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clinical psychology: correct answers Rigorous study and applied practice directed toward understanding and improving the psychological facets of the human experience, including but not limited to issues or problems of behavior, emotions, or intellect apa definition of clinical psych correct answ...

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clinical psychology midterm (chap 1 and 4) || with 100%
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clinical psychology: correct answers Rigorous study and applied practice directed toward
understanding and improving the psychological facets of the human experience, including but
not limited to issues or problems of behavior, emotions, or intellect

apa definition of clinical psych correct answers The field of Clinical Psychology integrates
science, theory, and practice to understand, predict, and alleviate maladjustment, disability, and
discomfort as well as to promote human adaptation, adjustment, and personal development.
Clinical Psychology focuses on the intellectual, emotional, biological, psychological, social, and
behavioral aspects of human functioning across the life span, in varying cultures, and at all
socioeconomic levels.

what psychologists must obtain correct answers The aspiring clinical psychologist must obtain a
doctoral degree in clinical psychology, about 3,000 of which are awarded each year
- enter to doctoral with bachelors or masters

graduate school for bachelor students correct answers For those entering with a bachelor's
degree, training typically consists of at least 4 years of intensive, full-time coursework, followed
by a 1-year, full-time predoctoral internship.

required course work is very varied from correct answers psychotherapy, assessment, statistics,
research design and methodology, biological bases of behavior, cognitive-affective bases of
behavior, social bases of behavior, individual differences, and other subjects

also need masters thesis and doctoral dissertation

also practicum in order to get expertise

there are many specialty tracks in clincal psych correct answers most common specialty areas are
clinical child, clinical health, forensic, family, and clinical neuropsychology (

three distinct models of training correct answers the scientist-practitioner (Boulder) model, the
practitioner-scholar (Vail) model, and the clinical scientist model (Routh, 2015a).

scientist-practitioner model correct answers The traditional model of graduate training in clinical
psychology with a dual emphasis on empirical research and practice resulting in the PhD degree

boulder model correct answers alternate name for the scientist-practitioner model of graduate
training stemming from the historic 1949 conference of directors of training in Boulder,
Colorado

,conference in Vail 1973 correct answers many current and aspiring clinical psychologists had
been asking, "Why do I need such extensive training as a scientist when my goal is simply to
practice?
- clinical practice was the wiser career choice
- whether the quality and quantity of practitioners was sufficient to serve the population
- practitioner scholar model and psyd were born

practitioner scholar model/ Vail MOdel correct answers A model of graduate training in clinical
psychology that emphasizes practice over empirical research

Since the 1970s, graduate programs offering the PsyD degree have proliferated. In fact, correct
answers in the 1988 to 2001 time period alone, the number of PsyD degrees awarded increased
by more than 160%

- offer more coursework related to practice and less on reserach and statistics

currently, more than half the doctoral degrees being awarded in the field are PsyD degrees
correct answers The number of PsyD programs is actually quite small in comparison with the
number of PhD programs—about 80 versus about 250
BUT more students under psyd compared to phd, so graduation is about the same

1990s, movement of increased empericism correct answers , the leaders of this movement argued
that science should be the bedrock of clinical psychology.

the leaders of the clinical scientist movement have not suggested that graduates of their program
should receive an entirely different degree—they still award the PhD, just as Boulder model
graduate programs
- but it implies a very strong emphasis on the scientific method and evidence-based clinical
methods

clinical scientist model correct answers A model of graduate training in clinical psychology that
emphasizes empirical research over practice

tqo defining events highlight tthes einitial steps of the movement correct answers 1991, richard
mcfall
"Manifesto for a Science of Clinical Psychology," McFall
- scientific clincal psychology is the must, not the other intuition or other scientific methods

conference where e Academy of Psychological Clinical Science was founded

the experience of clinical psychology graduate students varies widely from one program to the
next. correct answers Insider's Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and Counseling
Psychology
ex. lists each program on a seven point scale from practice to research

, One study examined the broad trends in training in clinical psychology since the early 1990s.
correct answers - found sift from psychodynamic to cognitive/cognitive behavioral
also increase in female and ethnic minority doctoral degrees

technolgy training influential correct answers learning psychotherapy or assessment techniques
involves the use of webcams and other computer-based methods that allow supervisors to view,
either live or recorded, students trying to apply what they have learned in class

competencies correct answers or outcome-based skills the students must be able to demonstrate.
Emphasizing competencies ensures that the students who graduate from clinical psychology
programs not only will have earned good grades on exams, papers, and other academic tasks but
also will be able to apply what they have learned.

getting in is not easy and is competitive correct answers Admission rates are competitive, and the
application process is demanding.

APA-accredited PhD programs admit only 7% to 16% of their applicants, and APA-accredited
PsyD programs admit about 40% to 50% of their applicants

ways to prepare correct answers Know your professional options
Take, and earn high grades in, the appropriate undergraduate courses.
Get to know your professors.
Get research experience.
Get clinically relevant experience
Maximize your GRE score.
Select graduate programs wisely.
Write effective personal statements
Prepare well for admissions interviews.
Consider your long-term goals.
Search how graduate programs handle their admissions processes

Take, and earn high grades in, the appropriate undergraduate courses. correct answers most
commonly required or recommended courses are statistics, research/experimental methods,
psychopathology, biopsychology, and personality

get to know your professors correct answers letters of rec
Professors (and, to some extent, supervisors in clinical or research positions) can be ideal writers
of such letters
But the professor would be able to write a much more meaningful, persuasive, and effective
letter for the same student if the two of them had developed a strong working relationship
through research, advising, or other professional activities.

Get research experience. correct answers . Conducting research with a professor affords you
additional experience with the empirical process, as well as a chance to learn about a specialized
body of knowledge and develop a working relationship with the professor (

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