Week 2 - Contemp Cinical Psychology Flashcards
What are some activities of clinical psychologists?
- Assessment
- Intervention
- Research
- Clinical supervision
- Administration
What’s kind of evaluations are made in an assessment?
Evaluating psychological functioning
Diagnostic – provide a CONCISE statement about the nature of a person’s
disorder or dysfunction
Cognitive and/or neuropsychological – intellectual functioning, executive functioning, organic pathology
School-based – academic and learning
Personality – how one views themselves and the world
Relationships – marriage, parenting, family system
Organizational – companies, team functioning
Therapeutic considerations – identifying treatment needs and interventions
What’s involved in an assessment?
REFFERAL question and rational for the assessment
BACKGROUND information and description of the problem
May include psychological TESTING and their results
May include PSYCHOLOGICAL diagnoses
Formulation or CASE conceptualization
RECOMMENDATIONS that address the referral question
Intervention may include what kind of services?
- Individual therapy
- Group therapy
- Family/couples therapy
Psychologists during intervention can use “________-_______, _________ etc…” orientations
Cognitive-behavioural; psychodynamic
What might be included in prevention?
Focus on REDUCING risk factors to prevent an illness or enhancing protective factors
(risk factors are those that increase the likelihood of something happening)
PROTECTIVE factors work to mitigate something from occurring
Prevention work often occurs in the community in the form of EDUCATION programs
What are the 2 types of consultations?
- Clinical:
- OFFERING OPINION and research information to colleagues - Organizational:
- PROVIDING INFORMATION and advice to the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs or policies
What’s involved in research?
CONDUCTING research studies & experimentations
EVALUATION of the program
UTILIZING to be able to deliver appropriate services
STAYING INFORMED on research
Psychologists can teach and uni and college, at the “_____________&___________” levels
Undergraduate; graduate
What does an administration position look like in psychology?
PARTICIPATING in boards, committees, and other groups
Being involved in HIRING processes, taking on management positions
LEADERSHIP positions, such as Discipline leader, Chief Psychologist, Director
***If in private practice, then scheduling, accounting, payroll may all be required
Clinical psychologists can be employed…?
Universities
Hospitals
Communities/mental health clinics
Private practice
Correctional settings
Schools
Clinical health psychology use the “_______________”
Biopsychosocial model
What are some clinical health psychology areas?
(Understanding & looking how the mind, body and behaviour interact in health & disease)
Pain
Cardiology
Internal medicine
Oncology
Transplant
Insomnia
What does clinical neuropsychology include?
Have SPECIALIZED knowledge and training in the applied science of brain- behavior relationships
Employs psychological, neurological, or physiological methods to evaluate patients’ cognitive and emotional strengths and weaknesses
Viewed as a SPECIALITY area requiring formalized training and speciality practice guidelines
Work in settings such as hospitals, rehabilitation clinics, outpatient clinics, universities, private practice
Works with disorders such as developmental, brain injuries, cognitive impairment, dementia
What are the knowledge requirements to practice clinical neuropsychology?
Neuroanatomy, physiology, pharmacology
Development psychology
Clinical/neuropsychology intervention techniques
Neuropathology
Neuropsychological assessment
How do clinical neuropsychology assess patients?
Assess multiple neurocognitive and emotional functions
• intellectual functions;
• academic skills (e.g., reading, writing, math);
• receptive and expressive language skills (e.g., verbal comprehension, fluency, confrontation naming);
• simple and complex attention;
• learning and memory (e.g., encoding, recall, recognition);
• visuospatial abilities;
• executive functions, problem-solving and reasoning abilities; and
• sensorimotor skills.
***assessments should also include measures designed to assess personality, social-emotional functioning, and adaptive behavior
