PSY 154 Unit 4 Study Guide
What is clinical psychology? How is it different from counseling psychology? From other branches of psychology that we have studied so far this semester?
-Clinical psychology: evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of individuals with mental, behavioral and emotional disorders. (ex. depression, eating disorders) - Counseling Psychology: Provides assistance to people struggling with everyday problems. - Industrial/organizational psychology: improve business and industry performance - School psychology: promotes cognitive, emotional and social development of children in schools.
What are the positive vs. negative implications of giving a person a diagnosis for psychological disorders? Provide examples to support your arguments.
-Finding out a treatment to the issue vs. being judged by others (crazy/psycho) -Ex. OCD where individual has to check door knob 10 times before leaving patient finds out how to try and cure the issue and not be controlled by the issue. However, other will just think that they have issues.
What is a psychological disorder and how do psychologists determine if someone has one or not? What kinds of symptoms are involved in psychological disorders? Why is a medical model used to make these judgments?
-Mental or behavioral pattern that is different from social norms. -Determined by the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th Edition) -Medical Model used to determine whether caused by physiological of biological.
What are the differences in the ways psychologists might diagnose a person with a psychological disorder as compared to psychiatrists, other physicians, or other mental health providers? What are the overall differences in their training and their job descriptions (see pg. 534 table for a summary)?
-Psychologist conduct evaluations diagnosis and treatments with behavioral therapies (5-7 years PhD or PsyD) -Psychiatrist conducts diagnosis and treatment with biomedical therapies (8 years MD)
What is a client?
Individual receiving professional advice.
