Psych 350 Exam 1

-ph.D. or psy. D
-grad school + internship + post doctoral + supervised work
-psychotherapy, clinical assessment, teaching, neuropsych testing, research (ph. D)

-phD or psyD
-grad school + internship + post doctoral work
-psychotherapy, vocational and clinical assessment, teaching, research

-M.S w/ graduate school
-(depending on training) psychotherapy, case management, etc.

-M.D
-medical school + residency
-medication, some psychotherapy, some research

-(certification)/( usually M.D in USA) psychoanalytic institute
-psychoanalysis + psychoanalytic, psychotherapy

-Ed.M: MFT
-religious leadership training, etc.
-problems assessment and invention within specialized context

-unusual, non-normative
-ex: sexual activity with children, food binges followed by puking

-does not make sense in (cultural) context
-ex: loose association, bizarre gestures

-dangerous to self or others; interferes with self care
-ex: neglect of self care, suicide, self mutilations

-subjective sense of discomfort or distress
-ex: flashbacks to trauma in PTSD, fear in paranoia

-NO!

-need for perspectives to approach fuzzy concept of "abnormal" in a systematic way
-"systematic ways" are paradigms
--organize thinking (what is important)

-spiritual/supernatural
-somatogenic/medical/biological
-psychogenic

-cause of abnormality: controlled by supernatural forces
-necessary treatment: drive out evil forces and nurture good forces
-professionals: priests, sensitive person, elders

-cause of abnormality: somatic/bodily processes gone wrong
-necessary treatment: correct body and/or physiological processes
-professionals: physicians and other experts in somatic processes/care