examines how psychoactive
substances taken to alter bodily
functions or enhance bodily
functions interact with the brain
and body.
Due to it's short half-life, Wellbutrin
which requires a divided
dosing?
The first stage in group Dependency
process may be referred
to as:
The ICRC/AODA defines An identification of the client's
assessment as: strengths, weaknesses, needs and
problems to develop the
treatment plan.
In regard to crisis Level of functioning, compared to
situations, the most pre-crisis level
useful criterion for
evaluating the
effectiveness of actions
,taken between sessions
is:
The Cephalocaudle Development proceeds from the
Principle head downward, with control over
the head and face first, then the
arms, and finally the legs. Within
two months from birth infants
develop control over head and
face movements. In the following
few months, they are able to use
their arms to lift themselves up.
Control over the legs develops
between 6 to 12 months of age,
with infants then able crawl,
stand, and eventually walk. Arm
coordination always precedes leg
coordination.
The Proximodistal Development proceeds from the
Principle center of the body outward. Thus,
arms develop before hands, and
the fingers and toes follow.
Muscle control over the fingers
and toes develops last, as well.
Sigmund Freud Freud emphasized the
significance of childhood events
and experiences, but focused
nearly entirely on abnormal
development instead of normal
functioning. Freud described child
development as a set of
"psychosexual stages," referred to
, as oral, anal, phallic, latency and
genital.
Erik Erickson A neo-Freudian psychologist that
hypothesized that people face
pass through 8 social
development stages from infancy
to old age. Each challenge has an
outcome that affects a persons
social and personality
development.
Jean Piaget Theorist Jean Piaget focused
primarily on the mental aspects of
childhood, and proposed a four-
stage theory of cognitive
development. He pioneered the
idea that children's knowledge of
the world is gained by active
interaction, describing them as
"little scientists" in this endeavor.
Rational Emotive The earliest form of a cognitive-
Psychotherapy behaviour approach to social
work practice, in which personal
problems are understood to be
the result of irrational patterns of
thinking and the dysfunctional
behaviours that happen as a
result. The goal of the therapist is
to help a client to see that the
negative emotions experienced
are due to a flawed perception of
reality.
, Motivational a brief, nonconfrontational, client-
Enhancement Therapy centered therapy designed to
change specific problematic
behaviors such as alcohol or drug
use
Freudian Psychoanalytic based on the idea that people are
Theory influenced considerably by their
unconscious, inner drives.
Cognitive Behavioral a popular integrative therapy that
Therapy combines cognitive therapy
(changing self-defeating thinking)
with behavior therapy (changing
behavior)
Socratic Dialogue A process that cognitive
therapists use in helping clients
empirically test their core beliefs.
Clients form hypotheses about
their behavior through
observation and monitoring.
Gestalt therapy therapy that aims to integrate
different and sometimes
opposing aspects of personality
into a unified sense of self