Chapter 1 Notes

Question 1

What is Clinical Psychology?

Answer 1

the application of psychological principles and theories to the assessment and treatment of conditions.

Question 2

What percentage of individuals presenting to hospital emergency units do so for reasons reflective mental health disorders

Answer 2

11-16%

Question 3

How many individuals commit suicide yearly

Answer 3

877,000

Question 4

There is lots of stigma with mental health care, who is this usually among?

Answer 4

older people, some cultural differences, and mostly women seek help and not men

Question 5

We have fortunately moved from a more eminence based practice to a Evidence based practice, what does this mean

Answer 5

Rely more on evidence rather than intuition and opinion

Question 6

What did Doctor Death say about kids

Answer 6

That kids who have killed animals, wet the bed, or had tantrums were likely to be a criminal (only based on opinion and not actual evidence)

Question 7

McFall outlined criteria on how psychological services should be assessed, what were the first 2 criteria

Answer 7

Criteria 1 = the nature of the service must be described clearly (you have to be specific)

Criteria 2 = the benefits of the service must be stated explicitly ( your services should lower the likelihood that they will go back to baseline)

Question 8

McFall outlined criteria on how psychological services should be assessed, what were the 3rd and 4th criteria

Answer 8

Criteria 3 = the claimed benefits must be validated scientifically

Criteria 4 = possible side effects that might outweigh benefits must be ruled out

Question 9

What are 4 critiques on evidence based practice

Answer 9

1. research findings reflect group results (not individual)
2. it takes too long to translate research findings into interventions (need to act right away)
3. hard to use evidence-based practices on unique individuals
4. there are many disorders where there is no evidence based research

Question 10

What person do people usually go to first regarding mental health

Answer 10

their family doctor (because they trust them)

Question 11

Psychologists and psychiatrists are ________ from the bottom in a list of who people go to for help

Answer 11

second to the bottom

Question 12

What do School/Education Psychologists focus on diagnosing

Answer 12

learning disabilities/giftedness and optimizing learning

Question 13

How do school/education psychologists differ from guidance counsellors

Answer 13

guidance counsellors focus on emotional and behavioural issues

Question 14

What are Psychiatrists

Answer 14

medical doctors with specialized training in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, they tend to have limited training and focus more on pharmacotherapy

Question 15

What are social workers good at

Answer 15

navigating resources

Question 16

Who believed in fluid dynamics for psychological wellbeing

Answer 16

Vincent de Paul

Question 17

During the Enlightenment, the notion was that the _________ ______ could be applied to understanding mental disorders

Answer 17

Scientific Method

Question 18

What does the College of Alberta Psychologists do (CAP)

Answer 18

they are the body responsible for licensing and regulating the practice in the province

Question 19

What is the First Domain of clinical psychology

Answer 19

Assessment

Question 20

Emil Kraepelin realized that ______ _______ and ______ would advance the field of psychology significantly

Answer 20

Systematic Documentation and Classification

Question 21

What are Syndromes

Answer 21

symtom clusters

Question 22

Alfred Binet knew that in psychology, we need too _________ things.

Answer 22

Measure things

Question 23

Psychiatry (mostly medicine based) has historically gravitated toward discrete __________ diagnosis.

Answer 23

Categorical diagnosis (either you have it or you don’t)

Question 24

What is necessary for promoting research and communication among practitioners with psychology

Answer 24

Standardizing the description of various mental illnesses (systemizing)

Question 25

What did Witmer incorporate/focus on

Answer 25

incorporated knowledge from MEMORY

Question 26

What did Rogers say about people

Answer 26

That people naturally gravitate towards experiences and people that are good for them

Question 27

What is Systematic Desensitization (Wolpe)

Answer 27

Breaking fear down in smaller parts

Question 28

Who published the first book on cognitive-behavioural therapy for depression

Answer 28

Michenbaum

Question 29

What did Michenbaum believe about results

Answer 29

That we need to standardize them because there is variety, and that we need to come up with treatment Manuels