Gotta know ‘em. Wikipedia is happy to help. It’s helpful to draw out a little grid with the whole gang of mood swings: MDD (big down), Dysthymia (medium down, 2+ years), Bipolar I (big up), Bipolar II (medium up), Cyclothymia (medium swings). If you’ve done a chart you’d like to share, send it on [...]
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Differential of the day, MDD v. Dysthymia. From the EofMDs: Major depressive disorder Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a condition characterized by a long-lasting depressed mood or marked loss of interest or pleasure (anhedonia) in all or nearly all activities. Children and adolescents with MDD may be irritable instead of sad. Dysthymic disorder Dysthymic [...] To know: the difference between Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder. Take it away, Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders… Obsessive-compulsive disorder Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is currently classified as an anxiety disorder marked by the recurrence of intrusive or disturbing thoughts, impulses, images or ideas (obsessions) accompanied [...] Something to know: The difference between dementia and delirium. Dementia (according to the Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders): …is not a specific disorder or disease. It is a syndrome (group of symptoms) associated with a progressive loss of memory and other intellectual functions that is serious enough to interfere with performing the tasks of [...] From the practice tests to the wiki of the day: Somatization Disorder. The criteria–pulled from the Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders–are as follows: The individual must report a history of pain affecting at least four different parts or functions of the body. Examples include headaches, back, joint, chest or abdominal pain, or pain during menstruation [...] Though it wasn’t stressed in written exam prep materials, some suggest knowing a little something about Virginia Satir for the vignette. So…go know it! @ wikipedia quotes @ thinkexist.com bio @ webster.edu books @ amazon This came up running vignette practice questions. What exactly is an Identity Problem in the DSM? An answer: Identity Problems are characterized by severe distress and uncertainty about issues related to identity, such as long-term goals, career choice, friendship patterns, sexual orientation and behavior, moral values, and group loyalties. The debilitating feature of Identity [...] Is this confusing? The words “primary” and “secondary” come up again and again in psychspeak. They mean different things each time. Let’s sort it out: Primary & Secondary Dysfunction With regard to sexual dysfunction, the DSM refers to primary dysfunctions as those that have existed from the beginning of sexual functioning (things never worked). [...] Finally tried out my own flash cards. Not bad–a few mistakes, some typos. Here’s what I was left needing to review. Thought it might be handy to have here (and that maybe cutting and pasting would somehow save me having to reread them). A slow scroll is the same as a quick quiz. Piaget’s [...] Wiki(s) of the moment: Reality Therapy. The Reality Therapy approach to counseling and problem-solving focuses on the here-and-now of the client and how to create a better future. Typically, clients seek to discover what they really want and whether what they are currently doing (how they are choosing to behave) is actually bringing them [...] |
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