LCSW Bonus Test Prep Flashcards
Broker (Q2)
Delusion of Reference
the belief that un-related occurrences in the external world have a special significance for the person who is being diagnosed. So, for example, a delusion of reference might occur when someone watches a movie and believes there is a message in the movie that is meant specifically for them, and that makes some kind of “sense”.
Delusion of Control
Also - delusion of passivity, passivity experience, and passivity phenomenon.
According to the patient’s narrative, his thoughts, emotions, perceptions or actions are under the control of a different agent: either another person, a spirit, a machine, or unknown forces.
Grandiose Delusion
unfounded or inaccurate beliefs that one has special powers, wealth, mission, or identity
Persecutory Delusion
believe someone or something is mistreating, spying on or attempting to harm them (or someone close to them)
Defense mechanisms
Order of operations Risk Assessment/Safety contract with SI (Q33)
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
21 item questionaire for depressive Sx:
1-10___These ups and downs are considered normal
11-16__ Mild mood disturbance
17-20__Borderline clinical depression
21-30__Moderate depression
31-40__Severe depression
+ 40__Extreme depression
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Interview (MMPI)
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-minnesota-multiphasic-personality-inventory-2795582
Clinical psychology professionals use the test to assess and diagnose mental illness, but it’s used in other areas, such as:
*Legal cases, including criminal defense and custody disputes
*Professional/employment screening, especially for high-risk jobs
*Substance use programs
Thematic Appreciation Test (TAT)
A psychological assessment tool used to evaluate individuals’ emotional responses and inner thoughts by analyzing their interpretations of ambiguous pictures.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
16 personality types.
*Extraversion vs Introversion
*Sensing vs Intuition
*Thinking vs feeling
*Judging vs perceiving
https://www.themyersbriggs.com/en-US/Products-and-Services/Myers-Briggs
Formal Operational Stage (Q38)
The individual develops egocentrism and is able to self-admire and self-criticize. Full abstract and logical deduction ability is reached.
* Abstract thinking, or “thinking about thinking” becomes possible
* Only ½ of all adults achieve this stage.
Gottman Method of Therapy (Q46)
Atypical vs typical antipsychotics (Q83)
David Kolb’s stages of learning model (Q154)
Diverging
Accommodating
Assimilating
Converging
