DSM-IV-TR Book Review TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION P. 3-4 MULTI-AXIAL ASSESSMENT P.4-5 MENTAL DISORDER DESCRIPTIONS P. 5-7 AXIS I: SCHIZOPHRENIA P.5-6 AXIS I: ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS P.6 AXIS I: ANXIETY DISORDER P.6-7 AXIS II: MENTAL RETARDATION P.7 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE DSM-IV-TR P.8 REFERENCES P.9 Introduction The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ Fourth Edition‚
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often imitates life. For better or worse‚ society’s understanding of mental illness is strongly influenced by media. Nonetheless‚ it allows for the study of disorders‚ their etiology‚ and their diagnosis. For this paper‚ you are to choose a character from a movie on the list below and write a case description that includes a multi-axial DSM-IV diagnosis. The paper should be 2-3 pages and include the following: a. Background: This can include information about the character’s family‚ social‚ medical
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Perplexities of Generalized Anxiety Disorders Dolores Corbin COM/156 June 29‚ 2013 Meg Mikovits The Perplexities of Generalized Anxiety Disorders How common is it to feel anxious? It is as common as the air we breathe. The entire population feels anxiety at some point in their life. Anxiety refers to worry or uneasiness about what may happen. It is normal to be anxious about everyday concerns like family‚ money‚ and health issues. Worries come and go‚ however‚ for some people; the anxiety does
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There are many different types of mental disorders that affect different people in many aspects of life. In fact‚ an estimated 26.2 percent of Americans 18 and older suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year (Kim Foundation‚ 2006). Therefore‚ it is safe to say that many people are impacted by a disorder. A mental disorder can be minor‚ such as ADHD‚ or can be as major as Alzimers‚ or in some cases‚ death. You can be born with a mental disorder‚ such as an abnormality in the brail‚ or
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Anxiety Disorder Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress and can actually be beneficial in some situations. Anxiety is also a normal human emotion that everyone experiences at times. Many people feel anxious‚ or nervous‚ when faced with a problem at work‚ before taking a test‚ or making an important decision. For some people‚ however‚ anxiety can become excessive. While the person suffering may realize their anxiety is too much‚ they may also have difficulty controlling it and it may negatively
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Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders The International Classification of Diseases (ICD 10) published by the World health organisation and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) published by the American Psychiatric Association are the most widely used classifications of mental disorders throughout the world. These classification systems were created to provide a common language and standard criteria for the classification of mental disorders thus allowing for better and
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description of what an anxiety disorder is and how the relationship between human development and socialization is affected by this psychological disorder. Anxiety Disorder Anxiety disorder is a common disorder that affects any race‚ culture‚ gender‚ and age that has increase in the modern world. However‚ they are probably as old as mankind‚ since a panic attack is the way for the body to detect and prepare to "fight or flight” imminent danger (McNally‚ 1990). This disorder is very common in life
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Anxiety Disorders An anxiety disorder does not develop over night; it develops slowly and could get worse if not treated by a physician when symptoms first occur. Feeling anxious is normal. People may feel anxious anxiety could worsen. An exam- during finals week‚ an individual anxiety level is high because more stress is increase. Doing activities that alleviates stress helps an individual’s anxiety decrease- going to the pool or going out to eat with friends- getting away from the “toxic”
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Human Computer Interaction: Prelim Project Anxiety disorders are‚ by far‚ the most common psychological disorder. Anxiety is a natural human reaction that involves mind and body. It serves an important basic survival function: Anxiety is an alarm system that is activated whenever a person perceives danger or threat. When the body and mind react to danger or threat‚ a person feels physical sensations of anxiety — things like a faster heartbeat and breathing‚ tense muscles‚ sweaty palms‚ a
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Assignment-DSM-IV Evaluation Deborah L Higgins PSY 270 December 12‚ 2010 Miles Castle Assignment-DSM-IV Evaluation The purpose of this paper is to match the disorders in Appendix H to the appropriate case studies according to the DSM-IV. I will also discuss possible causes and treatments of the disorders that I successfully matched. There were five case studies and seven disorders so therefore there were two that were not used. The psychological disorders that were used were schizoid‚ narcissistic
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