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Questions:

1. What is a syndrome?
2. Mental diagnoses are made up of?
3. Does Autism have a single cause? If so or not, explain.
4. What are some major difference between Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Conduct Disorder (CD)?
5. Why is Attachment theory recognized as useful for working with differing clinical populations?
6. What are the hierarchic principles?
7. What are the benefits of the DSM?
8. What are the criticisms of the DSM?
9. What influences do the pharmaceutical companies have on psychiatry?
10. What acronym can guide you in formulating a treatment plan (hint: Your instructor emphasizes this when creating a treatment plan, not found in any readings)?
11. The authors note that the DSM offers a system of classification and it's not a representative of truth. What does this mean?
12. Is the DSM considered a work in progress?
13. Is child abuse written as a diagnosis or a V code and why?
14. What is purpose for using the Mental Status Examination?
15. How do you use the MSE?
16. What domains does the MSE cover?
17. What kinds of signs/symptoms are you looking for?
18. How do you check for various symptoms?
19. What are some important precautions you need to take when you are conducting your assessment?
20. What is the difference between mood and affect?
21. What are some of the factors you need to consider when you are assessing someone's quality of speech?
22. What is the difference between someone's quality of speech and how their speech is organized?
23. What are some of the symptomatology involving thoughts?
24. What can someone's initial appearance and behavior reflect?
25. What type of questions are the best to ask a patient when trying to elicit information?
26. What is the difference between compulsive thoughts and obsessive thoughts?
27. What does depersonalization mean?
28. What are Ruminations?
29. According to Dr. Robert Fridel Borderline Personality Disorder what clusters can it be broken down into? (***If you have trouble locating where this is in your assigned readings, you can search online to find this questions source)
30. What are feelings of unreality based on DSM?
31. Explain the symptoms doubting and indecision?
32. What are feelings of reference? What diagnosis or diagnoses is this a symptom of?
33. What are compulsions? What diagnosis or diagnoses is this a symptom of?
34. Explain what Free-Floating Anxiety is?
35. What are somatic preoccupations?
36. What are the different types of hallucinations?
37. What is the difference between an auditory hallucination and a delusion?
38. How do you assess memory?
39. Why is understanding your patient's level of insight important?
40. Why is it important to test a patient's perception and coordination?
41. When might it be better to conduct a Rapid MSE instead of a comprehensive one?
42. From the MSE, what are some client behaviors observed that would describe their posture? (***when dealing with MSE language, there are commonly accepted terms)
43. What MSE category would clumsy, restless, still, and tics be under? (***when dealing with MSE language, there are commonly accepted terms)