Assignment: DSM – IV Evaluation School: University of Phoenix Course: PSY/270 Instructor: Lorry Bradley‚ M.A. By: Ronald Berry 1. Case Study 1 DSM – IV: Schizoid Personality Disorder A. Causes: When it comes to this disorder the exact cause is unknown‚ even though a combination of environmental and genetic factors especially in early childhood
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Appendix F – PSY/270 CheckPoint: Autism and Mental Retardation Respond to the following: 1. List the primary features of autism. Children with autism are unresponsive to others‚ uncommunicative‚ repetitive‚ and rigid their symptoms usually appear before the age of three. An autistic individual will have difficulty sustaining employment‚ accomplishing household responsibilities‚ and leading independent lives. Furthermore‚ they express having problems displaying closeness and empathy
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University of Phoenix Material Appendix E Suicide Respond to the following based on the information in the “Suicide Rates by Age Group” article: 1. What has been the trend in suicide rates over the past few years? The study indicates that suicide rates are declining. One reason could be the attention that has been given to antidepressants which may cause suicidal tendencies. Newer drugs are currently on the market that may decrease this side effect. 2. What part of the
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1. Which one of the three phases of the behavioral viewpoint‚ a historical management perspective‚ is best illustrated in the article? Explain why. Ans: The three phases of the behavioral viewpoint are early behaviorism‚ the human relations movement and behavioral science. The phase best illustrated in the article is Behaviorism which was pioneered by Follett‚ Mayo and Munsterberg who talked about how psychologist can identify the psychological conditions for employees to do their best work. In
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University of Phoenix Material Appendix F Autism and Mental Retardation Respond to the following: 1. List the primary features of autism. The primary features are emotional and social reciprocity. This includes characteristics such as seeming indifferent to physical care and loving emotional interests which others provide to an autistic individual‚ verbal and other communication and language impairments and inability to use and to speak. Additional characteristics in autism include a lack
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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 observed
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University of Phoenix Material Appendix D Psychological and Psychophysiological Stress Disorders Respond to the following: 1. Stress can be the root cause of psychological disorders. Name four symptoms shared by acute and posttraumatic stress disorders. a. Re-experiencing the traumatic event b. Avoidance c. Reduced responsiveness d. Increased arousal‚ anxiety‚ and guilt 2. What life events are most likely to trigger a stress disorder
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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 observed
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Case Study 1: Schizoid Personality Disorder. Josephine is a 47-year-old single woman. The hardest times of the year for Josephine’s family are holidays and family gatherings; Josephine never seems to enjoy herself. She seldom smiles‚ laughs‚ or reacts to people and events around her. She remains detached and often goes into a room and plays video games or watches television by herself‚ even when the rest of the family is eating. Her family members say that she is rude and do not want her around
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PSY 270 FINAL PROJECT: PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER ANALYSIS SUBMITTED BY: ERIN R. RANDOLPH OCTOBER 31‚ 2010 COLLEGE AT AXIA/UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX FINAL PROJECT: PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER ANALYSIS Lorena is a 26-year-old Hispanic female who comes to the mental health clinic complaining of feeling agitated and hopeless. She is also having trouble sleeping and experiences racing thoughts. Lorena acknowledges she has really good days and really bad days. In fact‚ these symptoms are causing problems
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