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Clinical Psych Test 1 Overview, Diagnoses & Classification Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
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©PREP4EXAMS @2024 [REAL EXAM DUMPS] Wednesday, July 17, 2024 1:27 AMClinical Psych Test 1 Overview, Diagnoses & Classification
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
Why do we need clinical psych? - ✔️✔️-26% of adults have disorders
-10% of children/adolescents do
effects of mental illness on the individual - ✔️✔️-impairment @ work, school, and
relationships
-increased risk for physical issues
-increased mortality
-stigma
effects of mental illness on the family - ✔️✔️-increased rates of marital conflict, divorce
-kids with parents with mental disorders have higher rates of mental disorders & poorer
psychosocial outcomes
effects of mental illness on the society - ✔️✔️-1.3 billion disability days annually
-$193 billion/year lost earnings
how much of clinical psychology is psychotherapy? - ✔️✔️76-87%
Theoretical approaches to psychotherapy - ✔️✔️-behavioral
-psychodynamic
-cognitive
-eclectic
-interpersonal
-gestalt
-family-systems
-existential
assessment - ✔️✔️integrate findings from various psychological tests
-clinical interviewing
-symptoms checklist
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-standardized IQ tests
-observation and self-monitering
-personality tests
-neuropsychological tests (memory, processing)
Goal of assessment - ✔️✔️-determine nature/severity of symps
-establish a diagnosis
-determine if treatment is working
-evaluate if patient is mentally competent
other roles in clinical psych - ✔️✔️-consultation
-prevention/public policy
-research
-teaching
-administration
consultation - ✔️✔️-provide advice/recommendations to a patient or organization
ex: program evaluation, behavioral plans
prevention/public policy - ✔️✔️-develop programs to prevent or reduce severity of a social or
psychological problem or issue
ex: sub abuse, suicide, partner violence, anti-bullying
research - ✔️✔️-id causes of, preventative factors against, or treatment of psychological
disorders
teaching - ✔️✔️-clinical psychology teach undergrad and graduate classes
-supervision of grad students doing research & clinical work
biopsychosocial model - ✔️✔️biological processes, social, psychological factors
counseling psychology - ✔️✔️-also doctorate
-promotes use of science in practice, but less research
-career in guidance
-less severe psychopathology (but boundaries are breaking)
psychiatry - ✔️✔️-diagnostic, treatment, prevention
-4 years, medical school, 4 years psychiatric residency
-more training in biological prospective
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