Clinical Psychology

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

My thanks go out to all who have helped me complete this study and with whom this project may have not been possible. In particular, my gratitude goes out to friends, facilitator and family for extensive and helpful comments on early drafts. I am also deeply indebted to the authors who have shared my interest and preceded me. Their works provided me with a host of information to learn from and build upon, also served as examples to emulate.

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ABSTRACT

This study is about the clinical psychology. It will provide information about the clinical psychological development and what was the traditional role and culture of psychology. Clinical psychologists are trained to draw conclusions from case studies, a form of research based on in-depth analysis of an individual. Case studies may describe a person's background, environment, developmental history, symptoms, and behaviors in great detail and often challenge existing ideas and help create new theories. The research will follow secondary methodology. The various databases and online libraries are searched. Many psychologists are teachers and educators. Not only do they work for academic institutions, but they also write books, publish articles, appear in the media newsrooms, or give workshops.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSII

DECLARATIONIII

ABSTRACTIV

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Background1

Theoretical framework1

Problem statement1

Aims and objective of the research2

Research questions2

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW3

History of Professional Psychology3

Relatively Recent Developments in the Field5

Traditional roles and culture of psychology7

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY8

Selecting research method8

Search strategy8

Electronic databases9

CHAPTER 4: DISCUSSION10

Clinical psychology role10

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION13

REFERENCES15

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Background

Although clinical psychology is a young science when compared to the natural sciences, it has developed and expanded its roles rapidly to infiltrate various aspects of existence. It has been suggested that ancient societies have engaged in 'trephination', an attempt to heal mental illnesses by cutting the patient's skull open and free it of evil spirits (Yardley 2008). During the early Renaissance the German physician Johann Weyer was the first to specialize in the treatment of mental illness and not too long after, in the 19th century, the 'moral treatment' approach was developed by the French physician Philippe Pinel and the English Quaker William Tuke. Moral treatment utilized moral guidance and patients were treated more respectfully than ever before (Schaalma 2009).

Theoretical framework

Psychological principles and theories are used in medical, educational, military, community and political settings and a variety of perspectives and professionals operate in the field of abnormal psychology. But early in the 21st century the globe is a rapidly changing place due to the process of globalization. The recent trend towards globalization introduces new challenges to the field of psychology (Resnick 2009).

Problem statement

According to Braun (2009), practicing psychologists have historically seen themselves in the role of respondents who become active after an event takes ...