Clinical psychologists are on the front lines of treating mental health issues. They study, diagnose, and treat psychological problems by administering tests and assisting with diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. Clinical psychologists work in a variety of settings like hospitals, clinics, private practice, universities, and research agencies. They conduct interviews, assessments, and therapies to help understand, predict, and alleviate intellectual, emotional, psychological, and behavioral issues.

1. CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
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3.  Clinical psychologists are on the front line
in the treatment of the mental health
problems

4.  Clinical psychology is the scientific study ,
diagnosis and treatment of people who
have psychological problems adjusting to
themselves and environment .

5.  Clinical psychologists deal with both
normal and abnormal behaviours

6.  They administrate and interpret
psychological test , and assist in the
diagnosis and treatment of mental
disorder .they do study the structures and
development of personality

7.  Major professions in the mental health field
other than Clinical psychology include
 Psychiatrists
 Counseling psychologists
 Psychiatric social workers
 Rehabilitation psychologists
 School psychologists
 Health psychologists
 Psychiatric nurses
 Para professionals

8.  A clinical psychologist is a professional
who applies principles and procedures to
understand predict and alleviate
intellectual , emotional , psychological and
behavioral problems

9. Professional skills / activities of a clinical
psychologist
Assessment and diagnosis
Therapy
Teaching
Clinical supervision
Research
Consultation
Program development
Administration

10.  How a clinical psychologist thinks
 A series of four tasks are central to how
clinical psychologists think about people and
problems whether in generating research and
knowledge for the field as a whole or for
gaining a better understanding of a given
individual
 Description
 Explanation
 Prediction
 Change of human functioning

11.  General hospital and medical clinics
 Mental health clinics and psychiatric
Hospital , rehabilition hospitals and clinics
AND Community service agencies
Private practice
Universities and colleges
Industry
The military
Prison and correctional facilities
Private and governmental reasearch agencies
school
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12.  Areas that clinical psychology investigate
include
 The role of psychology factors in the
development of physical diseases
 The prevention of violent behaviour
 The long term consequences of sexual
assaualt , harrasment and rape
 Study of individual differences
 Prevention of psychotathology
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13.  In the work related activities
psychologists donot engage in unfair
discrimination based on age , gender ,
gender identity, race , ethnicity , culture ,
national origion , religion , sexual
orientation , disability , socio economic
status , or any baisis proscribed by law

14.  Psychologists do not engage knowingly in
behaviour that is harrasing or demeaning to
person with whom they interact in their work
based on factors such as age , gender
 Avoid :
 Harm
 Multiple relationships
 Conflict of interest
 Third party requests for services
 exploitative relationships

15.  The intake /admission interview
 The case history interview
 Mental status examination interview
 The crisis interview
 Diagnostic interview
 Structured interview
Types of interview

16.  Problem identification
 Problem analysis
 Assessment planning
 Treatment evaluation
Behavioral interviewing

17.  Advances in clinical health psychology to
include a no. of physical disorders and
diseases – psychologists contribute
directly to the prevention and treatment
of among other diseases ,cancer
,diabeties , hypertension , and aids

18.  Psychotherapy is a process of discovery –
a learning process . In it , we can work
together to discover what events ,
situations and relationships in your
current life or earlier life are leaving you
with uncomfortable feelings or ways of
dealing with your world that are not
working as well as you want

19.  Neuropsychology can be defined as the
study of the relation between brain
function and behaviour
 Forensic psychology is the application of
the methods , theories and concepts of
psychology to the legal system