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Janina Scarlet
Janina Scarlet is a Ukrainian-born American author and Clinical psychology, clinical psychologist. She is known for incorporating and utilizing popular culture references in treating patients. Early and personal life Scarlet was born and raised in Ukraine to a Jews, Jewish family. Scarlet and her family endured the Chernobyl disaster. As a child, she was poisoned and had severe migraines and seizures. Anti-Semitism also became prevalent. Her family then decided to secretly move to the US. After a year-long series of examinations, on September 15, 1995, they landed in America. Scarlet struggled with PTSD. She was also bullied for her origins; for instance, she was taunted as radioactive. A few years later, after watching X-men, she resonated to its character Storm (Marvel Comics), Storm. She was inspired by Storm's similar origins that rather strengthened her as an individual, and it prompted her to reframe her story — from a victim to a survivor. She decided to study psychology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clinical Psychology
Clinical psychology is an integration of social science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and personal development. Plante, Thomas. (2005). ''Contemporary Clinical Psychology.'' New York: Wiley. Central to its practice are psychological assessment, clinical formulation, and psychotherapy, although clinical psychologists also engage in research, teaching, consultation, forensic testimony, and program development and administration.Brain, Christine. (2002). ''Advanced psychology: applications, issues and perspectives.'' Cheltenham: Nelson Thornes. In many countries, clinical psychology is a regulated mental health profession. The field is generally considered to have begun in 1896 with the opening of the first psychological clinic at the University of Pennsylvania by Lightner Witmer. In the first half of the 20th century, clinical psych ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
