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Borderline Personality Disorder   Must have 5+: unstable relationships & self-image, frantic effort to avoid abandonment, impulsive behavior, SA, spending,recurrent SI & feeling of emptiness, inappropriate/intense anger, self mutilation, stress-related paranoia. see as all good or all bad  
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ADHD   Requires symptoms to occur in at lest two different settings or situations. Symptoms can increse under stressful situations or can decrease when controlled. failure to remain attentive.  
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Adjustment Disorder   Maladaptive reaction to an indefinable source of stress such as a death in family or divorce, onset of symptoms w. in 3 months of source of stress - duration maybe up to 6 months.  
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Substance Induced Mood/Aniexty disorder   panic attack, depression from use or with drawl of substance  
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Conduct Disorder vs. Antisocial Disorder   Conduct under 18 yo around 12-13 yo Antisocial in adult. Law and rule breaking, lacking emotions, not concern for consequences.  
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Examples of Reaction Disorders   PTSD, Acute stress discored, adujustment disorder, Berevement.  
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Examples of Chronic Disorders   All personality disorders- schizophreania, dysthymic, Gernralized anxiety, somatization  
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Classic Symptoms of Depression   changes in appetite, wt, sleep, fatigue, energy decrease, decrease in sexual desire and function  
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Factitious Disorder vs Malingering   Malingerer fakes or produces symptoms in order to obtain an external reward or achieve a goal. Factitious disorder the pt produces symptoms due to a psychological need to adopt the 'sick role'.  
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Schizotypal Personality Disorder   Magical thinking associated w/ this disorder  
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Hyperthyrodism vs Hypothyrodism   Hyper - can mimic symptoms of mania,Hypo- can mimic depression  
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Delirium vs Dementia   Delirium- change in level of consciousness, rapid onset, cause-med condition or SA- seen in med emergency. Dementia- disturbance in memory impairment & cognitive impairment associate w/ Alzheimer’s- over time worsens, medical condition result of strokes  
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Cluster A - "Odd and Eccentric" Personality Disorders   Paranoid, Schizotypal and Schizoid  
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Cluster B - Dramatic emotional, erratic personality disorders   Borderline, Antisocial, histrionic, narcissistic  
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Cluster C - Anxious and fearful personality disorders   Avoidant, dependent, obssessive-compulsive  
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Dissociation   Disturbance or change in the usual integrative functions of memory, identity, perceptions or consciousness. Seen in patients w/ trauma  
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Comorbid   Existing with or at the same time: EX having two illnesses at the same time  
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Contraindicated   Not recommended not safe  
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Endogenous Depression   Depression caused by a BIOchemical imbalance rather than psychosocial stressor or external factor  
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Exogenous Depression   Caused by an EXtrenal event or psychosoical stress  
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Folie a Deux   Shared Delusion. a person may develop a delusional system as a result of a close relationship with a person who already has an established delusional system  
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Hypomanic   elevated expanisve irraitbale mood, not full-blown manic.  
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Postmorbid   Subsequent to onset of illness  
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Premorbid   Prior to the onset of an illness  
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Promomal   a period of time before the onset of a serious illness during which there maybe subtle symptoms.  
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Schizophrenia   2+ symptoms during a 6-mth period. delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech or behavior, poverty of speech, inappropriate behavior, pacing, rocking, depersonalization, loss of interest-anhedonia, sleep/appetite disturbance  
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Major Depression   5+ symptoms for a 2 wk period & change in functioning. Must have depressed mood. wt loss/gain, insomnia/hypersomnia, psychomotor agitation, feelings of worthlessness, lacks concentration, recurrent thoughts of death w/ or w/out plan.  
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NOS   Category Not otherwise specified. doesn’t meet all criteria but has symptoms in patterns Ex. psychotic Disorder - NOS or Dementia - NOS  
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PIE System   Person in Environment - a more comprehensive view of client. focus on axis 4 - psychosocial  
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Mental status exam   in assessment - includes appearance, memory, orientation, alertness, thought process, similar to medical exam  
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Dissociative Identity Disorder   formerly mult. personality disorder - has been renamed  
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Axis I   Mental disorders, clinical syndromes and V codes. Maybe more than one diagnosis, includes developmental delays.  
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Axis II   Only personality disorders & Mental retardation. personality traits or habitual use of a particular defense mech  
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Axis I and II   Specify serity of disorder- mild, moderate, server- in remission. Note specificers and subtypes-  
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Axis III   General Medical Conditions  
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Axis IV (4)   Psychosocial and Environmental problems - housing, job, relationships, finances...  
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Axis V   GAF rate - 1 lowest 100 highest. can be a scale if reflecting a time period.  
