Chapter 1

Question 1

accreditation

Answer 1

a designation bestowed by the APA on psychological training programs that meet acceptable training standards

Question 2

clinical practicum

Answer 2

a training experience designed to build specific clinical skills - combines academic content or theory with practical experience

Question 3

clinical psychologist

Answer 3

a member of a profession devoted to understanding and treating individuals affected by a variety of emotional, behavioral and cognitive difficulties

Question 4

activities that clinical psychologists partake in

Answer 4

psychotherapy, assessment, diagnosis, teaching, supervision, research, consultation and adminstration

Question 5

clinical science model

Answer 5

a clinical psych model that emphasizes empirically supported approaches to assessment, prevention and clinical intervention
- arose from the concern that clinical psych wasn’t grounded in science

Question 6

clinical social workers

Answer 6

mhps trained in psychiatric diagnosis and in psychotherapy; involved in the day-to-day lives of patients - 2 yrs masters

Question 7

counseling psychologists

Answer 7

psychologists whose interests and activities overlap with clinical ones - provide psychotherapy for maladjusted

Question 8

doctoral degree

Answer 8

a degree that requires training beyond 2 yr masters - in clinical it’s after 4yrs of graduate training + 1yr internship

Question 9

graduate record examination

Answer 9

GRE assess quantitative, verbal, and analytic abilties

Question 10

health psychologists

Answer 10

psychologists that focus on the prevention of illness, the promotion and maintenance of good

Question 11

internship

Answer 11

an intensive clinical experience required of all clinical psychology students at end of graduate training - typically 1 yr

Question 12

master’s degree

Answer 12

an advance degree (2 yrs)

Question 13

paraprofessionals

Answer 13

individual’s who have been trained to assist professional mental health workers

Question 14

professional schools

Answer 14

schools offering advanced training in psychology that emphasize competence in assessment and psychotherapy over competence in research

Question 15

PsyD

Answer 15

doc of psychology

Question 16

psychiatrist

Answer 16

a physician with intensive training in the diagnosis and treatment of a variety of mental disorders

Question 17

psychological clinic

Answer 17

a clinic operated by a clinical psychology training program

Question 18

qualifying examination

Answer 18

an exam required of all clinical psychology students ensuring academic competence

Question 19

rehabilitation psychologists

Answer 19

psychologist’s focus is on individuals with physical or cognitive disabilities

Question 20

school psychologists

Answer 20

psychologists who work with educators to promote the intellectual, social and emotional growth of school age children

Question 21

scientist-practitioner model of training

Answer 21

the predominant training philosophy in clinical psychology today - based on the idea that clinical psychologists should integrate their roles of scientist and practitioner

Question 22

theoretical orientation

Answer 22

theoretical framework that a psychologist relies on to conceptualize and treat clients’ problems (ex. psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral, interpersonal, systems, and eclective/integrative)