Wildcard
Conditions that deviate markedly from cultural expectations over the lifespan and inflexibly across situations
What are personality disorders?
Conditions in which the symptoms primarily or predominantly affect others?
What are externalizing disorders?
Imminent threat to self or others
What is one reason why confidentiality could be broken? What is something that can prompt a 72 hour hold to be placed?
Substantial distress and/or significant decrease in functioning
What is the thing that separates clinical disorders from standard changes in emotions, thoughts, and behaviors?
A condition in which a child must be irritable or angry most of the day, nearly every day for a least a year
What is Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder?
The personality disorders lumped in the cluster characterized by "dramatic, emotional, erratic, or impulsive behaviors"
What are antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic personality disorders?
A persistent pattern of angry, argumentative, or vindictive behavior that continues for at least 6 mos
What is oppositional defiant disorder?
The most common civil complaint against therapists
What is sexual misconduct?
Moderate to high genetic loading
What is something that practically every condition we covered this semester had in common?
Characterized by either low-intensity but high-frequency aggressive outbursts OR low-frequency but high-intensity outbursts
What is intermittent explosive disorder?
A condition that, at its core, involves a very unstable sense of self, major difficulty with emotion regulation, impulsivity, and very unstable relationships
What is borderline personality disorder?
A condition in which a child becomes easily but superficially attached to strangers and can socialize effortlessly
What is disinhibited social engagement disorder?
A treatment approach that has proven effective for many conditions and focuses primarily on changing thoughts and changing the things prompting or reinforcing behavior
What is cognitive behavioral therapy?
Involves low arousal, lack of guilt for doing wrong things, aggressiveness, and lack of conformity?
What is antisocial personality disorder?
Stressful early environments that lack predictable caretaking and nurturing
What are the causes of attachment disorders?
Your client's brain imaging results show an underdeveloped frontal lobe and various issues with the prefrontal cortex. Based only on this information and on what you know about the biological underpinnings of all the conditions we discussed this semester, what are some possible conditions this client might be dealing with?
What are anxiety disorders, depression, ADHD, antisocial personality disorder, and autism spectrum disorder?
A condition that, at its core, involves a grandiose belief that one is special, a lack of empathy, and involvement in relationships only for one's personal gain
What is narcissistic personality disorder?
Involves minimal or no social interaction and extreme distress when intense rituals are disrupted
What is severe autism spectrum disorder?
Serotonin
What is a neurotransmitter that those coping with suicidal tendencies, depression, and GAD have maladaptive levels of?