Clinical Science & Practice Exam 1 UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Clinical science
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Clinical Science
Clinical Science & Practice Exam 1
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
accredidation - CORRECT ANSWER- granting approval or belief in a school
clinical practicum - CORRECT ANSWER- A training experience designed to build
specific clinical skills
Often, a practicum combines academic co...
Clinical Science & Practice Exam 1
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
accredidation - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔granting approval or belief in a school
clinical practicum - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A training experience designed to build
specific clinical skills
Often, a practicum combines academic content, or theory, with practical experience
clinical psychologist - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a psychologist who diagnoses and treats
people with emotional disturbances
clinical science model - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A clinical psychology training model that
emphasizes empirically supported approaches to assessment, prevention, and clinical
intervention
This model arose from concerns that clinical psychology was not firmly grounded in science
clinical social workers - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Mental health professionals trained in
psychiatric diagnosis and in individual and group psychotherapy
Compared to psychologists and psychiatrists, psychiatric social workers' training is relatively
brief, limited to a 2-year master's degree
Social workers are intensely involved in the day-to-day lives of their patients and focus more
on the social and environmental factors contributing to their patients' difficulties
counseling psychologists - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Psychologists who specialize in the
treatment of everyday adjustment problems
,doctoral degree - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔postgraduate academic degree awarded by
universities, highest level of academic degree
Everyone is familiar with the medical doctor, who holds an M.D.
But you can earn a doctorate in almost any subject area, Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as
PhD
Graduate Record Examination - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A test frequently required of
applicants to graduate training programs
The GRE assesses quantitative, verbal, and analytical abilities
In addition, the GRE offers subject tests for several disciplines, including psychology
health psychologists - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔concentrate on biological, psychological,
and social factors involved in health and illness
internship - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A position in which a person receives training by
working with people who are experienced in a particular field
masters degree - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔An advanced 2-year program completed after
attainment of a bachelor's degree
Paraprofessional - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔person with no professional training who
provides mental health services
professional schools - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Schools offering advanced training in
psychology that differs from training offered by traditional doctoral programs
In general, professional schools offer relatively little training in research, emphasizing instead
training in assessment and psychotherapy
, Psy.D. degree - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔An advanced degree in psychology that is
emerging as an alternative to traditional research-oriented Ph.D. degrees
psychological clinic - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A clinic operated by a clinical psychology
training program and staffed by clinical students, faculty, and others
The psychological clinic provides a setting for clinical students to gain practical experience
by offering assessment, therapy, and consultation services to the public
qualifying examination - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔An examination required of all clinical
psychology students, usually in their third year of training
The function of this exam is to ensure the student's academic competence
rehabilitation psychologist - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔researchers and practitioners who
work with people who have lost optimal functioning after an accident, illness, or other event
scientist-practitioner model of training - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The predominant
training philosophy in clinical psychology today
This model is based on the idea that clinical psychologists should integrate their roles of
scientist and practitioner
theoretical orientation - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a general attitude about how phenomena
are to be explained
What's the difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔That may sound like a setup for a knee-slapper, but it's actually a good question, and
many people don't know the full answer
It's not as simple as who tends to what, like the difference between a goatherd and shepherd
Both kinds of professionals treat people with problems that vary widely by degree and type,
from mild anxiety to schizophrenia
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