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PSYC 365 - MIDTERM 1 QUESTIONS WITH // // // // // //




ANSWERS
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CH. 1 - EVOLUTION OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
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how many Canadians aged 15+ meet criteria for a mental
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disorder at some point in their lives?
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a. 1 in 10
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b. 1 in 5
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c. 2 in 3
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d. 1 in 3 - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔d. 1 in 3
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what is the estimated annual cost of mental illness to Canadian
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society?
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a. 1 trillion
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b. 500 million
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c. 63 billion
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d. 200 billion - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔c. 63 billion
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worldwide, how many deaths are attributed annually to mental
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disorders? - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔8 million
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,in Canada, are health services provided by the provincial or
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federal government? - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔health services
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are provided by the provinces
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- but federal initiatives have underlined the need for a national
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strategy with respect to mental health
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what is the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC)? what
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is it designed for? - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔a national
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(federal government) non-profit organization designed to
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enhance the health and wellbeing of those living with a mental
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disorder by focusing national attention on mental health issues
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- is designed to foster collaboration among different levels of
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government, service providers, researchers, people with mental
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disorders, and the families of those individuals
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what is clinical psychology according to the Canadian
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Psychological Association's definition? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔a broad field of practice and research within the
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discipline of psychology, which applies psychological principles
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to the assessment, prevention, amelioration, and rehabilitation of
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psychological distress, disability, dysfunctional behavior, and
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health risk behavior, and to the enhancement of psychological
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and physical wellbeing
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,according to the Canadian Psychological Association's Canadian
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Code of Ethics for Psychologists, what is clinical psychology
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devoted to? - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔1. respect for the
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dignity of persons
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2. responsible caring
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3. integrity in relationships
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4. responsibility to society
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what is evidence-based practice? - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔a
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practice model that involves the synthesis of information drawn
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from research and systematically collected data on the patient in
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question, the clinician's professional experience, and the
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patient's preferences when considering health care options
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within which field was evidence-based practice originally
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developed?
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a. education
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b. medicine
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c. psychology
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d. criminal justice - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔b. medicine
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- has since been integrated into mental and behavioral health
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care, social work, education, and criminal justice
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, what does evidence-based practice emphasize? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔the importance of informing patients, based on
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the best available research evidence, about viable options for
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assessment, prevention, or intervention services
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what can evidence-based practice in psychology be thought of as?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔an approach to decision-making in
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the delivery of services
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- an understanding of scientific principles and findings guides the
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psychologist in their selection of assessment and intervention
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strategies that are most suitable for the individual
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What does EBP model stand for? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔evidence based practice model
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T/F - the evidence-based practice model (EBP) has been
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endorsed by the CPA but not the APA - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔false
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- has been endorsed by both the CPA and APA as the basis for
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the professional practice of psychology
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which fields often overlap with that of clinical psychology? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔the services and client populations of
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clinical psychologists often overlap with counselling
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