BSC 2086 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Managed Care, List Of Credentials In Psychology, Doctor Of Psychology
11 Aug 2016
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Clinical psychology- the application of principles of behavioral sciences, to the evaluation of treatment of psychological disorders, and the improvement of health and well-being. Psychiatrist- medical specialty devoted to treating mental health. 1796-york retreat- moral therapy - treatment for patients who were mentally ill: from england, believed that patients were deserved to be treated fairly, ran by quakers, treated patients with dignity. Eli todd (1762-1832: opened up a facility for small pox. o. In 1924, he started a retreat emphasizing the moral treatment of the mentally ill called the democratic treatment model: the patients had a say in their treatment. Sigmund freud (1856-1939: pioneered the idea that the cause of mental disorders us due to experiences, mainstream psychiatry and thought of himself as a pure scientist. Lightner witner (1867-1956: responsible for the clinical psychology world and opened the first clinical psychology department in 1896, treated children with learning disorders. o.
