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norms
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standards of behavior in the group
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psychosis
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looses touch with reality- personality desinigration- great difficulty in functioning adequately- impaired reality testing- delusions
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multiaxial assessment
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Axis 1- clinical syndromes
Axis 2- personality disorders/ mental retardation Axis 3- general medical conditions Axis 4- psychosocial & environmental problems Axis 5- global assessment and functioning |
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word salad
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series of words that seem totally unrelated- kite, purse, soda, etc.- (thinking)
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thought blocking
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sudden stopping in a train of thought or mid sentence
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tangential
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similar to circumstantial but the person never returns to the origional question- never really get to the point
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delusions - religious
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belief that one is favored by a higher being- think they are Jesus
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delusions- somatic
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belief that one's body is diseased or distorted- think they are melting
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delusions- grandiose
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belief that ones possesses greatnes or special powers- president, etc.
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delusions- paranoid
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excessive or irrational suspicion and distrust of others- conspirarcy theory
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delusions- thought broadcasting
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thoughts being aired to the outside world
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delusions- thought insertion
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thoughts placed into the mind by outside people or forces- CIA put a chip in my brain and are telling me to do things
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group
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therapy involving feedback of members- usually 7-10 members- work to help each other with their problems
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group structure
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have boundaries (ruleas and understandings)- have a purpose, etc.
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length of sessions
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-low functioning members 20-40 minutes
-high functioning members 60-120 minutes |
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perservation
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repeating a single idea or activity (usually verbal)
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neologisms
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new words created by the patient (and onoly they understand them)
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loose associations
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lack of logical relationship b/w thoughts- speech is inexact, vague, unforced (derailment)
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flight of ideas
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fragmented ideas, rapidly shifting from one topic to another (manic)
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circumstantial
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excessive detail, usually in relation to a question and an answer is ultimately given (go on & on)
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phobias
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morbid fear associated with extreme anxiety
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obsessions
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an unwelcome idea, emotion, or impulse that repetitively forces itself into consciousness (casnt stop thinking @ it)
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nihilistic ideas
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thoughts of nonexistence and hopelessness
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magical thinking
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belief that thinking equates with doing- because you think it will happen, it will happen
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ideas of reference
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interpreting external events as having direct, personal references- think everything is connected to them somehow
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hypochondriasis
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over concer with the body- think thy are sick
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depersonalization
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being outside of ones body- things around the person are different, strange, or uinreal- out of body experience
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mild anxiety
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tension of day to day life- person is alert and perceptual field is increased- hear and grasp info readily- motivates learning
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moderate anxiety
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focuses only on immediate concerns- perceptual field is narrowed as person sees, hears, and grasps less- blocks out selected areas but can attend to more if directed to do so- still very functional
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severe anxiety
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significant reduction in the perceptual field- can only focus on a specific detail- all behavior directed toward relieving anxiety- much direction is needed to focus on another area
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