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There are 2 forms of mood disorders, they are......

There are 2 key moods involved in mood disorders....what are they?

The distinguishing factors of determining a mood disorder are....

Normal depression is mild & caused by a significant personal event that is not severe & prolonged.

Disorganization, despair, post partum blues & lability....These are symptoms of what kind of depression?

This disorder is characterized by depressed mood w/an identifiiable precipitating event in the person's life within the last 3 months before the onset of symptoms. The person is x-periencing impaired social or occupational functioning, whereas the attached stressor would not account for the depressive symptoms.

Wha do you call persistently depressed mood most of the day for more days than not for at least 2 yrs. They must have 2 of the following symptoms, appetite disturbance, sleep disturbance, low energy, low self esteem, problems w/concentration or decision making, feelings of hopelessness.

Double depression refers to patients that suffer from major depression & dysthymia

What do you call the onset of depressive symptoms during fall or winter?

Major Depressive disorder is characterized by the same symptoms of Dysthymia but a more severe and persistent & must be x-perienced by the patient nearly every da for at least 2 consecutive weeks.

What depressive disorder has the presence of psychosis which includes delusions & hallucinations?

Major depression w/melancholic features is the ability to x-perience pleasurable activities

Bipolar disorder is distinguished from major depression by at least one episode of anxiety or mixed episodes

The depression aspect of bipolar is indistinguishable from unipolar depression

Bipolar II is distinguished by full blown mania episodes & is beleved the Bipolar II will turn into Bipolar I eventually

85% who have manic episodes will go on to have others

Bipolar's can have up to 16 manic episodes per yr. & are considered slow cyclers.

Most suicides happen during a depressive episode or in the recovery phase

Suicide is the __ leading cause of death for children between the ages of 5 & 14

Suicide is the __ leading cause of death for college students

Adolescents have poor impulse control & are at high risk of acting on their suicidal thoughts

People whose father's are aged 45 - 55 at the time of their birth, have 2 - 3 times the chance of developing schizophrenia when they grow up

The average onset of schizophrenia is late adulthood

The onset of schizophrenia w/women in middle & late 40's has a menstrual connection

It is believed that males develop a more severe form of schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is more common with females than males

A firmly held erroneous belief is known as a.....

The belief that thoughts are being controlled by an outside force is called....

The belief that an outside force has taken ones thoughts is called....

The belief that radio & television is communicating w/the person is called.....

A sensory experience that takes place in the absence of any outside stimuli is called....

Name the 5 types of hallucinations:

Hallucinations usually have no relevance in the person's life

Hallucinations often reflect the persons fears or traumatic experiences

Auditory hallucinations are the least common

Auditory hallucinations are negative in nature most of the time

A natural manifestation of a disorder of thought is desorganized speech.

Name some negative symptoms of schizophrenia

Name some positive symptoms of schizophrenia

What are the 2 types of schizophrenia

What subtype has increasing suspiciousness, severe difficulty in personal relationships?

What subtype is characterized by disorganized speech, disorganized behavior & flat or inappropriate affect?

What subtype is charcterized by pronounced motor signs, rigid body movements, muteness & may mimic others or easily obey commands?

The undifferentiated type of schizophrenia is used for what type of schizophrenia?

Name the 4 windows of Johari

Schizophrenia disorder displays features of schizophrenia and what.....

Unipolar depression is the least common mood disorder

Name the 5 stages of group development

Grief & loss is a numbing & disbelieving condition that can last for yrs. & may be interrupted by intense distress, panic & anger.

Dysthymia is a condition that includes poor appetite, sleep disturbance, low energy, feelings of hopelessness & problems w/concentration.

Major depressive disorder is more severe than dysthymia lasting every day for at least 2 consecutive weeks

Delusions & hallucinations are most often negative in nature

Double depression is a term used to describe someone that has dysthymia & major depression

Seasonal depression is a form of major depression that usually occurs in the summer time

Bipolar is distinguished from other mood disorders by the presence of manic episodes.

Onset of bipolar disorder is usually in what stage of life....

Depressed peoples are 75 times more likely to commit suicide than non-depressed people

The highest rate of completed suicides are by what population?

Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for what population?

Co-occuring clients have a substance abuse problem & a mental disorder

40 - 75% of substance abusers have a mental illness

Chemical dependency decreases the risk of developing a mental illness

Overtime symptoms of both disorders, become linked and go away

Failure to address bothe disorders or waiting for a client to hit bottom is a form of .....

People with co-occuring disorders must attend 2 different programs

A thorough bio-psych-social assessment is not necessary to determine the appropriate level of care for any patient seeking treatment

The ideal size group is 20 people

Strengthing coping skills & preventing further development of dysfunctional behaviors & lifestyles are the purpose of what kind of group?

