Goals of Clinical Psychology correct answers o Integrate Science and Practice
o Apply integrated knowledge
o Alleviate suffering and promote health
Clinical Approach correct answers o Combine knowledge of research and individual assessment in order to understand and help a particular person
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Goals of Clinical Psychology correct answers o Integrate Science and Practice
o Apply integrated knowledge
o Alleviate suffering and promote health
Clinical Approach correct answers o Combine knowledge of research and individual assessment
in order to understand and help a particular person
o Strong interest in people, honesty and integrity dealing with others, emotional stability, and
intellectual curiosity
Clinical Psychologist Education Requirements correct answers PhD or PsyD from an accredited
program
Clinical internship (Accrue hours)
Often a postdoctoral fellowship (clinical or research)
Clinical Psychologist Legal Requirements correct answers Licensure
• EPPP is national and there are state tests
• 6 months prep time
Clinical Psychologist Ethical Requirements correct answers Good character
Letter of recs
Absence of ethical or legal violations
Must know and follow the APA Ethics Code
What is the most popular sub-field of psychology? correct answers o Clinical Psychology -
>Psychology, General ->Educational Psychology
Differences between clinical psychology and counseling psychology? correct answers o Clinical
psychology almost always housed in psych departments while counseling is often housed in
education departments
o Counseling psychologists often deal with normal transitions and adjustments while clinical
psychologists tend to deal with more serious psychopathology
Differences between clinical psychology and psychiatry? correct answers Clinical Psychologists
Has PhDs or PsyDs
Have more training and experience in assessment and therapy
Cannot prescribe medication except for in NM,LA, and HIS
Psychiatrists
Have medical degrees
Complete a psychiatric residency
Can prescribe medications
Often do not do much therapy
,What are the activities of clinical psychologists? correct answers Psychotherapy (34%)
Assessment (15%) Research (14%) Administration (13%) Teaching (10%) Consultation (7%)
Supervision (6%)
How did the percent of women earning doctorates in clinical psychology change from the 1950s
to 2010? correct answers It increased it went from under 20% to over 70%
Are women still underrepresented in certain faculty positions? correct answers Yes, women are
still underrepresented in senior faculty positions
Who else may be underrepresented in graduate programs in the field? correct answers Ethnic and
racial groups
They make up 20% of new degrees
African Americans Hispanic Asian Native Americans
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered individuals make up 7%
What is the overall trend of diversity in the U.S.? correct answers It is increasing
By 2050, minorities will make up 50% of the population
Why is diversity in the field important? correct answers Diversity in the field is important
because sometimes individuals might not want to see someone of a particular race and they
might feel comfortable with someone of a particular race because they would understand their
cultural problems.
What is "cultural competence?" correct answers It is having an awareness of one's own cultural
identity and views about difference, and the ability to learn and build on the varying cultural and
community norms of students and their families.
What do clinical psychologists spend the most time doing? correct answers They spend most of
their time doing Psychotherapy
What is the major activity which distinguished clinical psychologist from other practitioners?
correct answers Research
Do many clinical psychologists pursue research careers? correct answers No - many don't even
publish a single paper
Why is strong research background important for clinical psychologists? correct answers
Because of 4 reasons
Clinicians must critically evaluate literature to determine best treatments
Clinicians in academia must supervise student research
Clinicians in community agencies may be asked to evaluate agencies' programs
Clinicians must critically evaluate success of their own treatments
, What is Evidence-based practice (EBP)? correct answers It's the idea that rather than rely on
guesses or on what's been done before, practitioners should use diagnostic and therapeutic
practices that the best scientific evidence finds most effective
"The practice of psychology should be based on clinical judgment that incorporates scientific
literature, the therapist experience, and patient preference." - APA Presidential Task Force
Boulder (scientist-practitioner) model correct answers Established standards in 1949
Scientist-practitioner model
Core clinical training
Practicum
Internship
Research training and PhD dissertation
Vail Model correct answers 1973 Vail Conference
Scholar-Practitioner model
Advocates the Psy.D. degree and has programs located in free-standing professional schools
Psy.D. accounts for 30% of all doctorates in psychology and 42% of all health-service
doctorates in psychology
Clinical Science correct answers Proponents of the emergent CS model insist that science be
restored to what they believe is its rightful place as the centerpiece of all of clinical psychology -
in research, service, and education
What is Eclecticism? correct answers An approach in which it is acceptable and even desirable to
employ techniques from a variety of different schools rather than sticking to just one.
Closely related to psychotherapy integration which is the systematic combining of elements of
various clinical psychology theories.
Systematically combining elements of various clinical psychological theoretical orientations
because it was worried that clinical psychologists would be dogmatic and dismiss research
supporting other theories.
What is the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Act (MHPAA)? correct answers It is a law that
was passed in 2008 and it required that health insurance agencies provide the same level of
coverage for mental illness as they do for physical illness.
This bill came into effect because prior to 2008 mental illness was considered less deserving of
care in some cases, and people were more likely to be thought to be responsible for their mental
illness
What are the pros and the cons of Managed Care? correct answers Pros
More access to care
Lower costs
More pressure to provide empirically-based treatments (ESTs)
More emphasis on prevention
Cons
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