LCSW-disorders Flashcards
What is substance use disorder?
- Mild to severe failure to perform major roles or obligations.
- Made effort to stop but cannot stop.
- Person has increased tolerance and or dependence to function.
What is substance induced disorder?
- Substance intoxication
- Substance withdrawl
Gambling disorder
- Compulsive gambling even if damaging to their life financially.
- Increase spending towards it.
- Preoccupation to gambling even when losing.
- Gamble when stressed.
- R/o manic episode
- Gamblers fallacy-when winning “I’m on a winning streak” -When losing, “I have been losing so long I’m bound to begin winning.
Paranoid Personality Disorder
-Irrational suspicions and mistrust of others.
-Read into message and remarks as being persecutory against them.
-Hold grudges.
“See the world as a hostile place.”
Delusional Disorder
- Bizzare and non-bizarre delsuions.
- Behavior does not appear to be odd or peculiar.
- Types of delusions may be ertomanic, grandiose, persecutory, jealous, somatic, mixed and or unspecified.
Schizophrenia
- At least two of the following Sx are manifested for a period lasting at least 6 months
- Disorganized behavior or speech, catatonia, delusions, hallucinations, flat affect plus other Sx.
- Condition has had a significant negative impact on ability to function in occupation, academia, interpersonal, or self-care.
Intermittent Explosive Disorder
- Someone has problems controlling their aggresive impulses.
- May have outbursts.
- Can be destructive.
- May be verbally abusive.
Kleptomania
- Compulsive stealing
- They don’t steal out of necessity.
- Get a rush from stealing.
Trichotillomania
- Compulsion to pull out their hair.
- It could be eyebrows and eyelashes.
- Often happens when person has experienced some type of trauma.
Anorexia Nervosa
- Restricts dietary intake.
- Intense fear of gaining weights or being fat.
- Distorted body image. See themselves as fat when really thin.
Bulimia Nervosa
- Needs to have two things
1. binge eating and reoccurring purging behavior either laxative or by throwing up.
Binge Eating Disorder
Binge eats without purging.
Unspecified Eating Disorder
- Haven’t met criteria of either anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa.
- Can have binging without purging.
- Normal weight who has obsession or anxiety about body image.
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Cannot be about weight.
- Distinct displeasure about some body part, nose, face, etc.
Somatic Symptom Disorder
-Person has some health issue. Has severe anxiety.
Illness Anxiety Disorder
- Have mild somatic Sx.
- Have intense fear that they have a serious disease despite MD telling them otherwise.
Conversion Disorder
-Psychological issue turns into a somatic.
“blind rage” when someone gets so mad they go bind.
Fictitious Disorder
-Likes the attention of being sick.
Malingering
- Faking an illness to get out something or to gain something.
- Making up mental illness to get disability.
Factitious Disorder by proxy
- Makes someone else sick for attention.
- A parent making a child sick.
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- Defiant problems with authority.
- Refuse to comply with directions.
Conduct Disorder
- Law breaking activity, stealing, vandalism, aggressive, lack of remorse.
- Turns to anti-social personality disorder.
Disruptive Mood Disregulation Disorder
- Formerly known as bi-polar in children.
- Dx in ages 6-10 up to age 17.
- Constantly irritable, or moody.
- Outburst must happen 3x a week.
- Negative mood even without outburst.
Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Merged with autism, aspergers, developmental disorder into autism spectrum disorder.
- Sx show up from 0-5 years old.
- Deficiency in social communication in babies-will not make eye contact with caregiver. Limited with play.
- Stereotype repetitive behaviors such as; repetitive speech, hand flapping, oral stimulation.
- May be obsessed with interests like snakes or any other topic.
- Hyper or hypo sensitivity to sensory input (noise).
- reduced ability to share emotions and interests.
Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder
- Impaired social communication- only Sx.
- Written and communication disorder.
Major Depressive Disorder
- Sx need to be present at least for two weeks.
- Anehodian-can’t enjoy things they use to enjoy.
- Lack of motivation.
- Changes in sleep, appetite (over or under)
- S/I
- Feelings of worthlessness and being a burden.
- Not able to complete their tasks.
Unspecified Depressive Disorder
-Person does not meet full criteria of major depression.
Persistent Depressive Disorder
- Known as dysthymia
- Sx must last two years depressed as adults. One year as a child.
- Sx not as deep as major depressive disorder.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
-Isn’t Dx until it is a month of the incident.
-Incident that is life threatening.
Includes the following five:
1. Intrusive thoughts and memories.
2. Can have nightmares.
3. Survivors guilt.
4. May avoid situations or places that remind them of the incident.
5. Hypervigilance and jumpy, startles easily.
What is the difference between PTSD and Acute Stress Disorder
- Have the same Sx as PTSD only difference is the timeline.
- With Acute Stress Disorder sx’s occur within 4 weeks of the event, and lasts for a minimum of two days-maximum of 4 weeks.
What is the difference between Acute Stress Disorder and Adjustment disorder?
- The event was stressful but was not life threatening.
- Will have Sx of anxiety.
- No flashback, no hypervigilance.
Delirium
- Often seen in hospital setting induced by medical problem or medication.
- Rapid onset.
- Comes off of it quickly.
- Altered state-screaming.
Major Neurocognitive Disorder
-People having serious issues with attention, functioning, memory and language.
Mild Neurocognitive Disorder
- Notice and impairment but person is able to function independently.
- May need some support.