Unit 6: Clinical Psychology Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions
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Clinical Psychology
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Clinical Psychology
Unit 6: Clinical Psychology Exam Study
Guide with Complete Solutions
Mental Status Examination (MSE) - Answer️️ -a structured exam
designed to quickly evaluate a patient's level of mental functioning.
Appearance and Behavior - Answer️️ -The clinician notes any overt
physical behaviors ...
Unit 6: Clinical Psychology Exam Study
Guide with Complete Solutions
Mental Status Examination (MSE) - Answer✔️✔️-a structured exam
designed to quickly evaluate a patient's level of mental functioning.
Appearance and Behavior - Answer✔️✔️-The clinician notes any overt
physical behaviors such as twitching, dressing/grooming habits, general
appearance, posture, and facial expression
Hyperactivity: talking fast, moving fast, unable to sit still
Psychomotor Agitation: in general, increased amount of behavior, "stirred
up"
Psychomotor Retardation: very slow, talking/walking/moving
Content of Thought - Answer✔️✔️-ideas that fill a client's mind, literally
what they are thinking about
Thinking Style and Language - Answer✔️✔️-A term used in a mental status
exam to indicate how a person thinks. This includes information on the
client's vocabulary use and sentence structure. Literally how the words
come out.
Sense of Self - Answer✔️✔️-An individual's unique sense of identity that has
been influenced by social, cultural, and psychological experiences; your
sense of who you are in relation to other people.
Motivation - Answer✔️✔️-the reason or reasons one has for acting or
behaving in a particular way.
Catatonia - Answer✔️✔️-Severe motor disturbance, don't/can't move, coma-
like. Have waxy flexibility and will comply with movement if someone
moves them
Compulsion - Answer✔️✔️-behavior you feel like you must do
Orientation - Answer✔️✔️-to what extent do you know what's going on
right now. Date, where you are, who you are, what situation you're in.
Depersonalization - Answer✔️✔️-Separation from yourself, feeling of
unreality. Sometimes comes from traumatic event
Insight - Answer✔️✔️-a sudden realization of a problem's solution, about
oneself
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) - Answer✔️✔️-Contains clinical
definitions of disorders
Book that contains all disorders the U.S. acknowledges. APA
Also provides places to make relevant notes on several dimensions
5 Axes
Axis I - Answer✔️✔️-Clinical disorders, adjustment disorders
Adjustment disorders manifest themselves in several ways:
Usually has to do with change, only period of time and go away
Emotion: anxiety/depression
Disturbances of conduct: acting out
Physical complaints
Social withdrawal
Disruptions from work or academics
The clue that helps us identify a clinical disorder - Answer✔️✔️-SPECIFIC
ONSET
Specific Onset - Answer✔️✔️-where the symptoms started
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