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PY101 Exam 1 Question and answers rated A+ PY101 Exam 1 psychology - correct answer the scientific study of behavior and mind clinical psychologist - correct answer diagnoses and treats psychological problems -- such as depression, anxiety, phobias, and schizophrenia; typically work in ...

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PY101 Exam 1
psychology - correct answer ✔the scientific study of behavior and mind


clinical psychologist - correct answer ✔diagnoses and treats psychological
problems -- such as depression, anxiety, phobias, and schizophrenia; typically
work in clinics or private practice, delivering human services such as
psychotherapy or counseling; need a PhD or a PsyD


PhD - correct answer ✔doctor of philosophy


PsyD - correct answer ✔doctor of psychology


counseling psychologists - correct answer ✔more likely to deal with
adjustment problems; requires a postgraduate degree: PhD or EdD


psychiatrists - correct answer ✔also specialize in the diagnosis and
treatment of psychological problems, but are medical doctors; must graduate
from medical school and complete further specialized training; treat mental
disorders, licensed to prescribe medication


community psychology - correct answer ✔examines and seeks to
understand complex individual-environment interactions in order to bring
about social change, particularly for those who have limited resources and
opportunities; typically focuses on the prevention of psychological problems
rather than simply on their treatment


applied psychologists - correct answer ✔extend the principles of scientific
psychology to practical, everyday problems in the real world; work in many
settings: industrial/organizational, educational, forensic, and human factors

,industrial/organizational psychology - correct answer ✔branch of applied
psychology; employed in industry to help improve morale, train new recruits,
or help managers establish effective lines of communication with their
employees; developed sophisticated methodologies for assessing, evaluating,
and recruiting employees, and they seek to understand what motivates
performance and how workers react to stress


educational psychologist - correct answer ✔branch of applied psychology;
concerned with the scientific study of how humans learn


forensic psychologist - correct answer ✔branch of applied psychology; apply
psychological principles to legal issues, such as the reliability of eyewitness
testimony or the evaluation of a defendant's metnal competence; can also
work directly with law enforcement to help with crisis management or to help
officers understand the motives and emotions of both people who commit
crimes and the victims of crimes


human factors psychologist - correct answer ✔branch of applied psychology;
play a key role in the design and engineering of new products


research psychologists - correct answer ✔usually specialize; conduct
research to discover the basic principles of behavior and mind


c. family problems - correct answer ✔which type of problem is most likely to
be treated by a counseling psychologist?
a. introspection issues
b. methodologies
c. family problems
d. anxiety

, false - correct answer ✔True or False:


psychiatrists attend medical school to treat mental disorders, unlike clinical
psychologists


c. mind - correct answer ✔you are engaged in a psychological study
involving the emtion of happiness. which aspect of psychology does this study
investigate?
a. culture
b. abnormality
c. mind
d. behavior


false - correct answer ✔true or false:


a research psychologist would help an individual diagnosed with anxiety


d. science - correct answer ✔which term separates psychology from the
closely related field of philosophy?
a. forensics
b. culture
c. nativism
d. science


a. behavior - correct answer ✔which concept is part of the definition of the
scientific study or psychology?
a. behavior
b. culture

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