PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Clinical Psychology, Dorothea Dix, Bethlem Royal Hospital
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Popular culture such as film, tv shows and media sometimes oversimplify and misrepresent what therapies actually do. Goal of therapy - requires a professional relationship. Mental health therapists have specialized training that"s different from what our friends and family can do. Therapy needs objectivity (harder to do if the therapist has a personal connection to someone) Treatment used depends on how the psychologist is trained to understand psy. Psychoanalytic view, humanistic view, cognitive view, behavioral view, and biopsychosocial view. Eclecticism - mixing strategies from several school of thoughts ^ Trained to conduct research on diagnosis and treatment of abnormal behaviours and thinking. Typically cares for, diagnoses and provides treatment to individuals with more severe mental health concerns. Contributes to our understanding of various psychological disorders. Possible to become a clinical psychologist that"s more focused on the practice of psy and less on research. People with psy. d are more likely to will work in clinics or private practices.
