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Axis I
Most significant diagnoses; Vcodes
Axis II
Personality Disorders and Mental Retardation
Axis III
Medical conditions
Axis IV
Psychosocial/ Environmental stressors
Axis V
GAF
Mental Retardation
IQ of 70 and below
Borderline Intellectual functioning
IQ 71-84
Mild MH
IQ 55-70 (educable)
Moderate MH
IQ 35-55 (trainable)
Severe MH
IQ 20-35 instutionalized
Profound MH
IQ 20 or below
Autistic Disorder
Age of onset before age 3; self stimulating/injuring behavior (rocking, spinning, head banging) often present
Rett’s disorder
Female only; deceleration in head growth; problems develop between 5-24 months of age; loss of previously acquired hand skills; impaired language functioning and generally associated with severe or profound mental retardation
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
Normal development until 2 then drastic decline followed by loss of previously acquired skills and development of autistic like symptoms
Asperger’s Disorder
Autistic like symptoms without language impairment; severely impaired social functioning; normal or above normal IQ
ADHD
Symptoms must persist for at least 6 months; onset usually before age 7; impulsive type often in trouble at school; inattentive type often have poor grades
Pica
Repeated eating of non-nutritive substances for one month, onset age 1 or 2
Tourette’s disorder
Vocal and motor tics that are present at the same time and last for at least one year
Separation Anxiety Disorder
Begin before age 18; early onset before age 6
Selective Mutism
Must last at least one month (excludes first month of school), must impair functioning
Delirium
Abrupt onset of symptoms that fluctuate, clouded sensorium (ability to think clearly or concentrate), brief duration
Dementia
Relatively stable symptoms that do not fluctuate, no clouded sensorium, long duration, must have disturbance in occupational and social functioning, characterized by multiple cognitive deficits
Substance Abuse
Less severe, continue use knowing it is causing harm
Substance Dependence
Need to take larger amounts with unsuccessful attempts to quit
Substance Intoxication
Condition related to recent ingestion of psychoactive substance
Substance withdrawal
Maladaptive cognitive and behavioral declines due to reduction of a substance; usually associated with dependence; two most problematic substances are alcohol and heroin
Polysubstance dependence
Criteria for any one substance is not met, the client abuses more than one substance and takes them together
Schizophrenia, disorganized type
Marked incoherence, lack of systematized delusions, silly affect
Schizophrenia, catatonic type
Stupor, rigidity, bizarre posturing, waxy flexibility(decreased response to stimuli and tendency to remain in an immobile posture), and excessive motor activity
Schizophrenia, paranoid type
1 or more systemized delusions, or auditory hallucinations with a similar theme
Schizophrenia, undifferentiated type
“garbage can” bits of all types
Schizophrenia, residual type
Not currently displaying symptoms displayed in the past
Schizophrenia disorder
Criteria for diagnosis include psychotic symptoms, deterioration in adaptive functioning, 6 months in duration with active phase lasting 1 month, antipsychotic drugs used to treat
Brief psychotic disorder
Symptoms last no longer than 1 month (at least a few hours) with a sudden onset linked to a psychosocial stressor
Schizophreniform Disorder
Episode lasts less than six months
Schizoaffective Disorder
Mixture of symptoms suggestive of both an affective disorder and schizophrenia
Shared Psychotic Disorder
Two people share and create a delusional system
Positive symptoms
Hallucinations(inaccurate perceptions where auditory stimuli is most common) and delusions (strong beliefs held against strong contrary evidence)
Negative Symptoms
Refers to lack of movement or speech
Antipsychotic medications
Common side effect is drowsiness or sleepiness
Tardive Dyskenisia
Permanent neurological condition that can result from older antipsychotic medications and not taking anything to control EPS side effects
Manic episode
Episode last for one week; must have at least 3 symptoms
Hypomanic episode
Similar to manic but not severe enough to interfere with functioning; lasts at least 4 days
Major depressive episode
Lasting approximately 2 weeks; also change in sleep or eating, fatigue, reduced ability to concentrate, delusions possible
Mixed episode
Alternating moods lasting approximately 1 week, must meet criteria for both manic and depressive
Bipolar I Disorder
One or more manic episodes, usually with history of depressive episodes (can have psychotic aspects)
Bipolar II Disorder
One or more depressive episodes with at least 1 hypomanic episode, no psychosis
Cyclothymic Disorder
Persistent mood disturbance lasting at least 2 years, must not be without for 2 months, less severe than bipolar
Major Depressive Disorder
1 or more major depressive episodes that last at least 2 weeks
Dysthymia
2 year history of depressed mood (constant), must not be without for 2 months, less severe than major depression
Treatment of Mood Disorders
Antidepressants (Prozac, paxil, zoloft), tricyclics(imipramine, elavil), lithium (manics), antianxiety, ECT, psychotherapy, anticonvulsants (depakene, depakote, clonzapepam)
Side Effects of Lithium
Drowsiness, weakness, nausea and vomiting, fatigue and hand tremor
