PSY 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Doctor Of Psychology, Family Therapy, Classical Conditioning
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Most people with disorders do not seek care: access, awareness, stigma. Psychotherapy: talking, learning idea, operant, classical conditioning. We want the best science out there: individual clinical expertise. Clinicians tempted to ignore evidence based on their own experience: patient values and expectations. What does the patient or client want as a result of the treatment. Clinical assessment: have to figure out as quickly as possible what is going wrong with you. Psychiatrists (md: specialized in psychiatry, can prescribe medication. Clinical psychologists (phd or psyd: phd requires you to do original research that contributes to the field, psyd is more emphasis on practice, doctoral level therapists for serious disorder. Counseling: doctoral or master"s degree, psychology, social work, education, adjustment problems, not getting along at work, don"t have any psychopathology, social workers. Religious leaders: many religious leaders undergo heavy training similar to psychologists, psychologists with a religious focus. Unregulated therapists: hypnotherapy, life coaches, use some caution.
