intro

Question 1

what is the aim of clinical psychology?

Answer 1

to reduce psychological distress and enhance the promotion of psychological wellbeing

Question 2

3 main goals of clinical psychology =

Answer 2

1. assess, diagnose and treat MH disorders
2. prevent/reduce psychological distress
3. utilisation of evidence-based practice

Question 3

how can mental disorders be defined?

Answer 3

‘some combination of abnormal thoughts, emotions, behaviour and relationships’

Question 4

what are the 3 main causes of mental disorder?

Answer 4

1. biological = genes or brain chemistry
2. life experiences = trauma and abuse
3. family = a predisposed history of MH problems

Question 5

1 in __ people experience poor mental health each week

Answer 5

1 in 6

Question 6

women are twice as likely to have diagnosed depression. why might this be?

Answer 6

no real answer but might be because men do not report their problems as often as women do.

Question 7

what % of children have a mental health problem?

Answer 7

10% and rising

Question 8

what are the most commonly reported MH problems?

Answer 8

anxiety and depression

Question 9

1 in __ GP appointments relate to a mental health issue

Answer 9

1 in 3

Question 10

what do we know about the link between sociodemographics and mental health?

Answer 10

those in deprived areas are more than 3x as likely to be hospitalised due to mental health
suicide rates are higher in deprived areas

Question 11

what % of people in Scotland use an antidepressant daily?

Answer 11

12% (1 in 8)

Question 12

hypnotics and anxiolytics are used by what % of the population?

Answer 12

1-3%

Question 13

there is a rising demand for mental health services in the UK. what does this imply?

Answer 13

• this is not necessarily due to prevalence rates

- people are becoming more willing to seek help

Question 14

what area of mental health services is particularly burdened?

Answer 14

adolescent/child services

Question 15

what are the current wait time targets in scotland? Are they being met?

Answer 15

target is 90% to be seen by a psychologist within 18 weeks.

• adults = 81%
• children = 73%

Question 16

what is the 4 step process in clinical psychology?

Answer 16

assessment
formulation
intervention
evaluation

Question 17

name some of the most common MH problems

Answer 17

addiction
anxiety
depression
learning difficulties
sleep problems
relationship issues

Question 18

as base line, what do you aim to find out from an assessment?

Answer 18

how capable are they at functioning?

• evaluate family or social units
• run a diagnostic
• complete formal standardised testing

Question 19

what is the biggest stage?

Answer 19

formulation

Question 20

what types of interventions might a clinical psychologist develop?

Answer 20

• not pharmaceutical
• CBT
• ACT
• psychodynamic

Question 21

what 3 types of prevention are there and how can they be described?

Answer 21

1. primary = prevention of a disease before it occurs
2. secondary = reducing the reoccurence of a disease
3. tertiary = reducing the overall disability that results from a disease

Question 22

what types of questions do you ask during an evaluation?

Answer 22

• has the intervention worked?
• does the client/other therapist agree?
• do they need onward referral?
• what do we need to do to encourage the prevention of relapse?

Question 23

according to ‘mental health and the global agenda’, mental health constitutes to __% of the worlds disease?

Answer 23

7.4%

Question 24

what is DALY referring to?

Answer 24

disability adjusted life years

Question 25

what % of people in less developed countries that have MH issues do NOT receive treatment?

Answer 25

75%

Question 26

what is proposed by the new collaborative model of care?

Answer 26

shifting the work from professionals to community health care workers and encouraging primary care services to deliver basic mental health support