Interview prep

Funnelling - Genral open, Specific open, closed, problem identifcation, summarising, clarification, reflection, feedback. 

ABC - Autonomic, behaviourial, cognitive

The use of empathy dots 

Problem statement - trigger, action, impact

SHARING the decision making process

Dividing tasks by Necessary, Pleasurable, Routine - Behavioural activation 

Cognitive restructuring - Identifcation, evidence, reconsider thoughts

READING THIS REALLY ILLUMINATED MY CURRENT STUDIES, I HAVE READ ABOUT THERAPUTIC TECHNIQUES BEFORE BUT THE PRACTICAL ADVICE AND EXAMPLES ADDED A NEW DEPTH TO MY STUDIES. 

UNDERSTNADING OF WHAT IS WAS LIKE BE AROUND VULNERABLE PEOPLE FROM A YOUNG AGE 

LEARNING TO TALK TO PEOPLE IN A NON CONFRONTATIONAL WAY, AND TO DIFFUSE ANGER 

KNOWING HOW TO APPRECIATE THE PERSON UNDERNEATH THE CONDITION

JUST BECAUSE ITS A PERSONALITY DISORDER DOESN'T MEAN WE SHOULDNT TREAT IT 

MAKE LIFE BEARABLE EVEN FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE DIFFERENT 

I HAVE WITNESSED PEOPLE WITH PSYCHOSIS IN THE PAST AND IT SEEMS TO BE ONE OF THE MOST TERRRIFYING THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN TO A PERSON AND i FELT COMPELLED TO HELP THAT

TRAINING STARTS IN SUMMER 

HAVING FOLLOW UP INTERVIEW 

MORE EXPERIENCE AROUND VULNERABLE PEOPLE 

STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS CAN BE VERY LONELY DUE TO SOCIETAL STIGMA 

IMPORTANT TO USE PERSONAL SKILLS FOR GOOD 

HOW IT DIFFERS COMPLETELY TO MANY OTHER FORMS OF THERAPY I'VE SEEN IN THE PRACTICAL ADVICE

AN EASY TO APPROACH GUIDE TO COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING 

ACIIDENTALLY USED IN MY OWN LIFE 

SUPER HELPFULL 

SPEECHES TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 

WRITING TO THE MP 

ITS IMPORTANT THAT MENTAL HEALTH CONSCIOUSNESS CONTINUES TO INCREASE UNTIL ITS AT THE FORFRONT OF THE POLITICAL CONVERSATION UNTIL REAL SYSTEMATIC CHANGE IS MADE TO INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT ACCESS 

I SPOKE TO FORMER STUDENTS AND THEY SWERE THE MOST PASSIONATE IVE MET 

THE CLINICAL AND PRACTICAL EMPHASIS WITHIN THE PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT                   

REALLY FELT AT HOME ON THE CAMPUS 

DETERMINED 

OVERCOME CHALLENGES 

PASSIONATE FOR PSYCHOLOGY 

RESILLENT 

EXPERIENCED

DRIVEN ON TO MAKE REAL IMPACT IN PEOPLES LIVE S

NOT A GOOD MULTITASKER

I TEND TO PUT 100% OF MY EFFORTS INTO ONLY 1 THING 

BUT I HAVE BEEN USING NEW ORGANISATIONAL TECHNIQUES TO MAKE SURE MY EFFORTS ARE DISTRUBUTED EVENLY 

Paranoid Personality Disorder

The Paranoid Personality Disorder* is characterized by a pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of other people.

• People with this disorder assume that others are out to harm them, take advantage of them, or humiliate them in some way.
• They put a lot of effort into protecting themselves and keeping their distance from others.
• They are known to preemptively attack others whom they feel threatened by.
• They tend to hold grudges, are litigious, and display pathological jealously.
• Distorted thinking is evident. Their perception of the environment includes reading malevolent intentions into genuinely harmless, innocuous comments or behavior, and dwelling on past slights.
  • For these reasons, they do not confide in others and do not allow themselves to develop close relationships.
• Their emotional life tends to be dominated by distrust and hostility.

Schizoid Personality Disorder

The Schizoid Personality Disorder* is characterized by a pervasive pattern of social detachmentand a restricted range of emotional expression. For these reasons, people with this disorder tend to be socially isolated. They don't seem to seek out or enjoy close relationships.

• They almost always chose solitary activities, and seem to take little pleasure in life.
• These "loners" often prefer mechanical or abstract activities that involve little human interaction and appear indifferent to both criticism and praise.
• Emotionally, they seem aloof, detached, and cold.
• They may be oblivious to social nuance and social cues causing them to appear socially inept and superficial.
• Their restricted emotional range and failure to reciprocate gestures or facial expressions (such a smiles or nods of agreement) cause them to appear rather dull, bland, or inattentive.

The Schizoid Personality Disorder appears to be rather rare.

Schizotypal Personality Disorder

Persons with Schizotypal Personality Disorder* are characterized by a pervasive pattern of social and interpersonal limitations. They experience acute discomfort in social settings and have a reduced capacity for close relationships. For these reasons they tend to be socially isolated, reserved, and distant.

• Unlike the Schizoid Personality Disorder, they also experience perceptual and cognitive distortions and/or eccentric behavior.
  • These perceptual abnormalities may include noticing flashes of light no one else can see, or seeing objects or shadows in the corner of their eyes and then realizing that nothing is there.
• People with Schizotypal Personality Disorder have odd beliefs, for instance, they may believe they can read other people's thoughts, or that that their own thoughts have been stolen from their heads.
  • These odd or superstitious beliefs and fantasies are inconsistent with cultural norms.
• Schizotypal Personality Disorder tends to be found more frequently in families where someone has been diagnosed with Schizophrenia; a severe mental disorder with the defining feature of psychosis (the loss of reality testing). There is some indication that these two distinct disorders share genetic commonalities (Coccaro & Siever, 2005).

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by abnormal social behavior and failure to understand reality.^[2] Common symptoms include false beliefs, unclear or confused thinking, hearing voices that others do not, reduced social engagement and emotional expression, and a lack of motivation.^[2][3] People with schizophrenia often have additional mental health problems such as anxiety, depressive, or substance-use disorders.^[11] Symptoms typically come on gradually, begin in young adulthood, and last a long time.^[3][5]

Psychological Wellbeing practitioners work to aid clinical improvement and social inclusion, including return to work, meaningful activity or other occupational activities. This is done through the provision of information and support for evidence-based low intensity psychological treatments, but also includes physical exercise and supporting medication adherence. 

As a psychological wellbeing practitioner (PWP), you’ll:

• undertake patient-centred interviews
• identify areas where the person wishes to change how they feel 
• make an assessment of risk the client poses to themselves and others
• provide assisted self-help, liaise with other agencies and provide information about services