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What are the 5 types of clinical assessment?

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1 Clinical interview 
2 Physical examination 
3 Behavioural assessment
4 Psychological testing 
5 Information from sig. others
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5 types of clinical assessment 
1 Clinical interview 
2 \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ examination 
3 \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ assessment
4 \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ testing 
5 Information from sig. others
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Physical; Behavioural; Psychological

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Presenting problems, current and past behaviours, medical and life history, and current risk are all evaluated in what?

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The Clinical interview

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Structured or semi-structured _______ ______ also typically use the Mental Status Exam

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Clinical interviews

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What is a physical examination good for?

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To rule out medical condition influence

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The _______ _________’s purpose to confirm occurrence of problem behaviours and situations and identity antecedents, behaviours, and consequences

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Behavioural assessment

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Risk of financial harm is associated typically with what disorder?

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Mania

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Risk of reputation is primarily associated with what psychological disorder?

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Psychotic disorder, predominantly mania

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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_: 
\: Being abnormally thin
\: fear of gaining weight
\: engaging in behaviours to prevent weight gains
\: body image disturbance
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Anorexia criteria

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Is self-esteem associated with anorexia?

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yes

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Is perfectionism associated with anorexia?

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Yes

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Is negative emotions in body dissatisfaction associated with anorexia?

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yes

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Are there different types of treatment settings in anorexia ?

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Yes inpatient treatment and out-patient treatment; also day-patient treatment

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Is there a strong attachment to the disorder in anorexia?

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Yes

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__________ __________ therapy is used in anorexia and aims to help patients increase their motivation to change so that are more able to engage in treatment and make a lasting recovery

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Motivational enhancement

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In ____, dysfunctional beliefs regarding food and weight are targeted in anorexia

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CBT

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Is family therapy used in anorexia?

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Yes, especially for younger children

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The Maudsley Model of family-based treatment is used in the treatment of _________ and encourages the establishment of new patterns of family relationships and accountability in eating

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anorexia

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Is there an intense fear in gaining weight in anorexia?

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Yes

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What are some features of Bulimia?

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Large intake of food in a short amount of time
Inappropriate compensatory behaviours
At least once a week for three months
Low self-evaluation of body shape and weight

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Is there a lack of control in bulimia?

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yes

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Is motivational enhancement therapy used in bulimia?

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Yes

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CBT includes education, targeting dysfunctional cognitions, and relapse prevention in ________ treatment

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bulimia

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Is interpersonal therapy used in bulimia?

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Yes

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Interpersonal therapy is to help individuals identity and change current interpersonal problems in ________ treatment

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bulimia

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OCD criteria:

1: Obsessions and/or __________
2: must cause marked dysfunction and ________
3: Symptoms must not be attributable to _________ use
4: Obsessions and compulsions cannot be restricted to another _________

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compulsions; distress; substance; disorder

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What are the two Etiological models of OCD?

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The Neuropsychological model

The Cognitive model

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The Cognitive model of _____ states that it is caused by the misinterpretation of intrusive thoughts

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OCD

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The ___________ model of OCD remains the only theoretical position that is consistent with a full range of phenomenology of OCD

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Cognitive

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30
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What is exposure and response prevention treatment used in?

31
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What is DIRT treatment in OCD?

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Danger Ideation Reduction Therapy

32
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Prolonged imaginal exposure and anxiety management techniques are used in the treatment of ______

33
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Significant weight loss/gain; insomnia/hypoinsomnia; loess of energy and fatigue and empty and hopeless feelings are associated with which disorder?

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Major depressive disorder

34
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I motor restlessness and/or slowed movement associated with depression?

35
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According to one theory, psychotic and melancholic depression are primarily _______ based disorders, while non-melancholic depression is from life-event stressors and __________ factors

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biological; psychological

36
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________ __________ ________:
1 Depressed mood for more than two weeks duration
2 Loss of interest in previously enjoyed activities (anhedonia)

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Major Depressive Disorder

37
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Some symptoms of MDD:

1 ________ disturbance (high/low)
2 _________ disturbance (high/low)
3 loss of _______ nearly every day
4 diminished ________
5 feelings of excessive guilt or worthlessness
6 recurrent _________ ideation
7 Motor disturbance (___________ agitation)

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Appetite; Sleep; energy; concentration; suicidal; psychomotor

38
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PDD can last __-__ years, but it normally lasts approx _ years

39
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People who are depressed tend to demonstrate chronic (overactivity; under activity ) in the HPA axis, resulting in the production of excess stress hormones (such as cortisol), which in turn affects the way in which monoamine neurotransmitters work in the brain

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Overactivity

40
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In particular, life events that entail experiences of _____ and ________ are frequently associated with the onset of depression

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loss and failure

41
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What was found in Oei’s 2006 study?

