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May

Keep Up

May 25, 2009 | materials

They say keeping up with what's going on in the wider world of psych is a help when it comes to licensing exam day. May also be useful in actually doing social work, doing therapy.For non-journal-reading types (i.e.

materials

May

Hypomanic Episode

May 12, 2009

What's a hypomanic episode? PsychCentral will tell you. Their page on the topic begins like this: A hypomanic episode is not a disorder in itself, but rather is a description of a part of a type of bipolar II disorder.

May

Bipolar I, II, and Cyclothymia

May 12, 2009 | knowledge

Gotta know 'em. Wikipedia is happy to help. It's helpful to draw out a little grid with the whole gang of mood swings: MDD (big down), Dysthymia (medium down, 2+ years), Bipolar I (big up), Bipolar II (medium up), Cyclothymia (medium swings).

knowledge

May

Major Depression v. Dysthymia

May 8, 2009 | knowledge

Differential of the day, MDD v. Dysthymia. From the EofMDs: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a condition characterized by a long-lasting depressed mood or marked loss of interest or pleasure (anhedonia) in all or nearly all activities.

knowledge

May

OCD v. OCPD

May 5, 2009 | knowledge

To know: the difference between Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder. Take it away, Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders... Obsessive-compulsive disorder Obsessive-

knowledge

Apr

Sue and Sue

April 29, 2009 | materials

Sue & Sue's Counseling the Culturally Diverse: Theory and Practice is cited again and again in the culture sections of the AATBS material. Maybe you want to read the whole thing. Maybe not. But here it is...

materials

Apr

Dementia v. Delirium

April 28, 2009 | knowledge

Something to know: The difference between dementia and delirium. Dementia (according to the Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders): ...is not a specific disorder or disease.

knowledge

Apr

Positive Discipline

April 22, 2009 | extra knowledge

Would liked to have known what Positive Discipline was before running the vignette practice exam I just did not-so-great on. Oh well. Some answers: @ wikipedia @ positivediscipline.

extra knowledge

Apr

Grey Gardens

April 20, 2009 | video

"Grey Gardens"--first a documentary, now an HBO movie--profiles Big and Little Edith Bouvier Beale, mother-and-daughter shut-ins, eccentrics, and Jackie O. cousins. Both a good/hard watch. Lots of strange behaviors.

video

Apr

Somatization Disorder

April 19, 2009 | knowledge

From the practice tests to the Wiki of the day: Somatization Disorder. The criteria--pulled from the Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders--

knowledge

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