Sample Psychology Assignment on Psychopathological Disorders and Psychotherapy Course Objectives:

Unit 1 Reading and Resources

Textbook Readings

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

• Scan pp. 5–25 to familiarize yourself with the book.

Corey, G. (2016). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy (10th ed.). Cengage.

• Chapter 2: The Counselor: Person and Professional
• Chapter 3: Ethical Issues in Counseling Practice

Shea, S. C. (2017). Psychiatric interviewing: The art of understanding (3rd ed.) Elsevier.

• Chapter 1: The Delicate Dance: Engagement and Empathy
• Chapter 2: Beyond Empathy: Cornerstone Concepts and Techniques for Enhancing Engagement

***Note: While there are many required readings for each module of this course, you are not expected to read them all in depth. Instead, review the texts actively, skim when needed, and read with the purpose of understanding and applying key concepts. The American Psychological Association article Sink or Skim provides some helpful strategies for reading in graduate school.  This can be applied to all courses within the program to aid you in time management and successful study habits.

Recommended

Carlat, D. (2017). The psychiatric interview (4th ed). Wolters Kluwer.

• Section 1: General Principles of Effective Interviewing

Lectures/Videos

Required

Shea, S. C. (2017). Psychiatric interviewing: The art of understanding (3rd ed.) Elsevier. (Videos are found on the textbook companion website.)

• Video Module 1.1: Introduction to Integrated Video Package
• Video Module 1.2: Effectively Using Empathic Statements
• Video Module 2.1: Conveying Empathy with Fact-Finding Questions

Handouts

Required

Wheeler, K. (2007). PMHNP Timeline and Therapeutic Communication Techniques (PDF) Table 1.3, Psychotherapy for the Advanced Practice Nurse (2nd ed.).

Unit 2 Reading and Resources

Textbook Readings

American Psychiatric Association. (2012). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

• Scan pp. 189–208.

Corey, G. (2016). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy (10th ed.). Cengage.

• Chapter 6: Existential Therapy
• Chapter 8: Gestalt Therapy

Shea, S. C. (2017). Psychiatric interviewing: The art of understanding (2rd ed.). Elsevier.

• Chapter 16: The Mental Status Exam: How to Perform and Document it Effectively
• Chapter 17: Exploring Suicidal Ideation: The Delicate Art of Suicide Assessment
• Chapter 18: Exploring Violent and Homicidal Ideation: From Domestic Violence to Mass Murder

Recommended

Carlat, D. (2017). The psychiatric interview (4th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.

• Section 1: General Principles of Effective Interviewing
• Section 2: The Psychiatric History
• Section 4: Interviewing for Treatment

 

Lectures/Videos

Required

Shea, S. C. (2017). Psychiatric interviewing: The art of understanding (2rd ed.). Elsevier. (The videos are found on the textbook companion website.)

• Watch Video Module 17.1: The Delicate Art of Uncovering Suicidal Ideation and Intent – Part 1: Core Principles and Theory
• Video Module 17.2: The Delicate Art of Uncovering Suicidal Ideation and Intent – Part 2: From Theory to Practice (Annotated Video Clips)
• Video Module 17.2: The Delicate Art of Uncovering Suicidal Ideation and Intent – Part 2: Flexibly Utilizing the CASE Approach with Patients of High Lethality (Annotated Video Clips)

Recommended

• Existential Therapy Overview (5:14)

• Gestalt in a Nutshell Video (02:12)

Handouts

Required

Combs, H. (2018). University of Washington Medical School Lecture Series: Mental Status Exam Overview (PDF) presentation.

American Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies LLC. (2018). Beat the Boards Study Material: Mental Status Exam Tip Sheet (PDF). Mental Status Exam checklist.

Folstein, M., Folstein, S., & McHugh, P. (1975). MMSE: “Mini-mental state: A practical method for grading the cognitive state of patients for the clinician.” Journal of Psychiatry Research 12:189–198.

Unit 3 Reading and Resources

Textbook Readings

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

• Scan pages 715-727

Corey, G. (2016). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage. ISBN: 9781305263727

• Chapter 2: The Counselor: Person and Professional

 

Shea, S. C. (2017). Psychiatric interviewing: The art of understanding (3rd ed.) Elsevier.

• Chapters 8: Nonverbal Behavior: The Interview Mime

Resources

Safety Plan Template

Managing and Treating Suicide Risk and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI): Clinical Tips

Safety Plan How to Guide for Clinicians

The Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Assessment Tool (NSSI-AT)

Unit 3 Journal

Your will also complete the CALM: Counseling on Access to Legal Means module.

