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Clinical psychology has evolved from a focus on assessment and diagnosis to also include prevention and intervention methods. Early views attributed mental illness to demonic possession but thinkers like Hippocrates and Pinel emphasized natural causes and humane treatment. Formal psychological testing and assessment developed in the late 1800s and expanded during World Wars to evaluate recruits. Psychotherapy origins included Freudian psychoanalysis but behaviorism and cognitive-behavioral approaches later became prominent evidence-based interventions. Clinical psychology now emphasizes both the scientific study of psychopathology and assessment/treatment of those with emotional/behavioral problems.
Lecture 2 clinical psy .ppt
- 1. Chapter 1 The Evolution of Clinical Psychology I N T R O D U C T I O N TO C L I N I C AL P S Y C H O L O G Y L E C T U R E B Y : AY E S H A YA Q O O B
- 2. Introduction – Topics 2 Importance of Clinical Psychology Related Mental Health Professions History of Clinical Psychology History of Assessment in Clinical Psychology History of Intervention in Clinical Psychology
- 3. Clinical psychology is a broad discipline concerned with the scientific study of psychopathology and with the assessment and treatment of persons with emotional, cognitive, and behavioral problems. Clinical psychology
- 4. The Importance of Clinical Psychology as a Discipline About half of mental disorders begin before age 14 Worldwide 800,000 people commit suicide every year Worldwide hundreds of millions suffer from mental disorders Most undiagnosed or misdiagnosed 4
- 5. Defining the Importance of Clinical Psychology Early definitions stressed assessment, evaluation, and diagnosis More recent inclusion of intervention in various forms as well as prevention Evidence-Based Practice Active debate on the ‘science of clinical psychology’ McFall’s Manifesto for a Science of Clinical Psychology 5
- 6. Importance of Clinical Psychology as a Discipline Evidence-Based Practice Importance of using only practices empirically found to be effective Intuition should not be a part of assessment or treatment Critics argue (among other points): Group-based data is not always sufficient in working with individuals Research is not always available for all problems Each person is unique in many different ways (culture, class, family, etc.) 6
- 7. Other Related Mental Health Professions (and Differences) Counselling Psychology Historically worked with less severe problems Different settings than clinical psychologists School Psychology Training in both psychology and education Work in diverse education-related settings Psychiatry Medical school training Prescribe medication 7
- 8. Other Related Mental Health Professions (and Differences) Social Work Emphasis on social/community conditions Different settings than clinical psychologists (especially community agencies) Other Mental Health Professionals Psychiatric nursing Child and youth care workers Applied behavioural analysis counsellors 8
- 9. History of Clinical Psychology Most early views concluded that demonic possession or evil spirits were the cause of mental illness Hippocrates – “father of medicine” may be first to consider a “biopsychosocial approach” Biological, psychological and social factors all need to be considered. “bodily fluid” theory – blood, black bile, yellow bile, phlegm 9
- 10. History of Clinical Psychology St. Vincent de Paul (late 1500’s) emphasized natural forces and that witchcraft or satanic possession were not the causes of mental disturbances Sadly, by this time, in Europe and North America, the treatment of individuals with mental illness was inhumane “Bedlam” 10
- 11. History of Clinical Psychology Enlightenment period (later 1700’s) Philippe Pinel – French reformer: humane treatment of the mentally ill William Tuke – English reformer: hospitals based on appropriate care Benjamin Rush – U.S.: moral therapy 1800’s – clinical neurology Hysteria could not be recognized as biological: Charcot, Janet and Freud 11
- 12. History of Assessment in Clinical Psychology Early Clinical Psychology was almost entirely an assessment-based discipline Late 1800’s saw scientific principles applied to understanding normal and abnormal behaviour 1. Francis Galton (England): differences in reaction time as intelligence differences 2. Wilhelm Wundt (Germany): first psychology laboratory, studied sensation and perception 3. James McKeen Cattell (USA): studied connection between reaction time and intelligence Coined term “mental tests” 12
- 13. History of Assessment in Clinical Psychology Emil Kraepelin (Germany) Believed that mental disorders were due to biological causes Worked on classifications of symptoms into syndromes Huge influence on modern psychiatry and clinical psychology Much of his work formed basis for DSM and ICD (Ch. 3) and is still evident today 13
