Question 1

i do psychology and when i tested a number of young people using the moca cognitive assessment they failed? do they have dementia?

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Be very careful: about diagnosing or using labels w/out proper training and experience.  Start w/reading the manual for the MOCA, an instrument I&#x27;m not familiar with.  Then consult w/an expert who uses the test.  Study up on neuroscience.  There are many aspects to cognition, many types of cognitive processes.  Keep growing and you will be very helpful to the needs of our world.  The very best to you.

Question 2

meaning of growth and development in the field of psychology?

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Please clarify: Please clarify what you mean by "meaning, "  "growth, " and "development." are you referring to the growth and development of the field of psychology itself, or growth and development as an aspect of human mental experience?

Question 3

is global developmental delay considered cognitive, if so how is a child's intelligence determined?  what factors besides milestones are considered?

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Definitions: The term "cognitive" confers the idea of the child thinking through an idea like responding to a stranger or formulating speech.The term global implys that both thinking & motor skill sets are involved in a process.Kids can have isolated fine motor, gross motor or thinking delays. Special scales like the bailey or minnesota child development inventory can assess these areas of early child developme.

Question 4

define health psychology?

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See below: Looks at how biological, psychological, cultural, and environmental factors affect health and illness.  http://www.health-psych.org/
official website of the div. 38, health psychology of the american psychological association.

Question 5

define health psychology please?

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See below: Looks at how biological, psychological, cultural, and environmental factors affect health and illness.  http://www.health-psych.org/
official website of the div. 38, health psychology of the american psychological association.

Question 6

how different is psy.d. vs ph.d in clinical psychology?

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Focus: The psy.D. Focuses more on practice based upon psychological knowledge. When they emerge from school, usually they have moderately more field experience than a pH.D. The pH.D. Focuses more on research, but in clinical and counseling psychology must also amass hands-on experiences. Over time, the two tend to even out, with pH.D.'s perhaps doing more academic work on average.

Question 7

is there a psychology term for an adult that has tantrums?

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Depends: This sounds like a problem with emotional regulation and impulse control, but the diagnosis would be determined by the nature of the tantrums and other emotion &amp; behavior factors. For example, if the tantrums are aggressive/violent, there could be an Intermittent Explosive Disorder. If they're emotional outbursts, it could be related to a mood disorder.

Question 8

i have heard communication, psychology, and linguistics are good majors for this field. what else?

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What field?: Communication, psychology and linguistics can be great majors if you are interested in them. What field are talking about? Are you interested in becoming a Dr? Clarify your question and someone will be happy to answer or direct you to resources that can help. Good luck and best wishes!

Question 9

can you believe in biolgical psychology and biological treatments?

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Psychology: Yes.  There is overwhelming evidence that biochemical changes in the brain are related to behavior, moods, and emotions, and medications can, in part along with psychotherapy, affect positive changes in those areas.

Question 10

what is health psychology and how does it help with stress effect on health?

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Health Psychology is: Health psychology is the study of how our mental/emotional states impact our overall health. Through a better understanding of this important relationship we can devise different strategies to promote health and wellbeing. There is already a lot of research and a recognition of the impact stress has on our physiology and health on many levels.

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