Clinical Psychology and Related Sciences

Clinical Psychology and Related Sciences

• Clinical psychology and related sciences are interconnected.
• They focus on individual disorders (personality disorders), mental issues (psychiatric and mental problems), and diseases.
• Diagnosis, determination, and treatment methods are examined.

Clinical and Medical Psychology

• Clinical psychology is closely related to medicine.
• Physical symptoms are linked to individual maladjustment.
• Psychosomatic disorders are shared by psychology and medicine.

Psychiatry

• Psychiatry overlaps with clinical psychology.
• It studies abnormal behaviors (e.g., neurotic disorders, psychotic disorders).
• Psychiatrists are part of the psychotherapy team.

Social Service

• Social service contributes to psychotherapy.
• Social education for delinquents, family studies, and vocational guidance are involved.
• Social specialists are part of the therapy team.

Psychological Health Science

• Essential for clinical psychology.
• Studies psychological health, adjustment, problems, disorders, and prevention.

Psychological Guidance & Counseling

• Closely related to clinical psychology.
• Utilizes comprehensive tests and measurements.
• Addresses vocational rehabilitation and psychopaths' needs.

Other Sciences Related to Clinical Psychology

• General psychology, psychopathology, educational psychology, physiological psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, psychology of the abnormal, personality psychology, psychometrics, military psychology, forensic psychology, and sociology.

Clinical Psychology

• Aims to help individuals with behavioral issues.
• Addresses various issues (academic problems, temper tantrums, professional problems).
• Uses a clinical approach (Clinical curriculum).

Clinical Psychology - Further Details

• Clinical, meaning bedside or related to the clinic, suggests examining, diagnosing, and treating the individuals whether at bedside or elsewhere.
• It involves practical, in-person experience in treatment.

Goals of Clinical Psychology

• Achieving mental health: individual happiness, satisfaction, and adaptation to self and society.
• Promoting healthy personality development.
• Developing psychological harmony, or balance between personal needs and environmental resources in personal, professional, marital, family, social, and emotional areas.

Psychiatry - Definition

• Branch of medicine focusing on mental health issues (especially disorders).
• Aims to diagnose, treat, and prevent mental disorders and behavioral problems.
• Studies the brain, nervous system, and its effects on actions and feelings. Aims to promote mental well-being.

Diagnosing Psychological Conditions

• Diagnosis depends on assessing the patient's psychological state (e.g., depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder).
• Patient's family history plays a vital role in diagnosis.

Psychiatry - History

• Early notions of mental illness viewed it as demonic possession.
• Johann Christian Reil contributed to modern perspectives in psychiatry.
• Biological factors are recognised for mental illnesses.

Explore the interconnections between clinical psychology, psychiatry, and social services. This quiz delves into the study of individual disorders, psychosomatic conditions, and the collaborative role of social specialists in psychotherapy. Test your knowledge on diagnosis, treatment, and the broader implications in mental health.