Development of the Field

When Lightner Witmer originally defined clinical psychology, he talked about it as a discipline with similarities to medicine, education, and sociology. He did not even mention psychotherapy. Yet that is a main focus today.

Please respond to the following:

• Using the reading material as your main source, discuss what factors have contributed to the rise in prominence of psychotherapy?
• What are the most important ways that psychology has an impact in people’s lives today?

Be sure to use in-text citations and references when citing the text or other resources. For information on APA, please visit the Academic Tools area of your course.

TEXTBOOK INFORMATION Title: Clinical Psychology: Science, Practice and Culture, Third Edition: DSM-5 Update Edition: 3rd (2014) Author: Andrew M. Pomerantz Publisher: Sage Book ISBN: 9781483345048 Ebook ISBN: 9781452285795

Please read the following chapters in your text:

• Chapter 1: “Clinical Psychology”
• Chapter 2: “Evolution of Clinical Psychology”
• Chapter 11: “General Issues in Psychotherapy”
• Chapter 15: “Cognitive Psychotherapy”

Chapter 1 is about the intriguing beginnings and definition of the field of clinical psychology. You will also study the education and training in clinical psychology, where clinical psychologists work and what they do, and how they differ from other mental health professionals.

Chapters 2 and 11 cover the interesting origin and evolution of the practice of psychotherapy and Chapter 15 introduces you to cognitive psychotherapy as preparation for your first Learning Activity.

Practice the concepts covered in this unit by completing the Unit 1 Key Terms Activity.

Review the Course Rubrics in Course Resources. Review the Syllabus, paying special attention to the late policy and the plagiarism policy. Additionally, please familiarize yourself with APA formatting guidelines in the Purdue Global Writing Center.

For information on the assignments in this course, please review the Unit 1 Looking Ahead page.

Journal Articles

Please review the Library Guide for a list of articles to read for this unit. These have been selected from various academic journals, all of which can be found in the Purdue Global Library. Though they are not required to complete the coursework for this unit, they will be helpful for anyone wishing to gain a deeper understanding of clinical psychology.

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