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Symptoms must last at least 1 month, if more than 6 months after event (delayed onset), must be outside range of usual experience, often relive situation
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Undue persistent worry for at least 6 months about at least 2 or more life circumstances
Acute Stress Disorder
Acute reactions to extreme stress, within 4 weeks of the stressor and lasts for 2 days to 4 weeks
Anti-anxiety medications
Potentially addictive; Xanax, valium
Anxiety treatment
Systemic desensitization and crisis management
Somatization disorder
Recurrent and at least 13 somatic complaints (symptoms with no known cause); begins in teens with onset before age 30
Conversion disorder
Change or loss in physical functioning that is not due to a physical condition and individual does not have voluntary control of symptoms
Body Dysmorphic disorder
Preoccupation with imagined body flaw
Factitious Disorder with physical symptoms
Munchausen syndrome-person is creating these physical symptoms for attention
Factitious Disorder NOS
Munchausen by proxy-person creating physical symptoms in others for attention
Dissociate Amnesia
Sudden inability to remember essential personal information, too extreme to be considered ordinary forgetfulness
Dissociative fugue
Abrupt unexpected travel away from home and work
Dissociative identity disorder
One person with at least 2 distinct personalities, one is dominant at a particular time; 5 year history of the problem
Ideas of reference
Incorrect interpretation of a causal incident as having a particular or unusual meaning to the person
Delusion of reference
Beliefs are held with delusional conviction
Personality disorders with odd/ eccentric behavior
Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal
Personality disorders with emotional, dramatic, erratic behavior
Antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, histrionic
Personality disorders with anxious or fearful behavior
Avoidant, dependent, obsessive compulsive
Borderline intellectual functioning
IQ 71-84
Malingering
Voluntarily produce symptoms in presence of exaggerated voluntary physical symptoms with an obvious recognizable goal
Normal t-cell count
Range from 400-1700
AIDS
t-cell count falls below 200
Assessing danger to self
When ideation and intent are clear, immediately seek/ recommend hospitalization; do not use “no harm/ suicide” contract
Functional Theory
Problem solving focus with free will; Jesse Taft and Virginia Robinson
Psychosexual Theory and Development
Freud; 5 stages: oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital; personality structure has 3 divisions: id, ego, superego
Oral (stage 1)
Age birth to 12 months; primary conflict is weaning; outcome-fixation produces passivity, dependence
Anal (stage 2)
Ages 1-3 years; primary conflict is toilet training; fixation produces selfishness, ridgidity, stinginess
Phallic (stage 3)
Ages 3-6 years; Primary conflict is Oedipus/Electra complex; successful completion results in proper identification with same sex parent and helps develop superego; fixation may result in exploitation of self or others
Latency (stage 4)
Ages 6-12 years; focus is on social skills
Genital (stage 5)
Ages 12 and up; sexuality becomes focused in mature, genital love and adult sexual satisfaction
Id
Libido energy, child like, impulsive
Ego
Mediating force, developed in normal adults
Superego
Conscience
Ego Psychology
Psychodynamic theory; Ana Freud and Eric Erikson; focus on the effect of the conscious and unconscious
Transference
Feelings from client to therapist
Countertransference
Feelings from therapist to client
Gestalt Therapy
Founder is Fritz Perls; focus on the here and now; unexpressed guilt is viewed as “unfinished business”, techniques often include empty chair, dream work, psychodrama, skillful frustration; speak in present tense; use “I” language; avoid why questions (focuses attention away from self)
Object Relations Therapy
Human growth and development theory; Mahler and associates; a child must separate from mother/child unit to become member of the family; child uses objects (bear, blanket) to separate from mother;
Client Centered Therapy
Human relations theory; founder is Carl Rogers; techniques are active listening and passive, nonjudgmental listening
Systems Theory
Work of Pincus and Minahan and Garvin; based upon the belief that society has the obligation to ensure that people have access to resources and opportunities; involves goal oriented planned change, problems are viewed as in the system, not the client
Family Systems/ Therapy
Founder is Ackerman; family is the core of treatment, but not dependent on all members participating;
Communications family therapy
Founder is Satir and Whitaker; family sculpting;
Extended family systems
Bowen; discussed triangulation and that dysfunction can come through several generations; genograms and ecomaps often used
Structural family therapy
Minuchin; behaviors are established through changes in transactional patterns; if you improve the process, you improve the family; best for deriving specific outcomes
Strategic family therapy
Haley; combination of systems theory, communication theory and behaviorism; focus on action rather than insight
Behavioral family therapy
Liberman; focused on behaviorism and social learning theory; behavior modification where behavior is maintained by consequences
Social Learning theory
