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| What 5 mental functions can be impaired in mental diseases |
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1) Thinking
2) emotional regulation
3) social functioning
4) impulse control
5) adaptation |
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| disturbances in mental function that interfere significantly with a person's normal activities |
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| List the different levels of thinking that may be disturbed in mental diseases |
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1) language comprehension (written and verbal)
2) ability to produce speech
3) ability to keep focus on a topic
4) ability to think logically and sequentially
5) ability to apply "good judgment"
6) ability to test reality
7) ability to make accurate estimates
8) ability to self-reflect |
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| What are the major aspects of emotional regulation that may become impaired in a mental disease process? |
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Definition
| major aspects of this mental function is the setting of the overall mood at a level commensurate with good functioning and the ability to react appropriately to external stimuli |
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| Describe the major aspects of social functioning that may become impaired in a mental disease process |
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1) the ability to accurately read social signals
2) the ability to make appropriate attachments (neither avoiding intimacy nor preventing autonomy |
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| Detail how impulse control may become impaired in a patient with a mental disease |
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1) the ability to interpose thought and planning between impulse and action is essential
- control of appetite
- control of aggression |
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| Describe how adaptation may become impaired in mental diseases |
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Definition
1) ability to cope effectively with life circumstances.
- deficiencies in these traits are considered "personality disorders" |
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Term
| How much of the etiology of psychopathologic processes is known? What are some contributing factors to the development of psychopathologic processes |
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Definition
1) exact etiology of psychiatric disorders is not known.
2) biological, genetic, environmental, experiential, and cultural factors all contribute to the development of psychiatric disorders |
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| What are the basic principles of the DSM IV Diagnostic System for psychiatric diseases? |
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Definition
The first basic principle of this system is to make psychiatric diagnosis *reliable* by framing it in terms of specific, observable criteria
The second principle is to be a descriptive system only, and not tied to any theory of etiology |
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| What does DSM Axis I deal with? |
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Definition
| This axis of the DSM system deals with disorders characterized by clusters of signs and symptoms that are a distinct change from the person's usual level of functioning |
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| What does DSM-II deal with? |
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Definition
This axis of the DSM deals with longstanding patterns of maladaptive behavior and attitudes.
In contrast to DSM-I, these behaviors are the *baseline* of the patient's behavioral status.
-persons with this axis of disorder may or may not be aware of their dysfunction since it is their baseline. |
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| What are validating tests for psychiatric diagnoses? |
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Definition
1) stable and distinct syndrome
2) clear genetic relationship
3) predictive value of the diagnosis to trajectory of the illness
4) specific associated findings
5) predictive value for the response to treatment |
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Term
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Definition
| recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, or images that are experienced as intrusive and inappropriate and cause marked anxiety of distress |
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Term
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| repetitive behaviors or mental acts that the person feels driven to perform in response to an obsession or according to rigid rules |
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| Define: obsessive-compulsive personality disorder |
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Definition
| a pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency, beginning in early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts as indicated by specific examples. |
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