WHAT IS A MENTAL DISORDER? GETTING UNDER THE SKIN OF THE DSM Today’s Learning Outcomes In this session‚ you will learn… How the DSM originated Why the DSM is so influential How the contents of the DSM are decided How the DSM finds a cut-off between normality and disorder The pros and cons of the DSM system The answer to the question ‘what is a mental disorder?’ has two parts: 1. Which kinds of behaviour / experiences / beliefs get categorised as kinds of mental disorder? 2. Where is the
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Ted Bundy is known to be the worst serial killer in U.S. History. In the 1970’s‚ Ted raped and murdered women in at least five different states. Bundy eventually confessed to thirty murders‚ although the actual total remains unknown. Theodore Robert Bundy was born on November 24th‚ 1946 in Burlington‚ Vermont to Eleanor Louise Cowell‚ a 22 year old single woman. Ted’s mom never told him much about his father other than that he was in the armed forces and that they never were really together.
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Appendix H-DSM-IV Evaluation Case Study 1 Josephine‚ a 47-year-old woman‚ seems to be suffering from a cluster-A- personality disorder known as (301.20) Schizoid Personality Disorder (premorbid). Possible Causes It may be a combination of genetic and environmental factors‚ particularly in early childhood‚ are thought to contribute to development schizoid personality disorder. Josephine may have had a parent who was cold or unresponsive to emotional needs. Or‚ she may have been hypersensitive
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Cigarettes Caffeine: Coffee‚ Soda ABUSE HISTORY Sexual: None reported Physical: Pt reports physical abuse by mother Emotional: Pt reports emotional abuse by mother and father Rape Trauma: None reported Domestic Violence: None reported EATING DISORDERS Anorexia Nervosa: Have you ever deliberately lost so much weight on a diet that people started to seriously worry about your health? Bulimia nervosa: Did you ever have a problem with binge eating‚ when you would eat so much food so fast that it
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Jeffrey Dahmer’s Personality Disorder Alvanti Smith PSY303: Abnormal Psychology Instructor: Katherine Malish March 2‚ 2012 A look into Jeffrey Dahmer’s Personality Disorder This paper will outline Jeffery Dahmer demonstrated behaviors conducive to a personality disorder. It will give a full description of his behavior and personality. His disorder will be analyzed with clinical features using DSM IV classifications. It will also give an analysis of his behavior and disorders using a theoretical
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(2012) underscored the point that those who exhibit heightened narcissistic traits generally exhibit high degrees of extraversion‚ reward focus‚ and approach motivation (taking action to bring something positive into one’s life). These skills are essential to those on the narcissistic continuum because it allows them to constantly obtain in order to make up for what they lack in inner qualities. Unfortunately‚ many who are narcissistic or have been diagnosed with NPD also cannot empathize with others
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University of Phoenix Material Appendix G The DSM-IV The DSM-IV is an important tool for clinicians. It provides a standard for diagnoses to be standardized across psychology; however‚ the DSM-IV is not as precise for diagnosing personality disorders as some psychologists would like. Give an example of each of the following problems identified in your readings and explain how these problems could negatively affect a diagnosis. 1. Some criteria used for reaching a diagnosis cannot be
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As they talk‚ it becomes clear that the young woman is pregnant and that the man wants her to have an abortion. Through their tight‚ brittle conversation‚ much is revealed about their personalities. At the same time‚ much about their relationship remains hidden. At the end of the story it is still unclear as to what decision has or has not been made‚ or what will happen to these two characters waiting for a train on a platform in Spain.
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DEFENSE MECHANISMS IN PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS I. PSYCHOSES: *In the acute stage there is a complete loss of the ego’s defense mechanisms‚ and disturbing thoughts‚ feelings‚ and impulses intrude into the consciousness *as the individual gradually improves defenses appear • projection • delusional denial • distortion • regression II. NEUROTIC CONDITIONS: (Anxiety Disorders; Somatoform Disorders; Dissociative Disorders in DSM IV R) *defenses are used non-adaptively in
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and Paranoid Personality Disorder Bipolar disorder is a condition that causes a person to go back and forth in a positive or negative mood and depression. This kind of mood swing can occur very quickly‚ like an “on” and “off” switch. Although there is no knowledge on the direct cause of bipolar disorder‚ it is quite evident that it is passed on through genetics. Bipolar disorder usually begins somewhere between the ages of 15-25 and can affect both men and women. Bipolar Disorder can be categorized
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