Survey
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
AUCC Categorisation of Client Concerns – Main Presenting Issues Abuse Includes: childhood and adult sexual abuse, psychological/emotional, physical abuse either recent or past; domestic abuse; rape; violent crime; prejudice and harassment; may include perpetrators’ and victims Academic Includes: academic performance anxiety; procrastination of academic tasks; concerns re academic functioning Anxiety Includes: panic disorder; panic attacks (mild to severe); generalised anxiety; specific anxiety; worry; stress; phobia; post traumatic stress disorder; Addictive behaviours Includes: OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder); compulsive behaviour and/or thinking; addictions (food; gambling (including internet); alcohol; sex; drugs; other); addictive patterns of behaviour (overwork; self sabotage; other) Depression and mood change or disorder Includes: medicated (clinical) depression; low mood; suicidal ideation; suicidal thought; hopeless/helplessness; SAD (Seasonal affective disorder); mood swings; manic-depressive symptoms Loss Includes: bereavement (may be recent or past); prospective bereavement; significant loss (eg status; work; relationship); separation anxiety Mental Health conditions Includes: psychosis; psychotic behaviour; personality disorder; schizophrenia; bi-polar affective disorder; delusional disorder; etc Physical health Includes: ill-health (long term; short term); injury; physical disorders Eating disorders Includes: anorexia; bulimia; obesity; general food distress; distorted relationships with food Relationships Includes: specific relationship issues (eg with family; partner; tutor; peer-group); relationship breakdown; relationship problems; problems with engaging in relationships; dysfunctional relating (sexual, psychological); problems with social relating; loneliness; negotiating stages of relationship; fear of intimacy Self and identity Includes: issues about self-esteem; self concept; self-confidence; self-consciousness; adequacy; identity (sexual, cultural, etc); struggles of independence or maturation; existential issues Sexual issues Includes: sexual orientation concerns; transvestisism; sexual dysfunction; trans-gender issues; issues about sexual relations; sexual health matters; pregnancy; Transitions Includes: managing changes re academic issues; cultural changes; maturation stages; decision making; separation anxiety Welfare/employment Includes: psychological impact of practical issues such as accommodation; finance; etc and issues relating to employment welfare Self Harm Includes: harming self through cutting/burning/punching/bleaching/biting/other methods, severity ranges from moderate to disabling It is worth noting that often a client will present with a combination of these issues. The one that is recorded for statistical purposes is the ‘main’ presenting issue, ie the issue on which most of the therapy is spent dealing with, as negotiated with the client.