On 05/10/16, Mr. Stevens was charged with Reckless Driving and sentenced to 30 days level 5 suspended for 1 year at level 3.…
Specifically, list the symptoms the person has that align with the symptoms that are required for diagnosis of the disorder in the DSM-IV-TR. Discuss other diagnoses you could consider and explain why you eliminated them. Support your argument with examples from your sources.…
DSM criteria #1 depressed mood most of the day. Correlating Behaviors v Ellen has reported that she had been distracted for part of the day, but quickly returned to her depressive state. DSM criteria #2, disminished intrest or pleasure for most of the day. Correlating behaviors, Ellen was back to thinking about suicide and her feelings of depression. DSM criteria #7 feelings of worthless ness and guilt. Correlating behaviors, Ellen reported that her mother had died and that she should have been there, even thought she was 800 miles away. DSM criteria #8 reduced ability to think or concentraite. Correlating behavior, Ellen had went through 4 different issues at one time none of which where thought through to make sense or was logical. DSM criteria # 9, reacuring thoughts of death and sucide and making a plan. Correlating behaviors, Hellen had prepared a plan to get a new gun to improve her aim and how she was going to write a note for her ex-boyfriend and murder herself at the school. Also in according to DSM Cruteria Ellens appitite is very limited as well.…
The four D’s described by the DSM-5 are all present in Andrew Solomon’s experience of depression and the story he tells in his memoir (1998). The big ones that I recognized right away was distress and dangerousness. Those stand out very evidently and when examining Solomon’s personal encounter with the mental illness, you can see the dysfunction and deviance play its part.…
Finally, from the rare types of syndromes that many would view it as it is a fairy tale out of a book is called Todd’s syndrome, or in other words Alice in Wonderland syndrome. This disorder is a neurologic condition in which the sufferer’s sense of space, body and sometimes time is distorted. The fact that children are exposed to a higher risk of having AIWS does not deny the fact that there is a slight chance that adults could also be diagnosed with the…
The goal of this course is to provide students with an overview of topics related to abnormal psychology. The primary emphasis of this course will be on classification of psychopathology and the symptoms associated with different syndromes. Second to this, emphasis will be placed on the associated course and consequences of each condition. Third, we will often discuss possible etiologies (causes) of psychological disorders. Lastly, treatment of these disorders will be discussed.…
There are numerous symptoms that overlay between different illnesses in DSM group listings. The clinician’s individual explanations may lead to misdiagnosis amongst one of these two illnesses if the clinician trusts only on info collected in the clinical situation. For example obsessive-compulsive disorder, an anxiety disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder, a personality disorder has numerous indications in common. In this circumstance, a clinician could grasp a deceptive analysis in this…
Each person is different so therefore one person’s symptoms may not be the same as another person. The DSM-IV does not account for a person’s individuality. An individual’s personality affects how they react to different situations in life, this can lead to a misdiagnosis by a clinician, this is something the DSM-IV does not take into consideration.…
According to the DSM-IV (2003), people who suffer from a major mood disorder, whether it is Unipolar Depressive, Bipolar Depression, or Symptoms of Mania, must either have a loss of interest or pleasure or a depressive mood in amongst daily behaviors that consistent up to two weeks in duration and even years. The criteria’s for the mood must correspond to a change within a person 's typical mood; educational activities, occupation, social, or other significant functions that are being…
(TDA 2.2; 2.1, 2.2, 2.3) (MU 2.4; 4.1, 4.2, 4.3) (PEFAP 001; 7.1, 7.2) (MPII 002; 4.1, 4.2)…
“Screen on the Green” is an annual tradition where locals from the area go to the National Mall in between the National Monument and the Capital. The film is played on an enormous screen that faces the capital. I attended this event during the feature film “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” which played August 26. The significance that the Capital Dome had in the background as this film played gave the movie even more significance to the viewer. I rented the movie to view it in the privacy of my home where I could rewind and fast forward the film at my leisure to capture some of the artistic techniques and applications that the producer, director and actors exhibited throughout this movie.…
DSH has been associated with host of emotional and psychological problems, including suicidal thoughts, eating disorders, chronic feelings of hopelessness and despair, depression and anxiety, sexual abuse, physical abuse severe emotional abuse, perfectionism, and a pervasive sense of loneliness.…
Are there obvious signs of mental illness or a history of any severe psychiatric disorders?…
People with mental illness often have to struggle with two problems. The obvious problem being the symptoms of the disease itself, these…
Psychologists have classified psychological disorders into categories. It provides informations such as a patient's overall functioning as well as diagnoses. Through the findings medical conditions include health problems which may affects an individual's response. The problems that may affect the diagnoses, treatments or outcome of a psychological disorder are difficult (Rathus, 2013).…