Learned Helplessness Model
depression is due to exposure to uncontrollable negative events and internal, stable, and global attributions for those events.
A reformulation of the theory by Abramson, Metalsky, and Alloy emphasizes the role of hopelessness.
Reactive Attachment Disorder
pattern of inhibited and emotionally withdrawn behavior toward adult caregivers as manifested by a lack of seeking or responding to comfort when distressed and a persistent social and emotional disturbance
Requires evidence that the child has experienced extreme insufficient care that is believed to be the cause of the disturbed behavior
must be apparent before the child is five years of age, and the child must have a developmental age of at least nine months
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Cluster C
pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation
4+ symptoms
Risk Factors for Suicide
a warning; previous attempts; a plan (especially one involving a lethal weapon); male gender; being divorced, separate, or widowed; and feelings of hopelessness
For most age groups, the rates are highest for Whites; an exception is for American-Indian/Alaskan Native individuals ages 15 to 34 who have a rate 2.5 times higher
associated with Major Depression and Bipolar Disorder
women attempt more, men more fatal
Adjustment Disorders
within 3 months of the onset of the stressor(s)
presence of marked distress that is not proportional to the severity of the stressor and/or significant impairment in functioning
must remit within 6 months after termination of the stressor or its consequences
Anorexia Nervosa
(a) a restriction of energy intake that leads to a significantly low body weight
(b) an intense fear of gaining weight
(c) a disturbance in the way the person experiences their body weight or shape or a persistent lack of recognition of the seriousness of their low body weight
Tobacco withdrawal
4+ symptoms within 24 hours
irritability or anger, anxiety, impaired concentration, increased appetite, restlessness, depressed mood, insomnia
Mild Neurocognitive Disorder
modest decline from a previous level of functioning in one or more cognitive domains
does not interfere with the individual’s independence in everyday activities
Major Neurocognitive Disorder
significant decline from a previous level of functioning in one or more cognitive domains
interferes with the individual’s independence in everyday activities
Schizoid Personality Disorder
Cluster A
pervasive pattern of detachment from interpersonal relationships and a restricted range of emotional expression in social settings
4+ symptoms
Paranoid Personality Disorder
Cluster A
pervasive pattern of distrust and suspiciousness that entails interpreting the motives of others as malevolent
4+ symptoms
Expressed emotion and Schizophrenia
characterized by open criticism and hostility toward the patient or, alternatively, overprotectiveness and emotional over involvement.
associated with a high risk for relapse and rehospitalization
Borderline Personality Disorder
Cluster B
pervasive pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affect, and marked impulsivity
5+ symptoms
Bulimia Nervosa
(a) recurrent episodes of binge eating that are accompanied by a sense of a lack of control
(b) inappropriate compensatory behavior to prevent weight gain
(c) self-evaluation that is unduly influenced by body shape and weight.
Delirium
(a) a disturbance in attention and awareness that develops over a short period of time, represents a change from baseline functioning, and tends to fluctuate in severity over the course of a day
(b) an additional disturbance in cognition
must be evidence that symptoms are the direct physiological consequence of a medical condition, substance intoxication or withdrawal, and/or exposure to a toxin.
Neurocognitive Disorder Due To Alzheimer’s Disease
-Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder are met
-insidious onset and gradual progression of impairment in one or more cognitive domains
-criteria for probable or possible Alzheimer’s disease are met
slow, progressive decline described in stages:
1. (1 to 3 years) - anterograde amnesia (especially for declarative memories); deficits in visuospatial skills (wandering); indifference, irritability, and sadness; and anomia.
2. (2 to 10 years) - increasing retrograde amnesia; flat or labile mood; restlessness and agitation; delusions; fluent aphasia; acalculia; and ideomotor apraxia (inability to translate an idea into movement).
3. (8 to 12 years) - severely deteriorated intellectual functioning; apathy; limb rigidity; and urinary and fecal incontinence.
Specific Learning Disorder
-individual’s academic skills are substantially below those expected for their age
-interfere with academic or occupational performance or activities of daily living
-began during the school-age years
Depressive Cognitive Triad
Beck
negative beliefs about oneself, the world (situation), and the future
Malingering
Intentional production or gross exaggeration of physical or psychological symptoms, motivated by external incentives
Dependent Personality Disorder
Cluster C
pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of, which leads to submissive, clinging behavior and a fear of separation
5+ symptoms
Histrionic Personality Disorder
Cluster B
pervasive pattern of emotionality and attention-seeking
5+ symptoms
Alcohol Withdrawal
2+ symptoms within several hours to a few days following cessation or reduction of alcohol consumption:
autonomic hyperactivity; hand tremor; insomnia; nausea or vomiting; transient illusions or hallucinations; anxiety; psychomotor agitation; generalized tonic-clonic seizures
Korsakoff Syndrome
Alcohol-Induced Major Neurocognitive Disorder
amnestic-confabulatory
anterograde and retrograde amnesia and confabulation
Cultural Formulation
-the client’s cultural identity
-the client’s cultural conceptualization of distress
-the psychosocial stressors and cultural factors that impact the client’s vulnerability and resilience
-cultural factors relevant to the relationship between the client and therapist