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3 Positive Factors that support having diagnostic categories or giving patients a diagnosis |
1) STANDARDIZATION: facilitates communication among practitioners & researchers 2) Further knowledge in treatment & prevention 3) Allows for PSYCHOEDUCATION: more personal knowledge for sufferers of mental disorders :( |
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What is a panic attack? When is it adaptive and when is it maladaptive? |
DISCRETE PERIOD of INSTENSE FEAR or DISCOMFORT with at least 4 panic symptoms (heart racing, sweating, shaking, choking, nausea, dizziness) develop abruptly & reach a peak within 10 minutes Adaptive when there is a present danger in the environment which you must confront Maladaptive when there in the absence of threatening stimuli |
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Difference Between Bipolar I & Bipolar II |
Bipolar I: 1 or more Manic/ Mixed episodes, usually accompanied by DEPRESSIVE episodes Bipolar II: Depressive episodes accompanied by HYPOMANIA |
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2 eating disorders recognized by DSM-IV |
Anorexia Nervosa & Bulimia Nervosa |
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4 Classification Categories of Schizophrenia |
PARANOID CATATONIC DISORGANIZED UNDIFFERENTIATED PCDU |
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List 3 types of Insight-Oriented Therapy |
PSYCHOANALYTIC HUMANISTIC GESTALT |
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3 Types of Insight-Oriented Therapy |
PSYCHOANALYTIC, HUMANISTIC, GESTALT |
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3 main categories of psycho-pharmacological drugs |
ANTI-DEPRESSANT ANTI-ANXIETY ANTI-PSYCHOTIC |
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6 Advantages of Group Therapy |
EMPATHY ACCEPTANCE PRACTICE TRANSFERENCE INTERACTION PRESSURE |
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Describe 3 warning signs that signal a risk for suicide |
1) SOCIAL ISOLATION: Withdrawal from friends & family 2) Writing or Talking About Death 3) Giving away valued possessions |
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5 AXES |
Axis 1: All mental disorders Axis 2: Personality disorders & Mental retardation Axis 3: Physical/Medical disorders Axis 4: Psychosocial & environmental problems Axis 5: Global Assessment of functioning (1-100) |
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How does Panic Disorder contribute to the development of Agoraphobia? |
Recurrent panic attacks cause distress associated with high risk places such as malls. As the fear of having a panic attack increases, a person may become more an more anxious about going out in public places until they do not want to go out at all. |
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What is Social Phobia and what lies at the root of this disorder? |
Marked & Persistent fear of social or performance situations, particularly those which involve exposure to unfamiliar people or to possible evaluation by others Underlying fear is thought to be that 1 will do something humiliating and others will negatively evaluate the person leading to rejection, loneliness, & unhappiness. |
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4 types of Mood Episodes in Mood Disorders |
1) Major Depressive Episode 2) Hypomania Episode 3)Manic Episode 4) Mixed Episode |
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Hypochondriasis |
Belief that one has a serious disease despite medical evaluation & assurance to the contrary the person is not delusional |
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2 types of Anorexia Nervosa |
1) Restricting 2) Binge-Purging |
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Regarding the mental disorder Schizophrenia, what type of symptoms are delusions and hallucinations? |
Positive Symptoms |
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List three techniques in Rogers’ Client-Centered Therapy that are necessary for a good therapeutic climate. |
1) Genuineness 2) Unconditional Positive Regard 3) Empathy |
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List three types of anti-depressant medication |
1) Tricyclic Anti-Depressants 2) Monoamine Oxidase (MAO) Inhibitors 3) Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors |
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Describe 3 factors that are common to all types of psychotherapy |
1) Positive Expectations & Hope 2) Acquisition & Practice of New Behaviours & Ways to Respond to the World 3) Beneficial Therapist Qualities (Objective, Confident, Professional) |
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List three predisposing conditions (diatheses) that can be risk factors for suicide. |
1) Family Breakdown 2) Family history of suicide 3) Substance Abuse |
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What is the difference between fear and anxiety? |
Fear is a present-oriented emotional alarm reaction to danger that is immediately present. It manifests itself in the "fight-or-flight" response that readies an individual for immediate action. Anxiety is a negative mood state that focuses on future problems. |
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List the 5 different categories of Specific Phobias and provide an example for each. |
1) Animal 2) Blood 3) Situational 4) Natural Environment 5) Other |
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What is Dysthmic Order? |
Severe form of MAJOR DEPRESSIVE ORDER where symptoms are milder but remain unchanged over long periods of time |
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What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder? |
A preoccupation with an imagined defect in appearance, or the exaggeration of a slight physical anomaly. Leads to significant distress / impairment to functioning. |
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List 2 genetic disposing factors that may contribute to an Eating Disorder |
Early Maturation Obesity |
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2 types of ACTION-ORIENTED therapy |
Cognitive-Behavioural Rational-Emotive |
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BAC's of Rational Emotive |
A= activating event--> getting a bad mark on a test B= Belief--> "I am stupid" C= Consequences --> Sadness, Feelings of inferiority D= Disputing Beliefs--> Everyone gets some bad marks |