Clinical Psychology Midterm Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
Clinical |Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--first |used |by |Witmer |in |1907 |who |opened |the |
first |psychological |clinic
-the |field |that |integrates |science, |theory, |and |practice |to |understand, |predict, |and |alleviate |
maladjustment, |disability |and |discomfort |as |well |as |to |adopt |human |adaptation, |adjustment, |
and |personal |development
Academy |of |Psychological |Clinical |Science |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |collection |of |graduate |
programs |led |by |Richard |McFall
Richard |McFall |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-professor |at |Indiana |University |and |published |an |
article |calling |for |the |need |for |the |clinical |scientists |movement
-thought |the |clinical |scientist |model |was |the |only |acceptable |model |for |clinical |psych
Clinical |Scientist |Model |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |model |that |places |more |emphasis |on |the |
scientific |side |of |psychology
Boulder |Model |(scientist |practitioner |model) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--the |scientist |
practitioner |model |- |traditional |model |of |graduate |training |with |a |dual |emphasis |on |empirical |
research |and |practice |resulting |in |the |Ph.D |degree
-dominates |the |field
-of |graduate |training
,Continuing |Education |Units |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Education |credits |earned |by |licensed |
clinical |psychologists |by |attending |workshops, |taking |courses, |reading |selected |material, |or |
similar |means, |often |required |by |states |for |license |renewal
Counseling |Psychologist |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-professionals |similar |to |clinical |psychologists, |
but |have |less |seriously |disturbed |clients, |vocational |counseling, |and |career |counseling
Division |of |Clinical |Psych |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Division |12 |of |the |APA |devoted |to |Clinical |
Psychology
Examination |for |Professional |Practice |in |Psych |(EPPP) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |
standardized |exam |used |by |states |and |provinces |as |a |criterion |for |licensure.
Licensure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-granted |to |clinical |psychologist |by |states |on |meeting |
experiential, |exam |related |requirements |that |allow |the |individual |to |identify |as |a |member |of |
the |profession |and |to |practice |independently.
Practitioner-scholar |model |(vail |model) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |model |of |grad |training |in |
clinical |psych |that |emphasizes |practice |over |empirical |research
Professional |Counselors |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Professionals |with |some |similarities |to |clinical
|psych |but |who |attend |masters |programs |in |prof |counseling |that |typically |have |relatively |high |
admission |rates |and |whose |activities |emphasize |counseling |and |not |assessment |and |research
Psychiatrists |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-professionals |with |some |similarities |to |clinical |
psychologists |but |who |are |medically |trained, |able |to |prescribe |meds, |and |emphasize |the |
biological |aspects |of |clients' |problems
Psy.D |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Doctoral |degree |obtained |by |clinical |psychologists |who |
graduate |from |practitioner-scholar |programs |that |has |become |an |increasingly |common |
alternative |to |the |more |traditional |Ph.D
, School |Psychologist |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Professionals |who |work |primarily |in |schools |and |
provide |educational |testing |and |conduct |interventions |with |students
Social |Workers |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Professionals |with |some |similarities |to |clinical |
psychologists |but |who |typically |obtain |a |masters |degree |and |whose |work |emphasizes |the |
social |and |environmental |factors |that |contribute |to |an |individuals |problems
Behavioral |Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an |approach |to |clinical |psych |emphasizing |
empiricism, |observable |and |quantifiable |problems |and |progress |and |a |lack |of |speculation |
about |internal |mental |processes
Alfred |Binet |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |pioneer |of |the |assessment |of |intelligence |who |co-
created |the |binet-simon |scale |in |the |early |1900's |which |evolved |into |the |Stanford |Binet |
Intelligence |Scales
Cognitive |Psych |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |approach |to |clinical |psych |emphasizing |a |illogical |
thought |as |the |foundation |of |psychopathology |and |logical |thought |as |the |foundation |of |
psychological |wellness
Dementia |Pracox |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Emil |Kraepelin's |term |for |a |cluster |of |psychological |
symptoms |similar |to |what |is |known |as |schizophrenia
DSM |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |prevailing |diagnostic |guide |for |mental |health |professionals |
containing |the |definitions |of |all |mental |disorders |published |by |the |American |Psychiatric |
Association
Diagnostic |Criteria |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Specific |list |of |symptoms |used |to |define |mental |
