PSYC 481- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 101 pages long!)
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Clinical psychology first used in 1907: medicine + education + sociology, modern definitions emphasize. Understand, predict, and alleviate maladjustment, disability, and discomfort . Promote human adaptation, adjustment, and personal development. (apa: most psychologists started off as medical doctors, training for clinical psychology, commonalities among training programs. Thesis/dissertation: thesis: 50-500 pages on a topic of your choosing, based on your own research, dissertation: giving a presentation about the paper you just wrote. Clinical scientist model (research focus: boulder model. Practices both math and therapy: most likely going to have internships, vail model. Absolutely going to have internship: research focus, math & science involved. Does not hold any particular degree or license: therapist, masters degree (ma/ms psychology, human services) Licensed through apa: psychiatrist, med school (md, clinical social worker, masters degree (ma/ms) License licensed clinical social worker (lcsw: school psychologist, masters degree (ms/ma), phd, ed psych, ed degree.
