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What is Clinical PsychologyIntroduction to Clinical Psychology

Discussion Section #1


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Clinical Psychology.

is not limited to therapy and assessment

Focus of this course: Review of assessment

Review of therapies

Review of additional roles in clinicalpsychology


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American Psychological

Association (APA) 1. Society for General Psychology

2. Society for the Teaching of Psychology

3. Experimental Psychology

4. There is no Division 4 [more info]5. Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics

6. Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology7. D

evelopmental Psychology

8. Society for Personality and Social Psychology

9. Society for the PsychologicalStudy ofSocial Issues

(SPSSI)

10.Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity

and

the Arts11. There is no Division 11 [more info]12.Society of Clinical Psych

ology

13.Society of Consulting Psychology

14.Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology

15. Educational Psychology

16.School Psychology

17.Society of Counseling Psychology

18. Psychologists in Public Service

19.Society for Military Psychology

20. Adult Development and Aging

21. Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology

22. Rehabilitation Psychology

23.Society for Consumer Psychology

24.Society for Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology

25. Behavior Analysis

26.Society for the History of Psychology

27.Society for Community Research and Action: Divisionof

Community Psychology

28. Psychopharmacology and Substance Abuse

29. Psychotherapy

30.Society of Psychological Hypnosis

31.State, Provincial, and Territorial Psychological

Association Affairs32. Humanistic Psychology

33. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities34. Population and Environmental Psychology

35.Society for the Psychology of Women

36. Psychology of Religion

37. Child, Youth, and Family Services

38. Health Psychology

39. Psychoanalysis

40. Clinical Neuropsychology

41. American Psychology-LawS

ociety

42. Psychologists in Independent Practice

43. Family Psychology

44.Society for the PsychologicalStudy of Lesbian, Gay,and

Bisexual Issues45.Society for the PsychologicalStudy of Ethnic Minority

Issues46. Media Psychology

47. Exercise and Sport Psychology

48.Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence:

Peace Psychology Division

49. Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy50

. Addictions51.Society for the PsychologicalStudy of Men and

Masculinity

52. International Psychology53

. Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

54.Society of Pediatric Psychology55.

American Society for the Advancement ofPharmacot

herapy


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Division 12: Society of Clinical

PsychologyDefinition of clinical psychology offered by Division12:

The field of Clinical Psychology integrates science,theory, and practice to understand, predict, andalleviate maladjustment, and personaldevelopment.

Clinical Psychology focuses on the intellectual,

emotional, biological, psychological, social, andbehavioral aspects of human functioning acrossthe lifespan, in varying cultures, and at alleconomic levels.


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What is Clinical Psychology?

General Characteristics

Activities and Work Settings of Clinical

Psychologists Distinguishing Clinical Psychology from

Related Professions


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Clinical Psychology:

General CharacteristicsEmphasizes:

Science

Maladjustment Individual


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Emphasis on Science

Clinical psychology, as a subdiscipline within

the science psychology, adheres to two

important assumptions of science:

Determinism-events have determinable

causes

Empiricism-events must be observable

and measurable


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Emphasis on Maladjustment

The concern is with the scientific

understanding of abnormal behavior and

emotional suffering


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Emphasis on the Individual

Clinical psychology uses research

information gathered in groups of people

to guide their work with individiuals


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Emphasis on Helping

Clinical psychologists help people in

psychological distress

Historically, helping was not the firstemphasis of clinical psychology. Any

guesses about the first emphasis of

clinical psychology?


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Activities and Work Settings Of

Clinical Psychologists Research

Teaching

Psychotherapy Assessment

Consultation

Administration


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Distinguishing Clinical Psychology

from Related ProfessionsTraining of a Clinical Psychologist Undergraduate (typical): focus on psychology

4 (or more) years of graduate course work

Masters thesis or equivalent

Practicum training

Qualifying exam

Dissertation Internship (typically one year)

State Licensing exam


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from Related ProfessionsPsychiatry Undergraduate: focus on biology or

chemistry

Medical school (one year)

Internship (one year)

Residency, specialty in psychiatry

(three years)

Board exams


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from Related ProfessionsLast step in training in

Clinical Psychology

Defend the

dissertation

Last step in training in

becoming a physician

Take the Hippocratic

oath


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Clinical Psychology vs. Psychiatry

Clinical Psychologists

Learn to think as

researchers

To evaluate findings

To defend their views

by citing data

Psychiatrists.

Learn facts and use

this knowledge to

understand and treatpatients


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Overlap of Clinical Psychology and

PsychiatryBoth

Diagnose

Treat using therapy (although training inpsychotherapy is more heavily

emphasized for clinical psychologists)


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from Related ProfessionsCounseling Psychology Most similar to clinical psychology

Training about the same

Counseling psychologists tend to deal withproblems of adjustment in healthy individuals

Historically counseling psychologists workedwithin university counseling centers

In last few decades, they have expanded theirwork setting to include private practice

The valid distinction between the two fields isfading


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from Related ProfessionsSchool Psychology

Typically have a masters level of training

Typically work in school settings Significant emphasis on

testing/assessment

Consultation with schools to improvelearning environments


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from Related ProfessionsSocial Work

M.S.W. (2 years of post B.A. training)emphasizing clinical work

Typically focus on working with the poor anddisenfranchised segments of the population

Work in settings dealing with many aspects of apatients life and care such as social security,housing, food stamps, Medicare, arrangements

for nursing homes, and foster care placement Emphasis on therapy, but not diagnostic training

or emphasis on research


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Summary: What is Clinical

Psychology

The field of Clinical Psychology integrates

science, theory, and practice tounderstand, predict, and alleviate

maladjustment, and personal

development.

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