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70 Cards in this Set
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Which of the following statements best depicits a statement representing the psychometric approach to mental health assessment
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The tests results suggest depression
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which of the following is not an intended procedure of the initial client diagnostic
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providing psychotherapy
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Medidcal necessaty is best depicted
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Without couseling Bills mental health will continue to decline
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Although counseling solely for personal growth may be __it is generally not considered to be____
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Helpfull medically necessary
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It is the client's job to determine to a third party that services are medically necessary
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False
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Crisis counseling is usually medically necessary
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True
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In which is the therapist not required to breal confidentiality
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The client committed a crime 10 years ago and was not caugth
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Informed consent is best represented
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The risk and benefits of your counseling are as follow
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Rule-out diagnosis is best represented
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The client appears to have Panic Disorder, but more information is needed
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The following statement best represents a rule in procedure
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How much school did you miss last week because of your problem
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Client resistance indicates
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The client does not want to deal with the clinical material
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What is the greatest disadvantage of non-structured interviewing
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Important information could be left out
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When is the most structure needed in a clinical interview
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Arraving at a diagnosis
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What is meant by the following statement "Alcohol dependence has been ruled out'
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Alcohol dependence is not the diagnosis
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When a diagnosis has been given previuosly by an MD, the mental health therapist is required to to give the same diagnosis
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False
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When a sufficient number of symptoms have been endorsed to define a diagnosis, the diagnosis can be given with reasonable confidence
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False
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Medical necessity is a major criteria in determining whether a third-party will pay for mental health services
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True
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The ability to see things from a client's perspective is known as
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Empathy
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What might a therapist do upon initial contact with a client
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Engage in small talk to put the client at ease
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For an abused client what is most likely to be impaired
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Ability to trust
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A client has a current diagnosis of Major Drepesive disorder from another therapist at a different clinic. which procedure shoud be followed by the new intake therapist
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Conduct a complete diagnostic interview for all new clients before counseling begins
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The presenting problem is the client's description of the problem
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True
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What represents the concept of transference
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The client gets upsent whenever the therapist brings up a seemingly unemotional issue
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Countertransference
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Is best countered when the therapist is aware of its existance
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What statement represents a mental health rule in procedure
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How much school did you miss last week because of your problem?
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Client resistance indicates
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The client does not want to deal with the clinical material
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The greatest disadvantage of nonstructured interviewing is
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Important information could be left out
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When is the most sructured needed in a clinical interview
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Arriving at a diagnosis
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Whar is meant by the following statement? " Alcohol Dependence has been ruled out
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Alcohol dependence is not the diagnosis
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What might a therapist do upon initial contact with a client
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Engage in a smal talk to put the client at ease
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Which group is most likely to be seen by a physician rather than a mental health practitioner
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Elderly adults
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Which gropu places great value on the extended family
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African Americans
Hispanic Americans Native Americans |
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Which group is most likely to engage in heated, confrontational communication
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African Americans
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Hispanic males traditionally have a primary obligation and loyalty to
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The parents
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Which cultural group would be most comfortable with psychodynamic therapy
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Jewish Americans
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The purpose of the biopsychosocial is to
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Provide additional background information helpful in assessment and treatment
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Assessing cultural and ethnic background may affect the
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Diagnosis
Treatment Understanding of the nature of the presenting problem |
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Reviewing the client's medical history may result in
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Preventing a misdiagnosis
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As the chronicity of a mental disorder increases, the prognosis
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Decreases
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A client's religious beliefs and practices
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May significantly affect the interviewer's perception of the client's psychopatology
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A mental health therapist is most likely not to ask a client regarding medication
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Medication desired
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All clients must be reffered for a physical evaluation
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False
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All suecidal clients are depressed
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False
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Discuss how SNAP's can be incorporated into all aspects of mental health treatment
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SNAP's provide measures of several aspects of the client's life
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At what point is suicidal behavior always reportable to covil authorities
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Planning
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In mentla health assessment, when should suicidal potential be assessed
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Every assessment
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A suicidal gesture
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Should be treated like an attempt
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A theraupetic relationship may be legally in place in which of the following
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Giving advice to someone
Providing supervision |
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Which disorder is not considered to be a significant risk factor for suicide
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Obsessive-Compulsive-Disorder
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What best represents a suicidal gesture
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A slight cut on the wrist
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What statement best represents the greatests suicidal risk
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"I'll kill myself if she continues to treat me that way"
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What presents a client's presenting problem
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The client states that she is overwhelmed with stress and depressed and has suicidal ideations
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What best represents mental health impairment
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In danger of being fired from work due the disorder
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What defines essential symtoms
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Symptoms that must be present to warrant giving a diagnoses
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What is the main purpose of the mental status exam
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Assessing the chronicity of one's mental health condition
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What is the essential feature of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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Obessessions or Compulsions
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What indicates a client's premorbid intelligence
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Vocabulary
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What is the most salient indicator of one's thought processes
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Speech
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Mood is to affect as
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Climate is to weather
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What represents disorientation
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The client has no idea what time of the day it is
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What is an example of assessing recent memory
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What did you have for dinner yesterday?
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Hearing voices means that the client is clearly schizophrenic
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False
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A client's speech is one of the best indicators of
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Cognitive functioning
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Affect is observed by
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The clinician
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Mood is described by
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The client
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The Mental Status Exam provides:
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A current snapshot of the client's mental and congnitive behavior
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Mood Disordes
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Major Pressive Disorder
Dythimic Disorder Depressive Disorder Biopolar Disorders |
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Anxiety Disorders
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Panic Disorder
Agoraphopia with out a history of panic disorder Specific phobia Social phobia Obssessive compulsive disorder PTSD Acute stress Disorder Generalized Anxiety Disorder |
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Somatoform Disorders
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Somatization Disorder
Conversion Disorder Panic Disorder Hypochondriasis Body Dysmophic Disorder |
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Schizophrenia and other Psychotec Disorders
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Schizophrenia
Schizophreniform Schizoaffective Disorder Delisional Disorder Brief Psychotic Disorder |
