Name that Diagnosis!
Persistent sadness, loss of interest in activities, fatigue, feelings of worthlessness, changes in appetite, and difficulty concentrating.
What is Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)?
How do you know when your client shows up for their assessment?
On Insync the client's name turns green.
True or False: When a client is having a crisis it is okay to leave them alone while you find assistance
False!
A therapist shares a client's personal information with a friend without the client's permission. This ethical principle has been violated.
What is confidentiality?
Can we report DV between two adults if there are no kids/elderly in danger?
No.
Excessive worrying, restlessness, muscle tension, irritability, difficulty concentrating, and sleep disturbances.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)?
If you feel uncomfortable in a BHS is it okay to end the assessment?
Yes. Absolutely follow your gut and intuition.
What is the first thing you should do when your client is having a crisis?
Find another set of eyes to watch the client via phone call/text. You can text the student group chat, the front desk, clinicians, and/or Dr. Scott.
Before beginning treatment, a therapist explains the purpose of therapy, potential risks and benefits, confidentiality, and the client's right to refuse services. This ethical process is called what?
What is informed consent?
What is adjustment disorder?
Adjustment Disorder is a mental health condition characterized by emotional or behavioral symptoms that develop in response to an identifiable stressful event or life change, typically within three months of the stressor.
Elevated mood, inflated self-esteem, decreased need for sleep, pressured speech, racing thoughts, impulsivity, and increased goal-directed activity.
What is Bipolar I Disorder?
Is it okay to conduct a BHS while the client is under the influence?
No. Client's who show up intoxicated/high will have to reschedule.
Who decides if the client is going to be sent to the hospital?
A fully licensed clinician. No interns!
A client brings a present for the therapist to the session. Can the therapist accept the gift?
No
What is the difference between PTSD and CPTSD (complex post-traumatic stress disorder)?
The main difference between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) is that CPTSD includes the core symptoms of PTSD plus persistent difficulties with emotional regulation, self-concept, and relationships.
Intense fear of abandonment, unstable relationships, impulsivity, recurrent self-harm, chronic emptiness, unstable self-image, and intense emotional reactions.
What is Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)?
What is the expectation regarding SOAP notes and how quickly they should be done after seeing your client?
Preferably same day, but within 48 hours is acceptable.
To be hospitalized a client needs to answer yes to:
Active Thoughts of Killing Themself, Plan, Intent, Method/Means. AND the licensed clinician must agree it is needed.
A client makes a decision that their therapist personally disagrees with. The therapist respects the client's right to make their own choices. What ethical principle is this?
What is client self-determination?
What intervention involving bilateral stimulation is used to help with trauma symptoms?
EMDR
Hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking, depressive episodes, and periods of psychosis occurring independently of mood symptoms.
What is Schizoaffective Disorder?
Question: Should you call CPS?
Situation: A client has had an otherwise standard BHS. However, during the DV child screen they state they are being physically hurt and scared to be home. The parents assure that the client is on the spectrum and does not understand the question. What do you do?
Consult with Dr. Scott, and call CPS.
When is it a good idea to make a safety plan?
When there is no plan/intent but there is active suicidal ideation.
A therapist realizes they do not have the training or experience necessary to treat a client's specific mental health condition. What should the therapist do?
What is refer the client to a qualified professional or seek appropriate supervision and training?
This trauma-related psychological response occurs when an individual experiences emotional detachment, depersonalization, derealization, or disruptions in memory as a way of coping with overwhelming traumatic experiences.
What is dissociation?