You will register for an account the complete the following module:

3. Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM)

After completing all 3 modules and receiving your certificate of completion, upload ALL 3 certificates into the Journal Dropbox.

In the comments section of the Dropbox area answer the following:

• In 100 words or less, type a short summary of how this additional certificate will aid you in practice as a PMHNP.

Unit 4 Reading and Resources

Textbook Readings

American Psychiatric Association. (4013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

• Scan pp. 0–86 and pp. 461–480.

Corey, G. (4016). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy (10th ed.). Cengage.

• Chapter 4: Psychoanalytic Therapy
  • Read the Structure of Personality & Mahler (Object Relations).
• Chapter 5: Adlerian Therapy

Shea, S. C. (4017). Psychiatric interviewing: The art of understanding (3rd ed.). Elsevier.

• Chapter 3: The Dynamic Structure of the Interview: Core Tasks, Strategies, and the Continuum of Open-Endedness
• Chapters 4: Facilics: The Art of Transforming Interviews into Conversations

Recommended

Carlat, D. (4017). The psychiatric interview (4th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.

• Section 4: The Psychiatric History
• Section 4: Interviewing for Treatment

Lectures/Videos

Required

Shea, S. C. (4017). Psychiatric interviewing: The art of understanding (3rd ed.). Elsevier. (These videos are found on the textbook companion website.)

• Video Module 3.1: Macrostructure of the Interview: The Graceful Unfolding of the Introduction, Opening, and Body of the Interview
• Video Module 4.1: Creating Graceful Transitions Using Natural Gates

Recommended

Adlerian Therapy Role-Play – Push-Button Technique  (07:04 Minutes)

If You Know Nothing About Personality (05:04 Minutes)

Unit 4 Lab

Virtual Reality

Using your Oculus Quest 64-Gb VR headset, access the assigned video(s) from the InciteVR site.

For this immersive virtual experience, you will access videos and assignments that are streamed into your web browser and practice the experiences required while using the virtual headset.

During these immersive virtual reality learning experiences, everything that you do will be tracked throughout the encounter – every question asked, exam performed, etc. and evaluates the performance against the best available medical evidence on how to approach a patient with a particular presentation or complaint.

It is very important that you navigate to the following site to set up and pair your headset, and become familiar with the platform. For VR assistance, please refer to https://clinicimmersives.com/support/pmhnp

Unit 5 Reading and Resources

Textbook Readings

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

• Scan155-233, 546-591

Corey, G. (2016). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage. ISBN: 9781305263727

• Chapter 7: Person-Centered Therapy

Rollnick, S. Miller, W. R., & Butler, C. C. (2010). Motivational interviewing in health care: Helping patients change behavior (PDF). New York: The Guilford Press. ISBN: 9781593856120

• Chapters 1-3

Shea, S. C. (2017). Psychiatric interviewing: The art of understanding (3rd ed.) Elsevier.

• Chapters 7
• Chapter 9: Mood Disorders: How to Sensitively Arrive at Differential Diagnosis
• Chapter 10: Interviewing Techniques for Understanding the Person Beneath Mood Disorder

Handouts:

• DARN-CAT Technique Help Sheet 
• Group versus Individual Therapy for Substance Use: https://americanaddictioncenters.org/therapy-treatment/group-individual

 

Required Lecture/ Videos 

Shea, S. C. (2017). Psychiatric interviewing: The art of understanding (3rd ed.) Elsevier.

• Video Module 9.1 Sensitively Uncovering the Symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder
• Video Module 9.2: Sensitively Exploring the Diagnostic Criteria for Other Psychiatric Disorders such as Panic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Adult Attention-Deficit Disorder

 

Recommended Lecture/ Videos 

 

Carl Rogers and the Person-Centered Approach (02:11 Minutes)

Unit 6 Reading and Resources

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

• seamstress and Trauma-Related Disorders

 

Corey, G. (2016). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage. ISBN: 9781305263727

• Corey, G. (2016). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy (10th ed.). Cengage.
  • Chapter 6: Existential Therapy
  • Chapter 8: Gestalt Therapy

Recommended Lecture/ Videos

Existential Therapy:

 

Gestalt Therapy in A nutshell:

 

What is Mindfulness?

 

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

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Unit 7 Reading and Resources

Shea, S. C. (2017). Psychiatric interviewing: The art of understanding (3rd ed.) Elsevier.

