Mental Health & Therapy - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Question 1

Abnormality

Answer 1

• harmful dysfunction
• something internally not working properly-biological, emotional, or behavioral
• the condition causes harm to person as judged by their culture, measured by the individual’s own subjective distress

Question 2

Abnormal Behavior

Answer 2

• not the result of conflicts with society
• characterized by disturbance of cognition, emotion, and behavior
• inconsistent with developmental norms
• interferes with social and occupational functioning
• not an expected response to stressors

Question 3

Diagnosis

Answer 3

• identification or recognition of a disorder on the basis of its characteristics
• enables clinician to refer to the knowledge associated with the disorder

Question 4

DSM-V

Answer 4

• 200 specific diagnostic categories
• lists specific criteria for each diagnostic category
• duration is considered
• there is inclusion and exclusion criteria

Question 5

Categorical Diagnosis

Answer 5

• assumes that distinctions among members of different categories are qualitative
• quality not quantity

Question 6

Dimensional Approach to Classification

Answer 6

• describes the objects of classification in continuous dimensions
• how much of a characteristic is exhibited

Question 7

Comorbidity

Answer 7

Having more than one disorder at a time

Question 8

Types of Therapists

Answer 8

• MD
• PhD
• PsyD
• MS

Question 9

Disease Burden

Answer 9

Measured by combining mortality and disability

Question 10

Clinical Psychologist (PhD, PsyD)

Answer 10

• concerned with the application of psychological science to counsel individuals

Question 11

Masters in Clinical Psychology

Answer 11

• 2-3 year program

* works with those who have doctorates

Question 12

Psychiatry (MD)

Answer 12

• branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of mental disorders
• licensed to practice medicine, known as psychiatrists
• can prescribe psychotropic medication

Question 13

Social Work (LCSW)

Answer 13

• concerned with helping people achieve an effective level of psychosocial functioning

Question 14

Biological Treatments

Answer 14

• psychopharmacology
• electroconvulsive therapy
• psychosurgery

Question 15

Lobotomy

Answer 15

Surgical destruction of specific brain regions

Question 16

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

Answer 16

• involves causing seizures by passing electricity through the brain
• 6-12 sessions over a few weeks
• bilateral ect (more effective, more memory loss)
• unilateral ect (less effective, less memory loss)

Question 17

Psychotherapy

Answer 17

• use of psychological techniques and the therapist client relationships to produce emotional, cognitive, and behavior change

Question 18

Psychoanalysis

Answer 18

• free association reveals aspects of the unconscious mind

* resistance, interpretation, insight, and transference

Question 19

Psychodynamic Therapy

Answer 19

• therapists more actively involved than psychoanalysis

* interpersonal therapy

Question 20

Interpersonal Therapy

Answer 20

• focused, time limited psychotherapy

* 12-16 1 hour sessions aimed at symptom alleviation and improving social functioning

Question 21

CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy)

Answer 21

• encourages collaborative therapist client relationships
• focuses on the present
• direct efforts to change problems
• research based techniques

Question 22

Systematic Desensitization

Answer 22

• research focused on eliminating phobias
• assumes phobias are learned through classical conditioning
• involves progressive muscle relaxation, hierarchy of fears, and learning process

Question 23

Changing Errors in Cognition

Answer 23

• attribution retraining

* changing outlook on why things happen from negative to positive

Question 24

Humanistic Therapy

Answer 24

• values humans ability to make choices and become responsible for one’s own life
• encourages people to recognize and experience their true feelings

Question 25

Effects of Psychotherapy

Answer 25

• average effect of 0.85sd

* average client who receives therapy functions 80% better than controls

Question 26

Placebo Effect

Answer 26

• any treatment that contains no known active ingredients for the conditon

Question 27

Common Factors of Psychotherapy

Answer 27

• therapy as a social influence
• client’s relationship with their therapist
• YAVIS - young, attractive, verbal, intelligent, and successful people are more likely to benefit from therapy