Clinical Psychology Exam 1 Chapters
1-7 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED
A+)
Clinical psychology - ANSWERinvolves rigorous study and applied practice directed
toward understanding and improving the psychological facts of the human
experience, including but not limited to issues or problems of behavior, emotions, or
intellect.
Scientist-practitioner model (Boulder model) - ANSWERpsychotherapy and research
blend; training in psychology should jointly emphasize both practice and research
blend; graduate student need to receive training and display competence in the
application of clinical methods and the research methods necessary to study and
evaluate the field scientifically.
Predoctoral internship - ANSWERconsists of a full year of supervised clinical
experience in an applied setting-a psychiatric hospital, a VA medical center, a
university counseling center, a community mental health center, a medical school, or
another agency where clinical psychologists work; takes place before PhD/PsyD is
awarded.
William Tuke - ANSWER(England) devoted his life to improving conditions in mental
hospitals and raised funds to open the York Retreat (model for psychiatric hospitals).
Philippe Pinel - ANSWER(France) liberated the mentally ill; worked to convince his
contemporaries and those in power in France that the mentally ill were not
possessed by devils and that they deserved compassion and hope.
Eli Todd - ANSWER(America) physician in Connecticut who opened the Retreat in
Hartford-allowed patients to have significant input into their treatment.
Postdoctoral internship - ANSWERlasts 1 to 2 years, and it is essentially a step up
from the predoctoral internship. Postdocs take on more responsibility than in
predocs, but they remain under supervision. Upon completing postdoc, you become
licensed to practice independently.
Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) - ANSWEREPPP is a
standardized multiple-choice exam on a board range of psychology topics; all U.S.
states and most provinces in Canada establish a minimum score for licensure; taken
after completing Phd/PsyD requirements
Compare PhD programs to PsyD programs - ANSWERa. PhD: research emphasis,
research assistance experience.
b. PsyD: enroll more students, accept students with lower GRE scores and GPAs,
have less funding for students.
, Requirements for being licensed as a clinical psychologist - ANSWERPhD or PsyD,
postdoctoral training (one year under licensed psychologist), EPPP (minimum score
= 500, 35% do not pass first time), CEUs
What authorizes a clinician to pracitce? - ANSWERLicensure
Most common work setting of a clinical psychologist? - ANSWERprivate practices
What is the most common activity of a psychologist within a private practice? -
ANSWERtherapy
What clinical psychologists do for employment? - ANSWERpsychotherapy,
assessment and testing, teach, prescribe medication in some states.
Counseling psychologists v. clinical psychologists - ANSWERa. Counseling
psychologists: work with less pathological (disturbed) individual and work and
complete internships more often in setting such as university counseling centers.
b. Clinical psychologists: more seriously disturbed individuals and work and
complete internships more often in settings such as hospitals and inpatient
psychiatric units.
Psychiatrist v. psychologist - ANSWERPsychiatrist: go to medical school and are
licensed as physicians; can prescribe medication and training emphasizes biology to
such an extent that disorders are viewed first and foremost as physiological
abnormalities of the brain.
Social workers v. psychologists - ANSWERSocial workers: focused their work on the
interaction between an individual and the components of society that may contribute
to or alleviate the individual's problems; psychotherapy and transition into the
community; get into the homes and workplaces of clients; requires only a master's
degree
School psychologists v. clinical psychologist - ANSWERa. School psychologists:
work in schools, daycare centers, daycare centers, or correctional facilities; focus on
enhancing the intellectual, emotional, social, and development lives of students;
conduct psychological testing; requires only a master's degree.
b. Psychologist: needs more education.
What are professional counselors? - ANSWER(Licensed professional counselors)
earn a master's degree and often complete their training within 2 years. They attend
graduate programs in counseling or professional counseling; these programs have
high acceptance rates compared with programs in many similar professions; help
those with problems in living or mild mental illness.
Dorothea Dix - ANSWER(Boston) worked to improve the lives and treatments of the
mentally ill; she travelled to cities, collected data on its treatment of the mentally ill,
presented her data to local community leaders, and persuades them to treat the
mentally ill more humanely and adequately; her efforts resulted in the establishment
of more than 30 state institutions for the mentally ill throughout the U.S.