• Chapter 13. Personality Disorders: Before the Interview Begins – Core Concepts
• Chapter 14. “Personality Disorders: How to Sensitively Arrive at a DSM-5 Diagnosis”
• Chapter 15. Understanding and Effectively Engaging People with Difficult Personality Disorders: the Psychodynamic Lens
• Chapter 20: Culturally Adaptive Interviewing: The Challenging Art of Exploring Culture, Worldview, and Spirituality

 

DBT Therapy. https://behavioraltech.org/resources/faqs/dialectical-behavior-therapy-dbt/

Beiser, Morton & Edwards, Gary. (2007). Mental health of immigrants and refugees (PDF). New Directions for Mental Health Services. 1994. 73 – 76. 10.1002/yd.23319946110.

• Cultural Competence: AMCD Multicultural Counseling Competencies (PDF)

 

 Handouts: 

 

Lethal Means

 

 

Required Lecture/ Videos 

 

Shea, S. C. (2017). Psychiatric interviewing: The art of understanding (3rd ed.) Elsevier.

• Video Module 14.1: Sensitively Uncovering Criteria for Antisocial Personality Disorder,
• Video Module 5.4: Interviewing Techniques for Uncovering Malingering

DBT Therapy. https://behavioraltech.org/resources/faqs/dialectical-behavior-therapy-dbt/

Watch the following videos:

• Individual therapy,
• What is the D in DBT?
• What is the B in DBT?
• The Science Behind DBT
• Core Assumptions

How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime (16:03 Minutes)

 

Unit 8 Reading and Resources

Textbook Readings

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

• Scan p. 155-188

 

Corey, G. (2016). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage. ISBN: 9781305263727

• Chapter 9: Behavioral Therapy
• Chapter 10: Cognitive Behavior Therapy
• Chapter 11: Choice Theory/ Reality Therapy

 

Shea, S. C. (2017). Psychiatric interviewing: The art of understanding (3rd ed.) Elsevier.

• Chapter 6: Understanding the Person Beneath the Diagnosis: the Search for Uniqueness, Wellness, and Cultural Context

 

Lecture Material (s) 

 

Shea, S. C. (2017). Psychiatric interviewing: The art of understanding (3rd ed.) Elsevier.

Video Module 9.1: Sensitively Uncovering the Symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder

CBT Simply Explained Video (04:33 Minutes)

Unit 8 Lab

Virtual Reality

Using your Oculus Quest 64-Gb VR headset, access the assigned video(s) from the InciteVR site.

For this immersive virtual experience, you will access videos and assignments that are streamed into your web browser and practice the experiences required while using the virtual headset.

During these immersive virtual reality learning experiences, everything that you do will be tracked throughout the encounter – every question asked, exam performed, etc. and evaluates the performance against the best available medical evidence on how to approach a patient with the particular presentation or complaint.

 

It is very important that you navigate to the following site to set up and pair your headset, and become familiar with the platform. For VR assistance, please refer to https://clinicimmersives.com/support/pmhnp

 

Unit 9 Reading and Resources

American Psychiatric Association. (209). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

• Scan pages 87-122

Corey, G. (2016). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage. ISBN: 978905263727

• Chapter 14: Family Systems Therapy

Shea, S. C. (2017). Psychiatric interviewing: The art of understanding (3rd ed.) Elsevier.

• Chapter 11: Psychotic Disorders: How to Sensitively Arrive at a DSM-5 Differential Diagnosis
• Chapter 12: Interviewing Techniques for Understanding the Person Beneath the Psychosis

 

Read the training Material Domestic Violence Basics for Mental Health Providers & Domestic Violence Basics for Mental Health Providers

Read the article Intimate Partner Violence (PDF).

Explore TheHotline to read about domestic violence.

 

Video

• Mind Matters: Family Systems https://youtu.be/yBjOpDKHWOM
• Homeostasis: Why Changing Families is Hard-and How you can make change https://youtu.be/fuOK3921W2M
• Watch the TED Talk Why Domestic Violence Victims Don’t Leave.

Handouts

• Intimate Partner Violence: Clinician’s Guide to Identification, Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence (PDF)

 

Unit 10 Reading and Resources

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

• Scan pages 591-644

 

Shea, S. C. (2017). Psychiatric interviewing: The art of understanding (3rd ed.) Elsevier.

• Chapter 21 Vantage Points: Bridges to Psychotherapy

 

https://iptinstitute.com/about-ipt/  Review the main page and overview of IPT

 

Required Videos

Interpersonal Therapy (2:14 Minutes)

Mental Health Treatment for Elderly: Challenges and Adaptations (5:25 Minutes)

Handouts

• IPT Institute definition
• IPT Tip Sheet