Therapies

Question 1

Whi dev interpersonal therapy

Answer 1

Gerald Klerman

Question 2

Therapy wherein focuses on dysf social skills, lavk of assertivennss in application to rekatiobships

Answer 2

Interpersonal theraphy

Question 3

T or false

Interpresonal theraphy focuses on defense mecchanism and internal confoicts

Answer 3

False

Question 4

2 assumptions on Interpersonal therapy

Answer 4

1. Current interpersonal.problem is rooted to early dysf relationships
2. Interpersonal prob may precipitate/ perpetuate current depressive symptoms

Question 5

Theraohy that believes that maladaptive patterns arises from little positive feedback and outright rejection from society

Answer 5

Behavioral theraphy

Question 6

Goal of this theraohy is to change the personality structure and character

Answer 6

Psychoanalytically oriented

• interpersonal trust
• intimacy
• emotions
• coping mechanisms

Question 7

Major indications for phototherapy

Answer 7

Seasonal affective disorder

Jet lag

Sleep disorders

OCD seasonal variant

Question 8

When will you request for plasma conc of dx?

Answer 8

If px is with meds appropriate dosage within 2-3 weeks and no response

• non-compkiance
• unusal pharamokonetic disposition

Question 9

When will you acceot a treatment failure/ unsuccessful?

Answer 9

Meds in max dose within 4-5 weeks

Question 10

Duration/ how long to maintain txt ?

Answer 10

6mos or lenght of prev epsisode whichever is longer

Question 11

Candidates for prophylaxis txt for depression

Answer 11

Episodes are less tha 2 and 1/2 yrs apart, prophylaxis for 5 yrs

• prophylaxis- will dec # and severity of recurrences

Question 12

Candidares for maintenance treatment

Answer 12

Chronic depression

Recurrent depression

Question 13

Diff of dysthymia vs MDD

Answer 13

Early age of onset

Equal gender

Profile
Young
Unmarried
Low income

PDD do not have the ff: 
wt loss/wt gain
psychomotor agitation
suicidal thoughts 
loss of interest/ pleasure

Question 14

Ddx for dysthymoa

Answer 14

Minor depressive d/o 
- less severe vs MDD 
- episodic 
- with euthymic mood vs dysthymia
symptoms

Question 15

5 symptoms atkeast 1 is depressed mood

Alteast 13 days

Once a month in 12 consecutive mos

Answer 15

Recurrent Brief Depressive D/o

Question 16

5 symptoms atleast 1 is depressed mood

4- 13 days

Answer 16

Short duration depressive episode

Question 17

Describe Depressive episode with insuffucient symp

Answer 17

Depressed mood + 1 other

Atleast 14 days

Question 18

Tru or false

Cyclothymia is milder form of bipolar 1?

Answer 18

Cyclothymia is milder form of bipolar 1?

False. Milder form of bipolar 2

Bipolar 2- major depressive + hypomania

Cyclothymia- mild depressive + hypomania
Symptoms must be constant for 2 yrs

Question 19

T or F

Brief psychotherapy the therapist is detached?

Answer 19

False, contrary to the name.. the transference is identified and interpreted early.
deeply invested, termination date is in advance, 20sessions

Question 20

Goal of skills training

Answer 20

for independence and survival. YOU DO NOT ADDRESS INSIGHT

• improve social skills in specific situations
• gen of acquired skills to similar situations
• acquisition and relearning of social and conversational skills
• dec social anxiety

Question 21

Model used in Family theraphy

- focus is on pxs differentiation from his family of origin

Answer 21

Bowens model

Question 22

Model used in Family therapy

Family is a single, interelated sys
- alliances and splits and generational boundaries exists

Answer 22

Structural family model

Question 23

T or F
Psychodynamic experiental model

• individual maturation in the context of living in a family system and hopefully free from projections and unconcous patterns rooted in the past.

Answer 23

TRUE

Question 24

T or F
General systems model

family are systems and every action of one member may produce a reaction from other members

Answer 24

TRUE