Clinical Mental Health Counseling Lecture Review

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering psychiatric diagnoses, treatment models, ethical considerations, and clinical interventions based on lecture transcripts for Chapters 1-15.

I CAN START Model

A framework used by counselors to guide case conceptualization and treatment planning, where the "C" refers to contextual assessment of demographics, family dynamics, and current struggles.

Stages of Change: Contemplation

A phase where the client is becoming more aware that a problem exists but has not yet made plans to change.

Case Conceptualization

The process of developing a clinical picture of a client's situation to inform treatment.

SMART Goals

An acronym for treatment goals that are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Results-oriented, and Timely.

WHODAS

A score used within the DSM-5 framework to assess a client's level of functioning.

Informed Consent

An ongoing process throughout the counseling relationship, rather than a one-time event at the start of treatment.

Upcoding and Downcoding

The practice of misrepresenting a diagnosis by making it more severe (upcoding) to ensure insurance coverage or less severe (downcoding) to avoid stigma.

Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI)

A tool in the DSM-5 that helps counselors obtain clinically useful information while developing a relational connection and making accurate diagnoses.

ACA Code of Ethics

The professional standards for counselors, with the most recent version published in 2014.

False Negative (Suicide Assessment)

An assessment error where a counselor fails to hospitalize a client who later goes on to commit suicide.

Safety Plan

A collaborative tool used to help interpersonal violence victims manage violent situations and improve self-esteem.

Hypomanic Phase

A period characterized by a remarkable and sudden change in functioning that is uncharacteristic of the individual.

Bipolar II Disorder

A disorder where individuals do not experience psychotic symptoms and are statistically more likely to be female.

STEP Program

The Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program used for treating bipolar disorders.

Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)

A childhood condition presenting with mood swings, irritability, and frequent tantrums.

Situational In Vivo Exposure

An evidence-based treatment for agoraphobia where a client enters a feared situation and remains until anxiety diminishes.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

A therapeutic approach that encourages clients to accept rather than attempt to control passing thoughts.

Intolerance of Uncertainty Model (IUM)

A model suggesting that individuals with generalized anxiety disorder believe worry protects them from negative events.

Habit Reversal Training

An intervention for trichotillomania that involves increasing awareness, developing competing responses, and contingency management.

Excoriation Disorder

A newly added diagnosis in the DSM-5 characterized by chronic skin picking.

Acute Stress Disorder (ASD)

A trauma-related condition that occurs within $4$ weeks of an event and lasts between $2$ days and $4$ weeks.

Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder

An attachment-related disorder where a child forms inappropriate attachments to strangers.

Vicarious Trauma

A form of burnout counselors may experience when working with trauma victims, highlighting the need for self-care.

Functional Analytic Psychotherapy

A treatment for histrionic personality disorder that involves correcting problematic behaviors as they occur in session.

Mentalization-Based Therapy

An approach for antisocial personality disorder focused on reconstructing maladaptive relationship patterns and teaching coping skills.

Positive Symptoms (Psychosis)

Symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized behavior.

Negative Symptoms (Psychosis)

Symptoms such as poverty of speech (alogia), avolition, and disturbance of affect.

Neologism

A positive symptom of psychosis where a client creates and consistently uses new, made-up words.

Pica

A feeding disorder involving the consumption of non-food substances.

Rumination Disorder

A disorder characterized by the repeated regurgitation of swallowed or partially digested food.

Nocturnal Enuresis

Involuntary urination at night, most effectively treated with an enuresis alarm.

Kleptomania

An impulse control disorder where the motivation to steal is personal satisfaction and relief rather than financial gain.

Doctor Shopping

A behavior common in somatic symptom disorders where a client seeks many medical professionals to obtain a medical diagnosis.

Parasomnia

Abnormal behaviors or events occurring between the thresholds of wakefulness and sleep, such as sleepwalking.