- 14. History of Assessment in Clinical Psychology Alfred Binet (France) French government asked Binet and collaborator Theodore Simon to design a measure to assess children with cognitive deficits 1908 Binet-Simon scale measured 50 tests of mental skills Lewis Terman (US) modified the work of Binet and Simon first widely available test of cognitive ability 14
- 15. History of Assessment in Clinical Psychology World War 1 - committee was struck called the American Psychological Association (APA) and asked to develop a scale to measure mental functioning of recruits Army Alpha Test (verbal abilities) Army Beta Test (non-verbal abilities–for those who could not read or spoke limited English) These tests and the value they gave recognized clinical psychology as a sub-discipline of psychology APA created a subsection of clinical psychology 15
- 16. History of Assessment in Clinical Psychology Testing began to flourish and the measurement of abilities continued to be a central focus of clinical psychologists Wechsler-Bellevue intelligence test 1939 (still considered the gold standard in IQ tests) Projective tests – Rorschach Inkblot 1921, Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) etc. 16
- 17. History of Assessment in Clinical Psychology World War II – Psychologists again active in tests for armed forces Canadian Psychology Association (CPA) – Test Construction Committee developed the Revised Examination M (verbal/nonverbal items used for the selection of military personnel) Starke Hathaway (1943) developed the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory – MMPI Heavy use of statistics and test development Ch. 8 17
- 18. History of Assessment in Clinical Psychology Criticisms of Early Assessment Paul Meehl’s work (1954) found that a purely clinical approach to assessment was typically inferior to a more statistically oriented approach Walter Mischel’s work (1968) argued that the measurement of personality traits had only moderate predictive ability i.e. what a person may feel, think or actually do Behavioural assessment as a field grew in part from these criticisms 18
- 19. History of Assessment in Clinical Psychology 1980’s – Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-III) published by APA DSM-III more focused on observable symptoms Focus on reliability Several changes in psychological assessment have recently occurred Clinical utility – does the assessment help with treatment Service evaluation – do treatments work 19
- 20. History of Intervention in Clinical Psychology Sigmund Freud (German psychiatrist) First elaborated treatment of mental health issues Early connection to neurology and work of Charcot Focus on role of unconscious 1900 publication of The Interpretation of Dreams Many subsequent followers elaborating related psychodynamic theories (e.g., Jung, Adler, Anna Freud.) 20
- 21. History of Intervention in Clinical Psychology In addition to psychodynamic models, two other approaches were influential: 1. Lightner Witmer (USA, 1900)– coined the term ‘clinical psychology’ – opened a clinic (1904) to assess and remediate learning difficulties 2. John Watson (USA, 1920)- Conditioning principles → little Albert and furry white animals 21
- 22. History of Intervention in Clinical Psychology WWII - 1940’s & 1950’s Needs for therapy increased with soldiers returning from war Members of public affected by loss VA hired many clinical psychologists which lead to an enormous increase in both Canada and USA 22
- 23. Many therapy approaches developed in 1940’s – 60’s Carl Rogers (1940’s): Client-centered approach Alexander & French (1946) – Several adaptations to Freud’s model Harry Stack Sullivan (1950’s) – interpersonally focused strategies Fritz Perls – Gestalt therapy Viktor Frankl - Logotherapy Joseph Wolpe – Systematic desensitization History of Intervention in Clinical Psychology 23
- 24. Criticisms of Psychotherapy Hans Eysenck 1952 - critiqued the effectiveness of psychotherapy Levitt, 1957 – critiqued child psychotherapy research Resulted in enormous amount of research on whether psychotherapy works Efficacy studies – focus on studies that emphasize internal validity of the study Effectiveness studies – focus on studies that look at real world conditions Meta-analysis – statistical technique combining several studies, showed psychotherapy effective History of Intervention in Clinical Psychology 24
- 25. Contemporary approaches Albert Ellis (USA, 1960’s)-– Rational Emotive Therapy Eric Berne (1960’s) – Transactional Analysis Don Meichenbaum (Canada,1977) – Cognitive- Behaviour Therapy Aaron Beck (USA, 1979) - Cognitive Therapy Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Short-term Dynamic Therapy History of Intervention in Clinical Psychology 25