Academic Papers & Articles
Exploring the depths of psychological science.
Clinical Psychological Assessment: From Diagnostic Interviews to Suicide Risk Evaluation
Clinical assessment is a structured, systematic process for gathering information about a client's psychological, emotional, behavioral, and social functioning. It serves as the foundation for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment planning.
Discusses Structured, Semi-structured, and Unstructured interviews, the Mental Status Examination (MSE), and suicide risk screening (Rudd & Bryan, 2022).
Dopaminergic Mechanisms in Video Gaming Addiction
Emerging neuroscientific evidence suggests that video gaming may influence the brain in ways similar to traditional substances of abuse. Research indicates a dissociation between 'wanting' and 'liking' in Internet Gaming Disorder.
Analyzes findings from Ma et al. (2024) regarding NM-MRI signals in the substantia nigra and incentive-sensitization theory.
How the Brain Learns to Recognize Faces: The Neuroscience of Autism
Evidence regarding the critical role of the fusiform face area (FFA) in face recognition and processing. Studies of children with ASD demonstrate decreased FFA activation in response to facial stimuli.
Highlights the experience-dependent nature of FFA development and potential for neural plasticity through training.
