When you go see a psychologist what else do they ask you?

Question

I know that when you go see a psychologist they ask you how you feel but what else happens

Answer 1

1.) When you first get to the office where you made your appointment, they will ask you to fill out a questionaire-like form. It will take you a half hour to complete and you should answer the questions as honestly and thouroughly as possible. On the form, there is a section about your general information (name address, etc), family history, marriage and partnership/relationship, education history, employment history, military history, medical history, legal history and psychiatric history. These forms are what the psychologist will look at while doing your intake. She or he may ask you additional information about these answers you write to clarify what you meant by the answers and they will make notes on your forms. End of visit #1 and #2.
2.) For the next visits to the psychologist, she or he will start to ask you questions to get an idea of what you want them to help you with during counseling. If you are shy, they may just try to chat to you about nothing in particular to establish a relationship (know as rapport) with you. Most psychologists find it helpful if you open and willing to discuss things (not just sit there), but they will treat you no matter how you act.
3.) The psychologist has a form in front of them that they must fill out. It has areas for them that they have to fill out that include: A.)problem description
B.) desired outcome
C.) Treatment Goal to address the identified problem
D.) Interventions to achieve the goals, measured by and resolution target dates.
The psychologist will keep talking to you until they get this form filled out, no matter how many sessions it takes.
4.) Once they have established the problem and the goals, they will start to treat you. This may include simply discussing your problems with you and offering advice or it may be more dramatic, using hypnotherapy or using desensitization (in the case of anxiety/phobias) in which they take you out of the office and expose you to your fears.
5.) Therapy is really individualized and depends on the person you go to, but the first few visits you can expect them to fish around for your problem and work on goals to fix it.

Answer 2

It depends on why you're seeing one (I'm a psychologist, working in business). However I always say that my professional purpose is to help people make informed choices about how they use their skills, abilities, and experiences. So I might ask a client about any or all of the above, with the intent that they lead a happy and productive life.

Hope that helps.

Answer 3

They give you tests and if you will answer them honestly they are more helpful at pinning down your area of pain and problems. The tests do the work. Just tell the truth. The questions are "I felt this way" or "I felt that way" about things in your childhood and life. If you aren't going to cooperate and open up though, then save your money and their time. Those tests are modern wonders and improve by the year. Yes, I said it.

Answer 4

Often they ask you to count numbers in groups of 7 eg 7, 14, 21,28 etc. I think its to determine how well you focus.

Answer 5

The questions could be almost anything. Do not answer any questions that you feel uncomfprtable answering. For example, if you feel that you might be incriminated, don't answer.