Group facilitators should carefully plan for group including handouts, break times, length of group & objectives

Life skills group emphasizes the "how to" of different essential tasks.

Process groups are not designed to work through issues & problems that are directly impacting the patient's ability to function

AA/NA/CA are known as self help groups

Personality disorders are characterized by chronic interpersonal difficulties & problems w/ 1's sense of identity or sense of self

Personlity disorders are classified into 5 clusters in the DSM IV

Paranoid, shizoid & schizotypal are all part of what cluster?

Histrionic & borderline disorders belong to which cluster group

Depressive & passive aggressive personality disorders are not identified in the cluster classifications

Paranoid personality disorder is characterized by trusting others too much

Schizoid personlity disorder is charcterized by the inability fo form social relationships & they have absotutely no desire to do so

Schizoid personality disorder patients appear not cold and distant, but unable to express their feelings

Schizotypal personlity disorder is characterized by introverted & pervasive social & interpersonal dificits w/cognitive & perceptual distortions, eccentric behavior & communication

Histionic personality disorder is charcterized by attention seeking behavior & emotionality

Narcissistic personality disorder is charcterized by angry temperament and feelings of boredom

Borderline personlity disorder is charcterized by impulsivity, inappropriate anger, drastic mood swings & self-mutilation

What disorder causes long & short term memory impairment, involve structural damage to the brain & is evident by disturbance of attention, orientation & intellectual abilities?

Alcoholic dementia involves the shrinking of the brain tissue that is subsequently replaced with spinal fluid

Fear & panic are basic emotions shared by most animals & humans

Fight or flight us a response of the parasympathetic nervous system

Out of breath, fearful & confused & having feeling of impending doom all appear when a person is having a.....

A group whose primary function is to promote self awareness, support abstinence & recovery is called a.......

A group whose primary purpose is to educate patients about alchol/drugs, recovery & family dynamics is called a.....

A group whose primary focus is to solve problems is called a ........

Initiating is a clinical skill to summarize

Facilitating a group is a clinical skill used to give feedback

Expressing group feelings refers to identifying thoughts and moods common to the group

Giving & seeking feedback is asking the group for their responses as well as the counselors shard responses to the group

What are the qualities of a good group leader?

What are the stages of motivation?

The best way to find out if someone is suicidal is to ask open ended questions

Why would a counselor notify a supervisor on duty, call the psychiatric evaluation team or dial 911 & stay w/the client until help arrives?

An intense reaction of fear lasting a few minutes to several hrs. resulting in shortness of breath, dizziness, nausea, chest pains & chills is called.....

Generalized anxiety disorder is a disorder of chronic worry and global fear

Arare condition where patients have obsessions that are recurrent, persistant, involuntary, thaought, images or ideas that are percieved as upleasant or repugnant is called....

A condition that arises following exposure to an unusually highly stressful, psychologically traumatic event is called....

Narcissistic is classified into what cluster?

What cluster of personalities appear fearful and anxious?

Withdrawl, sadness, paranoia, blunted affect, disorganized, loose association & disassociations are all positive symptoms of schizophrenia

These are all what of schizophrenia, blunt, flat affect, alogia avolition

Deslusions are a reflection of a disturbance of thought content

Anxiety is not a learned response

Agorphobia is a form of anxiety that results in a panic attack where escape could be difficult

The fear of heights is called...

The fear of crowds is called....

The fear of water is called.....

Social anxiety disorder & social phobia are disodrers whereas people fear most social situations but it does not lead to avoidant personality disorder

Panic attacks rarely last more than one hr. and are usually very brief

Wernicke-Korsadoff's syndrome are not forms of alchoholic dementia

What are the 4 components of the addiction cycle?

Cut down, annoyed, guilt, eye opener stand for what kind of screening tool?

According to Gorski the craving cycle consists of what?

According to Bob Tyler, addicts are not bad people trying to be good, but _____ people trying to get ____.

Who wrote the Drs. opinion in the AA Book?

A 12 step sponsor is a guide that helps you along with your recovery

Poor diet is a physical set up for relapse

The ability to cope with uncomfortable feelings is a common cause of relapse.

When Bill W. met Dr. Bob in Akron, Ohio, it was known as the first meeting of AA

Toxic shame stems from deep rooted childhood messages.

Casino's are the most common social set-ups for relapse

Not taking your vitamins is one of the most common physdical set-ups for relapse

When in the craving cycle the addict will block out the negative consequences of his previous drug/alcohol use.

It is not more difficult for people with co-occuring disorders to stay sober