Adult Mental Health Flashcards
aphasia
impairment with communication through writing, speech, or sign
apraxia
inability to perform purposive movements
agnosia
loss of comprehension of visual, auditory, or other sensations
somatoform disorders
physical symptoms that have a psychiatric source
paranoid personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder, schizotypal personality disorder
cluster A
antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder, narcisstic personality disorder
Cluster B
avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, OCD
cluster C
Cluster A characteristics
eccentricity, distrust, lack of interest in social contact
cluster B characteristics
intense emotions, lack of empathy, unpredictable behavior
Kawa model
example of how culture has an impact on mental health intervention is OT
conditional reasoning
blending of all forms of reasoning to flexibly respond to changing conditions and predicting client futures
empathy
momentary merging with another person in a unique moment of shared meaning
sympathy
ability to feel about something as another person does (can feel joyful about another person’s success)
Allen’s 5-level cognitive hierarchy Level 1
participants would not benefit from the dynamics of a group
Allen’s 5-level cognitive hierarchy Level 2
move about and copy movement that is modeled