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Clinical Psychology - Exam 1 Study Guide 2023 Update Clinical Psychology - Involves rigorous study and applied practice directed toward understanding and improving the psychological facts of the human experience, including but not limited to issues or problems of behavior, emotions, or intellect Scientist-practitioner model (Boulder model) - Psychotherapy and research blend Practitioner-scholar model (Vial model) - More training in applied clinical skills and less focus on research (P...

The best predictor of treatment outcomes among adult substance abusers - ANSWER-Severity of substance abuse problems Dementia due to head trauma - ANSWER-As described in DSM-IV, Dementia due to Head Trauma is usually non-progressive when it is the result of a single head trauma. If it is progressive, this usually indicates a superimposed condition (e.g., hydrocephalus). Positive and negative life events are likely to have which of following types of effect on a person's sense of satisfact...

Clinical Psychology - Answer-- the study, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological and behavioral disorders Assumptions of Psychodynamic Therapies - Answer-- human behavior is motivated by unconscious processes - early development has a profound effect on adult functioning - universal principles explain personality development and behavior - insight into unconscious processes is a key component of therapy Freudian Psychoanalysis - Answer-- human beings are determined by irrational forces...

repression - ANSWER-the most basic defense mechanism that underlies all others procedures of analysis (psychoanalysis) - ANSWER-confrontation, clarification, interpretation, working through archetypes - ANSWER-universal mental structures that predispose people to react to certain external circumstances in specific ways object constancy development (Mahler) - ANSWER-normal autistic, normal symbiotic, separation-individuation Karen Horney - ANSWER-Neo-Freudian; suggested that children ...

EPPP: Biological Bases of Behavior Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions Delerium - Answer️️ -Acute state of confusion that is abrupt and is usually reversible Parkinson's Disease - Answer️️ -Motor disease characterized by shaking, rigidity, slowness of movement, and difficulty walking; caused by lack of dopamine in substantia nigra Korsakoff's Syndrome - Answer️️ -A neurological disease resulting in loss of declarative memory, caused by depletion of thiamine, usually du...

Test Construction EPPP Test Questions Verified Guide 1. R-squared is used as an indicator of: - A. The number of values that are free to vary in a statistical calculation - B. The variability of scores - C. How much your ability to predict is improved using the regression line (Correct Answer) - D. The relationship between two variables that have a nonlinear relationship 2. The slope of the item response curve, with respect to item response theory, indicates an item's: - A. reliability - B....

"The DSM is in nature and, as such, only addresses the etiology of disorders for which the cause is clearly known (e.g., PTSD)." - ANSWER-Atheoretical "Regarding multiaxial assessment, identify and describe the 5 axes used with each individual diagnosis." - ANSWER-Axis I: Clinical disorders and other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention; Axis II: Mental retardation and personality disorders; Axis III: General medical conditions; Axis IV: Psychosocial and environmental prob...

Central Nervous System - ANSWER-Brain and Spinal Cord Primitive Core Old Brain/Limbic System New Brain Anatomically - hindbrain, midbrain, forebrain Spinal Damage - ANSWER-Paresis Parasthesia Hypersthesia Some communication between CNS and PNS is mediated by SC Paresis - ANSWER-Slight or partial paralysis Parasthesia - ANSWER-Abnormal sensations Hypersthesia - ANSWER-Abnormal sensitivity to sensation Perpheral Nervous System - ANSWER-Somatic and Autonomic NS Nerves carr...

Skinner - ANSWER-Operant Conditioning Pavlov - ANSWER-Classical Conditioning; tone and meat powder Watson - ANSWER-Little Albert, stimulus generalization, classical conditioning Thorndike - ANSWER-Law of effect (if you do things that are followed by reinforcers you will do them more), Operant conditioning Classical vs Operant Conditioning - ANSWER-Classical: 2 things are paired; Operant : reinforcement unconditioned vs conditioned stimulus - ANSWER-unconditioned= universal, ever...

How is the DSM-5 different than the DSM-IV T? - ANSWER-It provides a nonaxial assessment system and uses a categorical approach that describes each disorder in terms of criteria sets that specify the defining and minimum features for the diagnosis. What does the outline for cultural formulation of the DSM 5 provide? - ANSWER-Provides a framework for assessing cultural features of a client's problems in terms of 5 categories What are the 5 categories for cultural formulation for the DSM 5?...