Module 1

Question 1

integrates science, theory, and practice to understand, predict, and alleviate maladjustments, disability, and discomfort as well as to promote human adaptation, adjustment, and personal development.

Answer 1

Clinical Psychology

Question 2

focuses on the intellectual, emotional, biological, psychological, social, and behavioral aspects of human functioning across the life span, in varying cultures, and at all socioeconomic levels.

Answer 2

Clinical Psychology

Question 3

Where do Clinical Psychologists work?

Answer 3

Universities
Hospitals
Private practice offices
Group medical practices

Question 4

a medical physician who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illnesses, including substance use disorders.

Answer 4

Psychiatrist

Question 5

• Have the skill to function as physicians
• May prescribe medication, treat physical ailments, and give physical examinations

Answer 5

Psychiatrist

Question 6

Clinical psychologists typically receive little training in _________

Answer 6

Medicine

Question 7

However, clinical psychologists do receive more extensive training in the _________________________.

Answer 7

psychological principles governing human behavior

Question 8

Many psychiatrists do not conduct ______________.

Answer 8

extensive psychotherapy

Question 9

Work with normal or moderately maladjusted individuals, may involve group and individual counseling

Answer 9

Counseling Psychologists

Question 10

Counseling Psychologist’s principal method of assessment is

Answer 10

Interview

Question 11

Traditionally, the most frequent employment settings for counseling psychologists have been

Answer 11

Educational Setting

Question 12

Counseling psychologists services

Answer 12

(a) preventive treatment,
(b) consultation,
(c) development of outreach programs
(d) vocational counseling
(e) short-term counseling

Question 13

Work often seem similar to psychiatrist and clinical psychologists, but training is rather brief

Answer 13

CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS

Question 14

They would take case history, interview, make arrangement for vocational placement, or counsel parents

Answer 14

Clinical Social Workers

Question 15

typically focus more on the familial and social determinants of mental health problems.

Answer 15

Social workers

Question 16

Work with students, educators, parents, and school administrators to promote the intellectual, social, and emotional growth of school-age children and adolescents.

Answer 16

School Psychologists

Question 17

contribute to the promotion and maintenance of good health, prevention and treatment of illness.

Answer 17

Health Psychologist

Question 18

not only provide information about hospital adjustment but can play a crucial and sensitive role in fostering an appropriate therapeutic environment

Answer 18

Psychiatric Nurses

Question 19

people who are trained to assist professional mental health workers

Answer 19

Paraprofessionals

Question 20

The activity that most frequently engages the typical clinical psychologist’s efforts and to which the most time is devoted

Answer 20

Therapy/Intervention

Question 21

involved mainly a search for insight into the origins of one’s problems or the purposes served by one’s undesirable behavior

Answer 21

Therapy

Question 22

whether through observation, testing, or interviewing, is a way of gathering information so that an important question can be answered or so that a problem can be solved.

Answer 22

Assessment

Question 23

responsibilities are primarily in the area of graduate education teach courses in advanced psychopathology, psychological testing,
interviewing, intervention, personality theory,
developmental psychopathology, and so on

Answer 23

Teaching

Question 24

typically involves more one-to-one teaching, small group approaches, and other less formal, non classroom varieties of instruction

Answer 24

Clinical Supervision

Question 25

This mean that, all clinicians were to be trained as scientists and as practitioners

Answer 25

scientist-practitioner model

Question 26

suggests that clinical work is enhanced by a knowledge of scientific methods, and research is improved by exposure to clinical practice.

Answer 26

scientist-practitioner model

Question 27

By virtue of their knowledge of both therapy and assessment, clinical psychologists have the ability to consume and to produce new knowledge.

Answer 27

Research

Question 28

the goal is to increase the effectiveness of those to whom one’s efforts are directed by imparting to them some degree of expertise

Answer 28

Consultation

Question 29

nearly every clinical psychologist spends time on ________ task

Answer 29

Administrative

Question 30

the most frequent employment setting for clinical psychologists.

Answer 30

Private Practice

Question 31

second most common employment sites

Answer 31

University Setting

Question 32

important characteristic of the clinical psychologist:

Answer 32

capacity to tolerate ambiguity.

Question 33

training experience designed to build specific clinical skills

Answer 33

clinical practicum

Question 34

intensive clinical experience required of all clinical psychology students and usually occurring at the very end of their graduate training

Answer 34

Internship

Question 35

Psychologists whose practice focuses upon individuals with physical or cognitive disabilities.

Answer 35

Rehabilitation Psychologist