PSY 331 Final: final exam study guide
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Evaluate client"s progress scientifically and select treatments based on evidence: doctor of psychology degree (psy d) Free standing, autonomous, no affiliation with schools, for-profit. Emphasize clinical functions and generally have little or no research trainings: admit far more students, have doctorate programs. Less stable funding: clinical science model, psychological services should not be administered to the public except under strict experimental control exact nature of service, benefits of service, side effects outweighed. Think and function as scientists in every respect and setting integrate scientific principles into their clinical work. Focus on core areas within psych and exposes students to subspecialties of counseling, clinical, and school psychology. Emphasizes breadth rather than depth of psychological model do not develop area of expertise: better for future practitioner than academician or scientist. Professional regulation: certification, weak form of regulation, guarantees that people can not call themselves psychologists while offering services to public for a fee unless they"ve been certified by the state.
