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PSY 600 Unit 1 Notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the 2 common aspects of the human experience? | anxiety & depression |
| What are other common aspects of the human experience? (4 things) | - difficulties w/ sleep, eating, memory - stressful response to life events - beliefs & perspectives - personality traits |
| What is Atypical/Uncommon defined by? (3 things) | - nature of symptoms (hallucinations, suicidal) - # of symptoms/duration - consequences |
| What is Maladaptive defined by? (3 things) | - significant subjective distress - significant impairment in functioning - personal harm/ risk of harm to others |
| What is the Primary Goal of Assessment/Effective Treatment Planning? | make sound therapeutic decisions in clients best interest |
| What does incomplete assessment/inaccurate diagnosis lead to? | inappropriate treatment |
| What is the goal of Assessment? | develop diagnosis |
| What is the most frequently used diagnostic system in the U.S? | DSM-5 |
| What is the other diagnostic system used? | international classification of diseases (ICD), developed by the world health organization (WHO), is used throughout the world |
| Both diagnostic systems are updated periodically and? | focus on diagnosis (NOT TREATMENT) |
| What is the Goal of Assessment? (2 things) | - develop diagnosis - determine treatment plan |
| What should a treatment plan include? | relevant to clients concern, diagnosis, and goals - based on evidence-based practice |
| What are the Goals and Objective of Treatment? | - client and therapist collaborate on creating goals/ objectives for treatment - assess clients based on their level of motivation & readiness to change - motivational interviewing can improve prognosis for therapeutic outcome (ambivalent client) |
| Define Therapeutic Alliance | the quality of the relationship between client & therapist ( a strong predictor of the therapeutic outcome) |
| What characteristics create better therapeutic alliances? | empathy, genuineness, warmth |
| Residential treatment | for severe situations that haven't responded to outpatient treatment or need intensive treatment (eating disorders, substances) |
| Inpatient hospitalization | when client is in crisis or danger of harm |
| Outpatient | majority of mental health treatment is outpatient |
| Interventions (4 things) | - more than 400 exist - empirically supported treatments (APA) - division 53 of APA has list of EST's for children/adolescents - EST's are available for some disorders, not ALL disorders |
| Individual therapy | good choice for first time, in crisis, or feel vulnerable |
| Group Therapy | often first choice for interpersonal issues, helps normalize problems/reduce shame, substance and eating disorders |
| Couple and Family Therapy | number of EST's available for couple, parent-child, family issues (anorexia, depression, ADHD) |
| Timing of Outpatient Therapy | mostly once/week, 50-60 minute sessions most therapeutic effect likely to occur in first 10-20 sessions studies suggest short term therapy have significant impact |
| Medication | - often used in combo w/ therapy (ADHD, depression, anxiety, bipolar_ - non-medical clinicians NEED to understand the role medications play in treatment and when to refer for medication |
| Adjunctive/Complementary Services (7 things) | - exercise - parent training - career counseling - relaxation training - serving as volunteer - family psychoeducation - online mental health resources |
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