(CLP 3302) Clinical Psychology-Chapter 7 DIAGNOSIS AND CLASSIFICATION
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abnormality - Forms of behavior that are outside the normal range; often labeled mental disorders,
psychiatric diagnoses, or psychopathology
categorical approach - In contrast to the dimensional approach, an approach to diagnosis based on the
notion that an individual either has or does not have a particular disorder
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) - The prevailing diagnostic guide for mental
health professionals, containing the definitions of all mental disorders, published by the American
Psychiatric Association
dimensional approach - In contrast to the categorical approach, an approach to diagnosis based on the
issue of severity of an individual's symptoms on a continuum or dimension, rather than the presence or
absence of disorder
DSM-I - The first edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), published in
1952
DSM-II - The second edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM),
published in 1968
DSM-III - The third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, published in
1980. The DSM-III introduced revolutionary changes in the diagnostic system, including explicit,
etiologically neutral diagnostic criteria and a multiaxial system of diagnosis.
DSM-III-R - A revision of the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
(DSM), published in 1987
, DSM-IV - -The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,
a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders
-The fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), published in
1994
DSM-IV-TR - -the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, Fourth Edition, with an updated "text revision"; a widely used system for classifying
psychological disorders.
-A text revision of the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM),
published in 2000
DSM-5 - The fifth and current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
(DSM), published in May 2013
harmful dysfunction theory - -proposes that in our efforts to determine what is abnormal, we consider
both scientific data and the social values in the context of which the behavior takes place
-Considers both scientific data (dysfunction) and social context (harmful)
-A theory of abnormality stating that the definition of disorder should include aspects of harmfulness
(which is more socially determined) and dysfunction (which is more scientifically determined)
medical model of psychopathology - -A method of defining mental disorders in which each disorder is an
entity defined categorically and features a list of specific symptoms
-the concept that diseases, in this case psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be
diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured, often through treatment in a hospital.
multiaxial assessment - -An approach to assessment introduced in DSM-III by which mental health
professionals can provide diagnostic information on each of five distinct axes or domains
-Axis I: clinical disorders; Axis II: personality disorders; Axis III: General medical conditions; Axis IV:
Psychosocial & environmental problems; Axis V: global assessment of functioning.
premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) - -A provisional or proposed mental disorder characterized by
severe premenstrual symptoms, possibly including depressed mood, anxiety, affective lability, and
decreased interest in activities
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