Name That Diagnosis
A 28-year-old has intrusive memories, nightmares and hypervigilance for two weeks following an assault.
What is Acute Stress Disorder?
You send a client email to the wrong person
What is HIPPA violation?
Encouraging clients to identify exceptions to their problem
What is Solution-Focused Therapy?
What is Adderall?
The ethical principle that clients have the right to make their own choices, even if the clinician disagrees
What is self-determination?
A client reports hearing voices for 6 months and having disorganized speech and flat affect.
What is Schizophrenia?
You feel emotionally drawn to a client
What is countertransference?
A therapy that focuses on acceptance, mindfulness, and emotional regulation
What is DBT?
Used to treat anxiety
What is Xanax?
Coping skill that involves naming things you can see, touch, hear, smell and taste
What is grounding?
A client has sudden episodes of intense fear and physical symptoms that always occur in crowded places or when using public transportation.
What is Agoraphobia?
A teen client reveals abuse but begs you not to tell anyone
What is mandated reporting?
Using "change talk" to help clients move towards their goals
What is Motivational Interviewing?
This mood stabilizer is a first-line treatment for bipolar disorder
What is Lithium?
This cognitive distortion involves seeing situations as all good or all bad
What is black and white thinking?
Persistent irritability and temper outbursts for over a year in a child under 10.
What is Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)?
Your supervisor tells you to do something you think violates the NASW Code of Ethics
What is ethical dilemma?
Helping a client challenge the belief "I must make everyone happy"
What is cognitive restructuring?
Often used to treat schizophrenia
What is Risperidone (atypical) or Haldol (typical)
This theory describes development across eight psychosocial stages
What is Erikson's Theory?
A 33-year-old woman experiences multiple physical complaints (pain, fatigue, dizziness) with no medical cause identified.
What is Somatic Symptom Disorder?
Two clients on your caseload are dating each other
What is conflict of interest?
Directing clients to create a visual timeline of significant life events
What is Narrative Therapy?
Most common type of antidepressants prescribed
What is SSRIs? (Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Lexapro, Paxil)
A common family systems concept where a third party is drawn into a conflict to stabilize the relationship