Mental Health Exam Prep PDF

Summary

This document is a study guide for mental health, covering various disorders and related topics. It provides information on diagnosis, and treatment for several common mental health conditions. The study guide likely includes information on issues such as diagnoses, prevalence, history, cause, and treatment.

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Borderline personality disorder **Diagnosis** ------------- - - - - - - - - - **Prevalence** -------------- - - - **Assessment** -------------- - - ### ### **Historical Information** -------------------------- - - **Aetiology** ------------- - -...

Borderline personality disorder **Diagnosis** ------------- - - - - - - - - - **Prevalence** -------------- - - - **Assessment** -------------- - - ### ### **Historical Information** -------------------------- - - **Aetiology** ------------- - - - - - - - - - **Treatment** ------------- - - Anxiety Disorder **Diagnosis** ------------- - - - - 1\. Specific phobias - - - - 2\. Social Anxiety disorders - - - - - - - - Panic disorder - - Generalised anxiety disorder - - - - - - - - - - - Agoraphobia - - - - - - - - **Prevalence** -------------- - **Historical Information** -------------------------- - **Aetiology** ------------- Social Anxiety Disorder ----------------------- - - - - Panic disorder - - - Generalised anxiety disorder - - Agoraphobia - - - **Treatment** ------------- Anxiety disorders - - - Phobias - - Panic disorders - Social anxiety disorders - - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ============================== **Diagnosis** ------------- **Alterations in arousal and reactivity** that began or \- worsened after the trauma(s): \- Irritable or aggressive behaviour \- Reckless or self-destructive behaviour \- Hypervigilance \- Exaggerated startle response \- Problems with concentration \- Sleep disturbance **Prevalence** -------------- - - - - - - - - - **Assessment** -------------- - **Historical Information** -------------------------- - **Aetiology** ------------- - - Classical conditioning - - Operant conditioning \- Associating a voluntary behaviour and a consequence **Treatment** ------------- - - - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ======================================== **Diagnosis** ------------- Inattention: (6+ symptoms) - - - - - - - - - Hyperactivity: 6+ symptoms - - - - - - - - - **Prevalence** -------------- - - - - - **Assessment** -------------- - - - - - **Historical Information** -------------------------- - - **Aetiology** ------------- - - - - **Treatment** ------------- **Medication**: - - - **Psychological Interventions**: - - - **Alternative Treatments**: - - - Substance use ============= **Diagnosis** ------------- - - - - - - - - - - **Prevalence** -------------- - - - - - - **Assessment** -------------- - - - **Historical information** -------------------------- - - - **Aetiology** ------------- - - - - - **Treatment** ------------- - - - - - Eating disorders and obesity ============================ **Diagnosis** ------------- - - - - Signs : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - **Prevalence** -------------- - - - **Assessment** -------------- **Historical information** -------------------------- - 1873: Lasègue described \"L'anorexie hystérique.\" ================================================== - 1874: Gull named it \"Anorexia Nervosa.\" ========================================= - 1967: A.H. Crisp introduced \"weight phobia.\" ============================================== - 1970: G. Russell described \"morbid fear of fatness.\" ====================================================== - 1979: Bulimia Nervosa first described. ====================================== - 1986: Garfinkel & Garner linked EDs to control and mastery. =========================================================== **Aetiology** ------------- - - - - - **Treatment** ------------- #### **Anorexia Nervosa (AN)** - - #### **Bulimia Nervosa (BN)** - - #### **Binge Eating Disorder (BED)** - - #### **Obesity (as Disordered Eating)** - - - - Dementia ======== **Diagnosis** ------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - **Prevalence** -------------- - - - - **Assessment** -------------- - - - - - **Historical information** -------------------------- - - - **Aetiology** ------------- - - - - - **Treatment** ------------- **No cure**, but treatments aim to **manage symptoms**. **Drug treatments**: - - - **Non-drug treatments**: - - - - Obsessive-compulsive disorder ============================= **Diagnosis** ------------- - - - - - **Prevalence** -------------- - - - - - - - - **Assessment** -------------- - - - - **Historical information** -------------------------- - - - - **Aetiology** ------------- ### **1. Behavioral & Cognitive Factors** - - - - ### **2. Genetic Factors** - - - ### **3. Neurobiology** - - - - - - - ### **4. Neurotransmitter Abnormalities** - - - - - ### **5. Environmental Factors** - - - **Treatment** ------------- ### **1. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)** - - - - - - ### **2. Pharmacological Treatment** - - - - - - ### **3. Neurosurgical & Neuromodulation Approaches** - - - - - - - - ### **4. Combined Treatment Approaches** - - - ### **5. Treatment Considerations** - - - - Dissociative Identity Disorder ============================== **Diagnosis** ------------- - - - - - **Prevalence** -------------- - - - - **Assessment** -------------- - - - **Historical information** -------------------------- - - - - **Aetiology** ------------- - - - - - - - - - - **Treatment** ------------- - - - - - - -

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