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what is a psychological disorder?
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a dysfunction within an individual associated with distress or impairment in functioning and a response that is not typically or culturally expected. all three criteria must be met; and no one criterion alone has yet been identified that defines the essence of abnormality.
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what is phobia?
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.................................................a disorder characterized by marked and persistent fear of an object or situation.
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what is a what is psychological dysfunction?
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a breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning.
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What is cultural abnormal behavior?
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Its behavior that deviates from cultural norm
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what is the statistical definition of abnormal psych?
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How many people are behaving a certain way.
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what d/o is a true d/o in every nation?
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schizophrenia
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what is personal distress or discomfort?
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These are behaviors, thoughts, emotions that cause our problems however, some people are abnormal and do not experience any distress.(ex:mania) anxiety depression, physical problems
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What is danger to self or others?
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Does the client si with a plan? does it need a dx. How severe are their thoughts
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What is maladaptive behavior (impairment)?
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these are behaviors that prevent one from adjusting and functioning in this environment. (ex: work, social relationships, personal care are all hindered by one's behavior)
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what are the sx of poor contact with reality:
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Hallucinations, delusions, inappropriate physical activity lability inappropriate affect, flat affect false beliefs
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what are the seven definitions for abnormal Psych?
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cultural, statistical, personal distress or discomfort, danger to self or others, maladaptive behavior (impairment), poor contact with reality, eccentric, mentally ill, crazy, or insane
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What is an accepted definition for abnormal psychology?
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The DSM-IV--TR describes behavioral, emotional, or cognitive dysfunctions, that are unexpected in their cultural context and associated with personal distress or substantial impairment in functioning
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what is prototype?
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Is when most or all of the sx's that experts would agree are part of the disorder are present.
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list the 5 types of mental health professional?
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psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, LPC's, and Psy nurses
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What are the three major categories that make up the study and discussion of psychological disorders?
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clinical depression, causation (etiology) and treatment and outcome
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What is validity ?
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The degree to which a technique measures what it is designed to measure.
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What is standardization?
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Application of certain standards to ensure consistency across different measurements
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What does a clinical interview do?
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It gathers information current and past behavior, attitudes, emotions. It contains detailed hx. of the persons life. PLUS the presenting problem and when it first started. You might identify events that might have occurred about the same time of the presenting problem. IE. life stress, trauma, physical illness. you may gather some information on the Pt's current and past interpersonal and social hx., including family makeup, marital status, number of children, college student and Pt's upbringing. Do a psychosocial
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What is a mental status exam:
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involves the systematic observation of some body's behavior.
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List 3 types of interview's that a clinic an can have?
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structured, semi-structured and unstructured.
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name four types of tests used to assess abnormal behavior?
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1. personality, intelligence, neuropsychological and biological
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What is needed before dxing a mental disorder?
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physical exam
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What the difference between signs and symptoms?
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a sign i we we see or observe by the eye and sx's is what the pt experiences (u can't see)
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What sign's do you see in a depressed pt?
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poor posture, poor eye contact, dis shelved, sad tearful,
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What Sx's does the pt. have?
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poor appetite, can't sleep,
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What does objective mean?
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what you see or observed behavior.
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What does syndromes mean?
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signs and sx's cluster together (It contains the same signs and sx's)
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What is disorders ?
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are cluster signs and sx's together in a specific way
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What are the 4 general information related to classification of mental disorders?
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sign, symptoms, syndromes, and disorders
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