Clinical Psych Keyterms 16

A type of mental health consultation that focuses on helping to solve a current problem with a specific client.

A movement arising in the 1950s that viewed mental health problems as emerging from failures in the social system.

This movement called for community control of mental health services and strong focuses on prevention,early detection, and the provision of services topopulations who had traditionally been underserved

A psychological approach that emphasizes the role of environmental forces in creating and alleviating problems

is preventive rather than remedial in orientation. Furthermore, it attends to the fit between the person and the environment (rather than the inadequacies of either) and focuses on identifying and developing the strengths and resources of people and communities.

The act by which a person who provides services to others (or oversees the provision of services) enlists the help of an expert for the purpose of improving these services.

A type of mental health consultation thatfocuses on helping an administrator enhance his or her skills so that he or she will be able to function more effectively in the future�

A type of mental health consultation that focuses on helping the consultee enhance the skills he or she will need to deal effectively with future cases

Dimensions along which individuals differ.

The examination of issues and problems at different levels of the human ecosystem, ranging from the individual to macrosystems (e.g., cultures or societies).

Providing individuals with the sense that they are in control of their own destinies or enhancing existing feelings of control.

Primary prevention, early childhood programs designed to prepare preschool children from disadvantaged backgrounds for elementary school by focusing on their basic learning skills, among other things

Preventive interventions that target people at high risk for developing the disorder (as determined by the presence of subthreshold symptoms or biological markers indicating a predisposition for developing the disorder).

Persons with no formal clinical training who have been trained to assist professional mental health workers.

The principle that, in the long run, preventive activities will be more efficient and effective than individual treatment administered after the onset of disease or problems.

Correcting negative conditions before significant problems emerge as a consequence of these conditions. The application of this prevention model often necessitates a degree of social change

A type of mental health consultation that focuses on helping with the institution or management of a specific program.

Detecting and correcting problems early, while they are still amenable to intervention.

This prevention model often entails screening large numbers of people, including people who are not seeking help and may not even appear to be at risk.

Preventive interventions that target individuals or subgroups of the population with a higher-than-average chance for developing the disorder in question (as determined by the presence of certain biological, psychological, or social risk factors)

Informal groups that providesupport for individuals facing specific problems and may stave off the need for professional intervention�

include providing important and relevant information to members, providing role models (individuals who have successfully confronted the problem at hand), providing emotional support and ideas for coping, and giving members an increased sense of mastery and control over their problems.�

Reducing the duration and negative effects of problems after they have occurred.

This prevention model most often involves rehabilitation.

Preventive interventions that target the entire population.