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origination of cit program
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1987 Memphis Tennessee
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inception of cit program in tx
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1984
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control paradox
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if approach is less physical, less authoritative, less controlling, less confrontational then the result is more authority, more control
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a diminished capacity and inability to tell right from wrong. not a psychological term. could be found culpable and be mentally ill
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insanity
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illness, disease, or condition that either substantially impacts a persons thought, perception of reality, emotional process, judgment, or grossly impairs a person's behavior, as manifested by recent disturbance behavior
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mental illness
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categories of mental illness
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personality disorders
mood disorders
anxiety disorders
psychosis
developmental disorders
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three most common types of personality disorders
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paranoid personality disorder
antisocial
borderline
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personality traits that are inflexible, maladaptive, inappropriate for the situation
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prevalent behavior
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tendency to interpret the actions of others as deliberately threatening or demeaning.
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paranoid trait
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most common personality disorder in males. a pattern of irresponsible and antisocial behavior diagnosed at or after age 18
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antisocial trait
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most common personality disorder in females. unstable, intense personal relationship.
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borderline traits
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two most common types of mood disorders
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severe depression
bipolar
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the experience of _____ is the single most common factor in suicidal behavior or death by suicide.
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depression
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apprehension, uneasiness, dread, impaired concentration or selective attention, feeling restless or on edge
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anxiety disorder
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distressing, unwanted nonsensical thoughts which return despite efforts to ignore them and the ritualistic behavior utilized to control these thoughts
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obsessive compulsive disorder
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theories of OCD causes
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biology
environment
insufficient serotonin
strep throat
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illness involving a distortion of reality that may be accompanied by delusions/hallucinations
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psychosis
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false beliefs not based on factual information
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delusion
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distortion of the senses, causing the individual to experience hearing or seeing something that is not there. auditory and visual are most common
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hallucinations
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an abnormal, involuntary movement disorder of the facial area, trunk or extremities, sometimes resulting from treatment with certain antipsychotic medications
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tardive dyskinesia
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what is the most common organic mental disorder in older people. may get lost easily, have poor memory, become easily agitated
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alzheimers disease.
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not considered a mental illness, will not be admitted by most mental health facilities.
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a group of psychotic disorders characterized by changes in perception. cause oversensitivity to sounds and visions characterized by hallucination and or impaired distorted thinking. considered the most chronic and disabling of severe mental illness. typically emerges in teenagers and young people
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schizophrenia
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two most commonly encountered developmental disorders
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autism spectrum disorder
mental retardation
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a developmental disability as a severe chronic disability of a person_____ years of age or older
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5
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a developmental disability is manifested before a person attains the age of _____22 with the exception of mental retardation, which occurs before age _____
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22
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autism spectrum disorder usually appears before age_____
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3
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