Clinical Psychology Chapter 1 Exam
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED A+)
the term clinical psychology was first used in print by who? - ANSWERLightner
Witmer in 1907.
What was Lightner Witmer also known for ? - ANSWERthe first to operate a
psychological clinic.
How did Witmer envision clinical psychology as a disciline? - ANSWERa discipline
with similarities to a variety of other fields, specifically medicine, education, and
sociology.
A clincal psychologicst is a person whose work with others involved aspects of ..... -
ANSWERtreatment, education, and interpersonal issues.
At Witmer's clinic, the first clients were what kind of people ? - ANSWERchildren with
behavioral or educational problems
The Division of Clinical Psychology (Division 12) of the American Psychological
Association (APA) defines clinical psychologt asfollows: - ANSWERThe field of
Clinical Psychology integrates science, theory, and practice to understand, predict,
and alleviate maladjustment, disability, and discomfort as well as to promote human
adaptation, adjustment, and personal development. Clinical psychology focuses on
the intellectual, emotional, biological, psychological, social, and behavioral aspects
of human functioning across the life span, in varying cultures, and at all
socioeconomic levels.
For studients who enter a doctoral program with a bachelor's degree, training
typically consists of at least...
- required coursework ?
- what else - ANSWER4 years of intensive, full-time coursework, followed by a 1-
year, full-time, predoctoral internship.
Required coursework includes courses on: psychotherapy, assessment, statistcs,
research design and methodology, biologial bases of behavior, cognitive-affective
bases of behavior, social bases of behavior, individual differences, and other
subjects.
- a master's thesis and doctoral dissertation are also commonly required, as is a
practicum in which students start to accumulate supervised experience doing clinical
work.
For studients who enter a doctoral program with a bachelor's degree, once the on-
campus courses are complete, students move on to.... - ANSWERthe postdoctoral
internship, in which they take on greater clinical responsibilities and obtain
supervised internship that occurs after the degree is obtained
, More than ______ of APA-accredited doctoral programs in clinical psychology offer
(but may not require) training within a specialty track - ANSWERhalf
Another indication of the many paths to the profession of clinical psychology is the
coexistence of three distinct models of training currenrlty used by various graduate
programs: - ANSWERthe scientist-practitioner (Boulder) model, the practitioner-
scholar (Vail) model, and the clinical sicentist model.
Balancing Practice and Science: The Scientist-Practitioner -Boulder- Model;
In 1949, the 1st conference on graduate training in clinical psychology was held and
training directors from around the country reached an important consensus: -
ANSWERtraining in clinical psychology should jointly emphasize both practice and
research.
- to become a clinical psychologist, graduate students would need to receive training
and display competence in the application of clinical methods -assessmnet,
psychotherapy, etc..- and the research methods necessary to study and evaluate the
field scientifically.
- also that the coursework should reflect this dual emphasis.
- in addition, expectations for the more independent aspects of graduate training
would also reflect this dual emphaiss.
-These graduate programs would continue to be housed in departments of
psycholog y at universities, and graduates would be awarded the PhD degree.
- This scientist-practitioner -Boulder- Model appraoch to clinical psychology training
dominated the field. More programs still subscribe to the Boulder Model than to any
other.
Leaning Toward Practice: The Practitioner-Scholar -Vail- Model
In 1973, another conference on clinical psychology training was held primarily
regarding clinical psychologists that had been asking: "why do i need such extensive
training as a scientist when my goal is simply to practice?"
- a minority of clinical psychologists were entering academia or confucting research
as a primary professional task. Clinical Practice was the more popular career choice.
- Many upcoming clinical psychologists sought out a doctoral-level degree with less
extensive training in research and more in the development of applied clinical skills.
because of this, what occured ? - ANSWERThe practitioner-scholar model of training
was born along with a new type of doctoral degree, the PsyD.
- Compared with the PhD programs, these programs typically offer more coursework
directly related to practice and fewer courses related to research and statistics.
Compared with PhD programs, PsyD progams tend to:
- accept and enroll a much ____ and numbe rof applicants
- be housed in freestanding, independent -or university-affiliated- "professional
schools," as opposed to _______________
-accept students w/ ______ Graduate Record Examination-GRE- schores and
undergraduate grade point average -GPAs-
- offer significantly _____ funding to enrolled students in the form of graduate
assistantships, fellowships, tuition remission, and so on
- accept and enroll a _______ # of students who have already earned a master's
degree
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED A+)
the term clinical psychology was first used in print by who? - ANSWERLightner
Witmer in 1907.
