Clinical Psychology Flashcards
More than __________________ worldwide have mental health disorders.
450,000,000
What is the cost of mental health problems in Canada?
63 billion
Clinical Psychologists can do a range of activities. Name some
Assessment and diagnosis
Consultation
Treatment
Program evaluation and administration
Research
__________________ is the psychological specialty that provides continuing and comprehensive mental and behavioural health care for individuals, couples, families, and groups, as well as consultation to agencies and communities
Clinical psychology
_______________ are medical professionals who deal primarily with physiological and bio-chemical systems relating to mental health.
Psychiatrists
What is the difference between a clinical psychologist and a psychiatrist?
Clinical psychologists assess and provide treatment for mental disorders, and psychiatrists can prescribe medication.
_______________ manage administrative matters in inpatient treatment settings.
Psychiatric Nurses
_________________ provide less assessment and psychotherapy compared to clinical psychologists
Psychiatrists
_________________ provide psychoeducation, consultation, supervision, therapy and administrative support
Psychiatric Nurses
________________ is the most common model in clinical psychology. They develop clinical and research skills.
Science practitioner
____________________ is the strongest focus on the development of research skills.
Clinical scientist
A _____________________ will primarily focus on clinical training.
Practitioner scholar
In a __________________, you place less emphasis on research-related aspects of training, have more emphasis on clinically relevant aspects of training, and accept and enroll a much larger percentage and number of applicants.
PsyD program
__________________ is graduated exposure to clinical skills in a variety of settings
Practica
To become a clinical psychologist, you will need to complete _________________ for a master’s thesis & doctoral dissertation
Research
___________________________ take 1,500 to 2,000 hours fulltime in an accredited setting.
Field Placements & Predoctoral Internships
__________________________ take 1,500 hours of supervised practice in an accredited setting.
Postdoctoral Internships
The core content areas of psychology are _________________________________.
Biological, cognitive, social, developmental and individual differences