measured and even questioned the existence of
personality traits.
scientist-practitioner modelThe principal model
for clinical psychology training of the past 50 years
(also referred to as the Boulder model). This model
strives to produce professionals who can effectively
integrate the roles of scientist and practitioner.
structured diagnostic interviewsAclassof
assessment tools, all of which consist of questions
keyed to diagnostic criteria. The termstructured
means that interviewers ask all interviewees the
same questions in the same order and score the
answers in standard ways.
systematic desensitizationAbehavioraltech-
nique for the treatment of anxiety disorders in
which patients practice relaxation while visualizing
anxiety-provoking situations of increasing
intensity.WEB SITES OF INTEREST
To visit any of the Web sites listed, go to http://www.
wadsworth.com and click Links.
2-1 American Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org/
2-2 Association for Psychological Science
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/
2-3 Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology
http://sites.google.com/site/sscpwebsite/
2-4 Classics in the History of Psychology
http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/
2-5 Daily Calendar of Events in the History of
Psychology
http://www.cwu.edu/~warren/today.html
2-6 Society of Clinical Psychology (Division 12 of
the APA)
http://www.div12.org/
2-7 Web sites dedicated to specific individuals
important in the history of psychology
http://academic.udayton.edu/GregElvers/
hop/welcome.asp
2-8 Women in Psychology
http://www.psych.yorku.ca/femhop/
2-9 Ethical principles of psychologists and code of
conduct: 2010 Amendments
http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx58 CHAPTER 2