Psych 380 1nd Edition Lecture 5Outline of Current Lecture I. Current NewsII. Psychiatrist vs. psychologistIII. PhrenologyIV. Powerplant & CIAV. Ben – psychotic schizophreniaa. Ink blotb. IQ testc. TAT testd. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Teste. Projection testf. Sentence completion testCurrent Lecture- Weekly review sessionso Tuesday 5pm and 7 pmo Wednesday 5 pm and 7 pmo Thursday 5 PM and 7 pmo 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. psychologistso Psychiatrists Can prescribe medicineo 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 employeeso This is done by similar types of places of employment due to the risk that a power plant places on the surrounding communityo Need to weed out people who may try to blow the place up – it would destroy many of the surrounding cities- Phrenologyo The study of feeling the bumps on a person’s head to determine their personalityThese 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 shopso They often have psychologists to analyze their clients- Dr. Halgin was also offered a job by the CIAo They called asking for a well-established psychologist to analyze potential psychologists that have applied to the CIAo This is important that people who work for the CIA are reliable because they often handle very sensitive information and need to retain secrecy- Case study of the day; Beno He has a complex set of issues that makes his case great to studyo He is a junior at Fordham studying psychology while Dr. Halgin is also still in training thereo Ben dressed very peculiarly – was wearing sporting gloves and a wool hat in the middle of September and didn’t take them offo Session with Dr. Halgin: He is very agitated Tells about how he was hit by a car in an intersection several weeks ago- He wasn’t seriously injured, but a police officer yelled at him saying that he could have caused a huge accident and that he ran a red light He asks if what he is saying is confidential and says that “you never know who’s out to get you”- This makes us ask if he is paranoid?o Dr. Halgin decides to do a variety of tests on Beno IQ test Normal scores are between 85 and 115 This test is sometimes challenging because it contains culturally biased questions Also comprehension can depend on a person’s situation- Concussion/medical- Overly intelligent people Ben’s score was 101 – although this is normal it should have been higher consideringhe is a college student He has a suppressed IQo Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Test This asks a variety of questions to help get a picture of a person’s personality- Do you like hunting?- Do you sometimes get red spots on your neck?- Do you like to gossip?- Do you believe in devil, hell, and afterlife?- Do you have control over your own mind?- Etc. It also shows the validity of a person’s answers- People can lie 2 wayso 1. Faking goodo 2. Faking bad this is often seen in people who are in court and want to plead insanity Ben’s validity showed that he was faking bad He also tested positive for several negative things – depression, mania, etc. Ben over responds to this test – which may be a cry for help- Going back to the story about the power plant…o There are two major conditions that shouldn’t be allowed into the plant. 1. Depression 2. Psychopathic deviant/manic person- they are risk takers- don’t mind stealing- have lots of energy- many firefighters and police officers have this type of job- it is called high on 4-9 by psychologists- it is important that they are not too high, but ok to be somewhat high on thescale- Back to Ben’s tests…o Projective technique Dr. Halgin asks Ben to draw a series of pictures – from these pictures we can infer certain things about Beno First drawing – of a house Ben describes the house as a farmhouse in Holland where a farmer lives It is on stilts to protect against floods- This may symbolize Ben not feeling “grounded” or stable He says he would live in the attic where there is the most light (if he lived there)o Second drawing – of a person Strangely, Ben draws a female instead of a male – people usually draw people of the same gender as themselves Ben draws a girl he remembers from high school She is stocky and has a marred face Although she is very smart, she doesn’t speak up and people think she is a monster He says that she was institutionalized and badly battered. The drawing also has no eyes which is very strange and sticks outo Third drawing – of a person of the opposite gender that you just drew Drawing is of a baseball player – Babe Ruth In the corner it says “1937 Yankee Baseball Playing”- The grammatical errors are significant and seem to reoccur with the different tests on Ben. He has an awkward profile, is sort of facing the side He also has no eye brows He has a number 69 on his jersey which may be a sexual innuendo Ben says that his family is strung between the Yankees and the Mets Describes Babe Ruth as an immigrant that takes things too seriouslyo Fourth drawing – of a tree Draws a Lombardi poplar Needs sunshine but good for blocking the wind (protection) It is a very detailed and pretty looking tree- Next test: sentence completiono Examples are… I wish _______ I am best when______ I suffer ________ Men _________ Etco Ben’s responses have many grammatical errorso He also notes at suicide which
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