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- simplifies thinking and reduces complexity
- facilitates communication b/w clinicians
- helps predict outcomes
- helps guide treatment
- used by reimbursement sources to make decisions about coverage |
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Know most important factors in deciding if someone is suicidal for test.
If someone comes to you and tells you that he wants to kill people, should ask if he has a plan to know extent to which he has thought about it, you need to get specifics about it so you can get a mental health warrant. To get this have to have evidence that person is harmful towards self and others. |
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| DSM IV-TR is a classification of ___ __ based on a ___ approach that divides disorders into ___ based on ____sets with defined characteristics. |
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- mental disorders
- categorical
- types
- criteria |
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| DSM defines a mental disorder as "a ___ significant ___ or ____ syndrome or pattern that occurs in an individual and is associated with present ___ or ___ or a significantly increased risk of death, pain, disability, or loss of freedom. This syndrome is not an expected or culturally sanctioned response to a particular event. Neither deviant behaviors or conflicts with dominant culture are considered mental disorders." |
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- clinically
- behavioral or psychologicali
- distress or disability |
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| classes of conditions in DSM-IV: |
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D/O 1st Dx infancy, childhood or adolescence
Delirium, dementia and amnestic & other cognitive D/Os
Mental D/Os due to general medical condition
Substance related disorders
Schizophrenia & other psychotic D/Os
Mood D/Os
Anxiety D/Os
Somatoform D/Os
Factitious D/Os
Dissociative D/Os-
Sexual & Gender Identity D/Os
Eating D/Os
Sleep D/Os
Impulse Control D/Os
Adjustment D/Os
Personality D/Os
Other Conditions of clinical focu |
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| the multi-axial model is made up of __ axises. |
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| Define the axises of the Multiaxial System: |
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Axis I: Clinical Disorder or conditions of clinical focus
Axis II: Peronality Disorder or Mental Retardation (life long and pervasive)
Axis III: general medical conditions
Axis IV: psychosocial and environmental problems
Axis V: General Assessment of Functioning (GAF) |
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| The DSM-IV TR Severity of Psychosocial Stressors Scale rates life stressors. What are the classifications/codes? This rating is used for axis ___ in the multiaxial model. |
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1. none
2. mild
3. moderate
4. severe
5. extreme
6. catastrophic
0. inadequate information, no change in condition
THIS RATING IS USED IN AXIS IV OF THE MULTIAXIAL MODEL |
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| With the DSM-IV GAF Scale a ___ score is better. ___ is where mild symptoms start to occur. __ is moderate symptoms. ___ is serious symptoms like suicide ideation. ___ is impairment in reality tests or or major impairment in several areas. __ is delusions and hallucinations. ___ is at risk of hurting self and others (suicide attempts in past). __ is persistent danger of harming self or others. |
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- higher
- 70
- 60
- 50
- 40
- 30
- 20
- 10
0 is not enough information
100 is best score |
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| Alzheimer's pt probably has GAF of 60. |
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