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Termination Process - answer-Is most associated with evaluating goals and
accomplishments

Community Organizer - answer-Developing and working with groups from a
community to improve relationships among the residents

DSM-IV-TR - answer-Most helpful with assessment interpretation

Borderline Intellectual Functioning - answer-IQ 71-84

Borderline Intellectual Functioning - answer-Code on Axis II

Mild MR - answer-55-70, considered educable, minimal assistance, may need
some supervision and guidance, live in community or in supervised settings

Moderate MR - answer-35-55, considered trainable, able to preform at 2nd grade
level, moderate supervision, can attend to their own personal care, can perform
unskilled or semi-skilled work, can live in the community

Severe MR - answer-20-35, considered trainable, generally institutionalize, have
little or no communicative speech, possible group home.

Profound MR - answer-IQ below 20, generally total care

Mental Retardation - answer-Deficits in adaptive and social functioning, an IQ of
70 or less, onset prior to age 18.

Pervasive Mental Disorders - answer-Involves multiple functions and behaviors
are not considered normal at any age. Impairment in reciprocal interaction, verbal
and nonverbal skills, imaginative activity, and intellectual skills




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Autistic Disorder - answer-Age of onset requirement is age 3, self-stimulating,
self injuring behaviors often present, such as, rocking, spinning, head banging.

Rett's Disorder - answer-Only in females, deceleration of head growth, start out
normal and 5 to 24 months problems develop, loss of previously acquired hand
skills, loss of social engagement, appearance of stereotyped movements,
impaired language functioning generally associated with severe or profound
mental retardation

Childhood Disintegrative Disorder - answer-Normal development for two years
then a drastic decline followed by a loss of previously acquired skills, and
development of autistic like symptoms

Asperger's Disorder - answer-Autistic like symptoms without language
impairment, severely impaired social interaction, these children often have
normal to above normal intelligence

ADHD - answer-symptoms must persist for atleast 6 months, predominately
inattentive, hyperactivity-impulsivity, combined. Generally before age 7.

Conduct Disorder - answer-Pattern of behavior that violates rights of others,
aggression to people and animale, deceitfulness or theft, destruction of property,
serious violations of rules

Tourette's Disorder - answer-vocal and motor tics, onset before age 18,
symptoms must last for a at least a year.

Enuresis - answer-Elimination or urine during day or night, must be age 5 before
it can be diagnosed

Encopresis - answer-Elimination of feces or soiling in inappropriate places;
occurs one time a month for 3 months, must be at least 4 years of age to
diagnose

Seperation Anxiety Disorder - answer-Excessive anxiety over separation from
home or whom attached, must last 4 weeks and begin before age 18.




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Stranger Anxiety - answer-A normal reaction experienced by an infant when
startled or feeling threatened.

Separation Anxiety - answer-Feelings of anxiety and fear that result after being
separated from a significant other, such as, parent or partner.

Selective Mutism - answer-At least 1 month in duration, an inability to speak or
understand spoken language

Delirium - answer-Clouded sensorium, brief duration, can happen in young and
old

Dementia - answer-No clouded sensorium, long duration, must have disturbance
in occupational and social functioning, characterized by multiple cognitive
deficits.

Substance Abuse - answer-Continue use knowing it is causing harm

Substance Dependence - answer-Needs to take larger amounts with
unsuccessful attempts to quit

Substance Intoxication - answer-Recent ingestion of psychoactive substance

Substance Withdrawal - answer-Maladaptive cognitive and behavioral declines
due to reduction of a substance

Substance abuse is considered to be in remission - answer-12 months

Schizophrenic, Disorganized Type - answer-Marked incoherence, lack of
systematized delusions, silly affect

Schizophrenic, Catatonic Type - answer-Stupor, rigidity, bizarre posturing, waxy
flexibility and excessive motor activity

Schizophrenic, Paranoid Type - answer-One or more systemized delusions, or
auditory hallucinations with a similar theme




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Schizophrenic, Undifferentiated Type - answer-"Garbage can" bits of other types

Schizophrenic, Resifual Type - answer-Not currently displaying symptoms
displayed in the past

Mood - answer-The general feeling (e.g. depressed)

Affect - answer-How you show it (e.g. flat or blunted)

Brief Psychotic Disorder - answer-AKA 3 day schizophrenia, symptoms have
existed no longer than a month with a sudden onset linked to a psychosocial
stressor

Schizophreniform Disorder - answer-Episode is less than six months

Schizoaffective Disorder - answer-Having a mixture of symptoms suggestive of
both an affective (mood) disorder and schizophrenia

Shared Psychotic Disorder - answer-Folie a Deux, two people share and create a
delusional system

Positive symptoms - answer-refers to hallucinations and/or delusions

Delusions - answer-Strong beliefs held against strong contrary evidence

Hallucinations - answer-Inaccurate perceptions where inaccurate auditory stimuli
is the most common

Negative symptoms - answer-Refers to lack of movement (avolition) or speech
(alogia)

Old or Typical Antipsychotic Medications - answer-Chlorpromazine/Thorazine,
Thioridazine/Mellaril, Trifluoperazine/Stelazine, Phenazine/Prolixin,
Haloperidol/Haldol




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