Counseling Families, Diagnosis Flashcards
the 1st diagnostic and statistical manual (DSM) was release when?
1952 with about 100 categories (book of nosology or classification of disorders)
DSM-III, 1980, moved from psychodynamic to?
to the medical model of disease and mental health (multiaxial system)
when was the DSM-5 release?
2013 (nonaxial DSM)
where in the DSM-5 is gambling disorder included?
it is under “Substance Related and Addictive Disorders”
what is stuttering considered?
a child-onset fluency disorder / communication disorder
Benefits of formal diagnosis
DSM provides language to communicate with clients, colleague, family, heath system…labels can be good when there is more understanding of a client’s condition
negatives of formal diagnosis
diagnosis becomes a label on the person
why are all clients supposed to submit ICD-10 codes?
to get paid by Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance.
neuroscience focuses on…
science of the brain function and nervous system than just overt behavior. you must know what is going on in the brain to be a counselor
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
is a scan used to measure blood flow in the brain to gauge differing areas in the brain
positron emission tomography (PET) scan
same as fMRI but with radioactive tracer dyes
neuroplasticity
the human brain can change with new neural connections
neurogenesis
new neurons can be formed
mirror neurons
neurons fire if you perform a behacior and that same neuron fires if you witness it in someone else
a couple brings their two troubled kids to counseling. according to marriage and family therapists who is the client?
the family
