Professional Practices: Assessment
... recovery approach can help clients deal not only with their chemical dependency but also their bipolar illness. ...
... recovery approach can help clients deal not only with their chemical dependency but also their bipolar illness. ...
Pharmacy and Eating Disorders - National Eating Disorders
... Altered Pharmacokinetics, Drug Interactions and Adverse Effects Pharmacists should be attentive to the possibility for altered pharmacokinetics in people with eating disorders. Pharmacokinetics may change as a result of nutritional deficiencies, starvation, vomiting, fluid disturbances and dehydrati ...
... Altered Pharmacokinetics, Drug Interactions and Adverse Effects Pharmacists should be attentive to the possibility for altered pharmacokinetics in people with eating disorders. Pharmacokinetics may change as a result of nutritional deficiencies, starvation, vomiting, fluid disturbances and dehydrati ...
Part I -- bipolar basics
... experience very fast mood swings between depression and mania many times within a day Children with mania are more likely to be irritable and prone to destructive tantrums than to be overly happy and elated Mixed symptoms also are common in youths with bipolar disorder Older adolescents who develop ...
... experience very fast mood swings between depression and mania many times within a day Children with mania are more likely to be irritable and prone to destructive tantrums than to be overly happy and elated Mixed symptoms also are common in youths with bipolar disorder Older adolescents who develop ...
Excessive reassurance
... sometimes patients fail to engage, are not motivated to change or wish to avoid the costs of facing anxiety. Two key strategies can help. The first is to help people work out how the vicious circle is causing their symptoms to stick. Understanding will often lead to motivation and belief in the poss ...
... sometimes patients fail to engage, are not motivated to change or wish to avoid the costs of facing anxiety. Two key strategies can help. The first is to help people work out how the vicious circle is causing their symptoms to stick. Understanding will often lead to motivation and belief in the poss ...
Helping Your Teen Cope with Traumatic Stress and Substance Abuse
... experience, teens who are dealing with trauma can quickly progress from recreational or occasional use to more serious patterns of abuse or dependence. Studies have shown that more than half of young people with PTSD go on to develop substance abuse problems.8-11 For teens with PTSD, alcohol or drug ...
... experience, teens who are dealing with trauma can quickly progress from recreational or occasional use to more serious patterns of abuse or dependence. Studies have shown that more than half of young people with PTSD go on to develop substance abuse problems.8-11 For teens with PTSD, alcohol or drug ...
Co-occurring Disorders Specialist Certification Exam
... d. There might be an excess of energy where sleep is not needed for days at a time. The client may be feeling “on top of the world,” and during this time, the client's decision-making process might be significantly impaired and expansive. 12. The course material suggests “Six Guiding Principles in T ...
... d. There might be an excess of energy where sleep is not needed for days at a time. The client may be feeling “on top of the world,” and during this time, the client's decision-making process might be significantly impaired and expansive. 12. The course material suggests “Six Guiding Principles in T ...
Self Determination and Person-Centered Planning
... with disabilities need to make the same kinds of choices. However, if they are dependent on a public system for the services and supports they need, in the past they were not given the power to make these choices. Traditionally, decisions have been made for them by professionals who decide what they ...
... with disabilities need to make the same kinds of choices. However, if they are dependent on a public system for the services and supports they need, in the past they were not given the power to make these choices. Traditionally, decisions have been made for them by professionals who decide what they ...
Psychiatry Clerkship The Florida State University College of Medicine BCC 7150
... experience that emphasizes patient evaluation and treatment in multiple settings. Diverse opportunities at the different campuses also provide an extensive array of complementary and enriching experiences. For example, students may be exposed to the treatment of coexisting psychiatric and medical il ...
... experience that emphasizes patient evaluation and treatment in multiple settings. Diverse opportunities at the different campuses also provide an extensive array of complementary and enriching experiences. For example, students may be exposed to the treatment of coexisting psychiatric and medical il ...
