PSY 140 UC Merced Exam 1 Questions And
Complete Answers
What is clinical psychology? - answer •the study, assessment, and treatment of people
with psychological problems
Psychiatrists - answer •Go to medical school and are physicians
•Have prescription privileges
•Increasingly emphasize biological/pharmaceutical rather than "talk therapy"
intervention
Counseling psychologists - answer •Tend to see less seriously disturbed clients
•Are less likely to work in settings like inpatient hospitals
•Tend to endorse humanism more and behaviorism less
•Tend to be more interested in vocational and career counseling
Social workers - answer •Tend to emphasize social factors in clients' problems
•Earn a master's degree rather than a doctorate
•Training emphasizes treatment and fieldwork over research or formalized assessment
PsyD - answer •Emphasize practice over research
•Larger classes
•Greater acceptance rate
•Often in free-standing professional schools
•Offer less funding to students
•Less success in placing students in APA-accredited internships
PhD - answer •Emphasize practice and research
•Smaller classes
•Lower acceptance rate
•Typically in university departments
•Offer more funding to students
,•Greater success in placing students in APA-accredited internships
School psychologist - answer •Tend to work in schools
•Tend to have a more limited professional focus than clinical psychologists (student
wellness and learning)
•Frequently conduct school-related testing and determine LD and ADHD diagnoses
•Consult with adults in children's lives (e.g., teachers, staff, parents)
Professional Counselors - answer •Earn a master's degree
•Complete training in 2 years
•Little emphasis on psychological testing or research
•May specialized in career, school, college counseling
Clinical psychologist - answer •Doctoral degree
•Postdoctoral internship
•Licensure
Activities of clinical psychologists - answer •Diagnosis/assessment
•Teaching /super vision
•Research/writing
•Other activities
Employment sites of clinical psychologists - answer •Private practices
, •Universities
•Psychiatric and general hospitals
•Community mental health centers
•Other settings
Clinical identity training overview - answer •Doctoral degree
•Enter with bachelor's or master's
•required coursework
•thesis/dissertation
•predoctoral internship
•practicum
•postdoctoral internship
Models of training in clinical psychology - answer •Scientist-practitioner model (or
Boulder model)
•Practitioner-scholar model (or Vail model)
Complete Answers
What is clinical psychology? - answer •the study, assessment, and treatment of people
with psychological problems
Psychiatrists - answer •Go to medical school and are physicians
•Have prescription privileges
•Increasingly emphasize biological/pharmaceutical rather than "talk therapy"
intervention
Counseling psychologists - answer •Tend to see less seriously disturbed clients
•Are less likely to work in settings like inpatient hospitals
•Tend to endorse humanism more and behaviorism less
•Tend to be more interested in vocational and career counseling
Social workers - answer •Tend to emphasize social factors in clients' problems
•Earn a master's degree rather than a doctorate
•Training emphasizes treatment and fieldwork over research or formalized assessment
PsyD - answer •Emphasize practice over research
•Larger classes
•Greater acceptance rate
•Often in free-standing professional schools
•Offer less funding to students
•Less success in placing students in APA-accredited internships
PhD - answer •Emphasize practice and research
•Smaller classes
•Lower acceptance rate
•Typically in university departments
•Offer more funding to students
,•Greater success in placing students in APA-accredited internships
School psychologist - answer •Tend to work in schools
•Tend to have a more limited professional focus than clinical psychologists (student
wellness and learning)
•Frequently conduct school-related testing and determine LD and ADHD diagnoses
•Consult with adults in children's lives (e.g., teachers, staff, parents)
Professional Counselors - answer •Earn a master's degree
•Complete training in 2 years
•Little emphasis on psychological testing or research
•May specialized in career, school, college counseling
Clinical psychologist - answer •Doctoral degree
•Postdoctoral internship
•Licensure
Activities of clinical psychologists - answer •Diagnosis/assessment
•Teaching /super vision
•Research/writing
•Other activities
Employment sites of clinical psychologists - answer •Private practices
, •Universities
•Psychiatric and general hospitals
•Community mental health centers
•Other settings
Clinical identity training overview - answer •Doctoral degree
•Enter with bachelor's or master's
•required coursework
•thesis/dissertation
•predoctoral internship
•practicum
•postdoctoral internship
Models of training in clinical psychology - answer •Scientist-practitioner model (or
Boulder model)
•Practitioner-scholar model (or Vail model)