disorders
Questions With Correct Answers
Clinical |Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--first |used |by |Witmer |in |1907 |who |opened |the |
first |psychological |clinic
-the |field |that |integrates |science, |theory, |and |practice |to |understand, |predict, |and |alleviate |
maladjustment, |disability |and |discomfort |as |well |as |to |adopt |human |adaptation, |adjustment, |
and |personal |development
Academy |of |Psychological |Clinical |Science |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |collection |of |graduate |
programs |led |by |Richard |McFall
Richard |McFall |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-professor |at |Indiana |University |and |published |an |
article |calling |for |the |need |for |the |clinical |scientists |movement
-thought |the |clinical |scientist |model |was |the |only |acceptable |model |for |clinical |psych
Clinical |Scientist |Model |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |model |that |places |more |emphasis |on |the |
scientific |side |of |psychology
Boulder |Model |(scientist |practitioner |model) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--the |scientist |
practitioner |model |- |traditional |model |of |graduate |training |with |a |dual |emphasis |on |empirical |
research |and |practice |resulting |in |the |Ph.D |degree
-dominates |the |field
-of |graduate |training
,Continuing |Education |Units |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Education |credits |earned |by |licensed |
clinical |psychologists |by |attending |workshops, |taking |courses, |reading |selected |material, |or |
similar |means, |often |required |by |states |for |license |renewal
Counseling |Psychologist |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-professionals |similar |to |clinical |psychologists, |
but |have |less |seriously |disturbed |clients, |vocational |counseling, |and |career |counseling
Division |of |Clinical |Psych |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Division |12 |of |the |APA |devoted |to |Clinical |
Psychology
Examination |for |Professional |Practice |in |Psych |(EPPP) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |
standardized |exam |used |by |states |and |provinces |as |a |criterion |for |licensure.
Licensure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-granted |to |clinical |psychologist |by |states |on |meeting |
experiential, |exam |related |requirements |that |allow |the |individual |to |identify |as |a |member |of |
the |profession |and |to |practice |independently.
Practitioner-scholar |model |(vail |model) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |model |of |grad |training |in |
clinical |psych |that |emphasizes |practice |over |empirical |research
Professional |Counselors |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Professionals |with |some |similarities |to |clinical
|psych |but |who |attend |masters |programs |in |prof |counseling |that |typically |have |relatively |high |
admission |rates |and |whose |activities |emphasize |counseling |and |not |assessment |and |research
Psychiatrists |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-professionals |with |some |similarities |to |clinical |
psychologists |but |who |are |medically |trained, |able |to |prescribe |meds, |and |emphasize |the |
biological |aspects |of |clients' |problems
Psy.D |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Doctoral |degree |obtained |by |clinical |psychologists |who |
graduate |from |practitioner-scholar |programs |that |has |become |an |increasingly |common |
alternative |to |the |more |traditional |Ph.D
, School |Psychologist |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Professionals |who |work |primarily |in |schools |and |
provide |educational |testing |and |conduct |interventions |with |students
Social |Workers |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Professionals |with |some |similarities |to |clinical |
psychologists |but |who |typically |obtain |a |masters |degree |and |whose |work |emphasizes |the |
social |and |environmental |factors |that |contribute |to |an |individuals |problems
Behavioral |Psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an |approach |to |clinical |psych |emphasizing |
empiricism, |observable |and |quantifiable |problems |and |progress |and |a |lack |of |speculation |
about |internal |mental |processes
Alfred |Binet |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |pioneer |of |the |assessment |of |intelligence |who |co-
created |the |binet-simon |scale |in |the |early |1900's |which |evolved |into |the |Stanford |Binet |
Intelligence |Scales
Cognitive |Psych |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |approach |to |clinical |psych |emphasizing |a |illogical |
thought |as |the |foundation |of |psychopathology |and |logical |thought |as |the |foundation |of |
psychological |wellness
Dementia |Pracox |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Emil |Kraepelin's |term |for |a |cluster |of |psychological |
symptoms |similar |to |what |is |known |as |schizophrenia
DSM |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |prevailing |diagnostic |guide |for |mental |health |professionals |
containing |the |definitions |of |all |mental |disorders |published |by |the |American |Psychiatric |
Association
Diagnostic |Criteria |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Specific |list |of |symptoms |used |to |define |mental |
disorders
