Behavioral Dynamics Flashcards

1
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What can psychiatrists do?

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Diagnostic evaluations
Psychotherapy
Medication management

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2
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What can clinical psychologists do?

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Administer & interpret psychological testing
Development of prevention & treatment programs
Psychotherapy
Expert testimony

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3
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What can counseling psychologists do?

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Counseling
Psychotherapy
Assessments
Consultation

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4
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What can educational psychologists do?

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Diagnostic & psychological assessments
Counseling
Mediation
Refers to other professionals

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5
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What can licensed clinical professional counselors do?

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Therapy

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6
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What can psychiatric social workers do?

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Mental health assessments
Case management
Group facilitators

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7
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What can a counselor do?

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Collect case history data
Tests for interests & aptitudes
Help a patient meet their goals

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8
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What is psychodynamic or psychoanalytic psychotherapy used for?

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Severe & chronic personality disorders

Persistent problems in coping with life events

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9
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How to reduce symptoms during behavioral therapy?

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Relaxation techniques
Changing factors that reinforce symptoms
Graduated exposure to distressing stimuli

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10
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What is behavioral therapy used for?

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Anxiety disorders
Depression
Psychosomatic complaints

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11
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Define Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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Assumption that negative thoughts promote anxiety or depression

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12
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What is CBT used for?

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Depression
Anxiety Disorder
Problems with substance abuse

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13
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What is the first therapy that has shown positive changes in Borderline Personality Disorder?

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Dialectical behavioral therapy

CBT & mindfulness

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14
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Define Consciousness

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Awareness of self & environment

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15
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Define Emotion

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Psychic felling with a physiological response

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16
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Define Motor Behavior

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Physical movement

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17
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Define Cognitive Process

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Forming mental images or concepts

18
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Define Speech

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Utterances of vocal sounds

19
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Define Perception

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Recognition & interpretation of sensory stimuli

20
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Define Hallucinations

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Something that the patient perceives that has no physical stimulus

21
Q

Define Illusions

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Based on an external stimulus

22
Q

Define Delusions

A

Fixed belief that has no basis in reality

Can be very hard to break

23
Q

Define Memory

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Reservoir of past experiences

24
Q

Define Intelligence

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Potential ability & capacity to acquire, retain, and apply understanding, knowledge, reasoning, or judgement

25
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Define Insight

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Capacity to understand true nature of situation

26
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Define Judgement

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Recognizes relationship of ideas

Form correct conclusions

27
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Portions of a Psychiatric Interview

A

Behavioral orientation
Feelings/emotions
Behaviors
Expressions

28
Q

4 Parts of Building Rapport

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Reflection
Silence
Confrontation
Reassurance

29
Q

How to build rapport through reflection

A

State what they said back to them in your own words

30
Q

How to build rapport through silence

A

Give them time to communicate

31
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How to build rapport through confrontation

A

Present what they say and what your observing back to them

32
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How to build rapport through reassurance

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“We are going to work through this together to help you get better”

33
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Mental Status Exam

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Describe behavior, speech, emotions, cognition, perceptual processes
Objective report
Present time
Appearance: clothes, posture, grooming, degree of alertness
Behavior: motor activity (hypermotor/slowed, impulse control, gestures, gait)
Speech: volume, rate, accents, clarity
Mood
Affect
Perception
Thought processes
Thought content
Concentration
Attention
Orientation
Memory
Judgement
Insight
Intelligence
34
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What expression are you observing when looking at affect?

A

Lability
Stability
Congruency

35
Q

Define Concentration

A

Ability to focus

36
Q

Define Attention

A

Ability to sustain focus

37
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Parts of Insight in Mental Status Exam

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Complete denial
Dim awareness
Awareness but inappropriate blame
Awareness with knowledge of internal source

38
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Mini Mental Status Exam

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Orientation
Registration: attention, concentration
Attention & calculation
Recall
Language: understanding & following instructions
Visual-motor integrity
Level of consciousness along a continuum
39
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Survey Instruments

A
SLUMS
MOCA
Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale
Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression
Beck Anxiety Inventory
Mood Disorder Questionnaire
40
Q

SLUMS Dementia

MOCA

A
Orientation
Executive functioning
Memory
Language
Calculation
Visuoconstructive skills
41
Q

Multiaxial Diagnosis of the DSM

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Axis I: chief psych diagnoses
Axis II: personality disorders, intellectual disabilities
Axis III: medical
Axis IV: social issues
Axis V: global assessment of functioning