Clinical Terminology Flashcards
Words definitions that might in LCSW exam.
Thorough
So much that it’s complete
Psychosomatic illness
is a disease which involves both mind and body. Some physical diseases are thought to be particularly prone to be made worse by mental factors such as stress and anxiety
Conner’s Rating Scales
Scales used to evaluate problem behavior in you ages 3 through 17. Include scales completed by parents and teachers and an adolescent self-report scale for clients ages 12 through 17.
Hallucination
Sensory perceptions occurring without external stimulation of the associated sensory organ.
Illusion
a thing that is or is likely to be wrongly perceived or interpreted by the senses.
Loose Associations
a manifestation of a thought disorder whereby the patient’s responses do not relate to the interviewer’s questions, or one paragraph, sentence, or phrase is not logically connected to those that occur before or after
Circumstantiality
is the result of a so-called “non-linear thought pattern” and occurs when the focus of a conversation drifts, but often comes back to the point.
Muted or apathetic response
is a way to forget about these negative feelings.
Flat affect or emotional blunting
severe reduction in emotional expressiveness. People with depression and schizophrenia often show
(Emotional) Dysregulation
is a term used in the mental health community that refers to emotional responses that are poorly modulated and do not lie within the accepted range of emotive response.
Dysphoria
a state of unease or generalized dissatisfaction with life.
Delusion
n idiosyncratic belief or impression that is firmly maintained despite being contradicted by what is generally accepted as reality or rational argument, typically a symptom of mental disorder.
Vegetative state
is absence of responsiveness and awareness due to overwhelming dysfunction of the cerebral hemispheres, with sufficient sparing of the diencephalon and brain stem to preserve autonomic and motor reflexes and sleep-wake cycles.
Delirium
an abrupt change in the brain that causes mental confusion and emotional disruption. It makes it difficult to think, remember, sleep, pay attention, and more.
Abrupt
sudden and unexpected.
Erupt
an eruption without an expectation.
Psychosis
Hallucination, delusations, and/or lose associations.
Mania
Signs & symptoms.
Id
Is the aspect of the psyche that is present at birth, contains the libido and other instincts, and seeks immediate gratification of its impulses. Operates on the basis of the pleasure principle and relies on primary process thinking.
Ego
Is the structure of the psyche that attempts to deal with reality in a practical, rational way (secondary process thinking) and that mediates the conflicting demand of the id, the superego, and reality.
Superego
Is the structure of the psyche that represents society’s standard of the right and wrong (the conscience) and the individual’s own aims and aspirations (ego-ideal).
Functional Analysis
In behavioral assessments, and assessment of the environmental variables (i.e., antecedents and consequences) that control behavior.
Behavioral Observations
Is the systematic recording of behavior by an external is observer. The systematic nature of behavioral observation is characterized by carefully detailed procedures that are designed to collect reliable and valid data on client behavior and the factors that control it.
CAGE-AID
Is a conjoint questionnaire where the focus of each item of the CAGE questionnaire was expanded from alcohol alone to include alcohol and other drugs. Clinical Utility. Potential advantage is to screen for alcohol and drug problems conjointly rather than separately
WISC-IV
developed by David Wechsler, is an individually administered intelligence test for children between the ages of 6 and 16
