School Psychology
What is the minimum required degree to become a school psychologist called? AND how many years does it typically take to complete?
Specialist Degree, 3 years
What are the two degree paths for becoming a sport psychologist?
Psychology PhD
Kinesiology PhD
How many years of postdoctoral training are required by the Houston Conference on Specialty Education and Training in Clinical Neuropsychology?
2 full-time years
_____ is dichotomous: legal/illegal, yes/no
_____ is based on group data: deals in probability
Law
Psychology
What is the leading employment setting for those with a doctorate in psychology?
Colleges and universities
Who grants national certification for school psychologists?
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
Health psychology views health as being influenced by what three factors?
Biological factors
Psychological factors
Sociocultural factors
What are the 2 branches of neuropsychology?
Experimental - develops knowledge of brain-behavior relationships
Clinical - applies knowledge of brain-behavior relationships to human problems
About what % of defendants plead "insanity" (NGRI)?
<1%
Which employment setting offers a wide variety of undergraduate programs, including psychology, and also offers extensive graduate programs, often including psychology
University
What percent of school aged-children and adolescents face considerable mental health issues?
20%
The _____ Summit Report provides guidelines for training health psychologists.
Tempe
Neuropsychologists may be asked to assess for malingering. What is malingering?
Faking bad for external gain
What happens to most defendants who are found not guilty by reason of insanity? Where do they typically go?
A state/federal psychiatric facility
What are the three major professional activities of faculty?
1. Teaching, supervision, and mentoring
2. Research
3. Service
What was the act in 1975 called that was a federal law leading to special education in schools? The act called for schools to be able to assess and address needs of students faced with disabilities.
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
Health psychologists who focus on ____ work at colleges and universities primarily
Health psychologists who provide _________ work in clinical settings (private practice, hospitals)
research
direct care
What am I describing? (one word)
Synaptic and non-synaptic plasticity. Changes in the neural pathways and synapses due to learning and/or injury (cortical remapping).
neuroplasticity
What is the ability of a defendant to participate in his or her defense and understand the charges and roles of the trial participants called?
Competence
What is the main consequence of being denied tenure?
Lose your job (have one year to find a new position)
What is the recommended ratio of school psychologists to students?
Current estimated ratio of school psychologists to students?
1 to ~500
1 to ~1200
The activities of academically- and research-oriented health psychologists often entail strong ties to local _____ and _____ that can provide participants for their research studies.
clinics, hospitals
Who offers board certification in clinical neuropsychology?
American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology (one of the boards that makes up the American Board of Professional Psychology)
What are the three criteria for civil commitment?
1.The person has a mental illness and needs treatment.
2.The person is dangerous to self or others.
3.Grave disability: The person is unable to care for self.
In order, what are the three main faculty ranks?
Assistant professor, associate professor, (full) professor