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1
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Describe the Humanistic Psychotherapy approach

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an approach designed to guide the patient to their full potential where the Therapist acts as facilitator

2
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what technique involves reconstruction of personality?

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Psychoanalytic

3
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What is a time limited confrontational approach addressing unconscious conflicts?

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Psychodynamic

4
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Psychodynamic therapy includes:

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A confrontational approach with a focus on unconscious conflicts

5
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In the ex of patients getting nauseous at the site of the medical personnel who administer the chemo, the medical personnel are the _____simulus

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conditioned

6
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T/F Anti psychotics enhance sexual performance

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False; block dopamine

7
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What happened in 1973 in regards to the APA

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Homosexuality was removed from the APA and DSM and was considered by most clinicians to be a normal variant of sexual expression/alternative sexual orientation

8
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What is Kinseys scale

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7 point scale; Takes into account psychological and physical arousal. He thought humans want to put others in a box and we can’t do that with sexuality. You have to take into account what those thoughts and feelings are, not just about behavior. He thought that no one is exclusively heterosexual

9
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How do kids form gender identity

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  1. parents
  2. culture
  3. childs external genitalia
  4. genetic influence
10
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what is gender identity disorder transexualism

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  1. Rare

2. Boys referred more

11
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what is gender dysphoria

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sad; not content; they felt trapped

12
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in gender identity disorder:

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  1. insistence that he or she is the other sex
  2. preference for cross dressing
  3. fantasies of being the other sex
  4. strong preference for playmates of the other sex
13
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Gender dysphoria in children usually is a ____ month duration and have at least six of these things

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  1. strong desire to be other gender
  2. strong preference for cross dressing
  3. preference for cross gender roles
  4. strong preference for toys, games of other gender
  5. preference for playmates of other gender
  6. rejection of toys of their gender
  7. strong dislike of ones sexual anatomy
  8. strong desire for primary/secondary sex ch’s that match ones exp gender
14
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Describe gender dysphoria in adolescents and adults. Need at least 2 of the following:

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  1. primary & secondary sex ch’s
  2. desire to be rid of ones sex ch’s
  3. desire for sex ch’s of other gender
  4. desire to be of other gender
  5. desire to be treated as the other gender
  6. Having feelings and reactions of the other gender
15
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There is an increased concordance for transsexualism in _____ twins

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monozygotic

16
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There is no treatment for ____

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GID

17
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What is the core meaning in “teaching the parents that it is okay for the child to have these interests and help them accept the child as he is”

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The childs best interest always comes first.

18
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When taking a sexual history:

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  1. suspend judgement
  2. avoid assumptions
    3.
19
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Why is the pt reluctant to ask sexual health questions

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  1. physician discomfort

2. anticipated non empathetic response to sexual problems

20
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What is effect of dopamine

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  1. stimulatory effects
  2. D2 receptor antagonists (antipsychotics)
  3. prolactin inhibition: causes golacteria
    4.
21
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How does serotonin affect sexuality

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  1. overall dampening of sexual functioning

2. Delay of orgasm in both sexes.

22
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What is the good news about serotonin

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They are useful in tx of premature ejaculation

23
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how do beta blockers affect sexuality

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reduce libido and causes erectile dysfunction

24
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What do alcohol and marijuana do in the short term

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decrease inhibition

25
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what do alcohol and marijuana do in the long run

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decrease sexual functioning

26
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antipsychotics block dopamine which ____ sexual performane

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decreases