What are two main areas in which clinical psychologists conduct research?

What will be an ideal response?


Treatment outcome: to determine how well therapies work. Assessment methods: to evaluate and improve the assessment methods used with patients. Diagnostic issues: to explore issues of diagnosis and categorization regarding psychological problems. Professional issues: to examine psychologists’ activities, beliefs, and practices. Teaching and training issues: to examine how to educate those entering the profession.

Psychology

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Psychology

The greatest absurdity from the existentialist viewpoint is:

a. alienation b. death c. lack of responsibility for one's actions d. excess objectification

Psychology

Which of the following describes personality disorders?

a) long-standing, inflexible, and maladaptive patterns of behaving and relating to others b) having one or more personalities within one individual c) an identity crisis that has not been resolved by adulthood d) thinking one is someone else, usually a famous person

Psychology

Risley demonstrated that depressed people attribute their success to ______.

A. external factors such as help from others B. external factors such as luck and task ease C. internal factors such as effort D. internal factors such as knowledge about the contingencies

Psychology