Texas Counselor Evaluation & Diagnosis Flashcards
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A counselor in Texas is evaluating a client with suspected Borderline Personality Disorder. Which assessment tool is specifically validated for personality disorder screening?
Answer: MMPI-3
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-3 (MMPI-3) is a comprehensive instrument validated for assessing personality psychopathology.
When diagnosing Somatic Symptom Disorder under DSM-5, the primary criterion is:
Answer: Excessive thoughts, feelings, or behaviors related to somatic symptoms causing distress or disruption
DSM-5 shifted the Somatic Symptom Disorder criteria to focus on disproportionate psychological distress about symptoms, not merely the absence of medical cause.
A counselor documents that a client's mood is 'labile' during an evaluation. This term means the client's mood:
Answer: Shifts rapidly and unpredictably
Labile mood refers to rapid, exaggerated shifts in emotional state that are often disproportionate to stimuli.
Under Texas Administrative Code for LPC licensees, which of the following actions is required when a counselor identifies a client with a reportable diagnosis such as suspected child abuse during an evaluation?
Answer: Make a report to the appropriate state agency within the required timeframe
Texas law requires mandatory reporters, including LPCs, to report suspected child abuse to DFPS within the required timeframe, regardless of client consent.
A counselor uses functional assessment to evaluate a client's daily living. Which DSM-5 tool specifically helps quantify disability across life domains?
Answer: WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0)
The WHODAS 2.0, included in DSM-5 Section III, measures functional disability across multiple life domains such as cognition, mobility, and participation.
During a diagnostic interview, a counselor observes that a client's verbal responses are unrelated to the questions asked and jump between loosely associated topics. This is best described as:
Answer: Loose associations (derailment)
Loose associations or derailment describes a pattern where ideas shift between loosely related or unrelated topics with no logical connection.
A Texas counselor is conducting a risk assessment and applies the SAD PERSONS mnemonic. Which factor does the letter 'P' represent?
Answer: Previous attempt
In the SAD PERSONS scale, 'P' stands for Previous attempt, which is one of the strongest predictors of future suicide risk.