CAS PS 371 Study Guide - Mental Health Parity Act, Involuntary Commitment, Relaxation Technique
2 Apr 2014
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Impulse control: exception to gdc, inflexible and consistent across different situations and environments, lead to significant distress or functional impairment, long duration, children under 18 not diagnosed unless: Narcissistic pd: cluster c- anxious or fearful behavior. Characteristics: pervasive, unjustifiable mistrust, *not to extent of removing patient from reality, isolated. Schizoid pd: detachment from social relationships, restricted interpersonal emotional expression. Schizotypal pd: pervasive social, odd beliefs, thinking, isolation, interpersonal deficits, cognitive distortions, behavioral eccentricities, know they are odd speech, behavior and/or appearance, unusual perceptual experiences, paranoia, inappropriate or no affect, lack of close friends, social anxiety. Explanations: little research, psychodynamic demanding parents, cb. Twin studies- genetic: psychodynamic unsatisfied need for human contact, parents cold with children. Treatment: limited effect and moves slowly, object relations therapy- see past anger to wish for relationship, cb. Improve emotions and social skills: group therapy, cb environment for accurate perceptions, thoughts vague and empty, family conflicts, parent issues, biological dopamine.
