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Have you ever wondered what your IQ score is? It's a lot more complex than the typical free, 20 questions type tests you can find on the Internet. They might help your ego, but they won't give you the real picture. For that, you need a properly administered psychological test, and Psychology Melbourne provides that service. One of our expert...
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Resilience – the capacity to overcome challenges and recover from difficulties and setbacks – is a great asset for children, and parents and carers can play an important role in helping children to develop it. It’s important to recognise that resilience is not a single trait or attribute. It’s made up of a combination of skills and “habits of the...
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Learning to be mindful can be a difficult thing to master, but it's much easier when you have an easy-to-use app to guide you through the process. What is mindfulness, and how can it help you? Put simply, mindfulness is about paying specific attention to the present and being able to observe your thoughts and feelings in a non-judgmental way....
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With something like one million Australian adults suffering from depression in any one year, there is a growing role for personal technology to provide support for and even in some cases alternatives to traditional approaches like talk therapy, peer support and medication. At Psychology Melbourne, we've helped a lot of people manage their depression and we've found that smartphone apps...
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One of the things that sets Psychology Melbourne apart from the average counselling practice is our commitment to helping our psychologists achieve the highest levels of practice skills. We know that the most capable therapists can achieve better results in about half the time taken by average therapists. We also know that psychologists rarely emerge from university with the knowledge,...
Children with autism often have difficult recognising the perspective of other people and how the people they are in contact with are feeling. What is perspective-taking and why is it important? For successful social interactions and developing reciprocal relationships the ability to recognise that others have their own unique perspective, and to imagine what that perspective might be, is crucial....
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Did you know that anxiety disorders affect 1 in 7 people in Australia each year? At Psychology Melbourne, we've been able to help a lot of people escape from anxiety, and the prison that it can so often represent. Some of the signs of anxiety include constant worrying, being unable to relax and having difficulties sleeping and concentrating. Our practice...
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Nearly a million prescriptions for Ritalin and related drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were dispensed last year – more than double the number of a decade ago. The figures have prompted a damning indictment of the system from experts who claim that the running down of mental health services has led to children being misdiagnosed and inappropriately prescribed...
Early diagnosis of children with Autism is crucial. Unfortunately, most children are not diagnosed until two or three years after the first signs of the disorder are identifiable. Why an early assessment and diagnosis is important Early interventions allow for better outcomes for children, especially in areas such as learning and cognitive ability, language development and adaptive functioning. Children can...
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One of the fascinating things about being a grandparent is the opportunity it gives you to watch young people develop skills and interests and indeed entire personalities. So often they amaze me with their intelligence. They are so much smarter than I remember being as a child. And just as often I tell myself that they will have to be...