Exam 1 Flashcards

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What is MHCC?

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a national non-profit organization designed to enhance the health and well-being of those living with a mental disorder by focusing national attention on mental health issues

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The MHCC currently has six initiatives and projects…

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  1. Opening Minds
  2. Mental Health First Aid
  3. Mental Health Strategy for Canada
  4. Knowledge Exchange Centre
  5. Housing First
  6. Peer Project
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What is the result of Clinical Psychology?

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produce knowledge that can be used to guide the development and application of psychological services

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Evidence-Based Practice…

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clinical experise + research evidence + patient needs, characteristics, preferences

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Counseling Psychology…

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provides services to individuals who deal with normal challenges in life - commonly educational, general clinic, psychiatric faculty setting

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School Psychology…

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specialized training in both psychology and education - consider social, emotional, and physical influences on students’ learning and development

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Psychiatry…

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diagnosis, treatment, prevention - Licensed Physicians; Medical Doctorate, Four years general medical school; 5 years specialized residency training

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Clinical Social Work…

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policy development, program planning, research consultation, case management, discharge planning, counselling therapy, advocacy - varied settings and education requirements

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Psychiatric Nurse…

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support people with primary care needs specific to mental and developmental health across a diverse range of settings - administration, counselling, psychoeducation, supervision of ancillary providers

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Biopsychosocial Approach…

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an inter-disciplinary model that looks at the interconnection between biology, psychology, and socio-environmental factors

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Enlightenment Period…

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shifting world view to applying science to human experience

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Early History: Assessment…

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measuring, describing, understanding human behaviour

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Wilhelm Wundt…

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first lab studying human behaviour - caused justification for needing systematic approach

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Emil Kraeplin…

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mental disorders = due to biological factors - studied and classified mental disorders - origin of nature and structure of classification systems today

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Alfred Binet…

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first “mordern” style of intellegence test - child focused

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Early History: 1930’s…

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projective tests - personality and psychological functions

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Early History: 1940’s

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personality test screening test for adults

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Early History: 1950’s/1960’s…

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value and accuracy of assessment in clinical psychology?

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Early History: 1970’s…

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development of empirically based assessment for children’s emotional and behavioural problems

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History of Intervention…

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development of various theoretical orientations - ‘Evidence-based’, meta-analyses, efficacy versus effectiveness

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History of Prevention…

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psychological principles that promote health and well-being

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Clinical Psychology in the Future…

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evidence based practice - increased use of technology

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Assessment…

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evaluating the psychological functioning of an individual or a relationship - planning, monitoring, evaluation of intervention

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Diagnoses…

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a concise statement about the nature of a person’s disorder

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Intervention...
identify or challenge thoughts, relate thoughts to feelings, focus on affect by validating or labelling emotions, gather information, and guide or direct the client
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Intervention: Cognitive-Behavioural...
more time on psychoeducation - encourage client to ask question, collaborate on agenda
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Intervention: Psychodynamic...
explore client's childhood experiences, patterns in the client's family of origin, explore dysfunctional patterns of behaviour
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Consultation: Clinical Consultation...
the provision of information, advice, and recommendations about how best to assess, understand, or treat a client
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Consultation: Organizational Consultation...
assessment, program development/evaluation, policy consultation
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Research...
all possess training in this area, level of involvement may vary on individual and work setting
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Teaching...
depends on role and area of expertise
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Clinical Supervision...
individual or group - practicum, internship/residency
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Research Supervision...
undergraduates, throughout graduate student training
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Administration...
necessary and varying roles across settings and positions
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What are the Two "Pillars" of Clinical Psychology?
Science and Ethics
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Ethics 4 parts are...
1. Respect for the dignity of persons 2. Responsible caring 3. Integrity in relationships 4. Responsibility to society
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Scientist-Practitioner Model...
competent in research and psychological service provision
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Clinical Scientist Model...
more emphasis on research skills
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Practitioner-Scholar Model...
more emphasis on clinical skills (but still informed by research)
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Classification Validity...
the extent to which the principles used in classifying an entity are effective in capturing the nature of the entity
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Classification Utility...
the usefulness of a classification scheme
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Diagnostic System...
a classification based on rules used to organize and understand diseases and disorders (categorical or dimensional)
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Prototype Model...
members of a diagnostic category may differ in the degree to which they represent the concepts underlying the category
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Development Psychopathology...
a framework for understanding problem behaviour in relation to the milestones that are specific to each stage of a person’s development
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Harmful Disfunction...
the behaviours associated with a mental disorder are dysfunctional, and the dysfunction causes harm to the individual or to those around him or her
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Dyscontrol...
the impairment resulting from a disorder must be involuntary or not readily controlled
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Development of Mental Disorders: Four P’s...
1. Predisposing – genetics, childhood adversity 2. Precipitating – circumstances that cause disorder 3. Perpetuating – perfectionism, substance abuse + depression 4. Protective – early identification
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Validity...
accuracy
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Internal Validity...
accuracy within study context, controlled
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External Validity...
generalizability, naturalistic/real world
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Case Studies...
detailed, observation based but limited generalizability
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Single Case Designs...
longer time frame, operational definition - cause and effect easier to establish
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Correlation...
association between two or more variables - not causation
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Quasi-Experimental Designs...
manipulation/conditions, no random assignment
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Experimental Designs...
random assignment, experimental manipulation - IV; what’s being manipulated, DV; what’s being measured - between vs within subjects design
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Self-report...
questionnaire
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Informant-report...
completed by someone who knows the participant
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Rater evaluation...
completed by someone knowledgeable about study involvement of participant
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Performance measure...
task completed by participant
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Test-retest reliability...
take same test twice at different times
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Alternate forms...
two versions of test, taken at different times
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Inter-rater reliability...
same measure, two judges/graders
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Internal consistency reliability...
one item, one time point
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Split-half reliability...
correlation of total score on one half with the other half of test
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Content validity ...
does the measure represent construct being assessed
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Face validity...
appears to measure correct construct
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Predictive validity...
predict future behaviour
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Concurrent validity...
relationship between measure and criterion behaviour
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Convergent validity...
scores on a measure are related to scores on another measure of similar construct
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Statistical significance...
necessary but not sufficient