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 CPA Task Force to promote evidence-based practice (EBP)in clinical psychology.Define EBP,state the "goods" that it promises how it can deliver them.Operationalize the concept of EBP for clinicians (i.e.,what behaviors 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:

Prevalence

A measure of how common a particular condition or behavior is within a population over a specific period.

Psychological Disorders

Disorders characterized by abnormal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that significantly impair an individual's daily functioning.

Reliability

The degree to which an assessment tool produces stable and consistent results over time.

Diagnosis

The identification of the nature and cause of something, often relating to illness or medical conditions, through examination of the symptoms.