Introduction to Adult and Child Clinical Psychology

These flashcards cover key terms and concepts from the lecture on Clinical Psychology.

Clinical Psychology

The psychological specialty that provides continuing and comprehensive mental and behavioral health care for individuals and families.

Psychological Disorder

A psychological dysfunction within an individual associated with distress or impairment in functioning.

Abnormality

Deviation from statistical norms, social norms, maladaptive behavior, or causing distress and impairment.

Behavioral Model

Explains abnormal behavior through learning processes, including classical and operant conditioning.

Classical Conditioning

Learning process where a neutral stimulus becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus to elicit a conditioned response.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior.

Biopsychosocial Model

A perspective that explains diseases and symptoms through a combination of biological, social, and psychological factors.

Equifinality

Different risk factors through development may cause similar psychopathology.

Multifinality

Equal risk factors through development may lead to different outcomes—adjustment or maladjustment.

Somatic symptoms

Physical symptoms that can occur in psychological disorders, such as digestive issues, fatigue, and sleep disturbances.