Clinical Methods

Question 1

what does the HCPC do?

Answer 1

keep a register of all professionals who meet their standards

create guidelines that clinical psychologists must follow

Question 2

4 HCPC guidelines?

Answer 2

communicate appropriately and effectively

respect confidentiality

manage risk

keep records of your work

Question 3

what does communicate appropriately and effectively mean?

Answer 3

must be polite

take needs and wishes into account

meet communication needs

Question 4

what does respect confidentiality mean?

Answer 4

must only share data if its in best interest of service user and if they are a threat to themselves or others

Question 5

what does manage risk mean?

Answer 5

not do anything that puts service user at risk

manage your own mental and physical health as it may affect your performance or judgement

Question 6

what does keep records of your work mean?

Answer 6

keep full and clear records for everyone you care for and treat.

complete records promptly

Question 7

2 HCPC strengths

Answer 7

guidelines are standardised, measurable and operationalised, which leads to a consistent diagnosis and treatment

members need to re-register every 2 years, meaning they maintain their good practice

Question 8

2 HCPC weaknesses

Answer 8

some guidelines are not operationalised or specific and it can be unclear whether someone is breaking the standard

only practitioner psychologists need to register with the HCPC, meaning half of the UK’s psychologists are regulated

Question 9

what is a longitudinal study?

Answer 9

collecting data from the same group of pmts over a long period of time

Question 10

2 strengths of longitudinal studies?

Answer 10

allows researchers to study development e.g. of a disorder

allows researchers to follow the full course of a disorder from the origin to recovery

Question 11

2 weaknesses of longitudinal studies?

Answer 11

high drop-out rate as it takes place over long period of time e.g. of treatment programme

early data may become outdated and irrelevant by the end of the study e.g. advancements in treatment

Question 12

what is a cross-sectional study?

Answer 12

data is collected from one moment in time

Question 13

2 strengths of a cross-sectional study?

Answer 13

cheaper and more time efficient than longitudinal

valid and up to date data gathered that can be analysed immediately

Question 14

2 weaknesses of a cross-sectional study?

Answer 14

results may be time locked

can’t study development

Question 15

what is a cross-cultural study?

Answer 15

data collected from different samples from different cultural groups in society.

Question 16

what is an emic approach?

Answer 16

look at behaviour in a culture to fully understand norms

Question 17

what is an etic approach?

Answer 17

looks at multiple cultures from the outside

Question 18

strengths of cross-cultural study?

Answer 18

determine the role of nature and nurture in behaviour such as environmental causes of schizophrenia

Question 19

weakness of cross-cultural study?

Answer 19

the researcher may demonstrate subjectivity in line with their own cultural norms

Question 20

what is a meta-analysis?

Answer 20

researcher analyses secondary data from multiple studies and reaches an overall conclusion

Question 21

strength of meta-analysis?

Answer 21

cost and time effective as all research has already been carried out

Question 22

what is a case study?

Answer 22

in-depth analysis of one individual, small group or event

Question 23

strengths of case studies?

Answer 23

gain a large amount of rich and in-depth data, and they can provide insight for further research

Question 24

weaknesses of case studies?

Answer 24

results are unlikely to be generalisable due to small sample size. usually there is something unique about the sample

may be prone to subjective interpretation as researchers usually have in-depth involvement in data collection- bias

Question 25

what is an interview?

Answer 25

self-report method that involves interviewer asking questions

Question 26

strengths of interviews

Answer 26

allows researchers to gain self-report data- their own accounts of their own experiences of mental health- high validity

Question 27

weaknesses of interviews

Answer 27

may demonstrate social desirability due to lack of anonymity and fear of being judged- leads to false data

Question 28

what is grounded theory?

Answer 28

analysing qualitative data without using an existing theory. focuses on finding a theory that is grounded in the data

Question 29

what does researcher look for in grounded theory

Answer 29

common themes and ideas

Question 30

strengths of grounded theory

Answer 30

allows for analysis of qualitative data, keeping data meaningful and detailed without using numbers

Question 31

weaknesses of grounded theory

Answer 31

considered scientific as the themes are dependent on subjective opinions of researcher