Ch. 21-25 Vocab Quiz

Specializes in the assessment and treatment of persons with mental and emotional problems and illnesses.

• Neuropsychologists
• Psychometric psychologists

• Clinical psychologist
• School psychologists

Used to determine the risk for mental illness for individuals who have family members with behavioral or psychiatric disorders.

• Genetic counselor
• Psychiatric Genetic Counseling
• Psychometric psychologic evaluation

• Predictive Genetic Counseling

Testing done of amniotic fluid during pregnancy to identify fetus with certain genetic diseases

• Carrier testing

• Pedigree

• Prenatal Screening
• Newborn screening

Feeling of being suddenly overwhelmed by the tasks of everyday life.

• Mental Health
• Emotional Stress
• Behavior analysis

• Psychosis

A psychologist concerned with developing effective programs for improving the intellectual social and emotional development of children in an educational system.

• Psychometric Psychologists

• Personnel psychologists
• Neuropsychologists
• School psychologists

Teaches people with blindness or visual impairments to move about effectively and safely in familiar and unfamiliar environments.

• Patient navigators

• Behavior Analysts
• Health Education Specialists
• Orientation and Mobility Specialists

Specialist in the assessment and treatment of clients with skill deficits in language, motor, social, and reasoning skills

• Mental Health Couselor

• Behavior Analysts
• Human Service Worker

• Behavioral Disorder Counselor

Help people overcome obstacles and get access to services such as counseling, therapy, and rehabilitation

• Psychiatric therapist

• Patient Navigators

• Community Psychologist

• Human Service Worker

Counseling provided when DNA changes are present that increase a person's chances of developing disease -- for example, Alzheimer's disease.

• Predictive Genetic Counseling
• Psychiatric Genetic Counseling
• Prenatal Screening
• Genetic counselor

Advanced generalist certification for clinical social workers.

• Health Education Specialist

• Board Certified Diplomate in Social Work (BCD)
• Clinical Social Worker

• Masters Degree in Social Work (MSW)