After Reading About the History of How Mental Illness Has

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Essay

After reading about the history of how mental illness has been dealt with, you are determined to advance the profession of psychology. You have been chosen to speak at a conference for the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) Task Force to promote evidence-based practice (EBP) in clinical psychology. Define EBP, state the "goods" that it promises and how it can deliver them. Operationalize the concept of EBP for clinicians (i.e., what behaviours on the part of the clinician are entailed by a commitment to EBP?); make recommendations for how this could be implemented in one's practice and spread throughout the profession.

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Definitions:

Purchase Process

The series of steps that a customer goes through when deciding to buy a product or service, from recognizing a need to post-purchase evaluation.

Memory

The ability to store, retain, and subsequently retrieve information.

Internal Locus

Internal Locus refers to a belief that individuals control their own destiny and outcomes are a result of their actions rather than external factors.

External Locus

A belief system or psychological orientation that attributes success or failure to external factors beyond one's control.