CAMH – Centre for Addiction and Mental Health conducted a national survey in Canada to understand how COVID-19 has had an impact on the mental health and substance use in Canadians. Their most recent survey data was published on January 7, 2022, which included over a 1000 Canadians over the age of 18 years. Similar…
Read moreSocial Isolation- Where is Loneliness Taking us?
The American Psychological Association has an entire article dedicated on their website to discuss the implications of social isolation. There are physical, cognitive and emotional implications of having limited or no social interactions. On the current times when quarantining has become a necessity, the implications prove to be even more prevalent. Nearly half of the…
Read moreDo you Expect the Expected or Do you Expect the Unexpected?
The vigour with which we begin our internships can be put out if we fail to find our niche within the profession. For you to successfully attain the desired outcomes from the internship, it is integral that you chart out the experience and outcomes you wish to gain from the internship. This involves knowing what…
Read moreInternship: An Incredible Opportunity for Early Trainees
I was pumped to start interning at a clinic, and get to know how clinical practice in psychology takes place. Little did I know how I would react to seeing clients at the clinic. Starting off, I had a lot of enthusiasm and was driven to make change with therapy, and see patients get better,…
Read moreMelanie Klein- the first psychologist to include children into psychoanalysis
Melanie Klein did not plan to make her career in psychology, but was instead studying to become a doctor. Her initiation into psychology happened when she started therapy for the issues in her personal life with Sandor Ferenzi in Budapest. By the age of 38, she was already a member of the nascent Berlin Psychoanalytical Society. In her…
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