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Are you angry at God? How spirituality and spiritual struggle affect us, with Julie Exline, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

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The Importance of Good Assessment Skills

How would a psychologist or mental health provider be able to tell that someone has gone beyond just that need for comfort? Like I saw a cardinal and that was my mother speaking to me as opposed to somebody who has really had a break psychologically. This is where good assessment skills come in, just general clinical assessment skills. You have to look at how this belief seems to be fitting in with the person's other thoughts. And then you can follow up if needed with with more detail to try to find out.

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