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3 Types of Clinical Assessment

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clinical interview, clinical test, clinical observation

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clinical interview

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talking to the client

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clinical test

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formal tools to measure personality and functioning

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clinical observation

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watching behaviour

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what are qualities of a good test

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standardized, reliable, valid

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standardized test

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same steps each time

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reliable test

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same results repeatedly

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valid test

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actually measures what it says it does

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3 types of clinical interviews

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first step, unstructured, structured, limitations

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first step

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face to face talk

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unstructured

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open questions

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structured

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prepared questions

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limitations

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biased, not always accurate or reliable

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clinical test types

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projective tests, personality inventories, response inventories,psychophysiological, neuropsyhological, intelligence tests

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projective tests

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reveal unconscious feelings

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personality inventories

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measure broad personality traits

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response inventories

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measure specific problems

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psychophysiological

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measure body reactions

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neurophysiological

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detect brain damage

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intelligence tests

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measure IQ

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DSM-5-TR

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current version of diagnostic manual, lists mental disorder, symptoms and criteria, added prolonged grief disorder, discusses racism/discrimination impacts

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two parts of diagnosis in DSM-5-TR

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categorical and dimensional

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categorical diagnosis

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disorder name

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dimensional diagnosis

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severity level of symptoms

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concerns of DSM-5-TR
some bias (gender, race), labelling, stigma, misdiagnosis
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what is treatment based off
assessment and diagnosis
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what is treatment influenced by
therapists' approach, research evidence, evidence-based practice
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therapy functions
people in therapy usually improve more than those untreated, different ones work for different problems
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fear
reaction to real danger
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anxiety
reaction to possible danger
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generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
excessive worry about many things (affects 3% of adults, mostly women, 43% get treatment) people under stress, poverty or threat
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major theories of GAD
psychodynamic (Freud), humanistic (Rogers), cognitive-behavioural, biological)
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psychodynamic cause
unresolved childhood conflict, weak defenses
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huamanistic cause
lack of self-acceptance, harsh self-standards
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cognitive-behavioral cause
maladaptive thoughts (i must be perfect)
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biological cause
low GABA, genetics, overactive amygdala
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phobias
irrational fear of specific object or situation
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specific phobias
heights, animals
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social anxiety disorder (SAD)
fear of embarrassment in social settings
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causes of phobias
classical conditioning, modelling
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treatment to phobias
exposure therapy, systematic desensitization (step by step), flooding (all at once), modeling (watch someone handle it calmly)
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panic disorder
suden panic attacks or fear of future ones, includes agoraphobia
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cause of panic disorder
abnormal norepinephrine, overactive brain circuits
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treatment for panic disorder
antidepressants, CBT (exposure and thought control)
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OCD causes
psychodynamic (conflict between id and ego), cognitive (compulsions reinforced by relief), biological (low serotonin, abnormal brain circuit)
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OCD treatments
exposure and response prevention (ERP), SSRIs (antidepressants), combination therapy best
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OCD related disorders
body dysmorphic disorder, hoarding disorder, trichotillomania, excoriation disorder (skin picking)
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idiographic info
about one specific person
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comorbidity
having more than one disorder
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free association
talking freely to reveal unconscious ideas
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unconditional positive regard
accepting a person fully
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exposure therapy
facing fears gradually
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ERP
facing fear and not doing the compulsion
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GABA
calming neurotransmitter, low levels give anxiety
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benzodiazepines
fast anti-anxiety drug (short term relief)
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SSRIs
antidepressants that increase serotonin
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