Test 5 Review Flashcards
Luria-Nebraska Psychological Battery
Assesses and localizes brain damage
Hiskey Nebraska
Intelligence test for children ages 3-17 who have hearing impairments
Vineland II
test of adaptive functioning
Stages of Migration
(Drachman, 1992) 1) Premigration & Departure, 2) Transit, 3) Resettlement
This atypical (second-generation) antipsychotic drug was introduced in the United States in 1990. In clinical trials, this medication was found to be more effective than conventional (first-generation) antipsychotic medications in individuals with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, and the risk of tardive dyskinesia was lower. However, because of the potential side effect of a serious blood disorder - agranulocytosis (loss of the white blood cells that fight infection) - individuals who are on this drug must have a blood test every 1-2 weeks.
clozapine (Clozaril)
What class of drug is clonazepam?
Benzodiazepine
What class of drug is Celexa?
SSRI
What are the side effects of SSRIs?
nausea, dry mouth, loss of appetite, tiredness, drowsiness, sweating, blurred vision, and yawning
social (pragmatic) communication disorder
difficulties in the social use of verbal and nonverbal communication
Symbolic racism theory
supporting equality as an abstract principle while opposing concrete methods for achieving it
Group polarization
a phenomenon where the group as a whole takes a more extreme view than the individuals within that group
The contact hypothesis
proposes that the more interaction individuals have with those who are different from them, the less prejudiced they will be
Piaget 4 Stages of cognitive development
- Sensorimotor (0-2)
- Preoperational (2-7)
- Concrete Operational (7-11)
- Formal Operational (11-17)
Manipulation of symbols is a characteristic of which Piaget stage of cognitive development?
Preoperational (age 2-7)
schizoaffective disorder
characterized by concurrent psychotic and mood symptoms. However, for the diagnosis, the individual must have experienced a period of at least two weeks without prominent mood symptoms
mild neurocognitive disorder
evidence of a MODEST decline from a previous level of functioning in one or more cognitive domains that do NOT interfere with the individual’s independence in everyday activities (but may require greater effort or compensatory strategies) and does not occur only in the context of delirium
Major neurocognitive disorder
formerly dementia; diagnosed when there is evidence of SIGNIFICANT decline from a previous level of functioning in one or more cognitive domains that interfere with the individual’s independence in everyday activities and do not occur only in the context of delirium
Signs of opioid withdrawal
dysphoric mood, nausea or vomiting, muscle aches, lacrimation (teariness) or rhinorrhea (runny nose), pupillary dilation, piloerection, sweating, diarrhea, yawning, fever, and insomnia
difference between schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder
schizophrenia: symptoms for 6+ months
schizophreniform: 1-6 months
True or false: Aging lowers the body’s tolerance for alcohol.
True
According to research, what three situations are associated with the highest risk of relapse for people recovering from substance use disorders?
1) negative emotional state (highest of all three), 2) interpersonal conflict, 3) social pressure
Marlatt & Gordon relapse theory
Clients feel bad about themselves when they relapse. If they can reframe the relapse as controllable by external factors rather than internal failure, they’re less likely to relapse.
Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
teaches clients how to stop the downward spiral that begins with a bad mood or thoughts about painful memories. MBCT teaches clients to accept negative emotions or thoughts without judgment and to shift gears to a more self-accepting, less judgmental mental space
Crisis Theory Stages
- Hazardous Event
- Vulnerability
- Precipitating Factor
- Active Crisis
- Equilibrium