Week 2 Flashcards
Other words to describe continuous or discontinuous pathways?
Homotypic and heterotypic
What does homotypic mean?
Symptoms persist across different developmental stages over time
What does heterotypic mean?
Symptoms change form or manifest differently at different stages over time
Multifinality refers to the idea that
A single starting point/risk factor can lead to multiple outcomes
Equifinality refers to the idea that
Different starting points can lead to the same outcome.
“Everyone could end up with it”
The diathesis stress model is a framework that explains…..
How genetic predispositions (diathesis) and environmental stressors interact and contribute to susceptibility of disease.
The ABCs of observation are
Antecedent
Behaviour
Consequence
Internal validity is
The extent to which the study can be explained by the INDEPENDENT variable
What’s sensorium in a mental health status exam?
A patients level of consciousness and awareness of their surroundings. Eg. To time and place, person (Orientation x3)
What is the “patient uniformity myth”?
That patients are more similar than different, especially at the start of treatment
Clinical assessment starts with____ then _____ to
Broad information gathering > Triangulation on reasons they are in therapy
What waves are present in the deepest part of sleep?
Delta
Idiopathic strategy focuses on
Understanding individuals in depth
Nomothetic strategy approach to mental health issues focuses on
Norms or general principles that apply to groups of people to understand commonalities in psychological functioning
Familial aggregation is
The extent to which the disorder would be found amongst the patients relatives
