Chapter 2: Evolution of Clinical Psychology Practice Questions and Answers
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Clinical Psychology
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Clinical Psychology
Chapter 2: Evolution of Clinical Psychology
Practice Questions and Answers
How did people in the western hemisphere (1700's-1800's) view mental
health? - Answer️️ -• People with mental illness are understood to be
possessed by evil spirits.
• People seen as deserving of their symptoms....
Chapter 2: Evolution of Clinical Psychology
Practice Questions and Answers
How did people in the western hemisphere (1700's-1800's) view mental
health? - Answer✔️✔️-• People with mental illness are understood to be
possessed by evil spirits.
• People seen as deserving of their symptoms.
• Seen in media as those with mental issues as scary
Who was the early pioneer devoted to improving asylum conditions? -
Answer✔️✔️-William Tuke (1732-1822)
- England
- He provided basic humanlike ideas like food and exercise.
- Also known for the York Retreat
What was Philippe Pinel (1745-1926) known for? - Answer✔️✔️-• Early
pioneer who brought people with mental illness out of dungeons.
• France• Pinel worked to dispel myths.
• Treatise on Insanity(1806)...is it possible to treat people with mental
illness?
Who is Eli Todd (1762-1832)? - Answer✔️✔️-• Early pioneer of clinical
psychology who carried out Pinel's message.
• The Retreat... treated people with mental illness.
Who is Dorothea Dix (1802- 1887) ? - Answer✔️✔️-• Early pioneer of clinical
psychology who traveled to collect data.
• +30 state institutions created thanks to Dix's efforts. She encouraged
change in facilities.
Who is Lightner Witmer and what did he do? - Answer✔️✔️-• Lightner
Witmer: founder of the first psychological clinic.
• Around 1914 he had about 20 psychological clinics in the U.S.
- He focused on working with children who had issues in school.
What did psychologist not do in the late 1800's? - Answer✔️✔️--
Psychologists did not practice as they focused on academics
- Psychiatrists mainly treated mental health patients
Whats did Lightner Witmer do during the 1900's? - Answer✔️✔️-- 1907: The
Psychological Clinic.-included Witmer's definition of clinical psychology-
did NOT discuss psychotherapy or plan to measure the effectiveness of
treatment. This combines medicine, education, and social work.
- 1935: Witmer had more than 150 psychological clinics in the U.S.
Racism and prejudice in the history of clinical psychology during the
1800's? - Answer✔️✔️-• 1851: Samuel A. Cartwright proposes drapetomania,
slaves who tried to escape their "owners" had this mental illness
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