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Clinical Psychology

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The branch of psychology that integrates science, theory and practice to understand, predict and alleviate maladjustment, disability and discomfort, working directly with people experiencing psychological distress or mental illness through assessment, diagnosis and treatment.

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Central Question
How can psychological science be used to understand, diagnose and relieve psychological distress and mental illness in real patients? 1
Key Debate
Whether clinical training should center on the PhD scientist-practitioner model, which integrates research and practice, or the PsyD practitioner-scholar model, which emphasizes clinical theory and direct application, an ongoing tension between research rigor and everyday clinical usefulness. 1
Clinical Psychology
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Aaron Beck, Psychologists

Founder of cognitive therapy, one of clinical psychology's major treatment traditions.

Carl Rogers, Psychologists

Developed person-centered therapy, foundational to clinical practice.

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Source Wikipedia: Albert Ellis
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Source Wikipedia: David Rosenhan
Source Wikipedia: Donald Winnicott
Source Wikipedia: Elizabeth Jeglic
Source Wikipedia: Existential Therapy
Source George Albee (Wikipedia)
Source George Kelly (psychologist) (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: James Cantor
Source Wikipedia: Leta Stetter Hollingworth
Source Wikipedia: Mary L. Trump
Source Wikipedia: Melanie Klein
Source Molly Harrower (Wikipedia)
Source Nancy Chodorow (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Object Relations Theory
Source Paul Ekman Group: About Paul Ekman

Positive psychology emerged in reaction to clinical psychology's historic focus on pathology and treatment, and much of its early research base was clinical.

Source Wikipedia: Positive Psychology

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1. Wikipedia: Clinical psychology
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    Clinical psychology is an integration of human science, behavioral science, theory, and clinical knowledge aimed at understanding, preventing, and relieving psychological distress or dysfunction as well as promoting well-being and personal growth.
  • Introduction section, training models
    The PhD science-practitioner model (integrating scientific research and practice), and the PsyD practitioner-scholar model (focusing on clinical theory and practice).
Simply Psychology, Branches of Psychology
Simply Psychology (Saul McLeod Ltd)
  • Branches of Psychology, Clinical Psychology section
    integrates science, theory, and practice to understand, predict, and alleviate maladjustment, disability, and discomfort
  • Branches of Psychology, Clinical section
    It is a branch of psychology focusing on understanding mental illness and looking for the best ways of providing care for individuals, families, and groups.
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Wikipedia: Positive Psychology
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It is a reaction against past practices that tended to focus on mental illness and emphasized maladaptive behavior and negative thinking.
Wikipedia: Existential Therapy
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Existential therapy is a form of psychotherapy focused on the client's lived experience of their subjective reality.
Wikipedia: Melanie Klein
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Psychoanalysis
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Wikipedia: Ronald Fairbairn
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Psychoanalysis
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Wikipedia: Donald Winnicott
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was an English paediatrician and psychoanalyst
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Wikipedia: Object Relations Theory
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Object relations theory is a school of thought in psychoanalytic theory and psychoanalysis centered around theories of stages of ego development.
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Wikipedia: David Rosenhan
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He is known best for the Rosenhan experiment, a study challenging the validity of psychiatry diagnoses.
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Anne Roe (Wikipedia)
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Anne Roe Simpson (1904 - May 29, 1991) was an American clinical psychologist and researcher who studied creativity and occupational psychology.
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Wikipedia: Mary L. Trump
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Mary Lea Trump (born May 3, 1965) is an American psychologist, author, and political commentator.
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Wikipedia: James Cantor
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James M. Cantor is an American-Canadian clinical psychologist and sexologist specializing in hypersexuality and paraphilias.
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Wikipedia: Allison Harvey
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Allison G. Harvey is an Australian psychologist.
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Wikipedia: Elizabeth Jeglic
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Elizabeth Lillian Jeglic is a licensed clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the CUNY Graduate Center.
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Wikipedia: Rollo May
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He later attended Union Theological Seminary for a BD during 1938, and Teachers College, Columbia University for a PhD in clinical psychology in 1949.
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Wikipedia: Albert Ellis
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He held MA and PhD degrees in clinical psychology from Columbia University, and was certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP).
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George Kelly (psychologist) (Wikipedia)
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He is considered a founding figure in the history of clinical psychology and is best known for his theory of personality, personal construct psychology.
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Wikipedia: Leta Stetter Hollingworth
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She made contributions in psychology of women, clinical psychology, and educational psychology.
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Reuven Feuerstein (Wikipedia)
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Reuven Feuerstein (Hebrew: ראובן פוירשטיין; August 21, 1921, April 29, 2014) was a Romanian-born Israeli clinical, developmental, and cognitive psychologist, known for his theory of intelligence.
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Nancy Chodorow (Wikipedia)
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She was a Sociology and Clinical Psychology professor at the University of California, Berkeley, until 2005 and served as Professor Emeritus until her retirement.
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Molly Harrower (Wikipedia)
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Molly Harrower (born Mary Rachel Harrower; January 25, 1906, February 20, 1999) was an American clinical psychologist.
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George Albee (Wikipedia)
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George Wilson Albee (December 20, 1921, July 8, 2006) was an American clinical psychologist who believed societal factors such as unemployment, racism, sexism, and the myriad forms of exploitation of people by people were the major cause of mental illness.
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Paul Ekman Group: About Paul Ekman
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Dr. Ekman receives his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Adelphi University.
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Steven C. Hayes Official Site: About
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He is the developer of Relational Frame Theory, an account of human higher cognition, and has guided its extension to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a popular evidence-based form of psychotherapy that uses mindfulness, acceptance, and values-based methods.
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