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abnormal psychology
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
12/10/2009

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cognitive disorders
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dementia
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dementia
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deterioration of cognitive abilities to the point that social and occupational functions are impaired
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types of dementia
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alzheimers, frontal lobe, vascular dementia, lewy bodyies, diease and injury
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dementia
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memory impairment, one or more (aphasia, aprazia, agnosia), significant impairment and decline in social or occupational functioning, gradual onset and continuing cognitive decline, not due to other conditions
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preventative medication for dementia
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acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (aricepts)(reminyl)
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psych treatments of dementia
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family psychoeducation, therapy, support, memory training, behavioral approaches
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delirium
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disturbance of consciousness, change in cognition, rapid onset and fluctuation during course of day, evidence that symptoms are caused by medical condition
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possible etiologies of delerium
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drug intoxication or withdrawal, malnutrition, inbalances, organ failure, neurological disorders, stress of surgery
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treatment of delirium
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treat underlying medical condition
atypical antipsychotics, prevention
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amnestic disorder
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development of a memory impairment, memory disturbance causes significant impairment in functioning and represents a decline from previous functioning
does not occur exclusively during course of delirium or dimentia
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types of amnesia
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anterograde; retrograde
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anterograde amnesia
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cannot learn new info
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retrograde amnesia
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cannot remember previouslylearned info
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types of brain damage
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diffuse; focal
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causes of brain damage
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traumatic injury ,concussion, substance abuse, medication effects, medical conditions
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treatment for brain damage
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cognitive rehabilitation; occupation/phsical/speech therapy; behavioral therapy; family therapy; residential care
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prevalence rate of any anxiety disorder
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13, 11
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prev rate of mood disorder
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7, 4
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prev rate of schiz
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1
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evidence based treatment
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"empirically supported treatments", have recieved sufficient research and validation, randomized controlled trials, placebo, double blind, manualized therapies
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criteria for emperical treatments
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atleast 2 group studies, conducted by diff investigators (and superior to placebo or equivalent to already established) OR large series of single design (experim design and compare to other treatment); must be conducted w/ manuals
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therapy for panic
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cognitive
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panic disorder
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applied relaxation
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agoraphobia
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exposure
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generalized anxiety disorder
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CBT
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social phobia treat
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exposure
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OCD therapy
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exposure and response prevention
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specific phobia
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exposure / guided mastery/ systemicdesensitization
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combined treatment
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meds and psychotherapy
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combined treatment studies
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MTA studies
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antipsychotic meds
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atypical; conventional
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antidepressant
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ssris; mao inhibitors, triciclic
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antianxiety meds
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benzodiazepens
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mood stabilizers
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lithium
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biological therapy
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electrocunvulsive; neurosurgery
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general treatment guideliness are based on
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apa division 12
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depression general treat guide
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behavior ther; cogn ther; interpersonal ther
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borderline general treat guidelines
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dialect behavioral therapy
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eat disorders general treat
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cognitive behavioral ther; family ther, interpersonal ther
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generalized anxiety/ panic/ social phobia general therapy
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cognitive behavioral
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OCD general therapy
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exposure, response prevention
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PTSD therapy
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exposure, cogniti ther
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specific phobia
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exposure
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schizophrenia gen treatment
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social skills; cogn behavioral; psychoeducation; supported employment; social learning; cogn remed; token economy
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school refusal therapy
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CBT
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adhd therapy
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behavioral
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conduct disorder therapy
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behavioral / cog behav therapy
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substance abuse therapy
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CBT; family therapy
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bipolar
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family ther; cbt
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autism
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behavioral therapy
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hawaii criteria
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successful practice elements vs. empirically supported treatments (timeout, praise, tangible rewards, commands, prob solving
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empirically based treatments more or less
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