Albert Bandura; learning takes place through observation and reinforcement in the social system; reinforcement is the key to maintaining behavior
Classical conditioning
Pavlov; relationship between stimulus and a response is unlearned or prewired (dog salivating to bell ringing), emphasis on antecedents
Operant conditioning
Skinner; learning and reinforcement (rats wanting food and learning to press lever to get it) emphasis on consequences
Reinforcement
Behavior increase or strengthens
Punishment
Behavior decrease or weakens
Rational Emotive Therapy
Albert Ellis; cognitive-behavioral treatment; dysfunctional behavior is the result of irrational thoughts/beliefs; ABCDE model
Problem Solving Model
Perlman; 4P’s: place, person, problem (stated in specific terms), process; used as the foundation of brief therapy and crisis intervention
Task Centered
William Reid; focused on tasks to be completed
Brief Planned Treatment
5 essential characteristics: prompt intervention, high level of therapist activity, specific goals, identification and maintenance of a clear focus, setting a time limit
Crisis Intervention
Deals with the crisis period and restoring equilibrium (healthy people falling apart); characterized by here and now orientation, time limited, view clients behavior as understandable reaction to stress and the therapist is active and directive; all models follow: assessment, implementation, termination
Variable
Any phenomena or characteristic that is free to vary with at least 2 conditions (gender with males and females)
Constant
Restricted to a single state (gender with males only)
Independent variable
Presumed cause (treatment used)
Dependent variable
Presumed effect
ANOVA
Analysis of variance; f test; compares the means of more than 2 groups;
T test
Compares the means of 2 groups
Pearson’s R (Rho)
Compares the association or correlation between two groups
Chi square test
Compares the observed value with the expected
Spearman Rho
Non-parametric correlational-no strong rules or guidelines
Erikson’s 8 stages of psychosocial Development
Oral/ sensory; Muscular Anal; Locomotor-genital ; Latency; Adolescence; Early Adulthood; Middle Adulthood; Maturity
Oral/ Sensory stage
(birth -18 months)- trust and optimism; Trust versus mistrust
Muscular Anal stage
(18 months to 3 years)-self assertion, self-control, feelings of adequacy ; Autonomy versus shame and doubt
Locomotor-genital stage
(3-6 years)-sense of initiative, purpose and direction; Initiative versus guilt
Latency stage
(6-12 years)-productivity and competence in physical, intellectual and social skills; Industry versus inferiority
Adolescence stage
(12-18 years) integrated self image as unique person; Ego identity versus role confusion
Early adulthood
(19-40)-ability to form close personal relationships and make career commitments ; Intimacy versus isolation
Middle adulthood
(40-65 years)-concern for future generations; Generativity versus stagnation
Maturity
(65-death)-sense of life satisfaction and to face death without despair ; Integrity versus despair
Kohlberg’s stages of moral development
Influenced by Piaget’s work; Preconventional Morality, Conventional Morality, Post Conventional Morality
Preconventional Morality
Ages 4-10; stage 1- punishment-obedience orientation; moral judgment with the desire to avoid punishment; stage 2-instrument relativism orientation-motivation is to satisfy own needs
Conventional Morality
Ages 10-13; Stage 3-wants to avoid disapproval “good girl, nice boy”;
Stage 4-law and order orientation, moral judgments are made in fear of perceived legitimate authority
Postconventional Morality
Adolescent to adult; Stage 5-legalistic orientation, concerned with fitting in and abiding by social norms; Stage 6-gains a sense of what it means to believe in a universal ethical principle orientation where the conscience determines the criteria for conduct
Cognitive Development
Piaget; stages of cognitive development can not be skipped; sensorimotor, preoperational thought, concrete operational, formal operations
Sensorimotor stage
Ages birth to 2 years; look to environment to determine sensory information and actions that can be performed; achieve object permanence
Preoperational thought stage
Ages 2-7 years; engage in symbolic play and interpretation; achieve irreversibility
Concrete operational stage
Ages 7-11 years; can understand abstract symbols; realistic thinking; achieve conservation (mass, weight, volume, liquid)
Formal operations stage
Ages 12 and up; develops egocentrism and able to self-admire and self-criticize; full abstract and logical deduction ability is reached; abstract thinking is possible; *only 50% of adults achieve this stage
Asian Americans
Generally prefer to not discuss family business with non family members; strong sense of family honor; often emotions are reserved; often less eye contact and emotional expression
Native Americans
Believe family matters should be discussed in the tribal group setting only; SW needs to become aware of relevant customs
Hispanic Americans
Largest minority group; very different cultural beliefs depending on where they are from (country of origin); children not generally given decision making ability; education and hard work valued; typically Catholic; male pride, purity of women and respect for males is important
Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs
Self actualization, esteem needs, belongingness, security, physiological