PSYC23: Lesson 1

Question 1

regarded as the father of Clinical Psychology

Answer 1

Lightner Witmer

Question 2

Originally defined as similar to medicine,
education, and sociology
first used in 1907 by Lightner Witmer

Answer 2

Clinical psychology

Question 3

The field of clinical psychology involves ________, __________, and _________ relevant to the applications of principles, methods, and procedures for understanding, predicting, and alleviating intellectual, emotional, biological, psychological, social and behavioral maladjustment, disability and discomfort, applied to a wide range of client populations.

Answer 3

research, teaching, and services

Question 4

The field of clinical psychology involves research, teaching, and services relevant to the applications of principles, methods, and procedures for understanding, predicting, and alleviating _______,________, __________, _______, _____ and _____________ disability and discomfort, applied to a wide range of client populations.

Answer 4

intellectual,
emotional,
biological,
psychological,
social and
behavioral maladjustment

Question 5

Tremendous growth has resulted for clinical psychology to be a very broad, hard-to-define field
Brief definitions emphasize the ______, _______, and __________ of people with psychological problems

Answer 5

study,
assessment, and
treatment

Question 6

APA Division 12 Definition of Clinical Psychology

Answer 6

“The field of Clinical Psychology integrates science, theory, and practice to understand, predict, and alleviate maladjustment, 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.” (APA, 2012)

Question 7

Educational path to become a practitioner in
Clinical Psych

Answer 7

– Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology (BS/BA; however other degree are welcome but they will get 18 units undergraduate Psychology courses)
– Master’s degree (with relevant coursework in clinical field and supervision)
– Take the Psychologist board exam – you will be called Registered Psychologist (R. Psy)
– The R. Psy is a general licence, further training and supervised work in the clinical field is needed
– Apply for Certification in PAP – you are now a Certified Clinical Psychologist (CCLP)

Question 8

In recent decades, specialty tracks have emerged,
including:

Answer 8

– Child
– Health
– Forensic
– Family
– Neuropsychology

Question 9

Three Models of Training

Answer 9

1. Scientist-practitioner model (or Boulder
   model)
2. Practitioner-scholar model (or Vail model)
3. Clinical scientist model

Question 10

Emphasizes both practice and research
– Created in 1949 at a conference in Boulder, Colorado
of directors of clinical psychology training programs
– Graduates should be able to competently practice (e.g.,
therapy, assessment) and conduct research
– A balanced approach

Answer 10

Scientist-Practitioner Model (Boulder Model)

Question 11

Emphasizes practice over research
Created in 1973 in a conference in Vail, Colorado
Also known as practitioner-scholar model
Yields the Psy.D. degree (not the traditional Ph.D.)
Higher acceptance rates and larger classes
Proliferated in recent years

Answer 11

Practitioner-Scholar Model (Vail Model)

Question 12

Ph.D. vs Psy.D.

Answer 12

Doctor of Philosophy Vs Doctor of Psycholog

Question 13

Emphasize practice and
research

Answer 13

Ph.D.

Question 14

Emphasize practice over
research

Answer 14

Psy.D.

Question 15

Smaller classes

Answer 15

Ph.D

Question 16

Larger classes

Answer 16

Psy.D.

Question 17

Lower acceptance rate

Answer 17

Ph.D.

Question 18

Greater acceptance rate

Answer 18

Psy.D.

Question 19

Typically in university departments

Answer 19

Ph.D.

Question 20

Often in free-standing professional schools

Answer 20

Psy.D.

Question 21

Offer more funding to students

Answer 21

Ph.D.

Question 22

Offer less funding to students

Answer 22

Psy.D

Question 23

Greater success in placing students in APAaccredited internships

Answer 23

Ph.D.

Question 24

Less success in placing students in APA-accredited internships

Answer 24

Psy.D.

Question 25

Tend to train researchers rather than practitioners
Emerged in 1990s, primarily as a reaction against the trend toward practice represented by Vail model
Richard McFall’s 1991 “Manifesto for a Science of Clinical Psychology” sparked this movement
A subset of Ph. D. institutions who strongly endorse empiricism and science

Answer 25

Clinical Scientist Model

Question 26

Emerging Trends in Training

Answer 26

Technology
Competencies

Question 27

– Use of webcams for supervision
– Computer-based assessment

Answer 27

Technology

Question 28

– Skills that a student must demonstrate
– Ex. Intervention, assessment, research, etc.

Answer 28

Competencies

Question 29

Where Do Clinical Psychologists Work?
A variety of settings, but _____________ is
most common; True since 1980s

Answer 29

private practice

Question 30

Other common work settings include

Answer 30

– Universities
– Psychiatric and general hospitals
– Community mental health centers
– Other settings

Question 31

What do Clinical Psychologists Do?
A variety of activities, but ____________ is most common; True since 1970s

Answer 31

psychotherapy

Question 32

Other common professional activities include:

Answer 32

– Diagnosis/assessment
– Teaching/supervision
– Research/writing
– Other activities

Question 33

– Tend to see less seriously disturbed clients
– Tend to work less often in settings like inpatient hospitals or units
– Tend to endorse humanism more and behaviorism less
– Tend to be more interested in vocational and career counseling

Answer 33

Counseling Psychologists:

Question 34

– Go to medical school and are physicians
– Have prescription privileges (this is changing for clinical psychologists—see Chapter 3)
– Increasingly emphasize biological/pharmaceutical rather than “talk therapy” intervention

Answer 34

Psychiatrists

Question 35

– Tend to emphasize social factors in client’s
problems
– Earn a master’s degree rather than a doctorate
– Training emphasizes treatment and fieldwork over research or formalized assessment

Answer 35

Social Workers

Question 36

– Tend to work in schools
– Tend to have a more limited professional focus than clinical psychologists (student wellness and learning)
– Frequently conduct school-related testing and determine LD and ADHD diagnoses
– Consult with adults in children’s lives (e.g., teachers, staff, parents)

Answer 36

School Psychologists

Question 37

– Earn a master’s degree
– Complete training in two years
– Little emphasis on psychological testing or research
– May specialized in career, school, college counseling

Answer 37

Professional Counselors