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27 Cards in this Set
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Thermatic apperception test
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Describe a picture and what's happening in it, any repeating abnormal themes may be indicative of a mental condition.
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Sentence completion test
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Have someone complete a series of sentences, anything that pops up may be indicative of a mental disorder if it's abnormal. (Only good for children, adults can fake it)
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Draw A person test
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Children draw a picture, you look at it and observe them drawing.
You learn about thoughts and experiences through the drawings |
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House Tree Person Test
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Have them draw a house, a tree, and a person
look at: size of drawing, placement of figures, pencil pressure, line quality, amount of detail, erasing. |
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Objective personality test (MMPI-2)
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10 clinical scales
numerous indicators of disease validity of responses scales how people fake: faking good: everything is low on the scale faking bad: everything is high except for sex drive which is normal |
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Intelligence Tests (WAIS-11) Neuropsychological test
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provide a quick screening test to see if they should be sent to a doctor.
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Bender Bestalt test
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9 designs to copy
if they can't: developmental if they do it wrong and don't know: pathological can be used to assess strokes and memory issues too |
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Complex figure test
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Segment and take time with a complex figure
some people start wrong, and never finish people with head injuries will embelish and not realize it. |
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Trail Making Test
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Connect things in order (keep 2 things at mind at the same time)
having trouble means head injuries |
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Stroop test
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Frontal lobe issues if they have trouble identifying over time and practice
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Deviance (Diagnosis: definitions of abnormality)
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what deviates from statistical norm
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Distress (Diagnosis: definitions of abnormality)
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Suffering directly or unaware of what they are suffering from.
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Dysfunction (Diagnosis: definitions of abnormality)
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have trouble doing daily things
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Danger/5150 (Diagnosis: definitions of abnormality)
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to self or others, involuntary hospitalization may happen
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DSM (Diagnosis: definitions of abnormality)
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Tells us when someone fits
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(DSM Diagnosis: definitions of abnormality)
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Must meet minimum number of specified symptoms, for depression at least 5 of 9.
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Duration (DSM Diagnosis: definitions of abnormality)
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Must be frequent enough to be serious
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Subjective Dysfunction (DSM Diagnosis: definitions of abnormality)
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must cause subjective dysfunction
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Cultural (DSM Diagnosis: definitions of abnormality)
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must not fit in with the cultural norms
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Mental disorders in the US
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one year prevalence: 26%
life time prevalence: 46% most people have more than one disorder |
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Most common mental disorders
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Anxiety disorders
Mood disorders Substance abuse disorders 1 in 5 women have major depressive disorder, 1 in 10 males do. |
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Panic Attacks and recurrent panic attacks (Anxiety)
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Period of intense fear that builds up to an overwhelming unimaginable fear.
people avoid situations that cause them must last at least 6 months to be recurrant may cause agoraphobia: fear of outside places |
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Prevalence of panic attacks (Anxiety)
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one year 2.7%
life: 5% 5 females for every 2 males affects 15 to 35 years olds |
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Etiology of a panic disorder (Anxiety)
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Often a biological predisposition (hypersensitive nervous system)
every alertness gets shortwired by locus ceruleus and alerts amygdala the more you focus on avoiding the fear or stopping it the worse it gets |
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Panic Disorder (Anxiety)
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normal flight or flights response that causes catastrophic responses to become the go to
removing them involves regular eating and exercise to relieve stress, as well as removing caffeine and breathing exercises/relaxation training. |
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Cognitive behavioral therapy for panic disorders (Anxiety)
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identify negative thoughts and learn to combat them
devise coping statements use distraction techniques Use humor to distance them from their beliefs (would it really be so bad if you got hit?) exposure therapy |
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Medication for Panic Disorder
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Antidepressants and SSRI's are non addictive and work
Benzos work immediately but are addictive and make problem worse. |
