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Jul

Primary Insomnia

July 31, 2009 | knowledge

Via emedicine: Primary insomnia is sleeplessness that is not attributable to a medical, psychiatric, or environmental cause. Case study A 56-year-old woman reports difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep.

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Jul

Beck Basics Book

July 29, 2009 | materials

Want to learn CBT? Read Judith Beck's Cognitive Therapy: Basics and Beyond. Want to know enough about CBT for the test? Here's a CBT summary at Psych Central.

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Jul

Social Work Test Prep Mailbag

July 23, 2009 | mailbag

Here, some questions from my inbox today, w/ my answers: [Re how I studied...] I coughed up the $$$ for AATBS--really expensive. It may be possible to get their materials (or others) second-hand through ebay or craigslist.

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Jul

Social Work Exam Review

July 21, 2009 | knowledge

Rereading some old material as prep for exam #2, jotted down a list of stuff I'd half-forgotten or just plain didn't know any more. Follow links to (more complete) defs. Echolalia is the repetition of vocalizations made by another person.

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Jul

Back in Action

July 6, 2009 | audio

I'm returning to studying--and blogging--after a month-plus hiatus. Time to get that vignette test prepped for and passed. I'll post useful-seeming stuff as I encounter it. Requests and such welcomed: info@socialworktestprep.com (or in Comments).

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May

Obsessed

May 31, 2009 | video

Of note, Obsessed on A&E. It's CBT vs. OCD. A woman counts stuff, can't drive. A man washes and cleans. Therapists help. Much, much more than you'll ever need to know for the social work exam. But good to see therapy--and some recovery--

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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.

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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).

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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.

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