Various Methods Which Are Used in Clinical Psychology Researches

INTRODUCTION

Clinical psychology is integration of theories, clinical knowledge that are applied by psychologist for understanding mental issues in person. There are many people those who are suffering from mental health problems. But they do not discuss their problems with professionals (Barker and Pistrang, 2015). In such condition it becomes difficult for the practitioner to provide quality treatment to these patients. Present study will discuss ethical issue with regards to psychological research and ethical guidelines in order to minimize these issues. Furthermore, it will explain various methods which are used in clinical psychology researches. Report will give proper justification for these techniques that are used in area of clinical psychology.

TASK 1

P4 Comparison of ethical guidelines

Before conducting research in clinical psychology it is essential for researcher that to pay extra attention on ethical aspects. Ethical considerations are considered as most important aspect that helps scholar in minimizing complex situations and finding accurate results. There are various ethical issues that can be arise in the investigation. These are explained as below: