clinical physcology

Question 1

The most widely adapted system with categories of mental disorders used for diagnostic purposes in Australia and worldwide is called

Answer 1

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, referred to as the DSM.

Question 2

Clinical psychology

Answer 2

is the assessment and treatment of mental, emotional and behavioural disorders

Question 3

Mental disorder

Answer 3

significant impairment of a person’s thoughts, emotions, and behaviour which causes distress to themselves or other people and their day-to-day functioning.

Question 4

SOLER-

Answer 4

sit square , open posture, lean in, eye contact, relaxed

Question 5

anxiety

Answer 5

Anxiety is a state of arousal involving unpleasant feelings of apprehension or uneasiness that something is wrong or something bad is about to happen

Question 6

ptsd

Answer 6

a psychiatric disorder that may occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event

Question 7

depression

Answer 7

a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest.

Question 8

types of depression

Answer 8

clinical,
postnatal,
bipolar,
seasonal

Question 9

bipolar

Answer 9

Mood disorder is depicted by significant changes in mood that typically last a week or more.

Question 10

Psychotic Disorders

Answer 10

People with psychotic disorders lose contact with reality and experience a range of extreme symptoms

Question 11

schizophrenia

Answer 11

A disorder that affects a person’s ability to think, feel and behave clearly.

Question 12

diagnosis of schizophrenia

Answer 12

syptoms must be present for at least 6 months, including one month of active behaviour (this must include either delusions, hallucinations or disorganised speech).