Clinical Psychology-Introduction

Name the person in the picture

• J.B Watson

• Sigmund Freud

• Lightner Witmer

• Wilhelm Wundt

“The field of Clinical Psychology integrates science, theory, and practice to ........, ......... and ........ maladjustment, disability, and discomfort as well as to ........ human adaptation, adjustment, and personal development.

• aid, predict, alleviate; guide

• perceive, diagnose, treat; assist

• understand, predict, alleviate; promote

Which is not a characteristic of clinical psychology

• Concerned with the scientific understanding of maladaptive behavior

• Pure branch of psychology

• Emphasis on helping people

• Involves assessment of abilities

Who is the founder of medicine

• Hippocrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Avicenna

Who conceptualized the term “dementia praecox” ( now known as schizophrenia)?

• Hermann Helmholtz

• Philippe Pinel

• Emil Kraepelin

• Theodule Ribot

Counselling Psychologists work with severely disturbed clients

• True

• False

Clinical Psychology is which division of the APA?

• 14

• 11

• 12

• 13

Clinical psychologist can prescribe medicines

• False

• True

Which is the apex government body that regulates training programmes and courses targeted at disabled, disadvantaged, and special education requirement communities?

• American Psychological Association (APA)

• The Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI)

• American Psychiatric Association (APA)

Which model adopts an evidence based approach?

• The Practitioner -scholar model

• The clinical scientist model

• The scientist-practitioner model