Clinical Assessment in Health Centers Heather L. Bienkowski PSCYH 655 March 23‚ 2015 Professor Karen Hoeve Clinical Assessment in Health Centers Clinical assessments have their place in almost every facet of the psychological and educational realms. I have been tracking down and examining what the most important aspects of assessment are that come into play in regard to drug and substance abuse‚ custody battles‚ as well as the importance the role of adhering to the ethical standards of utilizing
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Sensation: Intro Sensation is the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment. Perception is the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events. Bottom-up processing is the analysis that begins with the sense receptors and works up to the brain’s integration of sensory information. Top-down processing is information processing guided by higher-level
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We Are Marshall We Are Marshall is movie about the Marshall University football team of 1970‚ who almost all died in a plane crash coming home from an away game. The only members of the team that remained were the players left at home because of injuries‚ and one coach who drove home because of a recruiting trip. Normally Sports Psychologist could find things to work on with any team but with a new coach coming in to rebuild the program who just suffered an unruly loss the issues are heightened
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Final Exam Sample Questions 1) One possible cause of depression is: A)abnormal levels of seratonin B)loss of brain tissue. C)erratic firing of unmyelinated neurons. D)excess coritsol activity. E)the gene for schizophrenia. 2)Which of the following is NOT a component of attitudes? A)disposition B)cognition C)behaviour D)affect E)all of the above 3)Which of the following individuals might be diagnosed as having panic disorder? A)Louie‚ who is excessively anxious
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Chapter 4- Sensation and Perception * Sensation vs. Perception * Sensation- Basic processes by which sensory receptors and the nervous system: Receive and represent stimulus energies from environment‚ and entails basic psychological experiences. * Bottom-Up Processing- Sensory detection and encoding; construction of whole from parts. * This includes Lines‚ shapes‚ angels‚ colors‚ items/events that grab our attention * Perception- Interpretation and integration
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Catherine Gay A.P. Psychology Thompson 10 November 2014 Film Analysis Essay The movie “Limitless” is the story of Eddie Morra and how the miracle drug NZT-48 allows him to have full access of his brain. But he learns that the drug isn’t as crystal clear as it looks. Along the way he will deal with side effects‚ death‚ and a stalker. Throughout the move we can clearly see that this drug is progressively getting more deadly. In the movie “Limitless”‚ it is clear that NZT-48 is a psychoactive drug
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CHAPTER 3 CURRENT ISSUES IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY A. The Scientist-Practitioner Model 1. Boulder model‚ as known as the scientist practitioner model -The model arouse from the Boulder‚ Colorado clinical psychology conference held in 1949. -The predominant training model for clinical psychologists. This model strives to produce professionals who integrate the roles of scientist and practitioner (i.e.‚ who practice psychotherapy with skill and sensitivity and conduct research on the hypotheses
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Methods‚ Approaches and History A. What is Psychology- 1. Scientific study- the understanding of behavioral and mental processes 2. Behavior- Anything an organism does‚ any action we can observe and record. i.e. yelling‚ smiling‚ blinking‚ sweating‚ and talking. 3. Mental Processes- the internal‚ subjective experiences we infer from behavior-sensations‚ perceptions‚ dreams‚ thoughts‚ beliefs‚ and feelings. B. The scientific Method 1. Testable Hypothesis- a testable prediction‚ often implied
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Journal Article Critique Ashton Kent Greensboro College Skogli‚ Erik W.‚ Teicher‚ M.‚ Andersen‚ Per N.‚ Hovik‚ Kjell T.‚ Oie‚ Merete. (2013). ADHD in girls and boys -- gender differences in co-existing symptoms and executive function measures. BMC Psychiatry‚ 13 (1)‚ 1-26. In this study‚ the question of whether or not gender played a role in differences in co-existing symptoms and executive functioning measures is being questioned. Males are treated more often than females when it comes to ADHD
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