Module 1 Flashcards
integrates science, theory, and practice to understand, predict, and alleviate maladjustments, disability, and discomfort as well as to promote human adaptation, adjustment, and personal development.
Clinical Psychology
focuses on the intellectual, emotional, biological, psychological, social, and behavioral aspects of human functioning across the life span, in varying cultures, and at all socioeconomic levels.
Clinical Psychology
Where do Clinical Psychologists work?
Universities
Hospitals
Private practice offices
Group medical practices
a medical physician who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illnesses, including substance use disorders.
Psychiatrist
- Have the skill to function as physicians
- May prescribe medication, treat physical ailments, and give physical examinations
Psychiatrist
Clinical psychologists typically receive little training in _________
Medicine
However, clinical psychologists do receive more extensive training in the _________________________.
psychological principles governing human behavior
Many psychiatrists do not conduct ______________.
extensive psychotherapy
Work with normal or moderately maladjusted individuals, may involve group and individual counseling
Counseling Psychologists
Counseling Psychologist’s principal method of assessment is
Interview
Traditionally, the most frequent employment settings for counseling psychologists have been
Educational Setting
Counseling psychologists services
(a) preventive treatment,
(b) consultation,
(c) development of outreach programs
(d) vocational counseling
(e) short-term counseling
Work often seem similar to psychiatrist and clinical psychologists, but training is rather brief
CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS
They would take case history, interview, make arrangement for vocational placement, or counsel parents
Clinical Social Workers
typically focus more on the familial and social determinants of mental health problems.
Social workers
Work with students, educators, parents, and school administrators to promote the intellectual, social, and emotional growth of school-age children and adolescents.
School Psychologists
contribute to the promotion and maintenance of good health, prevention and treatment of illness.
Health Psychologist
not only provide information about hospital adjustment but can play a crucial and sensitive role in fostering an appropriate therapeutic environment
Psychiatric Nurses
people who are trained to assist professional mental health workers
Paraprofessionals
The activity that most frequently engages the typical clinical psychologist’s efforts and to which the most time is devoted
Therapy/Intervention
involved mainly a search for insight into the origins of one’s problems or the purposes served by one’s undesirable behavior
Therapy
whether through observation, testing, or interviewing, is a way of gathering information so that an important question can be answered or so that a problem can be solved.
Assessment
responsibilities are primarily in the area of graduate education teach courses in advanced psychopathology, psychological testing,
interviewing, intervention, personality theory,
developmental psychopathology, and so on
Teaching
typically involves more one-to-one teaching, small group approaches, and other less formal, non classroom varieties of instruction
Clinical Supervision
This mean that, all clinicians were to be trained as scientists and as practitioners
scientist-practitioner model
suggests that clinical work is enhanced by a knowledge of scientific methods,
and research is improved by exposure to clinical practice.
scientist-practitioner model
By virtue of their knowledge of both therapy and assessment, clinical psychologists have the ability to consume and to produce new knowledge.
Research
the goal is to increase the effectiveness of those to whom one’s efforts are directed by imparting to them some degree of expertise
Consultation
nearly every clinical psychologist spends time on ________ task
Administrative
the most frequent employment setting for clinical psychologists.
Private Practice
second most common employment sites
University Setting
important characteristic of the clinical psychologist:
capacity to tolerate ambiguity.
training experience designed to build specific clinical skills
clinical practicum
intensive clinical experience required of all clinical psychology students and usually occurring at the very end of their graduate training
Internship
Psychologists whose practice focuses upon individuals with physical or cognitive disabilities.
Rehabilitation Psychologist
