Misc. Flashcards

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How many Americans affected by psy disorders each year?

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1 in 2

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how many adult americans receive help each year?

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15%

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2
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how many americans diagnosed each year?

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1 in 4

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3
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how many homless have psy disorders?

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60%

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5
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EMG

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electromyograph measures muscle tension and placement on head indicates tension headheaches

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6
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Clinical Psychologists who can admin drugs?

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New Mexico and Louisinia

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Clinical Psychologist

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Have doc degree in psy(PHD) a doc of psy(PSYD) or an EDU.

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8
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Counseling Psychologist

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Have doc degree

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9
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Counselors

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earn masters degree

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10
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Amok

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asian; an episode where persons strikes out at others and kills them.

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11
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Falling out or blacking out

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occurs in carribean groups, fainting

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12
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Ghost sickenss

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occurs in indians; preoccupation with death.

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Koro

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Found in china; fear of rentals retracting into body

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14
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Zar

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Africans; possession

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15
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Diagnostic inflatation

-2

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proliferation of new mental disorders (premenstrual dysphoric mood and binge eating disorders)

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16
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Selective abstraction

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focus exclusively on; student focussing on bad grade.

17
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Overgeneralization

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overgeneralize from a few isolated situations. Thinking you want marry bc of one date.

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Magnification

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Blow out of proportions the importance of unfortunate events. A bad test grade leads you to conclude you will flunk out of college.

19
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Absolutist thinking

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Work evaluation is good or complete fail

20
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excess of phlegm

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sluggish or lethargic

21
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excess of black bile

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melancholia, depresion

22
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excess of blood

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sanguine; happy

23
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excess of yellow bile

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chloreic-quick tempered

24
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What makes disorders so difficult to diagnose?

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  1. assessments are more subjective
  2. most ppl demonstrate comorbidity
  3. therapists are biased towards their approaches