo Effect''' β A beneficial effect produced by a "fake" drug or treatment, which cannot be attributed to the properties of the treatment itself. </div> <div style="background-color: #006400; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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