Misc Flashcards
Name of mental health grassroots and advocacy organization
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
Assessment tool to screen for delirium in the ICU
CAM-ICU
Giving someone a test in a language they are not fluent in leads to this sort of bias
Bias in construct validity
Verbigeration
Meaningless repetition of specific words or phrases
Phosphorylation is a post _____ modification
translational
Thematic Apperception Test tests this function
Interpersonal Functioning
Test assessing the person’s interpretation of illustrations (not inkblots) of ambiguous interpersonal situations
Thematic Apperception Test
Can use this tool if patient with mental health issues does not see improvement despite meds and therapy
MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory)
Tool that assesses the daily living skills and adaptive behaviors of individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities
Adaptive Behavior Scales
Acromegaly occurs due to presence of excessive ______
growth hormone
Gigantism involves excessive growth hormone production before _____
adolescence
the increase of the average IQ test scores since the 1930s is known as the _____ effect
Flynn
Therapy for kleptomania that involves exposing the patient to images of negative consequences of stealing
Covert sensitization
Most important factor when it comes to considering changes to a student’s IEP
The student’s academic progress
Treatment for chronic Nitric Oxide Use leading to paresthesias
Vitamin B12
NO converts B12 into an inactive form, leading to sx
System used to identify, locate, and evaluate all children with disabilities in a state who need special education
Child Find
Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
A set amount of money that is paid to the physician in advance for each patient per unit time in return for their health care services
Capitation
A reimbursement method which is described as payment of a preset fee for each specific service or procedure performed
Fee for service schedule
Painful sensation caused by light, non-painful stimuli like the touch of a bedsheet or clothing.
Allodynia
heightened response to a painful or noxious stimulus and inflammatory hyperalgesia has been shown to have a protective biological role
Hyperalgesia
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test assesses ____ reasoning and flexibility in ____ ____, which comprise executive functioning
Abstract, problem solving
Creator of the concept that different mental health disorders lead to different outcomes
Kraeplin
Pioneer of CBT
Beck
Pioneer of Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
Klerman