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Reduced dysfunctional cognitions predicted a reduction in depressive symptoms, and that reduction predicted a
reduction in dysfunctional thinking for depression in CBT

42
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What is Pleasant activity Scheduling and what disorder is it used in?

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A planning schedule that gradually increases in the level of pleasant activities the client participates in. It is used with depression and especially high cases of anhedonia

43
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What treatment uses Pleasant Activity Planning and in the treatment of what?

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CBT; Depression

44
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Rational emotive therapy is called __________ ___________ in the treatment of depression

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cognitive restructuring

45
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__________ therapy in the treatment of depression aims to help clients resolve dysfunctional interpersonal relationships and/or encourages them to develop new relationships as a means of improving their mood

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Interpersonal

46
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Negative schemata causes cognitive ______

47
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Feelings, _________ and _________ are all interrelated in Aaron Beck’s model (CBT)

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thoughts; behaviours

48
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What is Behavioural Activation used in the treatment of?

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Depression

49
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How long does a manic episode have to last?

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one week (unless previously hospitalised)

50
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Bipolar _ disorder is defined by the presence of one or more manic episodes, which might also potentially experience depressive episodes

51
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An individual MUST have experienced at least one episode of major depression to be diagnosed with bipolar _ disorder, and also at least one period of hypomania

52
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Does the symptoms for Cyclothymic disorder meet those of Bipolar 1 or 2?

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No. They are less severe but generally more chronic

53
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What is the model that attempts to link creativity to bipolar disorder?

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The Shared Vulnerability Model: proposes cognitive disinhibition

54
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What is the proposed underlying genetic vulnerability in Bipolar disorders?

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The Circadian Rhythm

55
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____________ disturbance in a psychological factor thought to be a causal link for Bipolar Disorders

56
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Mood monitoring is important in the treatment of what?

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Bipolar Disorders

57
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Interpersonal and Social Rhythm therapy is used in the treatment of _________

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Bipolar disorders

58
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Are family interventions and relapse interventions used in the treatment of Bipolar disorders?

59
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Alogia refers to a marked reduction in _______ as reflected in decreased speech

60
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If the duration criterion of six months of total disturbances is not met, then the diagnosis of _____________ disorder might apply instead of schizophrenia

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schizophreniform

61
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What disorder needs schizophrenia and major depressive disorder to be present for two weeks?

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Schizoaffective disorder

62
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If you has psychotic symptoms for less than a month and then returned to normal, what type of disorder is it?

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Break Psychotic Disorder

63
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How long does schizophreniform disorder last?

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Less than 6 months

64
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Is token economy used in the treatment of psychotic disorders?

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Yes, not recently

65
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How is CBT used in schizophrenia?

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Arguing delusional and unreal beliefs

66
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___________ disorders: Conditions with a known physical basis, which is aggravated by psychological factors

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psychosomatic

67
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Is excessive help seeking behaviour associated with Paranoid Personality disorder or ‘Somatic Symptoms and related disorders’ ?

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Somatic Symptoms and related disorders

68
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Is preoccupation and worry about illness associated with Paranoid personality disorder or Somatic symptoms and related disorder?

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Somatic symptoms and related disorders

69
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Are their abnormal and disproportionate reactions to symptoms in Somatic Symptom Disorder?

70
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Is there persistently high anxiety about symptoms in somatic symptom disorder?

71
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_________ disorder includes one or more symptoms of altered motor or sensory function that is not consistent with any recognised medical conditions

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conversion

72
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The ____________ theory of somatic disorders argues that neural, endocrine, and immune systems integrate stress and pain

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neuromatrix

73
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_____________ partial shutdown - impaired relationship between patio-temporal and emotional memory components

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Hippocampus

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