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 3 factors do health psychologists view health as being influenced by?
Biological factors (body)
Psychological factors (mind)
Sociocultural factors (social)
They all make up health
Biopsychology studies the relationship between ______ and _________?
Biology and behavior
______ 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 accredits School Psychologists? (Hint: This is the APA for doctoral level degrees)
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
Topics of interest for a health psychologist? (name 2 examples)
Examples: diabetes, HIV/AIDS, alcohol/drug problems, cardiovascular disease, cancers, stroke, eating disorders, weight problems, hypertension, stress
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
The Houston Conference on Specialty Education and Training in Clinical Neuropsychology set the standard for how many years of postdoctoral education and training?
2 full-time years
Defendant is not guilty of committing a crime because he or she was "insane" at the time of the crime is called what?
Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
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)
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
True/False
If found NGRI, defendant may be confined longer than the corresponding prison sentence.
True
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 ~700
1 to ~ 1400
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 and 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 was this guideline for "insanity" called?
Considered insane at the time of the crime if, because of a mental disorder, the person did not know the nature of the act or did not know right from wrong
M'Naghten Test (1843)
In order, what are the three main faculty ranks?
Assistant professor, associate professor, (full) professor