Clinical and counceling Flashcards
Clinical/ Counsel Psychology
the branch of psychology that has as its primary focus the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of abnormal behavior.
premorbid functioning
level of psychological and physical performance prior to the development of a disorder, an illness, or disability
evolutionary view of mental disorder
the internal mechanisms that break down or fail are viewed as having been acquired through the Darwinian process of natural selection
biophsychosocial assessment
includes exploration of relevant biological, psychological, social, cultural, and environmental variables for the purpose of evaluating how such variables may have contributed to the development and maintenance of a presenting problem
fatalism
the belief that what happens in life is largely beyond a person’s control
self-efficacy
confidence in one’s own ability to accomplish a task
social support
expressions of understanding, acceptance, empathy, love, advice, guidance, care and concern or trust from friends, family, community care givers, or others in one’s social environment
therapeudic contract
an agreement between client and therapist setting forth goals, expectations and mutual obligations with regard to a course of therapy
stress interview
where one objective is to place the interviewee in a pressured state for some particular reason
hypnotic interview
one conducted while the interviewee is under hypnosis
cognitive interview
rapport is established and the interviewee is encouraged to use imagery and focused retrieval to recall information
collaborative interview
allows the interviewee wide latitude to interact with the interviewer
a mental status evaluation
an examination used to screen for intellectual, emotional, and neurological deficits
orientation
mental status examination about the examinee’s appearance, gait, and so forth
the millon clinical multiaxial inventory-III
175 item true/false test that yields scores related to enduring personality features as well as acute symptoms
test battery
a group of tests administered together to gather information about an individual from a variety f instruments
standard battery
a group of tests including one intelligence test at least one personality test and a test designed to screen for neurological deficit
culturally informed psychological assessment
an approach to evaluation that is keenly perceptive of and responsive to issues of acculturation, values, identity, world view, language, and other culture related variables as they may impact the evaluation process or the interpretation of resulting data
shifting cultural lenses
unique items becoming part of an existing community
ADDRESSING
Age Disability Religion Ethnicity Social status Sexual orientation indigenous heritage national origin gender
managed care
a healthcare system where in the products and services provided to patients by a network of participating healthcare providers are mediated by an administrative agency of the insurer that works to keep cost down by fixing schedules or reimbursement to service providers
reacculturation
new sense of identity
forensic psychological assessment
the theory and application of psychological evaluation and measurement in a legal context
duty to warn
a duty that overrides the privileged communication between psychologist and client
competence to stand trial
a defendant’s ability to understand the charges against him and assist in his own defence
m’naghten standard
the right or wrong test (insanity)
insanity
the legal term for not being able to differentiate their actions as right or wrong
durham standard
a defendant was not culpable for criminal action if his unlawful act was the product of a mental disease or defect
ALI standard
A person is not responsible for criminal conduct if he lacks substantial capacity either to appreciate the wrongfulness of his conduct or to conform his conduct to the requirements of the law
psychopath
a person suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior
emotional injury
psychological harm or damage
profiling
a crime solving process that draws upon psychological criminological expertise applied to the study of crime scene evidence
custody evalutaion
a psychological assessment of parents or guardians in their parental capacity and/or of children and their parental needs and preferences- usually undertaken for the purpose of assisting a court in making a decision about awarding custody
neglect
a failure on the part of an adult responsible for the care of a child to exercise a minimum degree of care and providing the child with food, clothing, shelter, education, medical care, and supervision
abuse
the creation of conditions that may give rise to abuse of a child by an adult responsible for the care of that person
anatomically detailed dolls (ADDs)
dolls with accurately represented genitalia
psychological report
a written report about the clinical and counseling sessions
the barnum effect
the finding that people tend to accept vague personality descriptions as accurate descriptions of themselves
actuarial assessment/ prediction
refers to the application of empirically demonstrated statistical rules and probabilities as a determining actor in clinical judgement and actions
clinical prediction
the application of a clinician’s own training and clinical experience as a determining factor in clinical judgement and actions
mechanical predictions
the application of empirically demonstrated rules and probabilities to the computer generation of findings and recommendations
