I. Explain the importance of establishing good rapport with patients.

 II.       Describe the value of good listening skills with their patients.

 III.       Define and contrast the difference between reflective listening, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

 IV.       Explain the difference between open ended and closed ended questions and where each is appropriate.

 V.       Explain the importance of nonverbal communication in the clinical setting.

 VI.       Describe the types of `difficult` patients and effective communication techniques for dealing with the inevitable encounters.

 VII.       Identify student`s own dominant style of communication, (submissive, aggressive, passive-aggressive, and assertive).

 VIII.       Identify patient`s styles of communication.

 IX.       Identify situations in which the student would like to be more assertive.

 X.       Demonstrate techniques to avoid manipulation.

 XI.       Demonstrate assertive techniques including fogging, broken record technique, assertive inquiry, and defusing.

 XII.       Define the principles of cognitive therapy.

 XIII.       List the common distortions and irrational beliefs that patients may hold.

 XIV.       Explain strategies to help patients overcome pathological thought processes.

 XV.       Explain the principle of interpersonal therapy.

 XVI.       Define the premises that psychopathology occurs in an interpersonal context.

 XVII.       Describe specfic ways in which to help the patient assess and deal with their emotional problems from an interpersonal viewpoint.

 XVIII.       Define and distinguish clinical depression from a depressed mood.

 XIX.       Define emotion, affect, mood, depression, and mania.

 XX.       Identify the major emotional, cognitive, and somatic symptoms involved in depression,

 XXI.       Contrast major depressive disorder with dysthymia.

 XXII.       Define and distinguish bipolar 1, bipolar 11, and cyclothymia.

 XXIII.       Indicate the average age of onset for depression and bipolar disorder, as well as the typical recovery rates for each disorder.

 XXIV.       Explain how social factors, especially interpersonal loss, can be influential in the development of depression.

 XXV.       Contrast and discuss Beck`s cognitive model with the Abramson/Alloy hopelessness model of depression.

 XXVI.       Explain the interaction between social, psychological, and biological factors in the development and maintenance of mood disorders

 XXVII.       Identify and compare interpersonal therapy with cognitive therapy approaches.

 XXVIII.       Discuss and compare the effectiveness of cognitive therapy, interpersonal therapy, and antidepressant medication with a placebo control group in the treatment of depression.

 XXIX.       Explain the pros and cons of electroconvulsive shock therapy.

 XXX.       Describe the etiology, epidemiology, and treatment of suicidal ideation.

 XXXI.       Describe the process of selecting the most appropriate antidepressant medication for the particular patient.

 XXXII.       Explain the components of the mental status examination.

 I. Interviewing and communication skills

 A.        Developing rapport with patients

 B.        Questioning techniques (e.g. open, closed, and bias)

 C.        Summarizing and paraphrasing

 D.        Nonverbal communication

 E.        Reflective listening skills

 F.        Dealing with resistance and defenses in an interview

 II.       Psychotherapeutic techniques

 A.        Cognitive therapy

 B.        Principles

 C.        Eliciting automatic thoughts

 D.        Thought distortion

 E.        Behavioral therapy

 F.        Relaxation training

 G.        Systematic desensitization

 H.        Flooding

 I.        Assertiveness training

 III.       Anxiety disorders

 A.        Panic disorder

 B.        Obsessive-compulsive disorder

 C.        Post traumatic stress disorder

 D.        Generalized anxiety disorder

 E.        Phobias

 IV.       Mood disorders

 A.        Major Depressive disorder

 B.        Dysthymic

 C.        Cyclothymic disorder

 D.        Bereavement

 E.        Bipolar disorders

 F.        Suicide

 V.       Personality disorders

 A.        Somatoform disorders

 B.        Conversion

 C.        Hypochondriasis

 D.        BMY dysmorphic disorder

 VI.       Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders

 A.        Schizophrenia

 B.        Schizoaffective

 C.        Delusional disorder

 D.        Brief psychotic disorder

 VII.       Disorders in infancy, childhood, or adolescence

 A.        Attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder

 B.        Oppositional defiant disorder

 C.        Conduct disorder