Chapter 1 - Psychology as a Profession

Question 1

clinical psychology (past vs. present)

Answer 1

past: primarily academics and research
present: diagnosis and treatment
*after WWII, funding for clinical psychology increased due to treatment of soldiers with PTSD

Question 2

clinical bias in psych

Answer 2

most people assume that studying or working in the field of psychology is clinical, but there are various other areas of psych