Lecture 1 - Four diagnoses perspectives

Question 1

What are the four different perspectives of diagnoses?

Answer 1

1. Categorical (dsm)
2. Dimensional (HiTOP)
3. Personal recovery
4. Case Conceptualization

Question 2

What are the two sub-types in the perspectives of diagnoses?

Answer 2

1. Taxonomix (that of naming and categorizing disorders- done so in a generalized way. Aka common problems, helicopter view)
2. Individualized (focused on the individual person, their symptoms, etc.)

Question 3

What is important/the focus of personal recovery diagnoses perspective?

Answer 3

A focus on the person, client-centered (what happened, what do you need, what are your strengths and vulnerabilities, etc.)

Question 4

What are five common beginner mistakes in clinical interviewing? What is the common pattern?

Answer 4

1. Too much steering
2. Too much disorder focused instead of client/recovery
3. Rigid approach (lack of adaptability)
4. Ignoring motivation/resistance/prerequisites
5. Being lost in your head/thinking too much

The common pattern is that there is too much you in the conversation- aka a lack of client-orientation

Question 5

What is personal case conceptualization

Answer 5

Individual diagnoses perspective, mostly for the clinician to structure the interviews/problems highlighted