Intro to Clinical Psych Exam 1
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT!!
Clinical Psychology defined (as a field) - ANSWERpsychology involves rigorous
study and applied practice directed toward understanding and improving the
psychological facets of the human experience, including but not limited to issues or
problems of behavior, emotions, or intellect.
What type of training is required to become a Clinical Psychologist? -
ANSWERdoctoral degree
PsyD Degree - ANSWERStronger emphasis on psychological practice
- Accept students with LOWER GRE scores and GPAs
- Offer significantly less funding to enrolled students
- Much LARGER class sizes
- Have LOWER rates of success placing students in APA-accredited predoctoral
internships (required to complete the doctoral degree)
- more likely to be housed in free standing independent schools
PhD degree - ANSWER- Stronger emphasis on research
- More full-time faculty
- Much SMALLER class sizes and faculty to student ratios (5-10 students)
- Higher admission standards (high GRE and GPA)
- Have HIGHER rates of success placing students in APA-accredited predoctoral
internships
Research requirements after graduation - ANSWERAt academic institutions; typically
funded by faculty grants
Getting licensed after graduation - ANSWERRequirements vary from state to state
Requires passing the national licensure exam (the Examination for Professional
Practice in Psychology)
Also, there is typically a state-specific exam
3 training models for clinical psych - ANSWERScientist-Practitioner
Scholar-Practitioner
Clinical scientist
Scientist Practitioner (Boulder) model - ANSWERIntegration of science and practice
- Graduate students should be competent in both clinical methods (therapy) as well
as research methods
- most common model of training
, Scholar Practitioner model - ANSWER- Emphasis on delivering psychological
services, no research training
- Due to clinical psychologists questioning the utility of research training if focus is on
practice
LED TO development of PsyD
Clinical Scientist model - ANSWEREmphasis on empirically supported treatments
and on scientific training (even more so than the Boulder model)
predoctoral internship required for all clinical psychologists - ANSWERAll clinical
psychology programs end in a one-year internship
Full year of supervised clinical experience in an applied setting
Must be completed before the doctoral degree is awarded
Application process has many similarities to applying to graduate programs (match
process, shortage of predoctoral internships
What requirements exist post graduation? - ANSWERclinical
research
licensing
continuing education
Clinical requirements after graduation - ANSWERMany states require one to two
years of postdoctoral training for licensure
What does the professional activity of supervision involve? - ANSWERa specialized
type of teaching graduate students)
Takes many forms (e.g., direct observation, reviewing audio or video-taped
sessions)
Potential ethical issues
It can also be difficult to evaluate the performance of a supervisee
What professional activity do clinical psychologists tend to engage in most? -
ANSWERpsychotherapy
Difference between clinical psychologist and social worker - ANSWER- Focus on the
interaction.
- Traditionally have connected individuals with social resources (e.g., disability
benefits, food stamps) and arranged vocational and residential placements
Difference between clinical psychologist and professional counselor - ANSWER-
masters
-focus of psychotherapy (research)
Difference between clinical psychologist and psychiatry - ANSWERDifferences in
training
- Psychiatrists attend medical school and are licensed physicians
Spend little time engaging in psychotherapy
- Primarily prescribe psychotropic medication
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT!!
Clinical Psychology defined (as a field) - ANSWERpsychology involves rigorous
study and applied practice directed toward understanding and improving the
psychological facets of the human experience, including but not limited to issues or
problems of behavior, emotions, or intellect.
What type of training is required to become a Clinical Psychologist? -
ANSWERdoctoral degree
PsyD Degree - ANSWERStronger emphasis on psychological practice
- Accept students with LOWER GRE scores and GPAs
- Offer significantly less funding to enrolled students
- Much LARGER class sizes
- Have LOWER rates of success placing students in APA-accredited predoctoral
internships (required to complete the doctoral degree)
- more likely to be housed in free standing independent schools
PhD degree - ANSWER- Stronger emphasis on research
- More full-time faculty
- Much SMALLER class sizes and faculty to student ratios (5-10 students)
- Higher admission standards (high GRE and GPA)
- Have HIGHER rates of success placing students in APA-accredited predoctoral
internships
Research requirements after graduation - ANSWERAt academic institutions; typically
funded by faculty grants
Getting licensed after graduation - ANSWERRequirements vary from state to state
Requires passing the national licensure exam (the Examination for Professional
Practice in Psychology)
Also, there is typically a state-specific exam
3 training models for clinical psych - ANSWERScientist-Practitioner
Scholar-Practitioner
Clinical scientist
Scientist Practitioner (Boulder) model - ANSWERIntegration of science and practice
- Graduate students should be competent in both clinical methods (therapy) as well
as research methods
- most common model of training
, Scholar Practitioner model - ANSWER- Emphasis on delivering psychological
services, no research training
- Due to clinical psychologists questioning the utility of research training if focus is on
practice
LED TO development of PsyD
Clinical Scientist model - ANSWEREmphasis on empirically supported treatments
and on scientific training (even more so than the Boulder model)
predoctoral internship required for all clinical psychologists - ANSWERAll clinical
psychology programs end in a one-year internship
Full year of supervised clinical experience in an applied setting
Must be completed before the doctoral degree is awarded
Application process has many similarities to applying to graduate programs (match
process, shortage of predoctoral internships
What requirements exist post graduation? - ANSWERclinical
research
licensing
continuing education
Clinical requirements after graduation - ANSWERMany states require one to two
years of postdoctoral training for licensure
What does the professional activity of supervision involve? - ANSWERa specialized
type of teaching graduate students)
Takes many forms (e.g., direct observation, reviewing audio or video-taped
sessions)
Potential ethical issues
It can also be difficult to evaluate the performance of a supervisee
What professional activity do clinical psychologists tend to engage in most? -
ANSWERpsychotherapy
Difference between clinical psychologist and social worker - ANSWER- Focus on the
interaction.
- Traditionally have connected individuals with social resources (e.g., disability
benefits, food stamps) and arranged vocational and residential placements
Difference between clinical psychologist and professional counselor - ANSWER-
masters
-focus of psychotherapy (research)
Difference between clinical psychologist and psychiatry - ANSWERDifferences in
training
- Psychiatrists attend medical school and are licensed physicians
Spend little time engaging in psychotherapy
- Primarily prescribe psychotropic medication
