CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY SCIENCE PRACTICE
AND DIVERSITY ANDREW ESSENTIAL STUDY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ What are the three main training models in clinical psychology?
Answer: Boulder (scientist-practitioner), Vail (practitioner-scholar),
Clinical Scientist model.
◉ Which model emphasizes research + practice equally, usually in
PhD programs?
Answer: Boulder model.
◉ Which degree reflects the Vail model (practice-focused)?
Answer: PsyD.
◉ What does the Clinical Scientist model emphasize?
Answer: Training in empirical research and science-first clinical
work.
◉ How do clinical psychologists differ from counseling psychologists
and psychiatrists?
, Answer: Clinical psychologists treat psychopathology, counseling
psychologists focus on life transitions, and psychiatrists are MDs
who prescribe medication.
◉ Chapter Two
Answer: Chapter Two
◉ How did World War I influence clinical psychology?
Answer: Development of Army Alpha and Beta intelligence tests.
◉ How did World War II expand psychology's role?
Answer: Need for treatment of veterans led to psychotherapy
growth and VA-funded training programs.
◉ What role did the VA play after WWII?
Answer: Funded clinical training programs and expanded the
profession.
◉ When was the APA Division of Clinical Psychology created?
Answer: 1945
◉ What are projective tests, and when were they developed?
AND DIVERSITY ANDREW ESSENTIAL STUDY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ What are the three main training models in clinical psychology?
Answer: Boulder (scientist-practitioner), Vail (practitioner-scholar),
Clinical Scientist model.
◉ Which model emphasizes research + practice equally, usually in
PhD programs?
Answer: Boulder model.
◉ Which degree reflects the Vail model (practice-focused)?
Answer: PsyD.
◉ What does the Clinical Scientist model emphasize?
Answer: Training in empirical research and science-first clinical
work.
◉ How do clinical psychologists differ from counseling psychologists
and psychiatrists?
, Answer: Clinical psychologists treat psychopathology, counseling
psychologists focus on life transitions, and psychiatrists are MDs
who prescribe medication.
◉ Chapter Two
Answer: Chapter Two
◉ How did World War I influence clinical psychology?
Answer: Development of Army Alpha and Beta intelligence tests.
◉ How did World War II expand psychology's role?
Answer: Need for treatment of veterans led to psychotherapy
growth and VA-funded training programs.
◉ What role did the VA play after WWII?
Answer: Funded clinical training programs and expanded the
profession.
◉ When was the APA Division of Clinical Psychology created?
Answer: 1945
◉ What are projective tests, and when were they developed?