1-7 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED
A+)
Clinical psychology - ANSWERinvolves rigorous study and applied practice directed
toward understanding and improving the psychological facts of the human
experience, including but not limited to issues or problems of behavior, emotions, or
intellect.
Scientist-practitioner model (Boulder model) - ANSWERpsychotherapy and research
blend; training in psychology should jointly emphasize both practice and research
blend; graduate student need to receive training and display competence in the
application of clinical methods and the research methods necessary to study and
evaluate the field scientifically.
Predoctoral internship - ANSWERconsists of a full year of supervised clinical
experience in an applied setting-a psychiatric hospital, a VA medical center, a
university counseling center, a community mental health center, a medical school, or
another agency where clinical psychologists work; takes place before PhD/PsyD is
awarded.
William Tuke - ANSWER(England) devoted his life to improving conditions in mental
hospitals and raised funds to open the York Retreat (model for psychiatric hospitals).
Philippe Pinel - ANSWER(France) liberated the mentally ill; worked to convince his
contemporaries and those in power in France that the mentally ill were not
possessed by devils and that they deserved compassion and hope.
Eli Todd - ANSWER(America) physician in Connecticut who opened the Retreat in
Hartford-allowed patients to have significant input into their treatment.
Postdoctoral internship - ANSWERlasts 1 to 2 years, and it is essentially a step up
from the predoctoral internship. Postdocs take on more responsibility than in
predocs, but they remain under supervision. Upon completing postdoc, you become
licensed to practice independently.
Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) - ANSWEREPPP is a
standardized multiple-choice exam on a board range of psychology topics; all U.S.
states and most provinces in Canada establish a minimum score for licensure; taken
after completing Phd/PsyD requirements
Compare PhD programs to PsyD programs - ANSWERa. PhD: research emphasis,
research assistance experience.
b. PsyD: enroll more students, accept students with lower GRE scores and GPAs,
have less funding for students.
, Requirements for being licensed as a clinical psychologist - ANSWERPhD or PsyD,
postdoctoral training (one year under licensed psychologist), EPPP (minimum score
= 500, 35% do not pass first time), CEUs
What authorizes a clinician to pracitce? - ANSWERLicensure
Most common work setting of a clinical psychologist? - ANSWERprivate practices
What is the most common activity of a psychologist within a private practice? -
ANSWERtherapy
What clinical psychologists do for employment? - ANSWERpsychotherapy,
assessment and testing, teach, prescribe medication in some states.
Counseling psychologists v. clinical psychologists - ANSWERa. Counseling
psychologists: work with less pathological (disturbed) individual and work and
complete internships more often in setting such as university counseling centers.
b. Clinical psychologists: more seriously disturbed individuals and work and
complete internships more often in settings such as hospitals and inpatient
psychiatric units.
Psychiatrist v. psychologist - ANSWERPsychiatrist: go to medical school and are
licensed as physicians; can prescribe medication and training emphasizes biology to
such an extent that disorders are viewed first and foremost as physiological
abnormalities of the brain.
Social workers v. psychologists - ANSWERSocial workers: focused their work on the
interaction between an individual and the components of society that may contribute
to or alleviate the individual's problems; psychotherapy and transition into the
community; get into the homes and workplaces of clients; requires only a master's
degree
School psychologists v. clinical psychologist - ANSWERa. School psychologists:
work in schools, daycare centers, daycare centers, or correctional facilities; focus on
enhancing the intellectual, emotional, social, and development lives of students;
conduct psychological testing; requires only a master's degree.
b. Psychologist: needs more education.
What are professional counselors? - ANSWER(Licensed professional counselors)
earn a master's degree and often complete their training within 2 years. They attend
graduate programs in counseling or professional counseling; these programs have
high acceptance rates compared with programs in many similar professions; help
those with problems in living or mild mental illness.
Dorothea Dix - ANSWER(Boston) worked to improve the lives and treatments of the
mentally ill; she travelled to cities, collected data on its treatment of the mentally ill,
presented her data to local community leaders, and persuades them to treat the
mentally ill more humanely and adequately; her efforts resulted in the establishment
of more than 30 state institutions for the mentally ill throughout the U.S.
