Abnormal Behavior
hPsychological Disorders and Approaches to Treatment
APSS 111 Teaching Team
What is Abnormal Behavior?
• Some leading definitions about what is considered abnormal: • Deviance »Deviate from normative behaviors in our society / culture • Maladaptive Behavior »Impair the person’s normal functioning • Personal Distress • A continuum perspective to understanding abnormality
Classification of Psychological Disorders
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – 4th Ed. (Text Revision) (DSM IV‐TR)
• To assist mental health professionals in the determination of who does and who does not suffer from a mental illness • DSM‐V is scheduled to be released in 2013
The DSM‐IV TR Multi‐axial Diagnostic System
Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) Psychosocial / Environmental Factors Physical Disorders Personality Disorders
Clinical Disorders
The DSM‐IV TR Multi‐axial Diagnostic System
• Axis I – Clinical Disorders • Axis II – Personality Disorders and Intellectual Disabilities • Axis III – General Medical Conditions • Axis IV – Psychosocial and Environmental Problems • Axis V – Global Assessment of Functioning
The DSM‐IV TR Multi‐axial Diagnostic System
Axis I
Clinical syndromes: Disorders Factitious Disorder Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic and Dissociative Disorders other Cognitive Disorders Substance‐related Disorders Sexual and Gender identity Disorders Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Eating Disorders Disorders Mood Disorders Sleep Disorders Anxiety Disorders Somatoform Disorders Impulse Control Disorders Not Elsewhere Classified Adjustment Disorders
Axis II
Axis III
Intellectual General Medical Disabilities Conditions (Mental Retardation) Personality Disorders
The DSM‐IV TR Multi‐axial Diagnostic System: Axis IV Psychosocial and Environmental Problems
Problems with Primary Support Group Problems related to the Social
APSS 111 Teaching Team
What is Abnormal Behavior?
• Some leading definitions about what is considered abnormal: • Deviance »Deviate from normative behaviors in our society / culture • Maladaptive Behavior »Impair the person’s normal functioning • Personal Distress • A continuum perspective to understanding abnormality
Classification of Psychological Disorders
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – 4th Ed. (Text Revision) (DSM IV‐TR)
• To assist mental health professionals in the determination of who does and who does not suffer from a mental illness • DSM‐V is scheduled to be released in 2013
The DSM‐IV TR Multi‐axial Diagnostic System
Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) Psychosocial / Environmental Factors Physical Disorders Personality Disorders
Clinical Disorders
The DSM‐IV TR Multi‐axial Diagnostic System
• Axis I – Clinical Disorders • Axis II – Personality Disorders and Intellectual Disabilities • Axis III – General Medical Conditions • Axis IV – Psychosocial and Environmental Problems • Axis V – Global Assessment of Functioning
The DSM‐IV TR Multi‐axial Diagnostic System
Axis I
Clinical syndromes: Disorders Factitious Disorder Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic and Dissociative Disorders other Cognitive Disorders Substance‐related Disorders Sexual and Gender identity Disorders Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Eating Disorders Disorders Mood Disorders Sleep Disorders Anxiety Disorders Somatoform Disorders Impulse Control Disorders Not Elsewhere Classified Adjustment Disorders
Axis II
Axis III
Intellectual General Medical Disabilities Conditions (Mental Retardation) Personality Disorders
The DSM‐IV TR Multi‐axial Diagnostic System: Axis IV Psychosocial and Environmental Problems
Problems with Primary Support Group Problems related to the Social