Psychopathology
For at least 2 years, there have been several periods with hypomanic symptoms (not meeting criteria for a hypomanic episode) and several periods with depressive symptoms (not meeting criteria for a depressive episode)
What is cyclothymic disorder
This type of test compares a person’s performance to others who are similar (BONUS: What is the other type of test?)
What is norm-referenced? (BONUS: What is a criterion-referenced test?)
These are the five categories of scoring using the R-PAS method
What are Location, Determinants, Form Quality, Content, Popularity
eliciting details of the client’s story for your own enjoyment
What is Psychological voyeurism?
What is a subpeona?
a request for documents usually filled out and served by the attorney seeking the information
A disorder characterized by overly inhibited behavior with adult caregivers
What is reactive attachment disorder?
The theory of intelligence that specifies general intellectual factors (g) and specific factors (s) that are task-specific.
What is Spearman’s 2-Factor Theory of Intelligence?
How well a tool accurately identifies or detects a problem
What is sensitivity?
Beneficence and nonmaleficence, fidelity and responsibility, Integrity, Justice, Respect for people’s rights and dignity
What are the 5 General Principles?
ways of expressing distress that may not involve specific symptoms or syndromes, but that provide collective, shared ways of experiencing and talking about personal or social concerns.
Cultural Idioms
inappropriate boundaries with adult strangers
What is ishinbited social engagement disorder?
This phenomenon describes how there has been an increase of at least 3 IQ points per decade in the US due to fluid intelligence that cannot be explained by genetic factors
What is the Flynn Effect?
There are the 10 areas to look for in a mental status exam (name at least 6)
What are appearance, attitude, behavior, mood and affect, speech, thought process, thought content, perception, cognition, insight and judgment.
confidential communication between professionals and their clients which are protected in law from being shared with others
What is Privileged communication?
loss of muscle tone, symptom of narcolepsy
What is Cataplexy?
One or more psychotic symptoms—duration of episode is at least 1 day and less than 1 month
What is Brief Psychotic Disorder?
This theory of intelligence, which is the theory behind the WJIV and KABC-2, identifies 10 broad stratum-level abilities and over 70 related narrow-stratum abilities.
What is the Catell-Horn-Carrol (CHC) Theory of Cognitive Abilities
What are the MMPI-3 “hierarchical” structure for interpretation?
– Step 1: Validity Scales (x10)
– Step 2: Tier 1 - Higher-Order (H-O) Scales (x3)
– Step 3: Tier 2 - Restructured Clinical (RC) Scales (x8)
– Step 4: Tier 3 - Specific Problem Scales (x26) and PSY-5 Scales (x5)
Smoking, Alcohol use, Unsafe sexual practices, Gang involvement
What are the threats to life or safety in adolescents that could break confidentiality?
Other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention; Not mental disorders, but can be included in the diagnostic description to lend understanding and honor the complexity of the client’s presenting problem
V or Z Codes
Schizophrenia criteria, distinguished by a 1-6 month duration
What is Schizophreniform Disorder?
These are the four indexes of the the WAIS-IV intelligence scale
What are VCI, PRI, WMI, and PSI?
Validity Scales: 5 measures (?, V, X, Y, Z)
Personality Scales
■ Personality Styles: 12 scales (1, 2A, 2B, 3, 4A, 4B, 5, 6A, 6B, 7, 8A, 8B)
■ Severe Personality Styles: 3 scales (S, C, P)
Clinical Scales
■ Clinical Syndromes: 7 scales (A, H, N, D, B, T, R)
■ Severe Clinical Syndromes: 3 scales (SS, CC, PP)
Grossman Facet Scales: 45 scales (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2A,1, 2A.2, 2A.3, 2B.1, etc....)
What are the MCMI–IV four types of scales?
This rule requires: Giving a privacy notice to all patients; Following certain rules on what information can be disclosed to whom; Ensuring that certain types of information are included on all patient authorizations; Having agreements with business associates to ensure they protect patient privacy; Appointing a privacy officer for every covered practice
What is the HIPPA Privacy Rule?
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Dependent Personality Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
What are the Cluster C (anxious or fearful) personality disorders?