week 5 assessment + conceptualization Flashcards
what are the 5 types of therapists? (freeman 13-23)
theoretician, technician, magician, politician, clinician
what is the criteria for good conceptualization? (freeman 13-23)
useful, simple, theoretically coherent, explain past behavior, make sense of present behavior, be able to predict future behavior
what is the critical incident technique? (freeman 13-23)
patient is asked to describe a situation or incident they see as indicative of patient’s problems or descriptive of problems (p.18)
what is the highest-order clinical skill? (freeman 13-23)
ability to develop tx conceptualizations
what is depression the feeling of? (burns 32-48)
loss
what is anxiety the feeling of? (burns 32-48)
fear
what are the 4 basic sources we can experience stress from? (davis 1-10)
our environment, social stressors, our physiology, thoughts
what are symptoms of anxiety in specific situations? (davis 1-10)
tests, deadlines, competing priorities, interviews, public speaking
what are symptoms of anxiety in personal relationships? (davis 1-10)
spouse, parents, children
what are some symptoms on the symptom checklist? (davis 1-10)
worry, depression, anxiety, anger, irritability, resentment, phobias, fears, muscular tension, high blood pressure, headaches, neck pain, backaches, indigestion, muscle spasms, insomnia, sleeping difficulties, work stress
what is the best way to assess suicidality according to burns? (32-48)
ASK THEM
when should a person seek professional help according to burns? (32-48)
if have been unsuccessful in own efforts to overcome mood problem and feel stuck
what is clinical interview? (dobson 15-25)
type of assessment in which MHP gathers info from a client by asking open-ended questions and recording the client’s verbal and nonverbal responses (range from unstructured to structured) p.19
what is initial assessment? (dobson 15-25)
portion of the assessment process that begins before therapy starts (usually 1-3 sessions) p.17
what are behavioral observations? (dobson 15-25)
an assessment method where therapist observes the way a client responds to trigger/stimulus in upsetting emotional experience/maladaptive behavior/way client lives his/her life outside of therapy office p.23
what is collateral information? (dobson 15-25)
info about a client that is supplied by a family member, health care professional, teacher, or someone else who has close contact w/ client and has had many opportunities to observe his/her behavior p.24
why are suicide risk assessments essential? (dobson 15-25)
to ensure that at-risk clients are receiving the necessary care to reduce the likelihood that they will engage in suicidal behavior p.20
what are the 3 levels of case formulation and examples? (persons & davidson)
level of the case (therapist develops a conceptualization of the case as a whole); level of the problem/syndrome (conceptualization of particular clinical problem/syndrome); level of the situation (“mini-formulation” of patient’s reactions in particular situation) p.87-88
what are the 5 components of cognitive-behavioral case formulation? (persons & davidson)
problem list; diagnosis; working hypothesis; strengths and assets; treatment plan p.89
what are the domains to cover in problem list? (persons & davidson)
psychological/psychiatric symptoms; interpersonal; occupational; medical; financial; housing; legal; leisure p.89
what is the relationship between case formulation and tx plan? (persons & davidson)
tx plan comes from and is based on the formulation (particularly problem list + working hypothesis) p.99
what is case formulation? (persons & davidson)
a theory of a particular case p.86
what is a working hypothesis? (persons & davidson)
the heart of the formulation; mini-theory of the case; also describes the relationships among the problems on the problem list p.94
what type of therapist practices what is most popular? (freeman 13-23)
politician
what type of therapist acquires skills, regardless of model? (freeman 13-23)
technician
what are the 6 components of the tx plan? (persons & davidson)
goals, modality, frequency, interventions, adjunct therapies, obstacles p.99
what do standardized protocols treat? (persons & davidson)
treat disorders p.106
what do formulation-driven therapies treat? (persons & davidson)
treat patients p.106
what do therapists need from the client if the client does not meet the criteria for randomized clinical trials (RCTs)? (persons & davidson)
informed consent p.107