What was Lightner Witmer also known for ? - ANSWERthe first to operate a
psychological clinic.
How did Witmer envision clinical psychology as a disciline? - ANSWERa discipline
with similarities to a variety of other fields, specifically medicine, education, and
sociology.
A clincal psychologicst is a person whose work with others involved aspects of ..... -
ANSWERtreatment, education, and interpersonal issues.
At Witmer's clinic, the first clients were what kind of people ? - ANSWERchildren with
behavioral or educational problems
The Division of Clinical Psychology (Division 12) of the American Psychological
Association (APA) defines clinical psychologt asfollows: - ANSWERThe field of
Clinical Psychology integrates science, theory, and practice to understand, predict,
and alleviate maladjustment, disability, and discomfort as well as to promote human
adaptation, adjustment, and personal development. Clinical psychology focuses on
the intellectual, emotional, biological, psychological, social, and behavioral aspects
of human functioning across the life span, in varying cultures, and at all
socioeconomic levels.
For studients who enter a doctoral program with a bachelor's degree, training
typically consists of at least...
- required coursework ?
- what else - ANSWER4 years of intensive, full-time coursework, followed by a 1-
year, full-time, predoctoral internship.
Required coursework includes courses on: psychotherapy, assessment, statistcs,
research design and methodology, biologial bases of behavior, cognitive-affective
bases of behavior, social bases of behavior, individual differences, and other
subjects.
- a master's thesis and doctoral dissertation are also commonly required, as is a
practicum in which students start to accumulate supervised experience doing clinical
work.
For studients who enter a doctoral program with a bachelor's degree, once the on-
campus courses are complete, students move on to.... - ANSWERthe postdoctoral
internship, in which they take on greater clinical responsibilities and obtain
supervised internship that occurs after the degree is obtained
, More than ______ of APA-accredited doctoral programs in clinical psychology offer
(but may not require) training within a specialty track - ANSWERhalf
Another indication of the many paths to the profession of clinical psychology is the
coexistence of three distinct models of training currenrlty used by various graduate
programs: - ANSWERthe scientist-practitioner (Boulder) model, the practitioner-
scholar (Vail) model, and the clinical sicentist model.
Balancing Practice and Science: The Scientist-Practitioner -Boulder- Model;
In 1949, the 1st conference on graduate training in clinical psychology was held and
training directors from around the country reached an important consensus: -
ANSWERtraining in clinical psychology should jointly emphasize both practice and
research.
- to become a clinical psychologist, graduate students would need to receive training
and display competence in the application of clinical methods -assessmnet,
psychotherapy, etc..- and the research methods necessary to study and evaluate the
field scientifically.
- also that the coursework should reflect this dual emphasis.
- in addition, expectations for the more independent aspects of graduate training
would also reflect this dual emphaiss.
-These graduate programs would continue to be housed in departments of
psycholog y at universities, and graduates would be awarded the PhD degree.
- This scientist-practitioner -Boulder- Model appraoch to clinical psychology training
dominated the field. More programs still subscribe to the Boulder Model than to any
other.
Leaning Toward Practice: The Practitioner-Scholar -Vail- Model
In 1973, another conference on clinical psychology training was held primarily
regarding clinical psychologists that had been asking: "why do i need such extensive
training as a scientist when my goal is simply to practice?"
- a minority of clinical psychologists were entering academia or confucting research
as a primary professional task. Clinical Practice was the more popular career choice.
- Many upcoming clinical psychologists sought out a doctoral-level degree with less
extensive training in research and more in the development of applied clinical skills.
because of this, what occured ? - ANSWERThe practitioner-scholar model of training
was born along with a new type of doctoral degree, the PsyD.
- Compared with the PhD programs, these programs typically offer more coursework
directly related to practice and fewer courses related to research and statistics.
Compared with PhD programs, PsyD progams tend to:
- accept and enroll a much ____ and numbe rof applicants
- be housed in freestanding, independent -or university-affiliated- "professional
schools," as opposed to _______________
-accept students w/ ______ Graduate Record Examination-GRE- schores and
undergraduate grade point average -GPAs-
- offer significantly _____ funding to enrolled students in the form of graduate
assistantships, fellowships, tuition remission, and so on
- accept and enroll a _______ # of students who have already earned a master's
degree
