Clinical psych chapter 6 Flashcards
what are the five types of research
- treatment outcome
- assessment method
- diagnostic issues
- profession issues
- training and teaching issues
efficacy
- Definition
Something tested out in the lab
2.The success of a peculiar therapy in a controlled study with clinents that meet a particular criteria
3.In a controlled setting in an academic setting - Participants that meets a certain criteria
- “In the lab”
In academica - Strict criteria
effectiveness
- Definition
The success of a therapy in clinical setting where clients problems aren’t predetermined in a clinical setting - “In the real world”
- There aren’t many controls because it’s in the real world, this is any other person who is seeking therapy
- You take a clinical study and apply to a real world client
- Lower scientific rigor
Statistical vs Clinical Significance
- Statistical significance
-Controlled in a lab
-Forced more of efficacy
-Statistical significance Doesn’t necessarily mean clinical significance
-Examining whether the treatment differed
2.Clinical significance
Evaluated in many different ways
Internal vs external validity
- Internal
-Higher in efficacy
-The extent of change in the dependent variable is due to the change in the Independent variable
-It’s like the anxiety is declining because of the therapy being used
-A guide of set up
External
-Higher in effectiveness studies
-The research results Refers to the generalizability of your result
-How your results affect the general population
-Tips and tricks
the experimental method
1.Observation of events
2.Development a hypothesis
3.Empirical testing of hypothesis
4. Altering hypothesis based on results
randomization clinical trial
- Subjects are randomly assigned to two different treatment groups and research can test the outcome of a certain therapy on a specific diagnoses
- First you have to recruit and selection people to meet the crestia for the study
- Then each person is assigned to the control group or the novel intervention
- In both groups you measure the people before and after the study
- And at the end you look at the impact of result of the
quasi-experiments
- used in place of true experiments
- less scientifically sound, but common
- example - compare survivors of abuse to non survivors of abuse
- independndant variable usually occurs naturally in the environment
between groups vs within group designs
-Between : different experimental conditions receive different treatments
-Within group: Comparisons of participants in a single condition to themselves at various points in time
-Mixed designs: combo of between and within group study
analog design
simulation of the real thing
correctional studies
- looking at the variables and seeing whether they are associated
- the relationship between two or more variables
- correction doesn’t cause causation
- example binge drinking and depression
case studies
- qualitative
- detailed examination of one person or situation
- idiographic approach -emphasis the unique qualities of a person
- inspire more systematic
meta analysis
- combining results of multiple studies into one single finding
- trends of many studies
cross sectional
- more efficient
- comparing participants at one point in time
longitudinal design
- within- group comparisons from one point in time to another
- multiple data point across time
- less efficient
- can change over time
