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What are the specific tasks that should be devoted to an
initial interview? In order of time that should be spent on
them? - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...History of Violence - 30%
Personal, Social and Character Pathology - 25%
Chief Complaints - 15%
Medical History - 15%
Mental Status - 10%
Diagnosis and Treatment Discussion - 5%
Predispositions have been found in family histories of the
following disorders: - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...Substance Use,
Mood Disorders, Tics and Eating Disorders
Some Diagnostic Assessment instruments for mood
disorders include: - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...MMPI-2, the Beck
Depression Inventory (BDI)
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For personality disorders a good diagnostic tool is: -
...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...the MCMI-III
To monitor for client improvement in mood disorders use:
- ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...the Beck Depression Inventory,
Burns Anxiety Inventory or the SASSI
A good treatment approach for panic disorder has been
proven to be: - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...CBT
Two short acting anti-depressants that have had similar
withdrawal symptoms as alcohol, narcotics, marijuana,
anxiolytics and some muscle relaxants are: -
...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...Paxil and Effexor
Bipolar Disorder rapid cycling has been linked to
____________. - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...Thyroid Abnormalities
Two corticosteroids are: - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...Prednisone
and Cortisone
Corticosteroids can can cause what symptoms/disorders?
- ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...Can cause changes in mood and
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cognition, are generally dose related and can precipitate
psychosis, hypomania, depression, cognitive and memory
problems.
Interferon (treatment for Hep C) has caused what
disorder in 23% of patients? -
...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...Depression
Cold meds can cause atropine. What is atropine? -
...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...confusion, disorientation, agitation,
hallucinations, and memory problems.
Acne medicine (Isotrentinoin) can cause severe.... -
...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...depression and suicidal behavior.
Cormorbid traits of Tourette's Syndrome. -
...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...Relatives of clients with Tourette's
have a higher incidence of tics, OCD and ADHD.
Some disorders that have family predispositions are: -
...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...Tourette's, Eating Disorders, Tics,
Alcoholism, ADHD
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The top scales used in mental health are: -
...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...MMPI-2, Wechsler Adult Intelligence
Scale -R, Bender Gestalt, Sentence Completion.
The top scales used with adolescents are: -
...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...Wechsler Intelligence Scales,
Rorschach Ink Blot Test, Bender Gestalt, Sentence
Completion
What is the NEPSY-II? -
...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...Neuropsychology II assesses brain
development in ages 3-16. Helps ID academic, social and
behavioral difficulties, ADHD, PDD/autism spectrum
disorder, language disorder, mathematics disorder and
reading disorder. NOTE: prior to administering the
NEPSY-II gather data on their lives, medical risk factors,
demands placed on child at home
What is the Bender Gestalt II? - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...It
measures visual motor behavior in ages 4-85.
What is the MCMII-III? - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...The Millon
Clinical Multiaxial Inventory measures personality traits
and psychopathology. Helps ID schizoid personality,