547. Jane_Dahm_2009_RPIGPoster
... population rates and is associated with poorer outcomes. A quick self-report measure of depression and anxiety symptoms would assist in identifying those at risk and provide input to rehabilitation planning. However, utility of such measures is complicated by confounding somatic symptoms of the inju ...
... population rates and is associated with poorer outcomes. A quick self-report measure of depression and anxiety symptoms would assist in identifying those at risk and provide input to rehabilitation planning. However, utility of such measures is complicated by confounding somatic symptoms of the inju ...
Developmental Psychopathology
... children will try to avoid social situations. This may manifest into social phobia in adult life. They then start avoiding socializing as it brings them extreme discomfort, and they may not be able to talk at all. Although avoiding social events may be the easier way, such action is definitely not r ...
... children will try to avoid social situations. This may manifest into social phobia in adult life. They then start avoiding socializing as it brings them extreme discomfort, and they may not be able to talk at all. Although avoiding social events may be the easier way, such action is definitely not r ...
Initial Research Findings - Illinois Mental Health Collaborative for
... WRAP. Although we cannot definitively attribute pre-post changes in outcomes to WRAP and although some outcomes did not improve, this is the first study to document participant changes across multiple study sites using valid and reliable outcome measures, independent data collection, and fidelity as ...
... WRAP. Although we cannot definitively attribute pre-post changes in outcomes to WRAP and although some outcomes did not improve, this is the first study to document participant changes across multiple study sites using valid and reliable outcome measures, independent data collection, and fidelity as ...
Technical Explanation Handout
... Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a type of anxiety disorder that's triggered by a traumatic event. You can develop post-traumatic stress disorder when you experience or witness an event that causes intense fear, helplessness or horror. Some examples of these experiences or events are combat ...
... Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a type of anxiety disorder that's triggered by a traumatic event. You can develop post-traumatic stress disorder when you experience or witness an event that causes intense fear, helplessness or horror. Some examples of these experiences or events are combat ...
Practice Questions
... a. unreliability of the DSM-IV b. shortcomings of the medical model c. biasing power of diagnostic labels d. dangers of the biopsychosocial approach e. impact of expectations on another’s behavior 20. Alexis is socially withdrawn and has few close friends. This behavior is most likely to be diagnose ...
... a. unreliability of the DSM-IV b. shortcomings of the medical model c. biasing power of diagnostic labels d. dangers of the biopsychosocial approach e. impact of expectations on another’s behavior 20. Alexis is socially withdrawn and has few close friends. This behavior is most likely to be diagnose ...
Conceptions of Psychopathology: A Social
... “pathological” psychological phenomena. This process describes most tests of intelligence and cognitive ability and many commonly used measures of personality and emotion (e.g., the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory). Despite its common sense appeal and its scientific merits, this concepti ...
... “pathological” psychological phenomena. This process describes most tests of intelligence and cognitive ability and many commonly used measures of personality and emotion (e.g., the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory). Despite its common sense appeal and its scientific merits, this concepti ...
Psychological Disorders - Miami East Local Schools
... refuse to eat or so lethargic that they cannot hold a job. They may experience so much anxiety in relationships with others that they end up avoiding people, living in a lonely world of their own. However, not all people with psychological disorders are violent, destructive, or isolated. Sometimes, ...
... refuse to eat or so lethargic that they cannot hold a job. They may experience so much anxiety in relationships with others that they end up avoiding people, living in a lonely world of their own. However, not all people with psychological disorders are violent, destructive, or isolated. Sometimes, ...
Chapter 16: Psychological Disorders
... refuse to eat or so lethargic that they cannot hold a job. They may experience so much anxiety in relationships with others that they end up avoiding people, living in a lonely world of their own. However, not all people with psychological disorders are violent, destructive, or isolated. Sometimes, ...
... refuse to eat or so lethargic that they cannot hold a job. They may experience so much anxiety in relationships with others that they end up avoiding people, living in a lonely world of their own. However, not all people with psychological disorders are violent, destructive, or isolated. Sometimes, ...
