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Clinical Psychology
Exam 1
Question | Answer |
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Lightner Witmer | Founder of clinical psychology (1896). Est. First pysh clinic, named the field, founded first clinical psych journal, developed first training program |
Role of WWII and the VA in creating clinical psychology | Veterans who experienced emotional trauma (shell shock/PTSD). Not enough mental health professionals, so training was funded for clinical psychologists. |
Boulder Model | Scientist-practitioner model: Clinical psychologists should fulfill dual roles; scientist and practitioner |
Clinical Psychologist | Requires either Ph.D (Research, assessment, and treatment, emphasizes research) or Psy.D (Assessment and treatment, training emphasizes clinical practice) |
Psychiatry | M.D.: physicians (perscribe medication), training emphasizes diagnosis and treatment |
Counseling psychologists | Ph.D or M.A., focuses on "normal" or moderately maladgusted individuals, educational or vocational counseling |
Social Workers | "Terminal Masters", field work, more interfering with daily life |
Medical Model | It is a model that assumes, that every mental illness has its biological (physiological) basis-- it's an effect of chemical inbalance in the brain, physical abnormality in the brain or genetical abnormality. |
Field Work | Working out in daily life |
Empirically validated treatments | Treatments that have been tested and empirically shown to be effective |
Radeke and Mahoney (2000) | Psychologists will probably have a change in emotional experiences and will find work both stressful and rewarding |
CV | Curriculum Vitae |
Unstructured Clinical Interview goals | Rapport, Info gathering, clinical conceptualization |
Rapport | Build a good working relationship with the client |
Empathy | Understand the feelings and experiences of the client |
Attending behavior | nonverbal means of demonstrating listening and understanding |
Open-ended questions | give client the responsibility and latitude for responding (tell me about your wife) |
Facilitative questions | encourage client's flow of conversation; care enough to listen, learn what's important, share control, allow observation |