Psychological Disorders Classification of Psychological Disorders Free Powerpoint Templates
The Medical Model Proposes that it is useful to think of abnormal behavior as a disease Brings improvement to the treatment process Patients are viewed with more sympathy Less ostracized & feared
What Does it Mean to be “Abnormal”? First, can you define normal? 3 Criteria 1. Deviance Behavior not accepted by society 2. Maladaptive Behavior Impairment of every- day adaptive behavior 3. Personal Distress Depression, anxiety or feelings of hopelessness
Psychodiagnosis Classification of Disorders 1952 – APA unveils the DSM (Diagnostic & Statistical Manual) 1980 – DSM III introduces multiaxial system of classification 1994 – DSM – IV (current version) released Identifies 3 times as many disorders as the 1st edition
The Future? DSM 5 - will be released in May 2013 Major Changes Mental Retardation = Intellectual disability Substance-Abuse = Addiction & Related Disorders Behavior Addictions – gambling, Internet (maybe) Aspergers’s is officially added to Autism Spectrum Addition of Hypersexual Disorder, Binge-Eating Disorder, Hoarding Disorder & PMDD Dimensional Assessments Many revisions for Personality Disorders New Suicide Assessment Tool
Multiaxial System of Classification Diagnosis takes place on Axis I & II ONLY! Axis I – Clinical Syndromes Infancy, Childhood & Adolescence Disorders Organic Mental Disorders Substance-Related Disorders Schizophrenia & other psychotic disorders Mood Disorders Anxiety Disorders Somatoform Disorders Dissociative Disorders Sexual & Gender-Identity Disorders Eating Disorders
Axis II - Personality Disorders & Mental Retardation life-long problems accompanied by considerable social stigma suffered by people who often fail to adapt well to society Axis III – General Medical Conditions is for reporting current general medical conditions that are potentially relevant to the understanding or management of the individual's mental disorder. Axis IV – Psychosocial & Environmental Problems for reporting psychosocial and environmental problems that may affect the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of mental disorders A psychosocial, an environmental difficulty or deficiency, a familial or other interpersonal stress, an inadequacy of social support or personal resources
Axis V Global Assessment of Functioning Scale reporting the clinician’s judgment of the individual’s overall level of functioning. information is useful in planning treatment and measuring its impact, and in predicting outcome Scores range from 1 (persistent danger of severely hurting self or others) to 100 (superior functioning in a wide range of activities).
Other Important Information Epidemiology the study of the distribution and patterns of health-events, health-characteristics and their causes or influences in well-defined populations. Prevalence The breakdown & percentage of a disease/disorder within a population Gender Age Ethnicity Geographic borders