Diagnoses
A mental health diagnosis defined by a combination of "positive" symptoms (such as hallucinations) and "negative" symptoms (such as catatonia).
What is Schizophrenia?
Perceptions of any of the five sensory modalities-- seeing, hearing, tasting, feeling, or smelling something that "isn't there"
What are hallucinations?
This type of therapy is based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, but focuses on supporting people who experience intense emotions.
It tends to use learning exercises, metaphors, and acronyms to help learn and un-learn behaviors.
What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)?
This disorder is much like a combination of a major mood disorder (such as bipolar disorder) along with schizophrenia-like symptoms.
What is Schizoaffective Disorder?
The most common type of delusions; involve the theme of being followed, harassed, cheated, poisoned or drugged, conspired against, spied on, attacked, or obstructed in the pursuit of goals.
What are Persecutory Delusions?
This technique is used to intentionally refocus on a subject of high benefit, while avoiding undermining the importance of the current subject. *
What is Redirection?
This diagnosis negatively affects how people think, feel, and act.
It is categorized by a deep feeling of sadness, and/or loss of ability to feel pleasure in doing things they would otherwise enjoy.
What is Depressive Disorder (Depression)?
A disturbance in thinking which results in inconsistent behavior or speech.
We might notice this when a person talks or behaves in a manner that is difficult to follow, such as by jumping from one topic/step to another, stopping in the middle of a sentence or task, or by making up new words.
What is Disorganized Thinking?
A group of techniques that help to manage anxiety by reorienting the person to the present moment.
Some examples include focusing on bodily sensations (seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling, tasting), using guided meditations, or repeating mantras (eg; "this too shall pass")
What are Grounding Techniques?
This diagnosis is associated with going through the day filled with persistent, exaggerated worry in a broad range of scenarios-- as opposed to a single, specific event.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)?
This symptom is when the person experiences little or no pleasure from activities.
What is Anhedonia?
This type of un-guided coping technique helps a person to focus on something "else" when they are in a distressed state.
Examples might include: Watching a show or going out/ on a drive
What is Distraction?
In order to be diagnosed with this disorder, the person has to have a number of symptoms within each of the following categories:
Arousal Responses, Cognitive Responses, Intrusive Responses, and Avoidance Responses.
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
This symptom is when the world around the person feels unreal to them. During this experience, people and things might seem "lifeless" or "foggy". **
What is Derealization?
A type of listening that involves listening to understand what the speaker is saying, then paraphrasing back what was heard. *
This can help an individual feel understood and supported, and is used in verbal de-escalation.
What is Reflective Listening?