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What are Wernickes Encephalopathy and Korsakoffs syndrome?   Vit B deficiency associated w chronic abuse of alcohol. can lead to memory loss- treatment is to administer thiamine  
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What is a mascot the role of a child in a family with alcohol use/abuse/dependency   child remains funny and caring to alleviate pain of suffering members  
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Substance Abuse vs. Dependency Abuse   impairment of life- problems in relationships, job, legal. Dependency- must have tolerance or withdrawal symptoms - major impairment on life  
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What is antabuse   Medication produces highly unpleasant side effects flushing, nausea, vomiting, hypotension and anxiety if patient drinks. Form of aversion therapy.  
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What is Methadone   Synthetic narcotic taken instead of opiates can be legally prescribed. Patient uses it to detox from opiates or on a daily basis as a substitute for heroin  
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What two diagnosis always need meds?   Schizophrenia and Bi-polar  
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What age group has the highest suicide rate?   Age 65 plus - highest rate white men over 85 years old  
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Which gender has the higher suicide rate?   Men, 4 times more likely to be successful. Females are more likely to attempt.  
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How does sexual orientation effect suicide?   LGBT youth are 2 to 3 times more likely to commit suicide than other youths. 30 percent of attempted or completed suicides are related to sexual identity  
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What should be used to treat OCD   Tricyclic, antidepressants, MAOIs, SSRI's, fluvoxamine, luvox, zoloft  
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What should be used to treat general anxiety disorder   Benzodiazepines- safer than barbiturates - less addictive, ex, Valium, librium, ativan, tranxene,  
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What are the side effects of benzodiazepines   Impaired muscle coordination, psychomotor functions , impairment of short term memory  
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What is the strongest predictive factor of developing an alcohol problem   family history  
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6 stages of referral process   clarify need or purpose, researching resources, discuss ad select options w/ client, Planning initial contact, initial contact between client and referral sources, follow-up  
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Stages of helping relationship   Beginning/middle/end. Contact, contract, action, termination  
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Problem solving process   engagement. gathering info. assessing and diagnosis. goal setting. intervention. evaluation. termination  
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Interventive Skills   Relationships, helping - problem solving, resource finding and linking, use of professional self, working with diff systems - individual, group, communities  
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Systems Theory   concept of interacting parts contained w/in boundaries.  
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Transactional term   client-worker unit of attention is explain to include life space or field of relevant systems. Humans viewed as active, purposeful, goal-seeking organisms,  
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Entropy   no energy from outside, using up its own energy and expiring closed system  
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Negative Entropy   counter acting entropy, successful use of available energy  
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Feedback   when output from systems is put back into system  
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6 stages of referral process   clarify need or purpose, researching resources, discuss ad select options w/ client, Planning initial contact, initial contact between client and referral sources, follow-up  
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Stages of helping relationship   Beginning/middle/end. Contact, contract, action, termination  
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Problem solving process   engagement. gathering info. assessing and diagnosis. goal setting. intervention. evaluation. termination  
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Interventive Skills   Relationships, helping - problem solving, resource finding and linking, use of professional self, working with diff systems - individual, group, communities  
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Systems Theory   concept of interacting parts contained w/in boundaries.  
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Transactional term   client-worker unit of attention is explain to include life space or field of relevant systems. Humans viewed as active, purposeful, goal-seeking organisms,  
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Entropy   no energy from outside, using up its own energy and expiring closed system  
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Negative Entropy   counter acting entropy, successful use of available energy  
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Feedback   when output from systems is put back into system  
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Gestalt Therapy   use of dramatization, process oriented, focus on awareness, self regulation. Focus on present. responsibility for thoughts/feelings/actions. Not for pt w/ impulses or no self control. Uses group process/empty chair/role playing/directed awareness.  
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Transactional Analysis   life script- I’m ok- youre okay (4 versions) Game analysis, life positions, script treatment  
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Postmodern Model   Movement based on the premise that truth is not absolute. In reaction to modernism committed to using scientific inquiry in search of universal laws and truths that would explain natural phenomena  
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Narrative Therapy   Postmodern - no objective reality. People construct knowledge about themselves & social reaction. we create our own stories. goal to help clts deconstruct lives & stories. & change stories so they can discover new realities & truths for themselves.  
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Client centered therapy   Nondirective human beings are basically good. people have a force in life motivation. is a humanistic / existential model  
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Gestalt Therapy   use of dramatization, process oriented, focus on awareness, self regulation. Focus on present. responsibility for thoughts/feelings/actions. Not for pt w/ impulses or no self control. Uses group process/empty chair/role playing/directed awareness.  
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Transactional Analysis   life script- I’m ok- youre okay (4 versions) Game analysis, life positions, script treatment  
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Postmodern Model   Movement based on the premise that truth is not absolute. In reaction to modernism committed to using scientific inquiry in search of universal laws and truths that would explain natural phenomena  
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Narrative Therapy   Postmodern - no objective reality. People construct knowledge about themselves & social reaction. we create our own stories. goal to help clts deconstruct lives & stories. & change stories so they can discover new realities & truths for themselves.  
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