Psychology Update — How Psychologists Can Help Treat Chronic Pain

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TITLE How Psychologists Can Help Treat Chronic Pain   DESCRIPTION This is an extremely important article regarding chronic pain!  The article points out that pain-killing medications have serious problems and side effects and do not always take care of the problem.  As it turns out, pain treatment programs can offer long term relief working as… Read more »

Psychology Update — MULTIPLE USES OF VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) IN PSYCHOLOGY AND THERAPY

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THIS WEEK’S PSYCHOLOGY UPDATE FOCUSES ON THE USES OF VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) AS A TECHNOLOGY TOOL USED FOR TREATMENT OF VARIOUS TYPES OF CONDITIONS.  BELOW YOU WILL FIND A LISTING OF ARTICLE TITLES, WEBSITES, AND YOUTUBE LINKS FOR VARIOUS USES OF VIRTUAL REALITY IN THERAPY. THE REFERENCES CAN SERVE AS A STARTING POINT FOR STUDENTS… Read more »