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79 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 79
What is the basis of the scientist practitioner model?
Practice with skill while being able to conduct and review research
Focusing solely on theoretical knowledge without practical application.
Practicing skills without any understanding of the underlying research.
Conducting research without any practical experience in the field.
,Term 2 of 79
What are some key ideas of culturally sensitive mental healthy services?
-usually have no university affiliation
-focuses on competence in assessment and psychotherapy and puts a de-emphasis on
research competence
-Most award the Psy.D. degree instead of the traditional Ph.D.
-May employ part time professors
-Often accept 100+ students
-Majority of them not APA accredited
-Lower % get financial assistance
-Lower % get internship
-Basic Pharmacology Training: knowledge of the biological basis of
neuropsychopharmacology, mastery of medications that are used and abused
-Collaborative Practice: competence in diagnostic and physical assessment, drug
interactions, and drug side effects; hands-on training in psychopharmacology
-Prescription Privileges: can prescribe
-Rare behaviors are abnormal
-Normal curve indicates that some behaviors are common while others are rare
-Advantages: Cutoff points can be established and used, Intuitive appeal: we tend to
think we know abnormal behavior when we see it
-Problems: Choice cutoff point (How do we decide), number of deviations required,
cultural relativity (deviance differs from group to group)
-Make commitment to cultural awareness as well as knowledge of self and others as
cultural beings
-Recognize importance of multicultural sensitivity
-Integrate multiculturalism and diversity into education and training
-recognize importance of culture in psychological research and clinical work
Term 3 of 79
What must syndrome be associated with?
-an inability to remember past events
-Distress, disability, or increased risk of problems
-a temporary emotional response to stress
-a lack of interest in social activities
,Term 4 of 79
What is neuropsychological assessment?
An assessment approach—based on empirically established brain-behavior relationships
—that evaluates a person's relative strengths and weaknesses across a number of areas.
A process of diagnosing mental health disorders based solely on patient interviews.
An evaluation of a person's financial status and its impact on mental health.
A method of assessing personality traits through self-reported questionnaires.
Term 5 of 79
What does a license do?
-permits psychologists to practice in multiple countries simultaneously
-allows psychologists to work without any oversight or regulations
-enables psychologists to teach without any qualifications
-Restricts use of psychologist title and professional activities (APA guidelines influence
states and this also puts potential limitations on academia
, Term 6 of 79
Subjective/personal distress. What is it? Advantages, Problems?
-Usually at the end
-Allows students to gain experience working in a professional setting
-It also exposes students to clinical psychologists who may
have different ideas and theoretical orientations than those encountered at the
university, which helps to combat provincialism
-Stimulates ideas for future research projects
-Behaviors that are accompanied by distress are abnormal
-Advantages: Seems reasonable to expect that person can assess whether or not s/he is
experiencing distress
-Problem: What is abnormal behavior isn't accompanied by distress - Psychosis
academic/scientific wing of
the APA felt ignored so this led to the creation of the American Psychological Society in
1988 (now called the Association for Psychological Science)
-Advantages: Relatively little inference is required; dysfunction is apparent, OFten
prompts people to seek treatment because their normal life is interupted
-Problems: How many domains of functioning must you see problems?, Does emotional
distress necessary cause dysfunction?
Term 7 of 79
What are combined professional-scientific training programs?
-a specialization that emphasizes financial management in psychology.
-a program that trains psychologists only in educational settings.
-a single discipline focused exclusively on research without clinical practice.
-Combined specialty of counseling, clinical, and school psychology
79 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 79
What is the basis of the scientist practitioner model?
Practice with skill while being able to conduct and review research
Focusing solely on theoretical knowledge without practical application.
Practicing skills without any understanding of the underlying research.
Conducting research without any practical experience in the field.
,Term 2 of 79
What are some key ideas of culturally sensitive mental healthy services?
-usually have no university affiliation
-focuses on competence in assessment and psychotherapy and puts a de-emphasis on
research competence
-Most award the Psy.D. degree instead of the traditional Ph.D.
-May employ part time professors
-Often accept 100+ students
-Majority of them not APA accredited
-Lower % get financial assistance
-Lower % get internship
-Basic Pharmacology Training: knowledge of the biological basis of
neuropsychopharmacology, mastery of medications that are used and abused
-Collaborative Practice: competence in diagnostic and physical assessment, drug
interactions, and drug side effects; hands-on training in psychopharmacology
-Prescription Privileges: can prescribe
-Rare behaviors are abnormal
-Normal curve indicates that some behaviors are common while others are rare
-Advantages: Cutoff points can be established and used, Intuitive appeal: we tend to
think we know abnormal behavior when we see it
-Problems: Choice cutoff point (How do we decide), number of deviations required,
cultural relativity (deviance differs from group to group)
-Make commitment to cultural awareness as well as knowledge of self and others as
cultural beings
-Recognize importance of multicultural sensitivity
-Integrate multiculturalism and diversity into education and training
-recognize importance of culture in psychological research and clinical work
Term 3 of 79
What must syndrome be associated with?
-an inability to remember past events
-Distress, disability, or increased risk of problems
-a temporary emotional response to stress
-a lack of interest in social activities
,Term 4 of 79
What is neuropsychological assessment?
An assessment approach—based on empirically established brain-behavior relationships
—that evaluates a person's relative strengths and weaknesses across a number of areas.
A process of diagnosing mental health disorders based solely on patient interviews.
An evaluation of a person's financial status and its impact on mental health.
A method of assessing personality traits through self-reported questionnaires.
Term 5 of 79
What does a license do?
-permits psychologists to practice in multiple countries simultaneously
-allows psychologists to work without any oversight or regulations
-enables psychologists to teach without any qualifications
-Restricts use of psychologist title and professional activities (APA guidelines influence
states and this also puts potential limitations on academia
, Term 6 of 79
Subjective/personal distress. What is it? Advantages, Problems?
-Usually at the end
-Allows students to gain experience working in a professional setting
-It also exposes students to clinical psychologists who may
have different ideas and theoretical orientations than those encountered at the
university, which helps to combat provincialism
-Stimulates ideas for future research projects
-Behaviors that are accompanied by distress are abnormal
-Advantages: Seems reasonable to expect that person can assess whether or not s/he is
experiencing distress
-Problem: What is abnormal behavior isn't accompanied by distress - Psychosis
academic/scientific wing of
the APA felt ignored so this led to the creation of the American Psychological Society in
1988 (now called the Association for Psychological Science)
-Advantages: Relatively little inference is required; dysfunction is apparent, OFten
prompts people to seek treatment because their normal life is interupted
-Problems: How many domains of functioning must you see problems?, Does emotional
distress necessary cause dysfunction?
Term 7 of 79
What are combined professional-scientific training programs?
-a specialization that emphasizes financial management in psychology.
-a program that trains psychologists only in educational settings.
-a single discipline focused exclusively on research without clinical practice.
-Combined specialty of counseling, clinical, and school psychology
