Assesses a broad range of mental health conditions or psychopathology
What is the Symptom Checklist 90-revised?
Characterized by a week increased energy, elevated mood, decreased need for sleep, and an exaggerated sense of well-being and self-confidence
What is a manic episode?
Physiological reactions such as hyperventilation, accelerated heart rate, increase perspiration, tightening of muscles
What are symptoms of anxiety disorder?
A blueprint or plan for a child’s special
education experience at school
What is an IEP?
A blueprint or plan for how a child will have access
to learning at school
What is a 504 plan?
Intended to be strictly a treatment monitoring and outcome measure, not a diagnostic too
What is the Outcome Questionnaire-45?
Occurrence of 1 or more manic episodes. Depressive episodes can be present but not required
What is Bipolar Type 1?
Taking into account if anxiety disorder assessments accurately measure across cultures
What are cultural considerations?
This is a federal special education law for
children with disabilities
What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (IDEA)?
This is a federal civil rights law to stop
discrimination against people with disabilities
What is Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973?
Cause and effect remain an ongoing debate and research
What is Assessing Depression?
Occurrence of at least 1 hypomanic episode and 1 depressive episode
What is Bipolar Type 2?
Anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive related disorders, and trauma-and stressor related disorders
What are the three separate categories of anxiety in the DSM-5?
A parent must consent in writing for the
school to evaluate a child. Parents must
also consent in writing before the school
can provide services in an IEP
What is a parent consent for an IEP?
A parent’s consent is required for the school
district to evaluate a child
What is a parent's consent for a 504 plan?
Experiencing five or more symptoms in a 2-week period relating to depressed mood or loss of interest/pleasure
What is DSM 5 Criteria for Depression?
Characterized by depressed mood, diminished interest or pleasure, insomnia, fatigue, feeling worthless and thoughts of death
What is a major depressive episode?
Main characteristics that anxiety involves on a cognitive and emotional level
What is perception of danger and feeling fear?
A child has one or more of the 13 specific
disabilities listed in IDEA. The disability must affect the child’s educational performance leading
to the need for specialized instruction
What are the two requirements for an IEP?
A child has any disability, which can include many
learning or attention issues. The disability must interfere with the child’s ability
to learn in a general education classroom.
What are the two requirements for a 504 plan?
21 item assessment of depression for individuals aged 13 or older
What is Beck Depression Inventory-II?
Difference in duration, intensity and functional impairment
What is a hypomanic and manic episode?
According to Neil Hughes, key features of what are invisible and self-reinforcing
What is an anxiety custard trap?
When the school wants to change a child’s
services or placement, it has to tell
parents in writing before the change
What is an IEP parent notice?
The school must notify parents about
evaluation or a “significant change” in
placement. Notice doesn’t have to be in
writing, but most schools do so anyway
What is a 504 plan parent notice?