Basics
This tool (ah hemm MANUAL) was designed to classify psychological disorders.
DSM
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Juan suffers from schizophrenia. He hears voices that tell him to kill people. He is experiencing _____
Hallucinations
Depression is associated with low levels of
serotonin
This type of therapist, while not common in modern times, would use techniques such as free associate and dream analysis to revel repressed conflicts.
Psychoanalytic
ANALYTIC -> DYNAMIC...ALPHABETICAL ORDER IS ALSO HISTORICALLY ACCURATE
The approach that presumes disorders have a physiological cause and most often utilize prescription drugs to treat patients.
Biological
Deviant, Distressful, Dysfunctional
Adam locks his door 10 times before he leaves for work every morning. Adam most likely is suffering from
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Fran was sitting on the bus when she suddenly felt overwhelmed. Her heart started racing, her legs felt weak, and her body trembled. Fran is most likely experience a ___ ____, which is typical of _____ disorder.
panic attack; panic
Schizophrenia is most likely to be treated with which of the following... A) Prozac B) Lithium C) Xanax D) Hadol E) Adderall
The perspective that would evaluate a person's perspectives, attitudes, and information-processing in order to make an accurate diagnosis.
Cognitive
The name of the researcher who demonstrated the biasing power of labels in his classic, yet controversial study, "On Being Sane in Insane Places."
Rosenhan
Rhoda sometimes experiences periods of major depression. At other times, she is extremely talkative and active, appears to be in a euphoric mood, goes days with sleeping, and reports that her thoughts are racing. The most likely diagnosis of Rhoda’s condition is (DAILY DOUBLE IF YOU ARE SPECIFIC)
Bipolar 1
Karen was the victim of sexual abuse as a child. As an adult, her alters commonly take over. Karen suffers from
This therapy was designed to challenge a clients self-defeating thoughts. DAILY DOUBLE FOR 600 POINTS if you also name the person who developed it
Rational Emotive Therapy (REBT)
Albert Ellis
Exposure therapy and systematic desensitization, typically used to treat anxiety disorders, are action therapies based in this perspective
Behavioral
The word Etiology is all over your unit graphic. The word etiology means...
cause
Shelly is often irritable, has difficultly concentrating and is unable to control her worrisome thoughts. Shelly most likely is suffering from
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
As a child Scott had no problem lying to authority figures and would often get into fights with little remorse. As an adult, he is a charming yet ruthless CEO. Scott would most likely be diagnosed with
Antisocial Personality Disorder
These two people are credited with advocating for the humane treatment of the mentally ill.
Phillipe Pinel and Dorothea Dix
The ________ approach believes that mental illness stems from low self-esteem and a poor self concept and that maladaptive behaviors result from one's inability to be their authentic self.
Humanistic
This theory (model) states that mental disorders develop when a biological predisposition is set off by stressful circumstances.
Diathesis-stress model
Carl reports numbness and paralysis of a his arm, as well as blindness, yet there is no physical or neurological explanation. Carl is most likely suffering from
A conversion disorder
Paula lacks self-confidence. She has a difficult time expressing disagreement with others, and she usually lets her friend make decisions for her. Other have commented that she is clingy. With which of the following personality disorders might Paula be diagnosed?
Dependent
Client-centered therapy (Person-centered)
A therapist who treats depression using an insight approach like interpersonal psychotherapy, to help client understand their unconscious influences, would be a proponent of this perspective.
Psychodynamic
ANALYTIC -> DYNAMIC...ALPHABETICAL ORDER IS ALSO HISTORICALLY ACCURATE