Clinical Psych Ch 1 Terms

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theory
a gathering together and organization of knowledge about a particular object or phenomenon
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context
the particular set of circumstances surrounding a specific event or situation
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biomedical perspective
belief that biological, genetic, or physiological factors cause mental and emotional problems and are central to therapeutic strategies
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trephining
using a stone tool to chip away at a human skull to create a circular opening to release evil spirits
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religious/spiritual perspective
emphasized spiritual explanations for human distress and recovery
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psychosocial perspective
verbal and relational interactions can change thoughts, mood, and behavior
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feminist/multicultural perspective
uses social and cultural oppression and liberation as primary explanations for mental disorders and therapeutic recovery
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talking cure
talking, expressing, verbalizing, or sharing oneā€™s pain and life story is potentially healing
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meta-analysis
pools together and obtains an overall average treatment effect size across different therapy research studies
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effect size
a statistic used to estimate how much change is produced by a particular intervention
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Dodo bird effect
the relative equivalent efficacy of various treatment approaches
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the great psychotherapy debate
the specific techniques versus common factors conflict
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common therapeutic factors
elements that exist across a wide range of different therapy approaches
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extratherapeutic factors
client factors such as severity of disturbance, motivation, capacity to relate to others, ego strength, psychological-mindedness, the ability to identify a single problem to work on in counseling, and sources of help and support within client environments
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therapeutic relationship
many different factors that contribute to rapport and a positive working relationship between therapist and client
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working alliance
1) bond between therapist and client, 2) agreed upon therapy goals, 3) collaboratively working together linked to the goal
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expectancy
hope for positive outcomes
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efficacy research
employs experimental designs that emphasize internal validity
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internal validity
allowing researchers to comment of causal mechanisms
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effectiveness research
uses experimental designs that emphasize external validity
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external validity
allowing researchers to comment on generalizability of their findings
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randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
statistically compares outcomes between randomly assigned treatment and control groups
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empirically validated treatments
must be (a) manulized and (b) shown to be superior to a placebo or other treatment

* aka empirically supported treatments (ESTs) - manualized approaches designed to treat specific mental disorders
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competence
a centrat tenet of all professional codes: practitioners must have adequate knowledge and skills to perform specific professional services
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informed consent
clientsā€™ right to know about and consent to ways you intent to work with them
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multicultural competencies
having competency in 4 major areas 1) self awareness. 2) multicultural knowledge, 3) culturally specific techniques, 4) advocacy
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confidentiality
information that clients share with therapists is private and not shared without client permission
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multiple roles
situations where professionals simultaneously hold more than one role in their clientsā€™ lives
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primum non nocere
(ā€œfirst, do no harmā€) an ethical mandate for medical and mental professionals
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beneficence
striving to benefit those with whom (psychologists) work
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potentially harmful therapies
specific therapy approaches that produce unacceptable negative effects
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practice-based evidence or progress monitoring
involves collecting data, sometimes every session, pertaining to the clients symptoms and/or client satisfaction
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client informed therapy
helps to inform clients to directly share their treatment progress with their therapists
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frontal lobe
associated with complex thought processes such as planning, reasoning, and decision-making
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zeitgeist
ā€œthe spirit of the timeā€ explains why several individuals can, without consulting each other, make a significant discovery at around the same time
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ortgeist
ā€œspirit of the placeā€ explains why people in close proximity often move toward similar discoveries
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poltergeist
a mischievous spirit or ghost
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neurogenesis
creation of new brain cells