art 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
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Early-onset Alcohol Abuse and its Relationship with DSM-IV Disorders Research Methods & Program Evaluation Abstract According to the DSM-IV‚ antisocial personality disorder diagnosis requires conduct disorder to be presented before the age of 15. However‚ antisocial personality behavior is not diagnosable before the age of 18. Recent studies have suggested that early-onset alcohol abuse is found to be a relevant cause to the effects of conduct disorder and antisocial behavior. Adolescent alcohol
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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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Anorexia Nervosa DSM-IV Criteria for Anorexia Nervosa A) Refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height. Weight loss leading to maintenance of body weight less than 85% of that expected; or failure to make weight gain during period of growth leading to body weight less than 85% of that expected. B) Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat even though under -weight. C) Disturbance in the way one’s body weight or shape is experienced undue influence
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Susan Smith: A DSM IV Analysis Abnormal Psychology November 15‚ 2010 Susan Smith: A DSM IV Analysis On October 25‚ 1994‚ late in the evening. Susan Smith decided to take her two sons‚ Michael and Alex for a drive; little did they know it would be their last. Susan Smith drove her two sleeping children to a ramp off of a lake‚ jumped out of the car‚ released the brake‚ and stood by as the car drifted off and descended into the water. There is no doubt that this unspeakable act was not just
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Sexual and Gender Identity‚ Personality‚ and Eating Disorders Case Analysis Introduction Abnormal disorders diagnosed in the DSM-IV-TR‚ a multi-axial diagnostic tool‚ used by clinicians‚ psychologists‚ psychiatrists‚ and medical professionals for the classification of mental disorders (Hansell & Damour‚ 2008). Axis I and Axis II of the DSM-IV-TR covers classifications of mental disorders that include unwelcome types of distress and impairment‚ that constitutes mental
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III Client: William Styron Axis I 296. 25 Major Depressive Disorder‚ Single Episode‚ In Partial Remission Axis II 799.9 Deferred Axis III Deferred Axis IV Recent awarding ceremony Problems related to the social environment: Death of friends Problems with primary support group: Unsolved grief Axis V
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Gwen is diagnosed with alcohol use disorder to include a diagnosis of substance abuse disorder. Per the DSM-V‚ the criteria for someone with alcohol use disorder is a problematic pattern of alcohol use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress‚ as manifested by at least two of the options occurring within a 12-month period. Criteria for alcohol use disorder can include any of the following situations. Alcohol is often taken in larger amounts or over a longer period of time than was
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According to DSM-IV‚ Randy has experienced two of the following symptoms‚ each present for a significant portion of time during a one-month period: 1. Delusions: Randy has stated that a radio station was stealing his brian. In college he thought Dean was out to get him and stole his girlfriend. He also thought that the police were after him for years and put arsenic in the garden plot‚ took his money out his account‚ and stated the Chief is looking for the officer. He also has a history of delusions
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DSM-V Diagnosis Axis I 304.30 Cannabis Dependence‚ With Physiological Dependence‚ Early Full Remission – In a Controlled Environment 292.11 Substance-Induced Psychotic Disorder‚ Cannabis‚ with Delusions with Onset during Intoxication 302.82 Voyeuristic Disorder 302.4 Exhibitionistic Disorder Axis II 301.83 Borderline Personality Disorder with Narcissistic features Axis III 71.09 None Axis IV is currently unemployment‚ history of substance abuse; familial history of mental illness
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