ALU 201 Exam (Chapter 6) – Questions With
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1. Individual psychotherapy (IPT)-skills of empathy, listening, giving helpful
information. Goal is to enhance patient's social functioning by improving abilities
to deal with life stressors.
2. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) - uses principle of focusing on thougths,
emotions, and behavior present to appropriately intervene. goal is to guide
patient to develop more postive and constructive tools.
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1 personality disorders 2 Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
3 psychotherapy 4 axis II
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personality disorders maladaptive behavior patterns to personal and social
stress
, depression is the most common mood disorder. characterized
by three main symptoms:
1. loss of energy (anergia)
2. loss of ability to experience pleasure (anhedonia)
3. loss of sexual desire or libido
used to diagnose psychiatric disorders subjective symptoms
axis I lists major psychiatric illnesses (depression, bipolar,
schizophrenia)
axis II is for personality disorders (schizoid, narcissistic, anti-
social)
axis III is for general medical conditions (diabetes, ulcer,
high blood pressure)
axis IV is for psychological and environmental and
environmental problems (unemployment, marital
separation, loss of spouse)
axis V is a global assessment of functions called GAF score
GAF score 91-100 - near normal functioning
51-60 significant difficulty functioning with psychiatric
impairment
mdd 15 to 20% of people experience a major depressive
disorder at some time. over 50% who have a MDD
episode are at risk for a recurrence of depression.
recurrence is an episode of depression more than 6
months after the initial episode. a relapse is
depression returning less than 6 months after the
initial episodes.
dysthymia the presence of chronic depressive symptoms for 2
years that are not severe enough to be dx as MDD.
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1. Individual psychotherapy (IPT)-skills of empathy, listening, giving helpful
information. Goal is to enhance patient's social functioning by improving abilities
to deal with life stressors.
2. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) - uses principle of focusing on thougths,
emotions, and behavior present to appropriately intervene. goal is to guide
patient to develop more postive and constructive tools.
Choose an answer
1 personality disorders 2 Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
3 psychotherapy 4 axis II
Don't know?
Terms in this set (57)
personality disorders maladaptive behavior patterns to personal and social
stress
, depression is the most common mood disorder. characterized
by three main symptoms:
1. loss of energy (anergia)
2. loss of ability to experience pleasure (anhedonia)
3. loss of sexual desire or libido
used to diagnose psychiatric disorders subjective symptoms
axis I lists major psychiatric illnesses (depression, bipolar,
schizophrenia)
axis II is for personality disorders (schizoid, narcissistic, anti-
social)
axis III is for general medical conditions (diabetes, ulcer,
high blood pressure)
axis IV is for psychological and environmental and
environmental problems (unemployment, marital
separation, loss of spouse)
axis V is a global assessment of functions called GAF score
GAF score 91-100 - near normal functioning
51-60 significant difficulty functioning with psychiatric
impairment
mdd 15 to 20% of people experience a major depressive
disorder at some time. over 50% who have a MDD
episode are at risk for a recurrence of depression.
recurrence is an episode of depression more than 6
months after the initial episode. a relapse is
depression returning less than 6 months after the
initial episodes.
dysthymia the presence of chronic depressive symptoms for 2
years that are not severe enough to be dx as MDD.