Chapter 7
... Dissociative amnesia may be: • Localized—most common type; loss of all memory of events occurring within a limited period of time • Selective—loss of memory for some, but not all, events occurring within a period of time • Generalized—loss of memory, beginning with an event but extending back in t ...
... Dissociative amnesia may be: • Localized—most common type; loss of all memory of events occurring within a limited period of time • Selective—loss of memory for some, but not all, events occurring within a period of time • Generalized—loss of memory, beginning with an event but extending back in t ...
Slide Deck
... – May help reduce memory consolidation by blocking NE centrally (NE activity is part of memories being consolidated ); this may lessen the more long-term reactions associated with stimuli resembling the traumatic event (article in Neuropsychiatry) ...
... – May help reduce memory consolidation by blocking NE centrally (NE activity is part of memories being consolidated ); this may lessen the more long-term reactions associated with stimuli resembling the traumatic event (article in Neuropsychiatry) ...
Case #4 Dr. Boafo CBL Seminars (Anxiety Disorders)
... pervasive and impairing anxiety disorders in youth. TCAs are a second-line treatment due to side effects and less overall efficacy. Benzodiazepines are less commonly used due to risk of dependency, better alternatives, disinhibition. Atypical antipsychotics may have a role. ...
... pervasive and impairing anxiety disorders in youth. TCAs are a second-line treatment due to side effects and less overall efficacy. Benzodiazepines are less commonly used due to risk of dependency, better alternatives, disinhibition. Atypical antipsychotics may have a role. ...
Slide 1
... worldwide, investigators want to develop a theory of depression that will suggest ways to treat it. Lewinsohn et al., (1985, 1995) note that a theory of depression should explain the following: 1. Behavioral and cognitive changes 2. Common causes of depression ...
... worldwide, investigators want to develop a theory of depression that will suggest ways to treat it. Lewinsohn et al., (1985, 1995) note that a theory of depression should explain the following: 1. Behavioral and cognitive changes 2. Common causes of depression ...
Chapter 12
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... This multimedia product and its contents are protected under copyright law. The following are prohibited by law: •Any public performance or display, including transmission of any image over a network; •Preparation of any derivative work, including the extraction, in whole or in part, of any images • ...
Fractured Fairy Tales
... 2) Using your book and any other research of the disorder, rewrite the story as it would be if the main character had that disorder. 3) Stories should NOT name the disorder, but should describe it within the story. 4) Type the finished story and include all team member names on the top of the page. ...
... 2) Using your book and any other research of the disorder, rewrite the story as it would be if the main character had that disorder. 3) Stories should NOT name the disorder, but should describe it within the story. 4) Type the finished story and include all team member names on the top of the page. ...
Dental Care for Persons with Chronic Mental Illness
... 1. Be aware of the possibility that your patient may be phobic or distrustful. Learn to recognize signs of fear, and when in doubt, ask your patient in an accepting way about possible fear. Numerous questions or comments on prior dental experiences may be a sign of distrust. 2. Explain procedures ...
... 1. Be aware of the possibility that your patient may be phobic or distrustful. Learn to recognize signs of fear, and when in doubt, ask your patient in an accepting way about possible fear. Numerous questions or comments on prior dental experiences may be a sign of distrust. 2. Explain procedures ...
LBCC Psychology 14 Syllabus
... Family factors: i.e., immature parents who are overwhelmed by parental responsibilities; abuse, mentally disturbed parents, harsh discipline. Psychological factors: i.e., stress, level intelligence Biological factors: Genetic defects; low birth weight; exposure to toxic chemicals, head injurie ...
... Family factors: i.e., immature parents who are overwhelmed by parental responsibilities; abuse, mentally disturbed parents, harsh discipline. Psychological factors: i.e., stress, level intelligence Biological factors: Genetic defects; low birth weight; exposure to toxic chemicals, head injurie ...
Psychological disorders
... • Moreover, these explanations fail to explain all aspects of these disorders ...
... • Moreover, these explanations fail to explain all aspects of these disorders ...