DSM-5 & the Classification of Mental Disorders Exam | Questions And Answers Latest
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Diagnostic Classification - -Classification is central to all sciences.
-Assignment to categories based on shared attributes or
relations
-Psychiatric diagnosis, using the DSM-5, defines what our
profession considers normal vs. abnormal.
Characteristics of Abnormal Behavior - -Atypical (statistically uncommon)
-Violates social/cultural norms
-Causes personal discomfort (distress)
-Maladaptive (impairment)
Defining "Mental Disorder" - "A syndrome characterized by clinically significant disturbance in an
individual's cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior that reflects a dysfunction in the psychological,
biological, or developmental processes underlying mental functioning" (p. 20).
"Mental disorders are usually associated with significant distress or disability in social, occupational, or
other important activities" (p. 20).
Exclusions:
-Culturally sanctioned responses
-"Socially deviant behavior and conflicts between an individual
and society...unless...the deviance or conflict results from a dysfunction in the individual..." (p. 20)
-Note that diagnosis of mental disorder is NOT synonymous with need for treatment.
-Also note that anything we identify as a mental disorder must meet the definition on page 20 as well as
the various diagnostic criteria.
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