Chapter 5 - Assessment Methods + Techniques

Question 1

Client strengths

Answer 1

1. Cognitive and Appraisal skills
   Common sense, ability to anticipate problems, creativity
2. Defenses and coping mechanisms
   Self-soothing, flexible
3. Temperamental and dispositional factors
   Self-worth, optimistic, responsibility
4. Interpersonal skills and supports
   Ability to develop/maintain relationships, capacity for empathy
5. Other
   Supportive social institutions, good physical health

Question 2

Categories of Disorders in the DSM

Answer 2

Neurodevelopmental
Schizophrenia Spectrum/Psychotic 
Bipolar and Related Disorders
Depressive Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related 
Trauma and Stressor-Related
Dissociative 
Somatic Symptom
Feeding and Eating 
Elimination
Sleep-Wake
Sexual Dysfunction
Gender Dysphoria
Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct
Substance Related and Addictive
Neurocognitive
Personality
Paraphilic
Others

Question 3

Personality Disorders - Cluster A

Answer 3

Odd and Eccentric

• Schizoid
• Paranoid
• Schizotypal

Question 4

Personality Disorders - Cluster B

Answer 4

Dramatic, Emotional, and Erratic

• Antisocial
• Borderline
• Narcissistic
• Histrionic

Question 5

Personality Disorders - Cluster C

Answer 5

Anxious and Fearful

• Avoidant
• Dependent
• Obsessive-Compulsive

Question 6

A crisis is defined as…

Answer 6

An acute disruption of psychological homeostasis in which usual coping mechanisms fail

Question 7

SOAP Format

Answer 7

Treatment plan format
S: subjective (client’s report)
O: objective (objective indicators of the problem)
A: Assessment (objective + subjective together)
P: Plan (what will be done)