Clinical Psychology

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Vulnerability Stress model (Diathesis stress model)
Integrates different factors, assumes mental health problems result from a biological or psychosocial vulnerability together with a stressful life event.
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1. Biological vulnerabilities 2. Psychological vulnerabilities 3. Stressors 4. Protective factors
1. Genetic predisposition 2. Childhood experiences (abuse) 3. Breakups, getting fired 4. Support from others
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DSM - 5 Advantages
1. Sense of relief - people realise they're not the only ones 2. Guides research/approaches that work with people 3. Helpful for allocating mental health resources 4. Aids communication between professionals
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DSM - 5 Disadvantages
1. People meet criteria for multiple problems 2. May reduce hope in recovery for clients 3. Categorical approach 4. Problems with reliability between clinicians and validity (prognosis).
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Possible causes of mental health problems
1. Poverty 2. Genetic disposition 3. Biopsychosocial 4. Brain differences
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The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACE)
- 10 item ACE survey: abuse, neglect, household dysfunction - Individuals ACE score reflects total number of adverse experiences endorsed - As ACE score increases so too does risk for alcohol abuse, depression, liver disease, suicide attempts
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Major Depressive Disorder - DSM criteria
Five or more of the following symptoms have been present during the same 2-week period and represent a change from previous functioning (at least one bold)
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Bold symptoms
1.Depressed modd 2. Marked diminished interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, activities
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3. Significant weight loss/gain or decrease/increase in appetite 4. Insomnia or hypersomnia
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5. Psychomotor agitation (fidgeting) or retardation (not moving) 6. Fatigue or loss of energy
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7 , 8 and 9
7. Feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt 8. Diminished ability to think or concentrate, or indecisiveness 9. Recurrent thoughts of death, suicidal ideation without a plan or a suicide attempt, specific plan for suicide
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Becks cognitive model of depression (1+2)
1. Depression arises from activation of negative core beliefs about self, world (other people) and future 2. Core beliefs = Developed as young, regarded as truths, not always activated
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Becks cognitive model of depression (3+4)
3. People who grow up in an un-validating environment = negative core beliefs 4. Core beliefs may be dormant for a long time but could become activate in the context of some sort of trigger
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1. Genetic predisposition 2. Childhood experiences (abuse) 3. Breakups, getting fired 4. Support from others

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1. Biological vulnerabilities 2. Psychological vulnerabilities 3. Stressors 4. Protective factors

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1. Sense of relief - people realise they're not the only ones 2. Guides research/approaches that work with people 3. Helpful for allocating mental health resources 4. Aids communication between professionals

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1. People meet criteria for multiple problems 2. May reduce hope in recovery for clients 3. Categorical approach 4. Problems with reliability between clinicians and validity (prognosis).

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1. Poverty 2. Genetic disposition 3. Biopsychosocial 4. Brain differences

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