Final Exam Flashcards
positive symptoms
aberrations in behavior or behavior that is not typically present in other individuals such as hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking and disorganized behavior
negative symptoms
the absence of typical function, such as flat affect, social withdrawal, and difficulty initiating activity
**have greater impact on functioning
DSM-IV criteria for schizophrenia (5)
- must have two of the following
1. delusions
2. hallucinations
3. disorganized speech
4. disorganized or catatonic behavior
5. negative symptoms
delusions
distortions in thought or false beliefs
nonbizarre and bizarre
hallucinations
distortions in perception
subtypes of schizophrenia (5)
- paranoid
- disorganized
- catatonic
- undifferentiated
- residual
psychosocial interventions: schizophrenia (5)
- illness management and recovery
- assertive community treatment
- family psychoeducation
- supported employment
- integrated dual diagnosis treatment
tardive dyskinesia
involuntary movements, usually of the mouth and tongue
occurs after long-term treatment with antipsychotic medication
How many Americans aged 12 and older use alcohol?
125 million people (~1/2 of all Americans)
substance dependence
continued use of a substance in the face of major life disruptions, such as losing a job or marital status due to the negative effects of substance abuse
substance abuse
substance use that does not reach the level of tolerance or withdrawal, but consistently results in negative consequences, such as arriving home late, missing family events, or having a fight while under the influence
classical conditioning
substance use is paired with a person, location, or time of day and develops a conditioned response
operant conditioning
substance use is paired with a stimulus such as stress or anger and is reinforced by a perceived calm and lowered emotional state
interventions for substance-related disorders (5)
- medications
- stages of change and harm reduction
- contingency management
- projectMAINSTREAM
- 12-step group participation
medications for substance-related disorders (3)
- naltrexone (alcohol)
- acamprosate (reduces unpleasant symptoms of withdrawal)
- disulfiram (inhibits metabolism; makes drinking unpleasant)
stages of change and harm reduction
transtheoretical model of change
contingency management
intervention strategy that, using the principles of operant conditioning, provides reinforcing consequences for substance-abusing individuals who meet treatment goals
ProjectMAINSTREAM
prepares health professionals to address the needs of clients with substance-related disorders in response to goals set forth in Healthy People 2010 (OT is 1 of 15 professions targeted)
12-step group
self-help group AA/NA
COD remission
person no longer meets DSM-IV criteria for either or both the substance use disorder or the mental health disorder
(absence of distress of COD)
COD recovery
occurs when the person works on gaining information and self-awareness, and developing the skills necessary for living chemically free
(more than absence of distress of COD)
COD relapse
a normal aspect of recovery and involves a return to active substance use or the return of disabling psychiatric symptoms after a period of remission
COD intervention principles (6)
- employing a recover perspective
- adopting a multiproblem viewpoint
- developing a phased approach to treatment
- addressing specific, real life problems early in treatment
- planning for the client’s cognitive and functional impairments
- using support systems to maintain and extend treatment effectiveness
multicultural context
refers to a person’s family, community, and the effects of stigma associated with mental illness in society that influences their cultural identity
acculturation
the processes that occur when people from different cultural groups have continuous contact, which results in changes in the cultural patterns of either or both groups
culturally and linguistically appropriate services
are respectful and responsive to the cultural and linguistic needs of the consumers and their families
ethnicity
groups that share a common ancestry
culture-specific expertise
requires that the provider possess a strong base of cultural information for all groups, but especially for groups the therapist is likely to treat
dynamic sizing
the practitioner’s capacity to ask herself whether what she knows about a person’s cultural group fits the particular individual being treated (ex. Mex-Am vs Mex-Im)
cultural worldview
the way in which a person or group looks at the world and their place in it