Diagnosis
This diagnosis is often given for someone who "worries" or feels "jittery". It is something we all can feel, especially when we are stressed. Symptoms may include fast heart rate, and feeling "overwhelmed"
BONUS: Name the full diagnosis
Anxiety
General Anxiety Disorder
This type of therapy is often described as a therapist's "bread and butter". It consists of the therapist examining how a person "thinks" which impacts how they "behave."
HINT: It is commonly abbreviated into 3 letters
CBT
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
What kind of memory is used to remember where you put your keys 5 minutes ago?
Long term memory
Short term memory
Short Term
This theory is based on how people form attachments to one another. Mainly, it explores the importance of early bonds between infants and their caregivers, and how these bonds impact future relationships
Attachment Theory
You had a bad day at school and are not allowed to go on a walk when you get home; what can you do?
To be determined by the therapist
This type of diagnosis is related to feeling low, tired, little energy, and can include sadness and anger. People describe this diagnosis differently depending on what they are experiencing.
BONUS: List the full diagnosis
Depression
Major Depressive Disorder
This type of therapy is a type of psychotherapy that helps people learn skills to manage emotions, improve relationships, and tolerate distress. Commonly used in trauma therapy.
HINT: This type of therapy is commonly abbreviated into 3 letters
DBT
Dialectical behavior therapy
True or false: if you stay awake too long, you will begin to have hallucinations?
True
This is a communication problem that often happens between 3 people; this is when one person tries to get the neutral other to agree with them, thus making a 2 on 1.
Hint: 3 sided shape
Triangulation
You just got into a verbal argument with one of your fellow residents; where can you go to calm down?
To be determined by the therapist
This diagnosis is described as "high energy", and can include problems with attention. Commonly depicted in movies, this diagnosis is often seen as never slowing down, and racing all over.
ADHD/ADD
Attention Deficit Disorder
This type of therapy is commonly used by "behavior specialists." They prefer this 3-letter therapy because it focuses on the antecedent, the behavior, and consequence of the behavior. This therapy tries to tie all behaviors to source.
HINT: "Behavior" is in the name
ABA
Applied Behavior Analysis
What is the brain chemical released when you eat, sleep, and generally use coping skills, called?
Dopamine
Using I statements and reflective language, change this statement from "you" and "attacking"
"All you do is cause problems; you're never getting out of this program and don't you ever touch my stuff again"
To be determined by therapist
You just had a really hard therapy session; you don't want to talk to anyone now. What can you say to staff to let them know that you don't want to talk? This answer must include an "I statement"
To be determined by therapist
This type of diagnosis is often associated with trauma. It involves a personality that can have an unstable sense of self, moods that change rapidly, and dangerous impulsive decision making.
HINT: the word "personality" is in the name
BPD
Borderline Personality Disorder
This type of therapy focuses on how someone "interprets" their own story. Interventions for this therapy focus on changing how the patient sees themselves, and focuses on externalizing the problem
Narrative Therapy
How many stages of change are there? 20 bonus points per stage of change that you can list
Pre-contemplation
Contemplation
Planning/Preparation
Action
Maintenance
Termination
This intervention is used to help people talk to people who may have died, people that aren't physically here, or relationships that don't have the best communication. It involves imagining that the person is here in therapy with the patient and therapist
Empty Chair Technique
You're feeling numb and you're used to cutting or engaging in another form of self-injurious behaviors to feel better. But you know that you can't do that. 1)., should you talk to staff about how you're feeling and 2)., what replacement coping skill can you use that can still give the brain endorphins
1: yes, talking to staff about how you feel doesn't mean you're going to the hospital
2: Ice cubes, tension reduction exercises, rubber bands, markers on arm
This diagnosis includes hallucinations, delusions, depression, mania, poor temper control, racing thoughts, and more. They may also feel disconnected from their emotions, have difficulty concentrating, or lack motivation.
Schizoaffective Disorder
This type of therapy was created in response to behavior that seemed to have destructive loyalty implications. The therapy is based on the idea that fairness and loyalty are important in intergenerational family dynamics
Contextual Family Therapy
Name the part of the brain that controls cognitive functions, such as thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making
Pre-frontal Cortex
What is it called when you feel like you "should" do something for a family member because it is the "right thing to do" even though you know you shouldn't do it?
Should Fallacy
You're feeling suicidal. But you're afraid that if you talk to someone, you'll get in trouble or end up inpatient. Who will you talk to, what coping skills will you use, and how will you know that you need to talk to crisis/be seen at hospital?
To be determined