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What is the Difference Between Psychology and Clinical Psychology?

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by Elena Albright @ June 10th, 2010 RSS Link Tweet

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What is the difference between psychology and clinical psychology?

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Psychology is a broad field of study that encompasses normal developmental processes, abnormal conditions, group and organizational dynamics and more. Psychologists work in all kinds of settings from helping athletes succeed to working in schools, and from helping organizations to providing treatment for mental suffering. They also do experiments, research, and teach at universities. So you could get a psychology degree in experimental, social, industrial, developmental or clinical areas and still be a psychologist.

Clinical psychologists hold a doctoral degree and have trained in the study of individual behavior and dynamics, with a special focus on the treatment of emotional problems, trauma, and mental illness. Clinical psychologists do psychological testing for diagnosis and also work as therapists, with both individuals and groups. They work in private practice, psychiatric hospitals, outpatient clinics, treatment centers, group practices and crisis centers. Clinical psychologists also vary in what theories they follow- some are more psychodyamic (focused on the past) while others do behavioral or existential therapy.

Clinical psychology degrees are offered in traditional campuses as well as in on-line classes. Both options (if properly accredited) require that the clinical psychology student do a practicum and then an internship, as well as have supervised hours post degree and sit for a licensing exam.

The ins and outs of coupons for free products

Idaho State Journal June 22, 2011 | Cataldo, Jill It seems any time I pull out coupons for free products at the supermarket, people wonder how I got them. Whether it’s the cashier or other shoppers in line, it’s inevitable that someone will ask, “Where did you get that coupon for a free pizza?” “How did you get a coupon for free toilet paper?” Coupons for free products are not terribly difficult to come by. While manufacturers sometimes run coupons for free items in newspaper inserts, they tend to use other means to distribute them. website free coupons by mail

One method that’s exploded in popularity is online distribution. I’m not referring to printable coupons –we’ll get to those in a second. Many manufacturers offer free coupons via online promotions to their shoppers. I’ve recently received coupons for free yogurt, free coffee creamer and free cheese from offers that I responded to on the Internet.

Companies post free coupon offers in different ways. With the free yogurt, I happened to see a TV commercial inviting viewers to go to the yogurt’s website and request a free coupon. The manufacturer of the coffee creamer used its Facebook page for a one-day offer of free coupons. I received the coupon for free cheese when I visited the manufacturer’s website one day to look for a printable coupon and instead saw the offer to request a free coupon. All three coupons arrived via postal mail shortly after I requested them online.

Manufacturers rarely offer print-at-home coupons for their free offers. Printable coupons for free products are extremely rare and the majority of manufacturers do not offer them. Due to fraud, it’s too easy for people to make photocopies and use far more coupons than the manufacturer intended for the promotion. Free printable coupons also make up the majority of counterfeit coupons. If someone’s going to “make” a fake coupon, they typically won’t stop at a $1 offer. When a shopper uses a fake coupon the store takes a loss, because the manufacturer won’t reimburse the store for the discount. Because of fraud, most stores have a policy against accepting any printable coupons for free items. site free coupons by mail

I think your store may have been trying to avoid the risk it would not be reimbursed by the vitamin manufacturer. Perhaps they feared your coupon for a free bottle of vitamins was not a legitimate offer. I checked the coupon policy for your store, and there is nothing in it that states that the store will not accept a free coupon. I believe it was a misunderstanding. You may want to request a copy of the coupon policy via your store’s website to carry with you in the future.

Jill C a t ald o , a c o u p o n w o r k s h o p in s tr u c t o r, w rit e r a n d m o t h e r o f t h r e e , n e v e r p a s s e s u p a g o o d d e al. L e a r n m o r e a b o u t c o u p o nin g a h e r w e b sit e , w w w.jillc a t ald o. c o m. E m ail y o u o w n c o u p o nin g vic t o rie s a n d q u e s tio n s t o jill@ c t w f e a t u r e s. c o m.

Cataldo, Jill

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