Examination procedure
The candidate opens the examination with a short 5-minute presentation on a topic of their choice from the examination literature. This is followed by an expert discussion based on the content of the main examination literature.
Prepared short presentation (max. 5 min) on a topic from the textbook “Introduction to Clinical Psychology: Bridging Science and Practice - with follow-up questions (max. 5 min) For example: what are the basic features of psychotherapy? What is evidence-based practice? How is technology used in clinical psychotherapy?
Questions from the examiner on 1 or 2 areas from the overall field of clinical psychology (including psychopathology) based on the required readings (10-15 min)
Short answer/dialogue and overall discussion (5 min)
Required textbook:
The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Psychology (2014) David H. Barlow (ed.) (accessible online via UZH library) Please focus on the following Chapters only: Part 2: Chapter 2-7, 10,11, Part 3: Chapters 12-18, Part 4: Chapter 38
Supplementary reading:
Prolonged Grief Disorder:
1. Prigerson, H. G., Kakarala, S., Gang, J., & Maciejewski, P. K. (2021). Prolonged grief disorder: Diagnostic, assessment, and treatment considerations. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 648274. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.648274 pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
3. Chentsova-Dutton Y and Maercker A (2019) Cultural Scripts of Traumatic Stress: Outline, Illustrations, and Research Opportunities. Front. Psychol. 10:2528.5.
4. Hinton, D. E., & Lewis-Fernández, R. (2010). The cross-cultural validity of posttraumatic stress disorder: Implications for DSM-5. Depression and Anxiety, 28(9), 783–801. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.20753