CLINICAL PSYCH CHAPTER 1-5 Flashcards
MIDTERMS
is a specialized field of psychology dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders using psychological methods.
Clinical Psychology:
- It also involves research into the causes of mental disorders and the effects of psychotherapy.
Clinical Psychology:
focuses on understanding, predicting, and alleviating intellectual, emotional, biological, psychological, social, and behavioral maladjustment, disability, and discomfort.
Clinical Psychology:
- It integrates science, theory, and practice to promote human adaptation, adjustment, and personal development across the lifespan and in various cultures and socioeconomic levels.
Clinical Psychology:
4 Important Disciplines in Clinical Psychology
- Abnormal Psychology
- Psychological Assessment
- Psychotherapy
- Research
is a medical doctor who specializes in treating psychological disorders.
- A psychiatrist
is the branch of medicine that focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
- Psychiatry
- They receive medical training and can recognize medical problems that may contribute to psychological distress.
A psychiatrist
often prescribe medication and may conduct therapy sessions with their patients.
A psychiatrist
are mental health practitioners who specialize in treating patients with emotional crises, stress, anxiety, and behavioral disorders.
Counseling Psychologist:
- They overlap in activities with clinical psychologists and traditionally work with normal or moderately maladjusted individuals.
Counseling Psychologist:
- Their principal method of assessment is usually the interview, but they also do testing.
Counseling Psychologist:
- They may work in educational settings, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, mental health clinics, and private practice.
Counseling Psychologist:
assist individuals, groups, or communities to restore or enhance their capacity for social functioning while creating societal conditions favorable to their goals.
Social Workers
- They focus on the familial and social determinants of psychopathology.
Social Workers
often conduct psychotherapy, contribute to the diagnostic process, and have intense involvement with the everyday lives and stresses of their patients.
Social Workers
- They are employed by public agencies, hospitals, social service agencies, mental health clinics, and may also have private practices.
Social Workers
work with students, parents, and school administrators to promote the intellectual and emotional growth of school-age children and adolescents.
* They conduct psychological and educational assessments, develop learning programs, and consult with teachers and school officials.
School Psychologist:
- This might begin with an evaluation of the children in question, followed by recommendations concerning special programs, treatment, or placement if necessary.
School Psychologist:
might then consult with teachers and school officials on the implementation of the program as well as issues of school policy or classroom management
School Psychologist:
primarily work in schools but may also work in nurseries, day-care centers, hospitals, clinics, and penal institutions.
School Psychologist:
are those who, through their research or practice, contribute to the promotion and maintenance of good health. They are also involved in the prevention and treatment of illness
- Health psychologists
- They may design, execute, and study programs to help people stop smoking, manage stress, lose weight, or stay fit.
- Health psychologists
focus on people who are physically or cognitively disabled (either result from a birth defect or later illness or injury)
- Rehabilitation psychologists
- They advocate for the improvement of life conditions for those with disabilities and help develop and promote legislation to promote this cause.
Rehabilitation psychologists
- They help individuals adjust to their disabilities and the physical, psychological, social, and environmental barriers that often accompany them.
Rehabilitation psychologists
- They are specially trained nurses who care for the psychological and physical well-being of people with mental health conditions or behavioral problems.
Psychiatric Nurse
Working in close collaboration with the psychiatrist or the clinical psychologist, they (along with those they supervise—attendants, nurse’s aides, volunteers, etc.) implement therapeutic recommendations.
Psychiatric Nurse
- Including occupational therapists, recreational therapists, art therapists, and so on.
Therapeutic Personnel:
- With their training and experience, they can play a vital adjunctive role in enhancing the adjustment patterns of patients. They can teach skills that will help patients in a variety of non-hospital settings.
Therapeutic Personnel:
- People who are trained to assist professional mental health worker.
Paraprofessionals
Activities of Clinical Psychologists
therapy/intervention
diagnosis/ assessment
teaching
clinical supervision
research
consultation
administration
Activities of Clinical Psychologists:
Providing psychological therapy and interventions to individuals or groups.
therapy/intervention
Activities of Clinical Psychologists:
Conducting assessments to diagnose mental disorders and evaluate psychological functioning.
diagnosis/ assessment
Activities of Clinical Psychologists:
Educating and training students, professionals, or the community about psychology and mental health.
teaching
Activities of Clinical Psychologists:
Providing supervision and guidance to trainees and professionals in the field.
Clinical supervision
Activities of Clinical Psychologists:
Conducting scientific research to contribute to the understanding of mental disorders and treatment approaches.
Research
Activities of Clinical Psychologists:
Collaborating with other professionals or organizations to provide expert advice or guidance.
Consultation
