ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION Flashcards
BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL-SPIRITUAL-CULTURAL HISTORY
Information on the current/presenting issue or issues; a past and present physical health, developmental milestones, emotional functioning, educational/vocational background, cultural issues, spiritual and religious beliefs, environmental issues, social functioning.
BIOLOGICAL
assesses a client’s medical history, developmental history, current medications, substance abuse hist., family history of medical illnesses.
PSYCHOLOGICAL
assess a client’s present psychiatric illness or symptoms, past or current psychosocial stressors, and mental status
SOCIAL
focuses on client systems and unique client context and may identify strengths, and/or resources available for treatment planning
PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESS
Results when there is a perceived threat (real or imagined)
Stress manifests via high blood pressure, sweating, rapid heart rate, dizziness, and/or feelings of irritability or sad
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
a systematic diagnostic method used to identify the presence of an entity where multiple alternatives are possible
COMORBID
existing with or at the same time; ex. Having two different illnesses at the same time
CONTRAINDICATED
not recommended or safe to use (a medication or treatment that is contraindicated would not be prescribed b/c it could have serious consequences)
DELUSION
false, fixed belief despite evidence to the contrary (believing something that is not true)
DISORIENTATION
confusion with regard to person, time, or place
DISSOCIATION
disturbance or change in the usually integrative functions of memory, identity, perception, or consciousness (often seen in clients with a history of trauma
ENDOGENOUS DEPRESSION
depression caused by a biochemical imbalance rather than a psychosocial stressor or external factors
EXOGENOUS DEPRESSION
depression caused by external events or psychosocial stressors
FOLIE A DEUX
SHARED DELUSION
HALLUCINATIONS
hearing, seeing, smelling, or feeling something that is not real (auditory most common)
HYPOMANIC
elevated, expansive, or irritable mood that is less severe than full-blown manic symptoms (not severe enough to interfere with functioning and not accompanied by psychotic symptoms)