Module 3: Job Paths 2 Flashcards
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What is organisational psychology? What roles might this encompass?
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- Branch of psyc dealing with the study of workplace behaviour
- Science practitioner: Adopt evidence based methods
- Improve effectiveness of organisation and satisfaction of employees
- May use other titles but organisational is protected
- Roles:
- Internal consultant; advisory role for managers, trainers and HR
- External consultant; providing specific services such as advice, testing, recruitment
- Independent practitioner; Either as company, contracter, PtyLtd, follow own schedule
- Academic/researcher: teaching, research, and independent consulting
2
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What knowledge and skills are required in organisation psychology?
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Five areas of Knowledge:
- Learning, Training and Development
- Leadership, engagement, and Motivation
- Well-being and Work
- Work Design, organisational development
- Psychological assessment at work
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Lewis and Zibarras 9 Skills:
- Critical Thinking: use logic, evaluate approaches
- Problem Solving:
- Consultancy: cycle of work from negotiation to evaluation
- Communication
- Data Management/analysis
- Science-practitioner: evidence based
- Teamwork
- Planning/Organisation
- Technical Skills
3
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What are the main tasks and places of employment for an organisational psychologist?
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- Main Job Tasks:
- Identifying problems or issues related to human behaviour
- Undertaking individual and organisational assessments
- Writing proposals and reports
- Conducting workshops and giving presentations
- Marketing services to organisations
- Facilitating employee wellbeing
- Places of employment
- Private consultancies
- In house HR departments
4
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What is a forensic psychologist? What are the recognised areas of practice?
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- The application of psychological principles and methods to the legal and criminal justice system
- Work with offenders, victims, witnesses, staff
- APS recognised areas of practice
- Courts and tribunals
- Mental health services
- Corrections services
- Child protection
- Family services
- Alcohol and drug services
- Rehabilitation services
- Police
- Academia and policy
- Private practice
5
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What skills and compentencies are considered essential for forensic psychologists?
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- Skills (APS)
- Collecting and reporting evidence for legal procedings
- Psychological assessment and report writing
- Psychological formulation and diagnosis
- Psychological intervention
- Program evaluation
- Forensic interviewing
- Research
- Attributes (McDonald and Das)
- Confidence in abilities and judgement
- Positive response to supervision
- Emotional Resilience
- Willingness to continue learning
- Maintain professional boundaries
- Organisational skills
6
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What are the key tasks and places of employment for forensic psychologists?
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- Key job tasks
- Expert witness
- carrying out assessments
- Designing, implementing and evaluating training programs and interventions
- Advising and supervising therapy
- keeping notes, writing and giving reports
- Places of employment
- Secure hospital units
- Probation services
- Prison services
- Academia
- Consulting
7
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What does Dr Paul Read highlight regarding the psychology of Arsonists?
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- Only a 1/4 subtypes of arsonist children show signs of psychopathy
- Huge crossover with fire lighting and neglect/abuse
- Seems to be epigenetic endocrine markers activated by abuse/neglect
- Other 3 types = cry for help, developmental disorder, accidental
- Community plays a large role
- Will protect their own - punitive measures prevent reporting
- Only 10% of caught arsonists will re-offend so punitive measures dont really work
- The struggle with media reporting is an issue
8
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What is a health psychologist?
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- The use of psychological principles to promote changes in peoples attitudes and behaviour around health and illness
- Focus on the bio-psycho-scoail model of health and illness
- APS differentiates between general health promotion work and clinical setting work
- Promotion and design of public health programs (cancer council, smoking, food)
- Clinical work with sleep disorder, chronic pain, anxiety, addiction, anger, grief
9
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What skills are required by health psychologists according to McDonald and Das?
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- Knowledge of relevant ethical issues, difference and diversity issues
- Knowledge of links between personality, attitudes and social factors for health
- Research skills, particularly research design, data collection, analysis, report writing
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Good communication skills
- Basic counselling skills
10
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What are the main job tasks and places of employment for health psychologists?
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- Main Job Tasks
- Promoting healthy lifestyles
- Conducting client assessments
- Designing treatment services
- Implementing treatment services
- Working with other healthcare professionals
- Monitoring and evaluating treatment delivery and success
- Places of employment
- Hospitals
- Rehabilitation centres and medical centres
- Universities
- Government departments
11
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What is sport psychology? What are the key skills required?
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- Study of the reciprocal relationshsip between psychological/emotional factors and sport/exercise
- Key Skills
- Cognitive and behavioural skills training for performance enhancement. eg goal setting, imagery, emotion management
- Counselling and clinical interventions. eg eating disorders, substance abuse, burnout
- Consultation and training. eg team building, coaching, identifying difficulties
12
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What are the main job tasks and places of employment for a sports psychologist?
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- Main tasks:
- Setting goals based on client aims
- motivating and supporting clients to achieve goals
- Conducting research
- Teaching skills such as self talk, stress management
- Promoting benefits of exercise
- Working with other sports professionals
- Places of employment:
- Academic institutions
- Sports and training centres/clubs
- Private consultancy
13
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What are syllogisms and argument maps?
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- Syllogism: a deductive argument in which two premises logically lead to a conclusion
- P1 = All men mortal
- P2 = Socrates is a man
- C1 = Socrates is mortal
- Argument Map: a set of logical premises and conclusions set out visually as a diagram
- Including whether premises support or oppose the conclusion
14
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What is the difference between simple and complex multitasking?
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- Simple multitasking: When the tasks do not require split attention eg walking a simple path and talking
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Complex multitasking: when attention is split between multiple sources
- Increases stress and energy required
- Increases errors due to missing information
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Mindfullness: Avoid strain associated with multitasksing
- Avoid losing attention to distractions (noise, light)
- Attention switching to focus on one step of complex tasks
15
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What were the findings of Levy et al’s study on mindfullness in the workplace?
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- Study: Testing groups given mindfullness meditation, relaxation and waitlist group.
- Focused attention (FA) meditation: ignore distractions (used in study)
- Open Monitoring (OM): attend to succession of stimuli without being drawn in
- Results:
- Meditation group on task longer, fewer task switches, less negative emotion
- Both meditation and relaxation better memory
