Major Players
Education and Credentials
Theories
Misc
100
Who is considered the "Father of Psychiatry"?
Who is Benjamin Rush
100
True or false: Upon graduating medical school, psychiatry students obtain a PhD
What is False. They obtain medical degrees (M.D.)
100
This theory states that irrational thoughts and behaviors can lead to psychopathology.
What is cognitive theory
100
True or False: Psychiatrists are qualified to assess only mental aspects of psychological disturbance.
What is False: they are qualified to assess both mental and physical aspects
200
Advocated for better treatment of the mentally ill in psychiatric hospitals?
Who is Dorthea Dix
200
How many years does it take students to complete a residency program to become psychiatrists?
What is 6 years
200
This theory formed the idea that psychosocial events drive change, leading to a development crisis.
What is Erikson's Life Cycle Theory
200
This intervention examines cognitive distortions and uses behavioral techniques to treat common mental disorders.
What is cognitive-behavioral therapy
300
Who wrote the first major Psychiatry textbook in 1812
Who is Benjamin Rush
300
Psychiatrists must get re-certified every ------ years
What is 10 years
300
This theory deals with various forms of learning, such as modeling, classical conditioning, and operant conditioning.
What is behavioral theory
300
Psychiatrists often use a combination of these two types of treatment.
What are medication and psychotherapy
400
Who was the first female to work in a psychiatric hospital?
Who is Mary Stinson
400
In order to become certified in a sub-specialty of psychiatry, one must complete a
What is a fellowship
400
This theory formed the idea that unconscious motivations and early developmental influences are essential to understanding behavior.
What is Freud's Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic Theory
400
Name three practice settings for a psychiatrist.
What are Psychiatric hospitals/clinics Private practice/physician’s offices Government/military and industry Substance abuse treatment centers Outpatient care centers Courts/prisons Nursing homes Hospitals Developmental/Intellectual disability centers
500
Who published the American Journal of Insanity,which was later adapted into the American Journal of Psychiatry?
Who is Amariah Brigham
500
This organization is responsible for giving the National Board Certification exam for Psychiatry
What is The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
500
This psychodynamic school explains how character and personality development are influenced by the interaction of drives with the conscience and reality.
What is Drive Psychology
500
This form of therapy is used most often to treat severe depression that has not responded to other forms of treatment.
What is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)