DClinPsy – the dreaded application process
In December 2011 i applied for a place on a Clinical Psychology course and like many others i did not get on – in fact i did not get an interview. I was not too upset by this for a number of reasons: I did not expect to get on this year – at the … Continue reading
Continuing professional developement?
I have not posted on this blog for many months – maybe that is a sign of how busy i have been at work and how you become so immersed in a psychology job role. I wanted to give an update to my previous post. I have been at The Priory for 12 months now … Continue reading
A Qualitative Analysis Study – Views Surrounding NIPD
This report will be using Q methodology, originally developed by William Stephenson in the 1930’s, to explore the subjective opinions of a purpose sampled group of participants’ on the issue of non-invasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD). Modern advances in medicine have changed the way in which parents can screen their baby for genetic conditions; these emerging … Continue reading
Can a Good Mood Help You Learn? Investigating the Effect of Mood Induced Through Music on Visual Memory
Theories of mood and its effect on cognitive processing and memory have suggested numerous viewpoints. Contrary evidence suggests positive mood can increase one’s ability to process and encode information whereas others suggest a heightened negative mood or increased anxiety can actually be beneficial to learning and memory. Most of these experiments have relied upon the … Continue reading
The philosophical, methodological and sociological influences that led to the fall of Behaviourism and the rise of Cognitivism.
In order to discuss the fall of behaviourism and the rise of cognitivism as the dominant school of thinking within psychology one must understand what preceded behaviourism and what it was rooted in. For I believe there is a certain cumulative effect in scientific thinking and it is comforting to consider we are not in … Continue reading
A break through…
After some intensive searching of the NHS Jobs site as well as psychapp amongst other sources i have managed to land myself a job. The mire of psychology jobs is daunting for any candidate trying to land themselves a role or even an interview. After applying to numerous Assistant Psychology posts without any success on … Continue reading
How Might Researchers Investigate Psychotherapeutic Process?
Psychotherapy comes in many different forms and is adaptive to the clients’ needs and history (Parloff, 1976, 1984). However despite the divergence in techniques there is a worrying proposition that troubles therapists, psychotherapy researchers and public policy makers alike. The consensus is that outcomes of these diverse therapies are generally similar. Looking at public policy … Continue reading
Dr William Sargant – A Battle for the Mind? A One-Sided Battle Certainly
The latest issue of ‘The Psychologist’ contains an article on the 150 year anniversary of Experimental Psychology that was celebrated last December. It alludes to a BBC4 documentary that was aired in January 2011 entitled The Brain: A Secret History. This documentary focussed on the how Psychologists and Scientists have taken interest in observing and, more … Continue reading
Pilot study for Visual Recognition
For a group project at UCL i am undertaking a study to see the effects of mood on memory and more specifically the effects of mood induced by music on memory. We have a set of visual stimuli for this project that we want to pilot to assess their difficulty and suitability. If you … Continue reading
Use of Support Forums
I am in the typical quandary about my Major Project. All on my course have been asked by UCL to go out and find our project supervisor. This is no easy task for a few reasons: Everyone is the department is very very busy Everyone is the department is very very busy supervising Doctorates and DClinPsy work. UCL gave … Continue reading
Robin Ward 