Assessment & Diagnosis, Stress & Mental Health Flashcards

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Basic Elements in Assessment

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  1. major symptoms client is presenting
  2. clinical knowledge of disorders & treatment options available
  3. Cultural competence
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Assessments should assess…

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  1. behavioral history
  2. intellectual functioning
  3. personality characteristics
  4. environmental pressures
  5. Resources
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Assessment of the physical organism

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  1. physical
  2. neurological exam (EEG, fMRI, CAT)
  3. neuropsychological exam
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what is a neuropsychological exam?

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detect extent/location of brain damage/dysfunction using cognitive, perceptual, and motor performance

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Interviews (Psychosocial Assessment)

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can be structured with predetermined questions (more reliable) or unstructured no predetermined questions (difficult to compare to other clients)

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Types of assessment

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  1. Medical (physical & brain scans)
  2. interviews (structured or not)
  3. Observation (direct, self-monitoring, rating scales)
  4. Psychological tests
  5. Personality tests
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Several factors to consider in evaluation

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  1. cultural bias in the instrument or clinician
  2. theoretical orientation
  3. underemphasis on the external situation
  4. insufficient validation
  5. inaccurate data
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the aim of a projective personality test is to…

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assess the way a patient perceives ambiguous stimuli

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What is true about reliability and validity?

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Valid tests are usually reliable

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The 6 key factors of stressors are…

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  1. The severity
  2. It’s chronicity
  3. timing
  4. How closely it affects our own lives
  5. How expected it is
  6. How controllable it is
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Validity of a test

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measures what it is designed to measure

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Reliability of test

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whether results can be reproduced under the same conditions

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Treatment for stress

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  1. emotional disclosure
  2. Biofeedback
  3. Relaxation & Medication
  4. Reframing tress as challenge
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Adjustment Disorder

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significant behavioral or emotional impairment in response to a stressor (onset 3 months of the stressor)

stressors ex: death of a loved one, going away to college, divorce

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PTSD criteria

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  1. Significant distress and impairment
  2. Reexperiencing trauma (flashbacks)
  3. avoidance of stimuli associated w/ trauma
  4. state of alert
  5. negative mood

must last one month consecutively

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