UMass Amherst PSYCH 380 - Paranoid schizophrenia - Ben (5 pages)

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Psych 380 1nd Edition Lecture 5 Outline of Current Lecture I Current News II Psychiatrist vs psychologist III Phrenology IV Powerplant CIA V Ben psychotic schizophrenia a Ink blot b IQ test c TAT test d Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Test e Projection test f Sentence completion test Current Lecture Weekly review sessions o Tuesday 5pm and 7 pm o Wednesday 5 pm and 7 pm o Thursday 5 PM and 7 pm o Fri 8 am In the news o FDA will be looking into skin shocks at MA school this relates to the required reading in taking sides Psychiatrists vs psychologists o Psychiatrists Can prescribe medicine o Psychologists Psychotherapy can t write prescriptions but can refer to other doctors that do Dr Halgin hired by Seabrook NH power plant to perform psychological tests on employees o This is done by similar types of places of employment due to the risk that a power plant places on the surrounding community o Need to weed out people who may try to blow the place up it would destroy many of the surrounding cities Phrenology o The study of feeling the bumps on a person s head to determine their personality These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute o This is somewhat similar people who do palm readings in a way sometimes people who do those are unusually perceptive to other people s personalities and nonverbal behavior How does this relate to credit card companies o Along with a credit score credit card often assesses the risk of having you as a client judging by your behavior and what you spend your money on o Behaviors considered risky Liquor stores Casinos Online shopping Drug stores pharmacies Shoe repair shops Dating escort services Detective agencies Second hand stores Tire repair shops o They often have psychologists to analyze their clients Dr Halgin was also offered a job by the CIA o They called asking for a well established psychologist to analyze