NCMHCE - vocabulary Flashcards
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SMART goals
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- specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, timely
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reflective functioning
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- capacity for insight/judgment
3
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locus of control - internal vs external
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- internal: a belief that one can control one’s own life external: a belief that life is controlled by outside factors which the person cannot influence, or that chance or fate controls their lives
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congruence
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- being ‘real’, authentic, and genuine with clients
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replacement behavior
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short-term, alternative behavior that allows the student to meet their needs while they are learning the skills to engage in the desired behavior.
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hippocampus
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- learning and memory
7
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thyroid / hyperthyroid vs hypothyroid
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- cortisol (stress hormone); hyperthyroid=anxiety, hypothyroid=depression
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collateral person
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- someone who participates in therapy to further the treatment interests of the patient, either in session or separately.
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depersonalization vs derealization
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- depersonalization is detachment from self and derealization is detachment from surroundings
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displacement vs projection
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- Displacement is when someone takes their negative emotions and focuses them on a different, safer target. Projection is when someone attributes his or her own feelings to another person or group.
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projective vs non-projective tests
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- subjective interpretation of ambiguous prompt) vs answer questions for the purpose of assessment
