1. Training
Chapter 1

2. What is normal? What is abnormal?
How do we determine what is normal and what is abnormal
Break into groups of 4 and discuss for 5 minutes- come up with 3 criteria or ways we determine what is or isn’t normal.

3. Who/what determines normality
Culture (e.g., co-sleeping)
Time (e.g., how were children treated in the early 1900s, homosexuality used to be in the DSM)
Region (e.g., seeing dead loved ones and talking to them- normal in Louisiana, not normal in NYC/Context (e.g., wearing coats during January- normal in Pennsylvania, not normal in Florida)
Normal curve
Distress
Interference

4. Dimensional versus Categorical Systems
Neurotic-personality disordered-psychotic continuum
Sane- neurotic reactions and neurotically structured personalities
Insane- psychotic
Categorical-
List of symptoms, clumped together (lumping versus splitting)
Many disorders have overlapping symptoms
What category do they fit in best- messy
Dimensional-
Symptoms tend to go together- how disabling (interference and distress)- ends of a spectrum can have different characteristics

5. Internalizing versus Externalizing
Internalizing- what disorders?
Externalizing- what disorders?
Where are they identified?

6. Efficacy versus Effectiveness
Efficacy- features? How is it used?
Effectiveness- features? How is it used?

7. Equifinality vs Multifinality
Same end state can be reached by many different paths
Antisocial Personality Disorder:
Impulsivity-ODD leading to CD to APD
Psychopathy to APD
In a bad environment, client example-adapted to his environment, gang involvement- APD
Same path can end in many different states
Childhood abuse- depression, ptsd, alcoholism

8. Training for careers in Psychology
Options: PhD (clinical, couseling, school psych), PsyD, MMHC, Social Work (masters, PhD), Public Health , Psychiatry
Work setting
Pay, Autonomy
Population
Day-to-day schedule
Years in school
Debt level

9. PhD versus PsyD 4 + years and internship
Masters thesis and dissertation
Can work in academia, hospital, private practice, other settings (e.g., group homes, clinics, centers)
Match rates higher
Stipend and tuition remission
Degree from anywhere probably fine
3 + years and internship
At least dissertation
Work mostly in clinical settings (not as much academia)
Match rates lower- some places will not even look at your ap
Very Expensive
Be careful- affiliated with a University is a safe bet
That being said… can be great option if you want to practice

10. Match
Like residency- you apply, they interview, both rank, computer decides
Binding
You do not get your degree until you do it
If you don’t match- years working no degree
SOL until you do

11. Metrics Ratios of 100-300 applicants for 5-12 spots Say GPA over 3.5
1200—1400 GRE cut-offs
CV NOT resume
Letters of rec- very important, ask ahead of time!!!! More contact than class
Research in the area of the person you are applying to work with
Experience, Pubs and posters
Experience with that population
Everyone likes a lot of things- at some point you have to make a decision

12. Two Paths Very few get in from undergrad- 3+ years of applying before
Masters degree- expensive, likely have to do everything over again (my path), point is to get research experience in the area, or GPA
Work as a post-bacc RA or RC- get paid!
You will never make up the salary lost.
PP 80k, Academia 55-75K, Neuro a little more