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Chapter 1:
What types of activities do clinical psychologists engage in? (6) correct answers Research,
therapy/intervention,
diagnosis/assessment,
teaching,
administration,
consultation
(Clinical deals with more DSM-5 mental disorders)
What are the most common employment settings of clinical psychologists? correct answers
Private Practice
Academia (Universities/Colleges)
What are the 5 major components of a Ph.D. program in clinical psychology? correct answers 1.
Coursework
Provides students with a strong scientific foundation
2. Practicum Work
Supervised assessment/interviewing, therapy training (placement)
3. Research
Master's thesis and Dissertation at minimum.
Different expectations depending on program.
,4. Qualifying Exam
Can take many forms; written, oral, literature review.
5. Internship
Last year of training. Work full-time in a clinical setting.
What is the scientist-practitioner model? correct answers The scientist-practitioner model, also
called the Boulder Model, is a training model for graduate programs that aspires to train applied
psychologists with a foundation of research and scientific practice.
1) Become a researcher first, then adapt clinical skills
2) Stated the degree should end with a Ph.D.
3) Developed in 1949, but still widely used as a training model today.
They divide their program 50% Research, 50% practice.
(Clinical Scientist: 80% Research, 20% practice).
(Psy. D: 10% Research, 90% practice).
,How do the fields of clinical and counseling psychology differ? In what ways are they similar?
correct answers Clinical:
-deals with more DSM-5 mental disorders and research
-Research,
-therapy/intervention,
-diagnosis/assessment,
-teaching,
-administration,
-consultation
- Housed in Psychology building.
- see more severe clients
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Counseling:
-deals with more day to day stressors and life issues.
-Less research.
-Work with "normal people, with normal problems"
-Group or individual counseling
-Educational or occupational counseling
-Career and vocational assessment
-Housed in the school of education.
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Both:
-Conduct therapy
, -Call themselves "therapists" or "psychologists"
A college students wants to discuss romantic problems? Who does she go to?
-Counseling psych as romance is not a DSM5 disorder
What distinguishes a clinical psychologist from psychiatrists? Social workers? School
psychologists? correct answers Clinical Psychologists DON'T:
- PRESCRIBE meds (Psychiatry)
- INVOLVED in everyday activities (Social Work)
- Work with children/ parents/ teachers in SCHOOLS, perform learning tests(School psych)
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Psychiatry:
____Medical Doctors (M.D. or D.O.)
-Attend medical school and general medical internship
-Receive psychiatric training during 4-year residency
____PRESCRIBE psychotropi MEDications
____No therapy
-15 minute medication management appointments
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Social Work: